There are many special snacks in Qufu, all of which are very good.

Qufu specialty snacks:

1. Confucius Banquet:

Confucius Banquet is divided into birthday banquets (the famous dishes and delicacies at the birthday banquet are very exquisite, the tableware is exquisite and the furnishings are elegant. The names of dishes also have different meanings, such as "longevity is long", "longevity surprises ducks" and "longevity fish". Its "Yipin Shoutao" is the first delicacy in Kongdian's birthday banquet, and the flower banquet (a wedding banquet) has an appropriate and elegant name. Such as "Peach Blossom Shrimp", "Mandarin Duck Chicken", "Phoenix Shark's Fin" and "Bring it to the court", etc.), and festive banquets (in case of being sealed or attacked in Fankong Store, etc.).

2. Confucius Pastry:

Confucius Pastry, like Confucius Banquet, is a unique pastry with a long history and passed down from generation to generation. Especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties, Confucius' cakes were much better than those sold in Beijing at that time. Confucius' cakes are baked and eaten now.

3. mutton soaked in porridge:

The most distinctive breakfast in Qufu is "mutton soaked in porridge". In front of many stalls selling fried dough sticks, there are mutton sellers. Porridge and fried dough sticks belong to the same family, but mutton is a separate boss. Hehe, it seems inappropriate to call the boss. I can't remember how to call the mutton seller at the moment. Mutton is cooked with various ingredients at home. According to the needs of customers, the boss cuts off the parts you like. Some people like lamb liver and others like to eat delicate mutton.

4. fragrant rice:

it is the representative of Qufu native products, and it is the rice that Confucius has always paid tribute to the royal family. This kind of rice is produced in Nanquan, Qufu. It is puzzling that not all the land in Nanquan is suitable for this kind of rice growth. Only that piece of land with dozens of acres produces fragrant rice, while the rice produced by other adjacent land is no different from ordinary rice. Probably things are scarce, so the price of this kind of rice is six to eight times that of ordinary rice. The fragrant rice in Qufu is also called "Shilixiang". The fragrant rice in other places is black, but the fragrant rice in Qufu is slightly white with a green head. The rice grain is a little smaller than ordinary rice. The rice is sticky, fine, oily and mellow, and has the reputation of "one cooks and ten fragrant". The fragrant rice has a strong fragrance. When cooking porridge, just add two tablespoons of fragrant rice to ordinary rice, and the cooked rice will be fragrant. Even in the process of cooking, there is a strong rice fragrance in the room.

5. Qufu smoked tofu:

Qufu smoked tofu is a local traditional snack with unique local characteristics. Smoked tofu can be cold, stewed and smoked, or cut into thin slices. Put the smoked tofu and meat into an iron pot, add water without covering, and add whole pepper, fennel, pepper, cinnamon and other seasonings to stew.

6. Qufu Yuanyang Chicken:

Yuanyang Chicken is one of Qufu's special dishes, which is characterized by eating one chicken and two, each with its own flavor.