Shijiazhuang is a national civilized city, a national forest city, and an excellent tourist city in China. It has abundant tourism resources and numerous famous scenic spots and historical sites. In addition, Shijiazhuang also has many snacks and delicacies. However, this time we want to talk about the traditional famous dishes in Shijiazhuang and see what local specialties they have. For details, please refer to the following text
1. Golden Haired Lionfish
Golden Haired Lionfish is a traditional famous dish in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, belonging to the Hebei cuisine. Golden haired lionfish is mainly made from carp. Processed and decorated with carp, then fried. Golden in color, the fish shreds are fluffy and resemble a lion, with a sweet and sour taste. Originating in the early Republic of China, it was first created by renowned chef Yuan Qingfang from Zhonghua Restaurant in Shijiazhuang. It is named after its golden color and resemblance to a lion
2. The Eight Bowls of Zhengding
The Eight Bowls of Zhengding are the main representatives of traditional folk dishes in the Zhengding area. This technique has undergone historical evolution and wars, and it was not until the Tang Dynasty that it was basically established and began to be widely popular. The production techniques of the eight major bowls in Zhengding are in traditional style. The Eight Bowls mainly include four types of meat and four types of vegetables. The four meat dishes are mainly pork, with its elbow meat, rear hip meat selected, and meat balls made of meat stuffing made of refined meat, which are divided into elbow button, meat button, square meat, and meat balls. Four types of vegetables are mainly radish, kelp, vermicelli, tofu, etc. There are more than 30 types of vegetables, eight of which are selected according to the different guests being served and cooked through their unique production techniques
3. Binggan
Binggan is a traditional dish from Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, belonging to the Hebei cuisine. The ancient city of Zhengding, along with Baoding and Beijing, was historically known as one of the "Three Great Towns of the North". Its long history also gives the local food culture a distinctive feature, and "Benggan" is one of them
4. Stir fried whole fish
Stir fried whole fish is a traditional famous dish in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, belonging to the Hebei cuisine. This dish is mainly made with carp as the main ingredient, supplemented with salt, scallions, chili powder, and five spice powder. The stir fried whole fish is made with big carp, and the highlight lies in the skill of the knife. On the table, one dish takes up one-third of the table, delicious and atmospheric
5. Majia Braised Chicken
Majia Braised Chicken is a characteristic product of Majia Lao Chicken Shop in Zhengding County, Hebei Province, and is a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage of Hebei Province. It was founded in the early years of the Qing Dynasty. In 1981, Majia braised chicken was as famous as Zhejiang Jinhua ham, Beijing Su style Grilled pork, Nanjing salted duck and other poultry products, and was rated as one of the 33 high-quality products in China
6. Jin Feng Braised Chicken
Feng Braised Chicken is a traditional and famous dish in Shijiazhuang, with a history of over a hundred years. It can be said that it is a must eat when visiting Shijiazhuang. The "Jinfeng" braised chicken inherits the traditional craftsmanship of braised chicken and braised chicken in China, with excellent selection of ingredients and strict and standardized production procedures. After multiple processes such as washing, tidying, and unique shaping, laying hens are put into a pot and fried until golden brown. They are then simmered with aged soup and eighteen precious Chinese herbs for more than ten hours. The "Golden Phoenix" Braised Chicken has won honors such as "Chinese Time honored Brand", "Hebei Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage", and "Hebei Characteristic Tourism Famous Food"
7. Xinji Salted Donkey Meat
Xinji Salted Donkey Meat is a traditional famous dish in Hebei Province. The selection of ingredients is comprehensive, the production is meticulous, the color is red and the taste is delicious, soft but not rotten, fragrant but not greasy, fresh but not fishy. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty, there was a butcher surnamed Tian from Diantuying Village in Xinji City (Shulu County) who moved to Liushuangying near Xinji to sell salted donkey meat