Chicken Legs and Green Onions

Chicken Legs and Green Onions are famous for their white, thick green onions that look like chicken legs. It is widely planted in Laicheng District and Gangcheng District of Laiwu City.

Green onion is a biennial herbaceous plant of the Liliaceae family. It completes vegetative growth in the first year and reproductive growth in the second year. Its edible parts are bulbs and young leaves. The characteristics are: easy to cultivate and less pests and diseases. It has strong adaptability, and the plant is short, usually about 25 centimeters long. The white onion is about 13 centimeters long and the diameter is about 2 centimeters thick. The scallions are tightly rolled and firm, and the meat is tender, crispy and spicy. If you smell it too much, it will make you cry. Cut the scales with a knife and they will dry out automatically. It can be stored well and the taste will not be reduced. It is an excellent condiment to enhance the flavor of cooking.

Chestnut

Laiwu City, Shandong Province has a long history of cultivation. "Laisheng Chestnut" is recorded in the Jiajing Laiwu County Chronicle. The main production area is Dahuaishu Township, Laicheng District, accounting for about half of the city's output. It is also cultivated in Dawangzhuang, Shangyou, Chayekou and other towns in Laicheng District, mostly scattered around the fields and weirs. The amount of cultivation has not changed much in the past, and the varieties include Mingli , hairy chestnut, red chestnut, donkey dung egg, burr chestnut, red light, sticky bottom, flowerless chestnut, etc.

Laiwu Xueye Fish

Mainly based on silver carp, mandarin fish, soft-shelled turtle, and crucian carp produced in Xueye Lake, supplemented by lake fresh food such as river shrimp and river crab. Specialties include Braised carp, warm-braised mandarin fish, fried skewers, crucian carp soup, turtle soup, pomfret soup and various lake delicacies. In particular, the Xueye fish head soup is made from the authentic Xueye Lake silver carp head. It is made from sweet spring water, mixed with unique seasonings, and simmered slowly over charcoal. The meat is tender, the soup is as white as milk, and the color is fresh and mellow. , has the effects of clearing the mind and improving eyesight, strengthening the waist and strengthening the kidneys, and has become a famous local delicacy.

Laiwu Mutton Soup

Laiwu Mutton Soup is made from high-quality whole sheep naturally raised in the mountainous areas of the region. It is not fishy or smelly, the meat is crispy, the soup is milky white, and it is rich in nutrients. The taste is unique. There are many mutton soup restaurants in Laiwu. Jinjia mutton soup has a history of more than a hundred years and has long been famous. In recent years, vacuum packaging products have been developed, which are high-temperature sterilizable and easy to carry. They are great products for entertaining or giving as gifts to relatives and friends.

Laiwu Shaobing

There are no special ingredients, just salt and pepper dough. The main thing is that the baked goods are special. It is a hollow drawer-like stove. During the process, it needs to be constantly turned over. , the best when freshly cooked, crispy and with a slight salt and pepper flavor

Everyone who has lived in Jinan for a year or two does not know Laiwu Shaobing (except white-collar workers and petty bourgeoisie). Almost all lamb soup restaurants serve Laiwu sesame cakes, which are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside

One-third of the people in Dazhuang Village, Niuquan Town, Laicheng District, make sesame cakes outside, which not only makes the "Laiwu sesame cakes" It is famous all over the world, and the whole village earns more than 10 million yuan a year from selling sesame cakes, and the per capita income increases by 300 yuan.

Kouzhen Fanghuoshao

Kouzhenfanghuoshao is a famous dish. It looks like its name, square, hard and chewy. You can eat two even if there is no vegetable. indivual. It was quite delicious at that time. It was made with dead noodles. The fire-proof grilled freshly out of the oven was especially delicious. It was really delicious! And Fang Huo Shao has a perfect match - hot tofu. Generally, Fang Huo Shao is served with hot tofu. The hot tofu is freshly made and not processed. There is some sauce for dipping. It is really delicious. You must remember it when you come to Kou Town. Eat two more.

Laiwu Qishan Fried Chicken

It is named after the farmhouse restaurant in Qishan, Gangcheng District. It is mainly divided into two types: dry frying and stewed. The superior Qishan fried chicken is made from local free-range jackal chickens raised in Qishan and cooked with additional ingredients. The meat is tender and delicious. Moreover, visitors can sit around the table under the shade trees and enjoy the scenery and delicious food, which is a unique experience.

Laiwu Sausage Laiwu Sausage is derived from Shunxiang Zhainan Sausage. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Su Zhiting, a native of Licheng, moved from Jinan to Laiwukou Town to start a business. Its main raw materials are lean meat and small intestines of Laiwu pigs. Its condiments were originally more than ten kinds. After repeated research by chef Wang Yuling and a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner from Boshan, they were identified as Amomum villosum, star anise, Biangui, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Shiluozi, etc. Eight kinds, plus premium soy sauce. It is refined through processes such as scraping intestines, mincing meat, mixing stuffing, enema, drying, steaming and other processes. It has a unique flavor, is nutritious, delicious and cleans the mouth, increases appetite, strengthens the stomach and regulates qi. It has the characteristics of not deteriorating after being stored for a long time, making it a good choice for banquet guests and gifts to friends. Since the 1970s, Kou Town and its affiliated villages such as Xiashuihe, driven by the influence of "Shunxiangzhai", have opened sausage processing factories one after another, making Laiwu's famous food manufacturing industry more prosperous.

At present, there are more than 100 sausage processing factories, among which the larger and better-operated ones include Quanxiangzhai, Zhengxiangzhai, Yuxiangzhai, Shengxiangzhai, Jinxiangzhai, Juxiangzhai, Yuanxiangzhai, Xingxiangzhai, etc.