Baoding’s food culture has a long history, rich accumulation and long history.

It is the birthplace of "Ji cuisine", the ninth largest cuisine in China.

Let’s take stock of Baoding’s specialties today!

Baoding Specialty 1: Mancheng Strawberry Mancheng strawberry is a specialty fruit of Baoding, Hebei.

Mancheng Strawberry was planted in 1953. It is the largest strawberry production base in China and is known as the "Hometown of Strawberry".

The climate in Mancheng District, Baoding City, belongs to the warm temperate continental monsoon climate, semi-humid and semi-arid, with four distinct seasons, sufficient sunshine, and synchronized rain and heat. It is suitable for the growth of a variety of fruits and vegetables, and is the best strawberry production zone.

The strawberries produced are heart-shaped, delicious, red and juicy, sweet and sour, and rich in flavor.

Baoding Specialty 2: Donkey Meat Shao Shao Donkey Meat Shao Shao is a traditional snack, which is to put cooked donkey meat into the fire and eat it.

Donkey meat roasting originated in Baoding and is widely popular in Baoding and even North China.

Its main component, donkey meat, has the nutritional characteristics of high protein, high amino acids, low fat and low cholesterol.

The donkey meat is first stewed over high heat, then stewed over warm fire, with nearly 20 kinds of seasonings.

The cooking time is long, it is cooked thoroughly, the color is fresh and tender, fragrant but not woody, fragrant but not greasy, long, soft and delicious.

According to medical books, donkey meat can replenish blood, qi, and deficiency.

It can be seen that donkey meat not only tastes delicious, but also has health care functions.

Baoding Specialty Three: Mancheng Mopan Persimmon Mancheng Mopan Persimmon is sweet, with an average fruit weight of 250 grams and a maximum fruit weight of 610 grams.

Persimmon fruit has beautiful color, rich nutrition, sweet and juicy taste.

The fruit can be used for fresh food, wine making, vinegar making, persimmon cakes, persimmon juice, etc.

Persimmon fruit has the effects of strengthening the spleen, strengthening the stomach, moistening the intestines, lowering blood pressure, moistening the stool, stopping bleeding, and relieving hangover.

Persimmon can cure hiccups and nocturia; persimmon frost can cure sore throat, aphtha, and dry throat.

Persimmon leaf tea can prevent arteriosclerosis and treat insomnia.

Baoding Specialty Four: Liu Lingzui Liu Lingzui Brewing Co., Ltd. of China Juli Group was founded in 1126 AD during the Jin and Yuan Dynasties.

It has been brewing for nearly a thousand years.

It is one of the earliest birthplaces of distilled liquor in China, one of the national key cultural relics protection units, and was selected into the UNESCO's "China World Cultural Heritage Preparatory List".

Liuling drunken wine strictly adopts the traditional Lao Wu steamer technology, which is carefully brewed by aging the mud in the pit, solid state, low temperature, long-term fermentation, slow fire distillation, selected quality, graded storage, and careful brewing.

It is favored by consumers and has been awarded "the first batch of Chinese food cultural heritage", "the first batch of Chinese time-honored brands" and "China's well-known trademarks".

Baoding Specialty Five: Baiyunzhang Steamed Buns Baiyunzhang Steamed Buns are one of Baoding’s specialties.

The beef and mutton it uses must be fresh and tender, and mutton with moderate fatness and leanness must be specially selected. The sesame oil must be purchased at a designated location, and the bun wrappers must be made of high-quality flour and instant noodles.

The buns have thin skin, narrow sides, and large, oily fillings, shaped like bells, and the fillings can be seen through the skin.

In 1958, "Baoding Baiyun Zhang Baozi" and "Tianjin Goubuli Baozi" tied for first place in the national food competition.

In 1980, it was rated as a high-quality flavor food brand product in Hebei Province.