Yantai's specialties include Yantai Big Cherry, Laiyang Pear, Yantai Apple, Laishan Watermelon, Yantai Sea Cucumber, Yantai Braised Pork and so on.

1. Yantai Big Cherry

Yantai Big Cherry, a specialty of Yantai City, Shandong Province, is a symbol product of chinese national geography. Big cherry is known as the "treasure in fruit" because of its bright color, crystal clear, sweet and delicious, and rich nutrition, which has high nutritional value and commercial value. "The first branch of northern spring fruit" is synonymous with Yantai big cherry.

2. Laiyang pear

Laiyang pear, a specialty of Laiyang City, Shandong Province, is a symbol product of chinese national geography. Laiyang pears are mostly obovate, with huge fruits and yellow-green skins. Laiyang pears have rough surfaces, brown rust spots and concave calyx. The pulp is fine in texture, rich in juice and crisp and sweet in taste, which is the top grade of pears. Laiyang pear is named after being produced in Laiyang city, and Laiyang is also famous for Laiyang pear, which extends its unique "pear culture".

3. Yantai apples

Yantai apples are cultivated in Changdao County, Longkou, Laiyang, Laizhou, Penglai, Zhaoyuan, Qixia and Haiyang within the jurisdiction of Yantai. Yantai has a long history of apple cultivation, which is the earliest place in China. In 1871, western apples were introduced to Yantai, which has a history of more than 14 years and is known as the birthplace of modern apples in China. Yantai's climate and environmental conditions are very suitable for apple growth, and it has been determined by the Ministry of Agriculture as the dominant apple producing area in China. Yantai's apples are well-known at home and abroad for their "correct fruit shape, bright color, sweet and crisp flesh and rich aroma". It is a regional public brand in Yantai.

4. Laishan Watermelon

Laishan Watermelon is a specialty of Jiejiazhuang Town, lai shan, Yantai City, Shandong Province. The varieties of watermelon in Xiejiazhuang are mainly miniature melons, especially Afu small watermelon. Xiejiazhuang Town, lai shan, Yantai City is located on the coast of the Yellow Sea. The soil in this town is fertile and humid, which is very suitable for watermelon growth. The people have a long history of planting melons.

5. Yantai Sea Cucumber

Yantai Sea Cucumber, a specialty of Yantai City, Shandong Province, is a symbol product of chinese national geography. It is recognized that the sea cucumbers with the highest nutritional value in the world are Lushen and Liaoshen, among which Yantai Sea Cucumber (Stichopus japonicus) is the best for Lushen. Yantai sea cucumber has high content of sea cucumber peptides and amino acids. As the first of the "eight treasures of seafood", Yantai sea cucumber is deeply loved by northerners because it contains no cholesterol and can improve human immunity.

6. Yantai braised pork

Yantai braised pork is a traditional snack in Yantai City, Shandong Province, belonging to Shandong cuisine. This dish is made of crude sweet potato starch, which is heated and frozen with water, cut into small pieces, fried in a pan until the color changes from white to transparent, and served with seasonings such as shrimp oil, sesame sauce and garlic juice.