Although they are both in China, due to the different living environment, the food between the north and the south is still very different.
In particular, the diet of northerners is even more diverse. There are many famous traditional street snacks that are extremely delicious, but many southerners can't even name them.
1. Stew.
This is a very famous meat dish in Dingzhou, Hebei. It is called braised because it has a thick appearance like an adult man’s arm and looks boring.
Although the image is not beautiful, the taste is so delicious that it will make you bite off your tongue.
It's all made of lean pork mixed with unique yam flour, and has a soft and glutinous texture with a hint of chewiness.
As soon as it enters the mouth, the meat is fragrant, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes.
2. Quyang Shaobing.
This sesame seed cake is not that sesame seed cake, it is a special delicacy in Quyang County, Hebei Province.
Both the taste and appearance are different from traditional sesame seeds. It is very thin. It can be said that there are only two layers of skin inside and outside, one of which is covered with fragrant sesame seeds.
Bake it in a barrel oven until both sides become golden and crispy, and even the crumbs fall off when you take a bite.
3. Pork skin jelly.
Every winter, my mother would make a big pot of pork rind jelly, which is very common for northerners.
But the weather in the south is warm, so there is no chance to eat this kind of delicacy.
Inside the translucent meat jelly is soft and elastic pig skin, dipped in a dish of balsamic vinegar, and your mouth will be filled with collagen.
4. Grill cake.
People in the north have probably eaten it. Although it looks ugly, it is delicious and healthy.
Its raw material is soba noodles, and there are clear fingerprints of the processor on it.
Cut it into pieces and eat it with garlic paste or sesame sauce. It’s delicious.
Especially in the hot summer, I have no appetite for anything, so I just want to have two pieces of grilled cake to relieve my fatigue.
Having said all this, are our friends in the south also curious and greedy?
If you have time to come to our north, you must try these traditional snacks. The prices are affordable and the portions are large enough. You will never be disappointed.