1. Mawan watermelon

Mawan watermelon is a specialty product of Dongying District, Dongying City, Shandong Province, and a national geographical indication of agricultural products.

Dongying District has a warm temperate monsoon continental climate with four distinct seasons and sufficient sunlight. The annual average temperature is 12.4℃, the accumulated temperature greater than or equal to 0℃ is 4732℃, and the accumulated temperature greater than or equal to 10℃ is 4310℃. The average annual sunshine hours are 2779.7 hours and the average annual rainfall is 554 mm, making it suitable for growing watermelons.

The quality requirements for Mawan watermelon products are that the melon shape is well-proportioned, the skin color and pattern are bright and beautiful, the fruit is highly mature, and the fruit is medium-sized; the average fruit weight is 3.5 kg, the skin is thin, the edible rate is high, and the fruit pulp is crisp. Tender, bright red meat color is uniform, honey-sweet and juicy, good flavor, rich in mineral salts and multiple vitamins. There are no color streaks or patches in the cross section.

2. Yellow River saury

Yellow River saury is found at the mouth of the Yellow River in Dongying City, Shandong Province. It spawns in the sea and grows in the Yellow River. It is a migratory fish. The shape of the Yellow River saury is similar to a sharp knife, and its silver light shines, so it is named saury.

Every year in March of Yangchun, saury fish swim upstream along the Yellow River estuary and swim back to Dongping Lake to lay eggs. After the eggs hatch into fish and are fattened, they then go down the Yellow River to the Bohai Sea to grow and grow. Overwintering, the annual fish flood lasts for more than two months. The adult saury in the Yellow River Estuary is 30 to 40 centimeters long, with a golden back, silvery white abdomen, fat scales, many soft spines, tender meat, and delicious flavor.

3. Hekou winter jujube

Hekou winter jujube is a precious fruit resource in Hekou District, Dongying City. It is named after its late maturity period (mid-October). Winter jujubes are large and round in shape, with ocher-red skin with green and yellow interspersed, bright and moist, thin skin and crispy flesh, tender and juicy, sweet and fragrant, and contain a variety of amino acids and vitamins needed by the human body. They are known as "Chinese wonder fruit" and "hundred-year-old fruit". "Crown of Fruits" and "Live Vitamin Pills".

In the process of developing the industrialization of winter jujubes, Hekou people have further realized the importance of brands. While increasing their brand promotion efforts, they have fully implemented the famous brand promotion strategy. Brands such as "Dongyinghong", "Haikou" and "Lubei" have been approved by the national industrial and commercial department. Now, winter dates from Hekou District have been sold in more than 20 large and medium-sized cities such as Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou, and are favored by consumers.

4. Shikou Roast Chicken

Shikou Roast Chicken is produced in Shikou Town, Dongying District, Dongying City. Shikou Town is adjacent to the roaring Yellow River in the north. It has beautiful scenery and simple folk customs. It ranks first in the country. Many production areas of Shengli Oilfield, the second largest oil field, are also dotted here. Shikou Town has a long history and culture, and has always been known as the "Hometown of Roast Chicken". Gluttonous guests come here here to taste it. Tasting Shikou Roast Chicken in person is even more fragrant and lingering. Compared with Dezhou Braised Chicken, Shikou Town has a long history and culture. Worse than that.

5. Guangrao donkey meat

Donkey meat is a local delicacy in Guangrao County, Dongying City, Shandong Province. "Goose meat in the sky, donkey meat on the ground", Guangrao delicacy donkey meat, has a long history and is famous far and wide. Founded in the twelfth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty, it was recommended by Cui Wanqing, a local martial artist, to the Ministry of War in Beijing for the enjoyment of warriors.

There are no donkeys walking around in Guangrao, but there is the fragrance of donkey meat on the table. Guangrao County is located in the southern part of the Yellow River Delta, on both sides of the Xiaoqing River, and is an area influenced by Qi culture. There is a hometown of Sun Tzu, which contains the Southern Song Dynasty main hall and bracket structure, known as a national treasure.

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