What are the must-eat foods in Qingdao?

Must-eat delicacies in Qingdao include spicy fried clams, mackerel dumplings, pork ribs with rice, fried prawns and cabbage, and minced meat and sea cucumbers.

1. Spicy fried clams

Clams are delicious and nutritious. They are the seafood most commonly eaten by Qingdao people, and spicy fried clams are the most common cooking method. This dish is made with clams as the main ingredient and garnished with onions, ginger, garlic and other auxiliary ingredients. The first taste is not very spicy in the mouth, but the spiciness gradually penetrates, combining fresh and spicy, and has a long aftertaste. As one of the top ten specialty snacks in Qingdao, spicy fried clams have a unique flavor. The clam meat is delicious and nutritious. It is not very spicy when you first eat it. The spiciness gradually penetrates and has a good aftertaste.

2. Bayu Dumplings

Bayu migrates to the offshore waters of Qingdao every spring and has become a must-try for Qingdao people. There are proverbs, "When spring comes, the Bayu will jump," and "The Bayu will jump, and the father-in-law will laugh." There is a custom in Qingdao that whenever the Bayu comes on the market, the son-in-law will buy fresh ones and give them to his father-in-law. Dumplings made with mackerel as filling are delicious and unique. The Spanish mackerel meat is tender and delicious, and with the help of a large pot over high heat, the dumplings are crystal clear and tender and pure, fragrant but not greasy, making you endless aftertaste.

3. Spare ribs rice

Shandong Peninsula is the birthplace of pork ribs rice and a unique delicacy. The earliest restaurant has a history of more than 80 years and is rated as " One of the top ten famous foods in Qingdao." After years of continuous updating of eating methods and methods, today's pork ribs rice is cooked with dozens of ingredients. The pork ribs can thoroughly absorb the essence of the ingredients, making it rotten but not crispy, fragrant but not greasy, and full of flavor.

The method of cooking is to stew the ribs until the meat does not fall off the bones, and is fragrant and delicious. The rice is also very fragrant and glutinous. You can usually choose the ribs with cabbage or kelp.

4. Braised Prawns and Cabbage

Braised Prawns and Cabbage is a traditional Shandong dish. Due to its low raw material price, simple craftsmanship and easy cooking, it is highly sought after by daily families. The main raw materials are shrimp, cabbage, onions, ginger, salt, etc. The meat and vegetable combination of cabbage and prawns does not seem to have any highlights, but it tastes excellent because the cabbage absorbs the soup of the shrimp, and the fusion of the two elevates the taste to a higher level, thereby sublimating the whole dish. It is the most common Qingdao civilian delicacy.

5. Minced meat and sea cucumber

Minced meat and sea cucumber is a traditional local delicacy in Qingdao and a famous dish in Shandong cuisine. Sea cucumber is listed as the first of the "Eight Treasures of the Sea" because of its "warm and tonic nature, which is better than that of ginseng". It is highly praised by people. It is paired with minced meat to bring out the fragrance and the fresh taste of sea cucumber, which can not only highlight the coastal city of Qingdao It's fresh and has the aroma of traditional Shandong cuisine. The main ingredients include sea cucumber, fragrant rice, pork belly, etc.