Cangzhou delicacies include: Hejian donkey meat on fire, mutton in soup, Botou pear, Cangzhou winter vegetables, hot pot chicken and so on.
1. Hejian donkey meat fire: Hejian donkey meat fire is a traditional dish of Han nationality in hejian city, Hebei Province, which is made by cooling the meat with cakes and then freezing the donkey. Melt in the mouth, the meat is red and tender, and the taste is strong. Hejian donkey meat has been listed in the provincial intangible cultural heritage protection list of Hebei Province, because it tastes hot outside and cool inside, refreshing and mellow.
2. mutton bread in soup: mutton bread in soup was originally called mutton bread in soup, which was called "sheep soup" in ancient times. Su Shi, a famous poet in the Song Dynasty, wrote a poem that "there is bear wax in the soup, and Qin cooks only sheep soup". The cooking technology of mutton bread in soup is very strict, and the technology in cook the meat is also very particular. The production method is as follows: firstly, clean the high-quality beef and mutton, add seasonings such as onion, ginger, pepper, star anise, fennel, cinnamon, etc. when cooking, and boil the soup for later use. Then, break the steamed buns into the size of soybeans and put them into a bowl. Then, ask the chef to put a certain amount of cooked meat and original soup into the bowl, and add chopped green onion, coriander, day lily, black fungus, cooking wine, vermicelli and salt.
3. Botou Yali Pear: Botou Yali Pear is a specialty of Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. It is named after Botou's large cultivation area, early planting and good quality. Botou Yali Pear is handsome in fruit shape, thin in skin, crisp and juicy, sweet and refreshing. In the past, the main distribution center of Botou Yali pear was Tianjin Port. Therefore, the export is called "Tianjin Yali". The sugar content of Yali pear is generally 11~13%, and it contains fruit acid, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. Botou Yali pear can be processed into pear juice, dried pear, pear wine, pear sauce, preserved pear and other drinks and foods widely eaten by people.
4. Cangzhou winter vegetables: Cangzhou winter vegetables are made of a local high-quality Chinese cabbage with thin stems, thin tendons and high sugar content. The old stems and green leaves are removed, cut into small pieces about 1 cm wide and 1.2 cm long, dried, mixed with appropriate amount of refined salt and garlic, packed in jars, tightly sealed and naturally fermented for a long time. It is golden in color, fragrant in smell, slightly sweet in mouth, slightly spicy in salt, and has high nutritional value.
5. Hot pot chicken: Hot pot chicken originated in Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, and soon became popular all over the city. It is an indispensable dish for family and friends to get together. There is a hot pot chicken shop just a few steps away from Cangzhou. The raw material is white striped chicken for about 35~45 days, and it is processed by pickling, frying, stewing, etc. with pepper, pepper, bean paste, salt, sugar, nutmeg, angelica dahurica and Artemisia argyi.