The four most famous specialties of Shangqiu are as follows:

1. Duzi mutton is one of the four famous foods in Shangqiu. First, the mutton is cooked in a large pot with various seasonings, and then it is cooled, and the bones are removed. The mutton is piled together, squeezed into a thick lump with a wooden stick, and then sliced for eating.

2. Xiangyi Mozhu is a famous traditional dish in Shangqiu City. There is a trick to make this dish: slow down the fire, less water, and it is beautiful when the heat is enough, so the requirements for cooking are very high.

3. Guocun roast chicken is a traditional dish in Shangqiu. When it comes to roast chicken, many people know Daokou roast chicken. In fact, the taste and taste of Guocun roast chicken in Shangqiu are no worse than Daokou roast chicken, with the characteristics of tender white meat, rotten but not greasy, and long aftertaste.

4. Roasted shrimp with vegetarian dishes is a famous dish in Shangqiu, and it was once one of the famous dishes. First, deep-fry the gluten with warm oil, then tear it into pieces, and then add shrimp, mushrooms, tremella, chicken soup and duck soup to simmer slowly. It tastes crisp and delicious.

Gourmet characteristics of Shangqiu

Shangqiu is the birthplace of Yi Yin, the originator of Chinese cooking. Cooking combines ancient and modern times in one furnace, and there are more than a thousand kinds of famous foods with local characteristics. Shangqiu cuisine is based on nature, with authentic materials, original flavor, strong reputation for color and fragrance, and is not flashy. The utensils used are also large plates and bowls, which look eye-opening and taste magnificent.

Among them, the more distinctive dishes that fully demonstrate the traditional cooking skills of the Central Plains include mutton in casserole, soft-shelled turtle stewed with coat, black-bone chicken stewed with coat, buttress mutton, gourd chicken leg stewed with cordyceps sinensis, fried duck with eight treasures gourd, scallion-roasted plum-blossom ginseng, emerald fish maw, Sanqiu roasted eel and so on. There are also some special snacks such as flowering sesame seed cake, scallion cake, hot soup and camellia oleifera.