First, Zhengding eight bowls
Zhengding Eight Bowls is a very traditional food in Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang. If you are lucky enough to have been to Zhengding County, you must have heard the phrase "eight dishes and eight bowls". The local people use eight bowls to entertain their guests, and Zhengding eight bowls also come from this.
Zhengding eight bowls are usually composed of four kinds of meat and four kinds of dishes. The four kinds of meat are mainly fresh pork, followed by front rib, middle rib, rear hip and elbow. Each bowl has its own corresponding name, followed by elbow, crispy meat, braised meat and square meat. Four vegetarian dishes are mainly radish, kelp, vermicelli and tofu. They are made of high-quality materials and exquisite production methods. The meat of meat dishes is not greasy, but the vegetarian dishes are fresh. They are veritable cooking artifacts, and they are also full of true feelings and expectations for relatives and friends!
Second, the golden lion fish
Golden lion fish belongs to Hebei cuisine series and has been successfully selected as one of the top ten local famous dishes in Hebei Province. This dish is made of fresh carp to ensure its tender meat. The production method is to fry carp into golden brown first. Fried carp looks like a lion, so this dish is named golden lion fish. Carp is very popular because of its high nutritional value and sweet and sour taste. It is also a must-eat food for many friends when they come to Shijiazhuang.
Third, Zhengding liver collapse
Zhengding dried vegetable is also a traditional dish in Zhengding, Shijiazhuang. As early as the Song Dynasty, it was famous for its famous dishes, which have been passed down to this day.
Zhengding's dried dish is actually a cold dish. Fresh beef liver is used as the main ingredient, then beef liver is cut into filaments, fried in a pot, and then poured with sesame oil in the pot. It becomes a hot and cold dish with bright red color and delicious mouth. For a long time, Zhengding liver collapse was mainly produced in small family workshops.
Fourth, Jinfeng braised chicken
Jinfeng braised chicken is a delicious food with a long history in Shijiazhuang, which originated from 1908. The selection of chickens is also very strict, and they are all fresh layers that have grown for more than 450 days.
When making, the chicken is made into a "prone position", that is, the chicken wings are stuffed in the chicken mouth and the chicken legs are stuffed in the chicken belly. Then, coat the chicken with honey, and then fry the chicken until golden brown. Finally, stew the chicken with the broth cooked in advance 14 hours or more. In this process, no preservatives and pigments are added at all, which really has the characteristics of uniform frying, long cooking time, rotten stew, easy deboning and beautiful color. Therefore, many friends who travel to Shijiazhuang will take one or two home to enjoy this kind of food with their families before leaving.
Five, Xinji salty donkey meat
Xinji salty donkey meat can be said to be an authentic Shijiazhuang food. In other places, this dish is basically not eaten, and its exclusive flavor has attracted many fans.
Xinji salty donkey meat continued from 1893. It is made of good donkey meat, and the making process is also very time-consuming. It basically takes one day and one night, and the color of the finished product is red as a whole. After a long period of stewing, donkey meat becomes soft, fragrant but not greasy, fresh but not fishy.