Dingtao County delicacies include Dingtao Braised Soup, Huangdian Zhuang Mo, Noodles, Fried Buns, Lamb, Heze Sesame Candy, etc.

1. Dingtao Braised Seed Soup: Dingtao Braised Seed Soup is a specialty snack in southwestern Shandong Province, especially Dingtao District, and is well known to everyone in Dingtao County.

Made from the finest sweet potato starch, it is smooth, delicious and elastic. The stew soup made with smooth meat, meatballs and spinach has a fragrant, spicy and sour taste.

2. Huangdian Zhuangmo: Huangdian Zhuangmo has a long queue every day before it is cooked.

It is golden in color, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, oily but not greasy, crispy and delicious. It is very famous in southwestern Shandong and has been rated as one of the top ten famous foods in Heze City several times.

3. Mianpaozi: Mianpaozi is a kind of fried pasta in southwestern Shandong. It has long been popular in small areas such as Heze and Dingtao.

The freshly cooked noodles are shaped like small lanterns, golden in color, soft and fragrant.

4. Fried buns: Fried buns are popular in Dingtao and the towns below. Many people’s breakfast consists of a bowl of spicy soup and a few fried buns. It is simple, delicious and affordable.

5. Lamb: There are many Hui people living in Dingtao, so this lamb is a favorite delicacy of many Hui people. Gradually, everyone likes this delicacy, so lamb is a very famous representative of local delicacies in Dingtao.

The tender lamb tastes spicy and delicious.

6. Heze sesame candy: Sesame candy is a traditional food in Heze area. It comes in strip or flat shape, milky white in color, shiny in texture, sweet and crispy, pure and delicious in taste, and rich in nutrition. It has a history of more than 200 years.