Speaking of Shangqiu's delicious food and snacks, it can be said that the most famous ones are Shangqiu's big sesame seed cake and lamb chops, as well as Shangqiu's unique mutton soup. Although there are mutton soup all over the country, it can be said that the taste is different. For example, I have drunk mutton soup in Luoyang, Luohe, Pingdingshan and many other places, but the taste of Shangqiu is quite unique. The mutton soup in Shangqiu tastes ordinary, but the soup is particularly delicious. You can try it sometime.
There is also a big sesame seed cake in eastern Henan in Shangqiu area. In the past, the big sesame seed cake in eastern Henan was baked with fruit charcoal. In the past, Yudong big sesame seed cake was also called Guo charcoal sesame seed cake. Today, due to environmental problems, it has been changed to gas roasted, but the taste is still the same, and then it is served with the unique buttress mutton in Shangqiu area. When it comes to lamb chops, they are more authentic in Zhecheng County and Ningling.
Besides these, the fried dumplings in Shangqiu Yongcheng can be said to be the most authentic, and among the fried dumplings all over the country, the fried dumplings in Yongcheng are the best and the fried dumplings in Yongcheng are also the most famous. A bowl of Hu spicy soup with fried dough sticks in the morning is standard for breakfast.
Of course, these are just some of the many specialties in Shangqiu. In fact, there are many snacks and specialties in Shangqiu, such as rotten fish in Shangqiu North Lake, glutinous rice in Palace, burnt chrome residue in Suixian County of Shangqiu, and sand soup in Xiayi, Shangqiu. They are all famous local foods. Welcome friends who come to Shangqiu to taste it.