Peony Cake

Heze is a city with rich historical and cultural background, and it is also a gourmet capital. Heze cuisine is famous for its unique taste, rich varieties and high-quality ingredients, attracting many food lovers. Below, let's explore the food world of Heze and taste the unique taste here.

1. Boiling Heze Mutton Soup Boiling Heze Mutton Soup is a local traditional food in Heze, with strong mutton flavor and delicious soup. Heze mutton soup selects high-quality mutton from local specialties, and after careful stewing, the meat quality is fresh and tender, and the taste is smooth and tender. In the process of stewing, a variety of Chinese herbal medicines and seasonings are added to make the mutton more tasty. Eating a bowl of steaming boiling Heze mutton soup can not only warm the body but also replenish physical strength, which is a good product to keep out the cold in winter.

second, Heze sugar fire Heze sugar fire is a traditional pastry with golden crispy skin and delicious stuffing. The stuffing of sugar fire is made of peanuts, jujube paste and other local specialties. After careful baking and modulation, it tastes sweet and delicious and melts in the mouth. Sugar fire looks like a small stove, hence its name. On the occasion of festivals, whether visiting relatives and friends or entertaining guests, Heze sugar fire is one of the essential delicacies.

3. Peony Cake Peony Cake is a traditional cake in Heze area, which is named because it looks like peony flowers. Peony cake is made of high-quality glutinous rice and sugar as main raw materials through fermentation, steaming and cutting. Each piece of peony cake has a distinct pattern and delicate taste, and the taste is sweet and soft, which makes people memorable. Peony cake is a common seasonal cake in the local area, and it is also one of the unique specialties in Heze area. It is very popular as a snack or a gift.

4. Stew Stew Stew Stew Stew Stew is a traditional cooking method in Heze area, which is famous for its unique stewing skills and rich dishes. Stew and cook with local ingredients, such as pigeon, rabbit meat, pork tendon, etc., and add a variety of seasonings and Chinese herbal medicines. After simmering and cooking, the dishes are fresh and tender in taste and rich in juice. The cooking process of stewing and stewing pays attention to the mastery of temperature and time to keep the original flavor of the ingredients and make the dishes more delicious. Whether stewed pigeon, stewed rabbit meat or stewed pig's trotters, it is a special food worth trying in Heze.

5. glutinous rice duck glutinous rice duck is a traditional dish in Heze area, which is famous for its unique glutinous rice flavor and fresh and tender taste of duck meat. When making glutinous rice duck, high-quality duck meat is selected, pickled and stewed first, then glutinous rice and duck meat are wrapped together, and then baked or steamed. The glutinous rice duck skin is golden and crisp, and the stuffing is full of duck meat and glutinous rice, which is rich in taste. The glutinous rice duck is not only unique in taste, but also rich in nutrition, and it is a delicacy deeply loved by local people.

6. fried meatballs fried meatballs are a traditional snack in Heze area, which is loved by diners because of its crispy outside and tender inside. The fried meatballs are made of minced pork, added with various seasonings and spices, stirred evenly, made into meatballs and then fried. Deep-fried meatballs are golden in color, crisp outside and tender inside. Take a bite, the meat is tender and juicy, and the entrance is refreshing. Fried meatballs are a very popular snack in the local area, which can often be seen in small stalls in the streets and lanes, and have become one of the daily delicacies of residents in Heze area.

VII. Stewed beef vermicelli Stewed beef vermicelli is a traditional soup delicacy in Heze area, which is famous for its rich beef soup juice and smooth vermicelli. When making beef stewed vermicelli, fresh beef is selected and stewed for many hours, which makes the beef more delicious and tender. Then add the vermicelli into the beef soup and cook until the vermicelli is smooth and delicious. Beef stewed vermicelli soup is delicious, beef is crisp and rotten, vermicelli is smooth and tender, and the taste is rich. This dish not only warms the stomach, but also satisfies the taste buds. It is a warm-hearted dish in winter.

VIII. Miscellaneous grain cake is a traditional pastry in Heze area, which is famous for its unique miscellaneous grain taste and healthy nutrition. A variety of miscellaneous grains, such as wheat, corn, sorghum, etc., are selected, and glutinous rice and other ingredients are added, and they are made by stirring, rolling and rounding. Then put the miscellaneous grain cake into a pan and fry it. The miscellaneous grain cake is golden in color, crisp outside and soft inside, rich in dietary fiber and vitamins, and is a healthy and delicious pastry choice.

9. Sophora japonica cake is a traditional cake in Heze area, which is famous for its unique fragrance and delicate taste. Sophora japonica cake is made of fresh Sophora japonica by stirring, cooking and rounding glutinous rice and glutinous rice flour. Sophora japonica cake is white in color, delicate in texture, soft and waxy in taste, and the fragrance of Sophora japonica is intoxicating. This cake is often used as a local traditional seasonal food, and it is also a common choice for giving gifts to each other.

Generally speaking, the food culture in Heze area is rich and varied, with unique characteristics, from snacks to big meals, which can make people linger. These delicacies not only have unique tastes, but also combine local eating habits, regional characteristics and folk traditions, showing a strong local cultural flavor.