Anxin County, Baoding is a county with a long history and profound cultural heritage. It is also a gourmet city.

Here, there are many special snacks and delicacies that make people linger and experience the real food culture.

First of all, we will introduce the local traditional food-Gourd Chicken.

Gourd chicken is a special dish of Anxin County and a traditional Han dish with unique taste.

This dish is mainly made by simmering chicken and various five-spice ingredients in a gourd. It tastes delicious, especially the soup in the gourd, which makes the taste buds feel the rich taste of chicken juice.

The second is Anxin County’s river delicacies.

Anxin County is located at the junction of the North China Plain and the Taihang Mountains. It is rich in rivers, so the local river food is very famous.

For example, steamed flower fish, Yangquan carp, braised crucian carp, etc. are all representatives of delicious food.

These fish have delicious meat, rich nutrition, fresh and tender taste, which greatly increases appetite.

Finally, let’s introduce local pastries and delicacies.

Anxin County’s meat moon cakes and sesame cakes are the most famous local pastries.

Meat mooncakes are made with pork filling and bean paste filling as the main ingredients, added with condiments such as minced green onion and soy sauce, and are wrapped in glutinous rice skin and steamed.

The production of sesame cakes requires the use of local wheat and rice flour, plus sesame seeds, sugar and other ingredients. It has a crispy texture, moderate hardness and softness, and is an excellent choice to accompany tea.

The above three delicacies are just the tip of the iceberg among the many delicacies in Anxin County, Baoding. There are more delicacies worth tasting.

While enjoying the delicious food, we are also appreciating the cultural charm of this small county.