In general, the colder the seawater is in Dalian, the more delicious the seafood is. Dalian is on the coast of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, where the seawater temperature difference is large and the seafood grows slowly, so the seafood will be more delicious. The most famous ones in Dalian are sea cucumber with onion, steamed eggs with sea urchin and steamed abalone.
The most recommended seafood in Yantai is sea sausage, which is called "sea chicken" by fishermen in Jiaodong. The sea sausage is fat, but very ugly, but it tastes very good, and its nutritional value is comparable to that of "sea cucumber". There are many cooking methods. The most recommended one is to partner with leeks and recommend sea sausage with leeks.
Qingdao Spanish mackerel jiaozi and cuttlefish jiaozi must be tasted in Qingdao. As the local saying goes, "Spanish mackerel jumps and makes people laugh", which shows how much locals like Spanish mackerel. In addition, Qingdao's mud, oysters, leftovers and sea sand are also delicious.
Lianyungang Lianyungang must eat small yellow croaker, because of the geographical location of Lianyungang, the meat of small yellow croaker here is fresh and tender. Whether it is steamed, braised, fried, stewed or smoked, the taste will not be worse. There are also sand fish and flower clams in the local area.
Zhoushan fishing ground is famous. The seafood here is delicious, and there are many varieties. The most distinctive ones are hairtail and swimming crab. Is it especially cool to go to the market in late summer and early autumn to choose hairtail and swimming crab, cook for the store, buy a few bottles of beer and blow the sea breeze?
Wenzhou Wenzhou people have a light taste and require fresh seafood. So the famous seafood producing areas in Wenzhou are Dongtou, Lingkun and Yanting. You can also go fishing with fishermen by the way. The most common snacks in Wenzhou are fish ball soup and raw blood clams.
Ningbo, Ningbo's seafood recommends red paste and crab, which is really a must. When you open the crab, you can see the fat and delicate meat, the orange red paste, and a mouthful of vinegar.
Zhanjiang Zhanjiang has one of the best kinds of seafood in China. The sea crabs, prawns and oysters here are all very good. Besides, there is another thing that tastes delicious, but not everyone can get used to it. That is the worm. The worm tastes delicious, and stir-frying, boiling soup, salt and pepper and frying are all delicious.
Shanwei Shanwei seafood, soups and beets hate their characteristics. The more distinctive local seafood is bitter snail, which tastes bitter and sweet, and some people will prefer it.
Beihai Beihai, as one of the four major fishing grounds in China, has a lot of seafood. Weizhou Island is the main place here. Beihai people want to eat fresh seafood. Many restaurants buy seafood at the seaside or hire boats to go out to sea. I recommend you to try tiger fish soup, crab soup, Beihai clam and fried squid tube.
As for which city is the best to eat, it may depend on personal tastes and preferences.