There is a Yimeng Mountain in Shandong, which is a famous old revolutionary base area and the birthplace of Yimeng Mountain minor. In the concept of humanity, it refers to the geographical area with Mengshan Mountain System and Yishui River Basin as geological coordinates, and in the concept of tourism brand, it refers to Yimeng Mountain Tourist Area, a national 5A-level tourist area composed of Yishan Mountain and Mengshan Mountain. Yimeng Mountain has good air, so it is a natural oxygen bar. Yimeng Mountain has good water quality, and there are Yang Kang hot springs at the foot of the mountain. It is this good mountain, good water and profound cultural heritage that makes Yimeng Mountain's cuisine unique. To sum up, there are five kinds with local characteristics, which are worth their visit to Yimeng Mountain.
Yimeng Mountain covers Linyi, Zibo and Weifang. In Linyi, where Mengshan Scenic Area is located, the most famous food is bachelor chicken. It is characterized by bright red color, wide juice, strong taste, mellow fragrance and strong medicinal fragrance. Its name is also very direct. The fried chicken shop opened by Fu Mou, the founder, mainly cooks Mengshan cock, which is delicious and has a unique flavor. Because the staff of the fried chicken shop are all men and the materials are all cocks, they call this dish "light chicken", which is "bachelor chicken".
It is said that exquisite bachelor chickens are all local farmers, eating pine nuts and drinking mountain spring water. They are raised in barren hills and added with various Chinese medicine ingredients. Another big bun or a single cake dipped in soup is also very enjoyable.
The second kind is eggs, but they are wild eggs in Yimeng Mountain. Its volume is much smaller than that of ordinary eggs, and its nutritional value is higher. Eggs are very common, but the wild eggs in Yimeng Mountain are easy to identify because of their distinctive appearance, and other varieties are not easy to impersonate. Just eat this kind of egg with the most original water.
The third is mutton soup. As we all know, Shandong people have a deep love for mutton soup. In Yimeng mountain area, there is also the habit of eating fu sheep. Yes, it means eating sheep in dog days, which is new in China. After all, most places drink mutton soup in cold winter. "Eating sheep in dog days" can actually be traced back to the Yao and Shun period. There is even a folk saying that "a bowl of soup for a sheep does not require a doctor to prescribe a prescription". Every year in Fuyang Festival, Guimeng Scenic Area will also conduct the selection of sheep king and the custom of eating mutton soup for one yuan. It can be said that mutton soup has its own style.
Rooster and egg mutton soup, if the first three ingredients are common, everyone should have no opinion. The latter two may be heavy and even full of "wildness", so foreign tourists need some courage to eat them. On Mengshan Mountain, there is a special kind of scorpion. The common scorpion in general life has six claws, but this scorpion has eight claws, plus a pair of pliers, a total of ten claws, called "Mengshan scorpion". It is a valuable Chinese herbal medicine, which has the miraculous effects of detoxification, cancer prevention and treatment. Therefore, if you travel to Yimeng Mountain, you must try the fried scorpions in Mengshan Mountain. It seems impossible to eat, but once eaten, it will open the door to a new world!
When you first taste scorpions, I suggest you close your eyes and let the first bite in. You will love this cola. Similarly, there is a kind of bee pupa. Eating cicada pupa is very common in Shandong, but I have really only seen it in Yimeng Mountain. It's also terrible, but it's rich in protein, and its aftertaste is more fragrant than shrimp. If you like it, you must dig one by one.
How's it going? I think everyone can accept the first three kinds of food. I wonder if you have tried the last two kinds of authentic Yimeng Mountain cuisine.