Shandong cuisine

sweet and sour carp

sweet and sour carp

GildaWelch

Sweet and sour carp "is a traditional and famous dish in Jinan, Shandong. Jinan is adjacent to the Yellow River to the north. The Yellow River carp are not only fat, tender and delicious, but also have golden scales and red tails. They are cute in shape and are a delicacy at banquets. You can't buy Yellow River carp in Beijing. I use fresh carp raised in Longqing Gorge Reservoir given by a friend. It tastes very delicious... <br />This dish; dark red in color, crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant, sweet and sour. It's a summer appetizer.
Nine turns large intestine

Nine turns large intestine

KaleyVon

"Nine Turning Large Intestine" is a traditional famous dish in Jinan, Shandong. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the owner of Jinan Jiuhualin Restaurant washed the pig's large intestine (rectum), added spices and boiled it with boiling water until it was hard and crispy. He took it out and cut it into sections, added soy sauce, sugar, spices, etc. to season it, and first made it into a fragrant and delicious "braised large intestine" won the welcome of customers and gradually became famous in the city. Later, the production method was improved. After washing the large intestine and boiling it in a boiling water pot, frying it first in an oil pan, and then adding seasonings and spices to cook it, making the taste of the "braised large intestine" more delicious. Many famous people prepare a dish of "braised intestines" when holding banquets in this store. After eating it, some literati felt that this dish was indeed different and had a unique taste. In order to please the store owner's obsession with "nine" and praised the chef for making this dish as meticulously as the Taoist "Nine Refined Golden Pills", they renamed it "Nine Turning Large Intestines". From then on, the dish "Nine Turning Intestine" has become famous throughout the province and has become one of the most famous dishes in Shandong. The above allusions about the "Nine Transformations of the Large Intestine" come from the Internet.