After a long period of development and evolution, Shandong cuisine has gradually formed the central Shandong style represented by Boshan cuisine in Zibo City, the birthplace of Shandong cuisine, and the Jiaodong style, including Qingdao, represented by Fushan Gang. , as well as the two schools of Jinan including Dezhou and Tai'an, there are elegant and luxurious Confucius cuisine that can be called "white snow in spring", as well as various local dishes and snacks scattered all over the place.

Boshan cuisine

Ziwei cuisine is similar in style to Jinan cuisine, but due to different products and geographical locations, it maintains its own characteristics. Representatives include Boshan cuisine and other Ziwei cuisine. . It specializes in techniques such as roasting, frying, and shredding. The raw materials are mostly meat, poultry, and eggs. The taste is salty and slightly sweet, and soy sauce and tempeh are often used. Representatives of Boshan cuisine are Boshan specialties and Boshan Four Four Seats; other representative dishes of Ziwei cuisine include pregnant carp, shredded sweet potatoes, twist elbows, etc. Boshan crispy pot

Boshan specialties: Boshan crispy pot, Boshan tofu box, Boshan sausage, Boshan braised vegetables, Boshan meatballs, eight-treasure rice, glazed sweet potatoes, hot and sour pork skin soup, fried rice Fried pork slices, fried spring rolls, etc.

Boshan Crispy Pot: In the past, when people were poor, the Chinese New Year would be particularly grand - they would prepare New Year's goods early and start preparing New Year's dishes early. Among the various Boshan New Year dishes, one dish is indispensable, and that is the famous "Boshan Crispy Pot". Boshan people have an almost sacred meaning for making crispy pot - every family makes it, as if it would not be a Chinese New Year without crispy pot. As the saying goes, "If you are poor, you can make crispy pot, and if you are rich, you can make crispy pot." It means that the raw materials for making crispy pot can be matched according to your own conditions, so there is a saying that "every family makes crispy pot, and each family has its own taste."

Boshan Tofu Box: Boshan Tofu Box has a long history and unique techniques. It is a famous dish of Boshan. According to legend, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty made a special trip to Boshan to pay homage to the former residence of Sun Tingquan, a great scholar during the Kangxi period, during his tour to the south. The Sun family treated it with a "Boshan tofu box". Qianlong was full of praise after eating it, and from then on "Boshan Tofu Box" became famous all over the world.

Boshan Sisi Banquet: Its origin and origin are likely to have evolved from the serving procedures of "Swallow Wing Banquet" and "Whole Sheep Banquet". For its formation, if there is available information, the "Jule Village" in Boshan should be the first to be mentioned. There are relevant records in "Boshan District Chronicles·Characters" and "Yanshan Guangji". Four-four tables, that is, four plates, four bowls, four rows of items, four large items, four flowers and two snacks, are also referred to as four "payments": attention to soup making and application, attention to content and procedures, etiquette and taboos Be particular about the dishes and containers.

Jinan Cuisine

Jinan flavor is the main body of Shandong cuisine and has a great influence in Shandong. Jinan cuisine is most famous for its soup dishes. As the saying goes, "The opera's tune is the chef's soup." The preparation methods of clear soup and milk soup are recorded in "Qi Min Yao Shu". Jinan cuisine focuses on cooking methods such as stir-frying, stir-frying, roasting, deep-frying, roasting and boiling. Jinan cuisine pays attention to affordability, strong style, richness, fragrance and freshness. Since the Qing Dynasty, Shandong cuisine has been divided into "Fushan Gang" and "Jinan Gang". Jinan cuisine is divided into "Lixia style", "Ziwei style" and "Taishu style".