Shandong cuisine is the oldest, most comprehensive and most skillful dish in the history of China. Its dishes are elegant and generous. Since ancient times, there are countless classic dishes handed down. Now the Spring Festival is coming, let's look at the hard dishes on the table of Shandong people. I don't know if you have eaten.
1, Yipin Tofu
Tofu means "everyone is happy", so this dish is indispensable on New Year's Eve. Yipin tofu is one of the classic Shandong dishes. Mr. Feng Jicai once said that tofu has made great contributions to raising dragon species. Yipin tofu is yellow and white in color, fresh and tender in taste and slightly crispy in skin. Take a bite, and the tofu inside is particularly tender and smooth, with rich taste, slightly spicy salty and a hint of sweetness.
2. Stewed sea cucumber with onion
This dish is one of the most influential dishes in Shandong cuisine. Sea cucumber itself is a high-end ingredient with rich nutritional value. Therefore, this dish is also called "Eight Treasures of Ancient and Modern Times" and is one of the "Top Ten Famous Dishes" in Shandong. This dish looks simple, but it is not easy to make, because the sea cucumber has a strong smell. In order to maintain the umami flavor, we must use the method of "attacking the strong with strong force". The fried sea cucumber with onion has attractive color and rich fragrance, and the lips and teeth remain fragrant after eating.
3, nine turns to the large intestine
After such practice, the ordinary large intestine immediately became abnormal atmosphere. It is said that this dish was originally "braised large intestine", but people gave it this name because the chef's skill is exquisite, just like "nine-practice elixir". The nine-turn large intestine is ruddy, translucent, fat but not greasy, sour, sweet, fragrant, spicy and salty, and you can't forget it once you eat it.
4. Sweet and sour Yellow River carp
There are records in Ji Fu Nan that "the carp of the Yellow River, the crab of Nanyang, and Fang". The method of this dish is very particular. Wash the fish first, then change the knife pattern, wrap it in thick paste, tilt the head and tail when frying, and then use mature vinegar to make sweet and sour juice. The taste is crisp outside and tender inside, sweet and sour.
5. Braised prawns in oil
Braised prawns in oil should be selected from the prawns in Bohai Bay, and the unique stewing process of Shandong cuisine should be adopted. The so-called braised prawns are cooked with seasoning oil and sauce. The prawns made by this method are bright red, salty, spicy and sweet. This is a traditional food for all ages.
6, moo Shu meat
Mu Shu pork, formerly known as Mu Shu pork, is an ordinary traditional dish with distinctive features. It belongs to Shandong cuisine-Confucian cuisine, one of the eight major cuisines. Often read as alfalfa meat, alfalfa meat, etc. The main ingredients are pork, fungus and eggs. The seemingly ordinary ingredients taste different. Delicious and rich in taste, it is most suitable for eating.
7, oil explosion double brittle
Fried crispy is a famous Shandong dish. The main ingredients used in this dish are pork tripe and chicken gizzards. Although these two ingredients are delicious, they are very complicated to make. If you want them to be crispy, you should pay attention. Cut into thin slices of moderate thickness, and then stir-fry in oil. Time and temperature should be well controlled to ensure that the ingredients are cooked and crisp.
8. Bobo
When it comes to staple food, many people always think that Shandong people like pancakes and steamed buns. In fact, Shandong people have more feelings for Bobo. Jujube cake, rice cake, sweet potato cake, etc. There are different patterns almost every day. Bobo is homophonic, which means full of vigor and vitality, which means thriving.
This is eight hard dishes on Shandong people's New Year's Eve dinner. In fact, besides these, there are many delicious foods. However, with the development of the times, people's tastes and eating habits have changed a lot. Not all these dishes will be served, no matter what kind of cuisine they like.