Shandong Province is located in the eastern coast of China and the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and borders many provinces, which has created the diversification of Shandong cuisine, including not only the delicacies in the plains and mountains, but also abalone and seafood in coastal cities. In Shandong Province, it can be said that every place has its own unique cuisine, and the most representative cuisine in Shandong Province belongs to Shandong cuisine, which used to be a royal cuisine, and now it still has its pivotal position.

there are 16 prefecture-level cities in Shandong province, namely Jinan, Qingdao, Zibo, Zaozhuang, Dongying, Yantai, Weifang, Jining, Taian, Weihai, Rizhao, Linyi, Dezhou, Liaocheng, Binzhou and Heze. From the perspective of 16 prefecture-level cities, each city has its special geographical location, so there are different cuisines. Here I will introduce the food representatives of each city one by one. I. Jinan City

Jinan City is the capital of Shandong Province and the center of politics, culture, education, economy, transportation and science and technology. Because there are many springs in its jurisdiction, there are 72 springs, so Jinan is also known as the Spring City, which is known as "lotus flowers on all sides and willows on three sides, a city with mountains and mountains and half a city with lakes". In fact, Jinan is rich in tourism resources, and there are many delicious foods that people want to go back and forth. Of course, it is inseparable in Jinan. This dish is one of the famous local cuisines in Jinan. Its meat is soft, rotten, fragrant and drunk, and its color is rosy and delicate. With a slight bite in the mouth, the meat and bones are separated, while the skin of the meat is complete. It tastes fat but not greasy, and it tastes mellow and delicious. It is very popular among locals and tourists, so I personally think it is the representative of Jinan cuisine. Apart from Meng's trotters, there are also straw buns, oil whirls, sweet foam and so on. Every food has its own unique characteristics.

second, Qingdao

Qingdao is a coastal city in Shandong province, which is not only the sailing capital of the world, but also the beer city of the world. Tsingtao beer has a very high reputation in the world. The first thing to come to Qingdao is to see the sea, and the second is to drink beer and eat delicious food. Most of Qingdao's delicious food is seafood. The main food representatives are: Xiaohonglou beef soup dumplings, Sanxian steamed dumplings, steamed dumplings prawns and Tianfu Yuanxiao.

Third, Zibo

Zibo is located in the middle of Shandong Province, the birthplace of Qi culture and the birthplace of world football, surrounded by four famous lakes in Shandong Province, Liaozhai Park and Zhoucun Ancient Shopping Mall. Lushang Forest Park in Yuanshan Mountain, and Kaiyuan Cave, etc., are a city famous for its mountains and rivers, while the delicacies include those that swim in the water, those that run in the mountains, and famous historical dishes. The main representatives are: Zhoucun sesame seed cake, Boshan bean curd box, Boshan crispy beef jerky, Matahu golden duck egg, duck square in sauce, carp holding eggs, Zhoucun boiling pot, crispy fish pot, stone toad dumplings, bagged chicken, etc.

IV. Zaozhuang City

Zaozhuang City is located in the south of Shandong Province, and what we know most about this city is the famous Taierzhuang Campaign and flying tigers. The terrain of Zaozhuang City is high in the north and low in the south, high in the east and low in the west, and the topography is complex. For such a tourist memorial resort, food is of course indispensable. The main food representatives are: Zaozhuang spicy chicken, vegetable pancakes, Zhang dog meat in Taierzhuang and meat noodles in Tengzhou.

v. Dongying City

Dongying City is located in the delta at the mouth of the Yellow River, adjacent to the Bohai Sea in the east. It is the second largest oil industrial base in China, the birthplace of Lu Opera, a local representative drama in Shandong, and the hometown of Sun Wu, an ancient military strategist in China. Of course, there is no shortage of food for such a famous city. The main food representatives are: Yellow River Mouth Hairy Crab, Guangrao Yao Donkey Meat, Lijin Fried Bag, Shikou Roast Chicken, Yellow River Swordfish, Beiling Meatball, Gudao Fresh Fish Soup, Wang Xiang Lying Fish, Egg Yolk Shrimp, Longju Meatball, Racecourse Wine, Hekou Cold Noodles, Driller Kelp Noodles and Yellow River Mouth Meretrix.

VI. Yantai

Yantai is adjacent to Weihai in the east, Weifang, Qingdao, Nanling Yellow Sea in the west and Bohai Sea in the north, with a coastline of 99 kilometers. Therefore, most of Yantai's cuisines are seafood, and the most representative local cuisines are: drunken crab, osmanthus vermicelli, Yugui fried cake, Penglai noodles, cabbage mixed with jellyfish skin, fish pot slices and Jiaodong University.

VII. Weifang City

Weifang City is located in the middle of Shandong Peninsula. There are many rivers running through this place in Weifang. It is the kite capital of the world. The main food representatives are: barbecued pork head, Chaotianguo in Weixian, Gaomi furnace bag, chicken, duck and music, Jingzhi stir-fried meat, persimmon, Shouguang Tiger-headed chicken, Yishan special fried chicken, Weixian spicy skin and fat cake.

VIII. Jining City

Located in the southwest of Shandong Province, Jining City is one of the important birthplaces of Dongyi culture, Huaxia civilization, Confucian culture, Shuihu culture and canal culture. It can be said that Jining is a famous city with a long culture, and the food is full of a long cultural sense of history. The main food representatives are: Bengrou Dried Rice, Jining Sansan Soup, Jining Paste Porridge, Jining Hot Tofu, Sandwiched Cake, Canal Crispy Fish, Jining Crucian Carp Pan Cake, Confucius Tofu and Jining Soup Dried Fish Pills.

IX. Tai 'an City

Tai 'an City is located in the middle of Shandong Province, relying on Mount Tai, the head of the Five Mountains. It is a famous tourist city in China and a national historical and cultural city. For such a tourist city, food is bound to be desired by everyone, and the main food representatives are: fire, tofu Yan, shredded yam, pancakes, sweet mountain slag, dry-fried red phosphorus fish, tofu noodles, Luohan prawns and horseshoe crisp.

1. Weihai City

Weihai City is located in Shandong Peninsula, surrounded by the sea on three sides and across the sea from the Korean Peninsula. It is rich in fishery resources, and it is inevitable to eat seafood when you come here. The seafood here is cheap and good, and the most representative foods here are: braised sea cucumber, fried goose eggs, braised prawns, cakes, flowers, fried sea crabs, oysters in pots, and so on.

XI. Rizhao City

Rizhao City is located on the coast of the Yellow Sea in the southeast of Shandong Province, and is known as the "water sports capital and the city of the oriental sun". Now Rizhao is a high-tech industrial city, which can be said to be a new city, and thus the urban food is more modern. The main food representatives are: clam, sand root noodles, Xishi tongue, sea cicada, shrimp and tiger, sea sand noodles and oil fried pork.

XII. Linyi City

Linyi City, one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization, was the ancient city of Jian 'an in the Western Zhou Dynasty, but now it is the largest logistics center in Shandong Province, and such a long-standing ancient city, food representatives include: Yimeng bachelor chicken, Yimeng scorpion, Babao lobster sauce, Yishui rich cake, braised rabbit head, whole sheep Yan and collapsed steamed stuffed bun.

XIII. Dezhou City

Dezhou City is located in the northwest of Shandong Province. It was called Ande in ancient times. It is a functional sugar city in China, an excellent tourist city, and there are also many historical sites in it. The chicken we are most familiar with is Dezhou Braised Chicken, which is so crispy that even bones can be chewed. It can be seen that Dezhou is still very famous in the food field. Besides Dezhou Braised Chicken, there are also: Dezhou Mutton Soup and Dezhou Mutton Soup in Dezhou. 14. Liaocheng City

Liaocheng City is a national historical and cultural city, a city of hot springs in China, which is adjacent to Hebei. It is named because there is a chat river in ancient times. The main food representatives are: Shazhen Guada, high-sugar old tofu, Shenxian Yellow River carp, Weishi smoked chicken, Gaotang donkey meat, guanxian crisp meat and hollow glazed balls. 15. Binzhou City

Binzhou City is one of the birthplaces of Yellow River culture and Qi culture, with a long history. Its main representative foods are sesame crisp sugar, Hanji sausage, pot cake, dried scallop with hydrangea, spinach meatball soup, Dashan roast chicken, Qiao Zhuang fried dumplings, roasted lamb chops, whole lamb from Liuqiao, sweet and sour Spanish mackerel, champion porridge, fairy donkey Yan, fried belly and fried bumps. 16. Heze City

Heze City is located in the southwest of Shandong Province, and has the reputation of a city of flowers and perfumes, so it is also known as the hometown of famous calligraphy and painting and folk art in China, and the main food representatives are: Shanxian mutton soup, Xieji jar soup, Dongming fragrant belly, Yuncheng-shaped steamed buns, pink belly and big head with sauce.