Dongying is located in the delta area of East China, northeast Shandong, the mouth of the Yellow River, east of the Bohai Sea, across the sea from Japan and South Korea, north of the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan Economic Zone, south of the Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone, radiating to the west of the vast inland area, is an important node of the Bohai Rim Economic Zone, an important part of the Shandong Peninsula urban agglomeration, in the hub of connecting the Central Plains Economic Zone and the Northeast Economic Zone, the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan Economic Zone and the Jiaodong Peninsula Economic Zone. On October 15, 1983, Dongying City was officially listed. Dongying is the hometown of the great ancient military figure Sun Wu and the rise of Shengli Oilfield, the second largest petroleum industry base in China.
Hairy crab at the mouth of the Yellow River, a specialty of Dongying City, Shandong Province, and a national geographical indication for agricultural products. The Yellow River crosses into the sea from southwest to northeast from the middle of Dongying City, with a length of 138 kilometers. Over the years, the sediment of the Yellow River has been deposited at the mouth of the sea, and the silt has become the Yellow River Delta, which is suitable for the cultivation of hairy crabs. In 1992, Kenli County Nursery took the lead in artificial breeding of hairy crabs in Dongying City, and was successful. Crabs are rich in nutrients and contain a variety of vitamins, of which vitamin A is higher than other terrestrial and aquatic animals, vitamin B2 is 5-6 times that of meat, 6-10 times higher than fish, and 2-3 times higher than eggs.
Shikou roast chicken: it is a specialty of Shikou Town in Dongying District, also known as Shikou spiced chicken. It is a small wood chicken made from a local farmer's sheep, which has undergone a variety of processes, and its characteristics are: mellow and fragrant, crisp and delicious. And when eating, you don't need to use a knife, shake your hands, the flesh and bones will separate on their own, whether it is eaten hot or cold, it is very delicious.
Stir-fried hibiscus crab yellow is a very delicious delicacy in the Dongying area. Its production process is more complicated, mainly based on crab yolk as raw material, with egg white, ham and wet starch as accessories, cooking first a large piece of cooked crab yellow knife and then put in the bowl, add MSG, shao wine, ginger water to fry for later. Then put the egg whites in a large bowl, add MSG, salt, broth, wet starch, stir well together with the sake, and then put the simmered crab yolk into it. Finally, heat the oil spoon, warm the oil with a hot spoon, pour the spare egg white crab yolk from the large bowl into the spoon, gently push it with the hand spoon, and then put it into the plate and sprinkle the ham.
Yanwo whole sheep soup is a specialty of Yanwo Town, Lijin County, Dongying. The lamb soup production process of the salt nest is very exquisite, mainly using local high-quality goats as raw materials, and the finished product has the characteristics of milky white soup, delicious meat, smooth entrance and so on. Although the local mutton soup is not the originator of the mutton soup, but the salt nest lamb soup bold innovation, combined with local characteristics, is not too much, especially the whole lamb soup, which is a must in the local cuisine, as long as it is a person who has tasted it in Dongying, they are full of praise for it.
Longju meatballs are a special cuisine of Dongying Longju Town, with a long history. Dongying Longju Town is a food town, cattle, sheep, pigs, dog meatballs can be traced back to the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, of which the pork balls production process is the most exquisite, mainly to select livestock hind leg meat as raw materials, and then with sesame oil, monosodium glutamate, egg white, onion ginger and other accessories refined. The finished Longju meatballs have the characteristics of crispy and delicious taste, and have always been favored by the local people. According to legend, the Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin rested in Longju Town when he fought the world, and after tasting the meatballs here, he liked them very much, and then gave the name Longju meatballs to this day.
Golden jujube in honey juice is a very sweet specialty food in Dongying. The local honey juice jujube production process is very complicated, mainly based on yam and dried dates as raw materials, when making the yam mud wrapped in jujube paste filling to make dates, into the oil deep fried into a golden brown, and then boiled honey juice, the fried dates into the pot simmer until the juice is thick. After the finished product is served, it has the charm of non-real dates but has the charm of dates, rich and sweet, and it must be eaten after the entrance of real dates, plus it also has the effect of moisturizing the lungs and nourishing the face, and has always been loved by local women and foreign tourists.
Guangrao donkey meat is a traditional food in Guangrao County, Dongying, which is said to have begun during the Qing Dynasty, where the donkey meat produced here is very high-quality but easy to chew, and the taste is strong but not greasy. Because its soup is equipped with Traditional Chinese medicine, even if the flies do not bite in the summer, they will not deteriorate. Donkey meat has been passed down from generation to generation and has maintained a good reputation. The local donkey meat production process is very elaborate, the production process is also unique, cooking to first wash the donkey meat into large pieces, put into the pot with an appropriate amount of water and a certain proportion of old soup, the pot built into a cloth bag, including white zhi, star anise, nutmeg, cloves and other more than a dozen flavors.
The Yellow River enters the sea from here, the water color and the distant sky are integrated, the great Yellow River finally reached the confluence of the Bohai Sea and Laizhou Bay, and when it arrived here, it officially marked that the Yellow River joined the sea. The Bohai Sea, which is said to have brought sediment all the way from the upper reaches of the Yellow River, constantly forms new beaches and pushes towards the sea. This photo is a very vivid interpretation of the concept of the estuary of the Yellow River. The yellow is the Yellow River, and the blue-green is the sea. Two forces collide to form this magical landscape. Of course, to see such a sight, you need very good luck to be able to do it.