Taian's specialties are cabbage, tofu and water. Cabbage is a product of winter, but tofu is available all year round. There are many tofu shops in Tai 'an, large and small, and there are many ways to make tofu, which can be steamed, boiled, fried and cold. The most noteworthy thing is that chives are mixed with tofu. This dish is probably eaten by people in Tai 'an. Fragrant and elegant, fresh and refreshing, with high nutritional value. This is a nutritious and digestible food.
Tai 'an is named after Mount Tai, "Mount Tai is safe in the world", which means peaceful country and people. 6,000 to 4,000 years ago, clans and tribes on both sides of the Weihe River created a prosperous "Dawenkou Culture". The most famous is Taian Sanmei, and Taian Sanmei Tofu is a famous dish with Taian flavor. The cabbage, tofu and Taishan spring water produced in Tai 'an have always been known as "the three beauties of Tai 'an".
Dry-fried red scale fish is a specialty of Mount Tai, which was once a tribute in Qing Dynasty. Its meat is tender, delicious, less prickles, no fishy smell and high nutritional value. Dry-fried red scale fish is bow-shaped, light yellow in color, crisp outside and fresh inside, with pepper and salt, and has a particularly good flavor.
Tofu banquet is a traditional feast of Han nationality, belonging to Shandong cuisine. Probably began when the ancient emperors came to Mount Tai to worship Zen, "being a vegetarian and keeping the body and mind clean". After the excavation and arrangement of chefs in past dynasties, Taishan Tofu Banquet has now become a wonderful flower in Shandong cuisine. There are as many as 150 kinds of tofu dishes to choose from at the banquet. Color, fragrance and shape are all beautiful.