The top ten must-eat foods in Qinhuangdao are Huimin mung bean cake, four steamed buns, swimming crab, steamed dumplings in round cages, fried braised pork, pink pigeons, sesame sauce sesame seed cakes, Yangchangzi ham sausage, Great Wall cake and Shanhaiguan muddy pot.

1. Hui mung bean cake

Huiji mung bean cake is a very famous specialty of Shanhaiguan, Qinhuangdao. Because the founder of this pastry shop is Hui, it is also called Huiji. The mung beans and sugar used in the mung bean cake in this shop are all from the local area. Moreover, cakes made with ancestral secret recipes melt in the mouth and taste very delicate.

2. Four steamed buns

Four steamed buns are a famous specialty snack in Qinhuangdao. It was named after the old shop of Sitiao Steamed Buns, which opened on the street of Sitiao in the ancient city of Shanhaiguan. Now it is exclusively operated by Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Sitiao Steamed Bun Catering Co., Ltd. Sitiao steamed stuffed bun has exquisite appearance, unique taste and mellow but not greasy taste, and is a well-known local fast food.

3. Portunus

Crabs are the main seafood on the seashore. There are many kinds. Sea crab, also known as swimming crab, is the main seafood in Beidaihe. It is large, flat and long, and light blue. Friends who travel to Qinhuangdao in spring, summer and autumn can taste its delicious food.

4. Steamed dumplings in round cages

The steamed dumplings in round cages wrapped by jiaozi in Zhao's family are thin in skin and big in stuffing, fragrant but not greasy, watery and delicious, and they are well-known local traditional foods in Changli. Changli Zhaojiaguan, located in Gulou East Street, Changli County, was founded in 1921, and its founder Zhao Fuyuan (1917-1996) was a famous jiaozi master.

5. Fried braised pork

If you ask the islanders what they like about fried braised pork, it's definitely to buy a share even after eating. When I was a child, when I was walking on the street, I was often seduced by the smell of oily coke floating from the simple room on the street. I wanted to serve a small bowl of braised pork with a little burnt shell, and I could eat it with sesame sauce and garlic paste.

6. Pink Pigeon

Pink Pigeon is also a very famous food in Qinhuangdao, which is generally called pigeon. Of course not because pigeons are pink. Because this food is made of mung bean noodles. Make a very thin and round pancake and put it in a pot.

7. Sesame sauce sesame seed cake

Sesame sauce sesame seed cake is one of the most famous local snacks, and its main material is sesame sauce. It is also very crispy, tender on the outside, and the flavor of sesame sauce is very strong. It tastes especially good when eaten with hotpot and mutton soup. If visitors come to Qinhuangdao in winter, they must buy some sesame seed cakes and take them home.

8, Yang Changzi ham sausage

This ham sausage is quite different from what we usually eat, and it has a very western flavor. Yang Changzi is called because the producer of this ham is called Yang Tingzhen. Later, after becoming famous, everyone called this ham sausage "Yang Changzi". This ham sausage is rosy, sliced, delicious and has a long aftertaste.

9. Great Wall tortoiseshell cake

This is one of the very traditional local wheaten foods, with local characteristics. Everyone in Shanhaiguan likes eating very much. It is mainly made of ingredients such as leaves and shrimps, and the crust is transparent. It is a very healthy green food.

11, Shanhaiguan muddy pot

Muddy pot is the favorite food of the old Shanhaiguan people, and the hot pot is mostly made of copper with charcoal burning in the middle. First pour the broth into the pot and boil it, then put the vermicelli, beef and mutton slices, sauerkraut, braised pork and other layers into the pot, and eat it while cooking. It is fresh and fragrant, which makes people want to stop.