Jilin’s specialty delicacies include Shao Deng Bowl, Claypot Old Tofu, Sticky Bean Buns, White Meat Blood Sausage, Steamed White Fish, etc.
1. Steamed Songhua River white fish is one of the famous dishes in Jilin City.
Songhua River white fish is bright in color, tender in flesh, and delicious in taste. It was listed as a tribute in the Qing Dynasty and was a specialty of Songhua Lake.
There are two ways to steam white fish. One is to use soup as the main method, the fish meat is delicate and not salty, and the other is to use fish meat as the main method. The soup is soaked into the fish during steaming, which is a dry steaming method.
2. White meat, sauerkraut and blood sausage is a traditional Manchu food with a long history.
Its white meat is as thin as paper, white in color and shiny, and delicious and fragrant. It uses fresh skinned pork belly, pig intestine, fresh pig blood, etc. as the main raw materials, and uses more than 10 kinds of ingredients such as amomum villosum, cinnamon, and purple cardamom.
Made through multiple processes.
It tastes thin but not dry, soft and tender, fat but not greasy, has a unique flavor and is very popular.
3. Tofu is a Jilin-style dish that has been popular for a long time.
Casserole old tofu puts aside the concept that soft tofu is the most delicious.
It is made of tofu, shredded cooked chicken, sea cucumber, ham, mushrooms, etc. as the main raw materials, and is stewed in a casserole over slow heat.
Its taste, vegetable soup is fresh and delicious, and its aroma is rich, so it is very popular among people.
Jilin is the hometown of rice and corn, and its dishes are more in line with public tastes. They have three main characteristics: a lot of oil, a lot of salt, and a lot of vegetables.
Northeastern people have strong tastes, and basically every dish is salty.
Stir-fried vegetables, homemade cold dishes, and pickled vegetables are typical Jilin farm dishes. They only use fresh cucumbers, radishes, jelly, etc. with different seasonings. They are simple to make but taste very fresh.