What delicacies should not be missed when going to Handan?

1. Ermao Roast Chicken

Ermao Roast Chicken, formerly known as Zhenjicheng Roast Chicken, is a traditional dish in Handan City, Hebei Province and one of the most famous Chinese time-honored brands. It has also been included in the national historical annals "Cihai" and is a traditional and precious food in Daming County. It is said that there is also a local song like this: "If you want to eat chicken, you have to run fast. After eating, you have to cover your mouth. There is no fishy smell in the wind. "Shunfeng's nose and eyes are filled with aroma" refers to this Ermao roasted chicken. It is cooked to the bone, tender and rotten, salty and pure, and has a delicious aftertaste. This is its calling card!

2. Matoutian Fusu Fish

Matoutian Fusu Fish is a traditional delicacy in Hebei Province that is well-known in the Central Plains. It was listed as a tribute as early as the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Li De, a famous chef in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and his disciples summed up the experience of their predecessors and developed it repeatedly to finally create this product.

3. Linzhang Linying Braised Rabbit

Linzhang Linying Braised Rabbit, five-spice boneless, delicious, pure taste, with strong ethnic flavor characteristics. Rabbit meat products have the characteristics of high protein, high lysine, high digestibility, low fat, low cholesterol, and low calories. It is exported to Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and other countries and regions, and is deeply favored by customers. It can be purchased at Handan Food Forest and major food supermarkets.

4. Curved Noodles

Curved Noodles are native to Quzhou, Hebei Province, and are also a type of miscellaneous noodles. They are a specialty of Quzhou, have long been famous, and sell well all over the country. People in Quzhou have always been eating pasta, especially noodles. However, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, wheat production was very low and legumes were cultivated more, so people mixed wheat flour and bean flour to make noodles, commonly known as mixed noodles. Beans and pasta are very suitable for diabetics and can be eaten by the elderly and infirm.

5. Daming Wubaiju Sausage

Daming Wubaiju Sausage is a famous snack in Daming County, Handan City, Hebei Province, and one of the eight local delicacies in Handan City.

This dish originated in the first year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty (1821 AD). Wang Xiangyun, who was originally from Jinan Prefecture in Shandong Province, came to Daming to make a living and opened a shop specializing in sausages and cooked meat in the city. It is 500 miles away, so it is named "Wubaiju". Because of its delicious flavor, its sausage became an indispensable high-quality food for government meals and banquets at that time, and was sold in provincial governments and government offices.

The finished product has pure color, plump intestine strips, uniform thickness, suitable fatness and thinness, mellow flavor, both sweet and salty, soft and sharp taste, not greasy when eaten, and durable. You deserve it!

6. Guoba Huoshao

Guoba Huoshao is as famous as "Ermao Roast Chicken" and "Wubaiju Sausage". They are all well-known for their unique flavor and operating techniques. The prefectures, cities and counties at the junction of the three provinces of Hebei, Shandong and Henan have a long history and food culture. It is carefully made, has a unique flavor, has many and thin layers, and has 25 to 30 layers on each sheet. The appearance is golden and shiny. It's in the shape of pomegranate seeds, and tastes crispy and juicy. The flavor is alluring.

7. A basket of oil dumplings

Look at this name. Do you guys feel tired? Don’t be afraid, because these are conscience dumplings. The chef selects the ingredients extremely carefully and insists on using new meat slaughtered on the same day, coupled with ground sesame oil and high-quality condiments, and carefully fills and wraps it. When cooked, the juice is filled with oil, and it tastes delicious when you eat it!

The above are the must-try delicacies in Handan. You must try Handan’s delicacies if you have the chance. , this trip is worth it!