Liaocheng is known as the "Water City in the North of the Yangtze River", and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal has also passed through it. This canal connecting the north and the south has not only promoted Liaocheng's economic development, but also created Liaocheng's prosperous food culture. The food culture of the south and north merged here, and finally a different flower of food bloomed. Here are some Liaocheng delicacies introduced to you.

1. Wei's Smoked Chicken

Wei's Smoked Chicken is a famous snack in Liaocheng. It is recorded in historical materials that it appeared roughly during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty and was owned by a family named Wei. created.

Because of its good taste, many people imitated its production method at that time. Unfortunately, they failed to achieve the key point and failed to create the unique flavor of Wei's smoked chicken. But it is precisely because of the imitation and competition of various companies that it has also promoted the continuous development and improvement of Wei's smoked chicken, and the taste is getting better and better. Wei's smoked chicken is made with fine workmanship and careful selection of ingredients. It is red in color and leaves you with endless aftertaste after eating it.

Two and eight batches of fruit

Babao fruit is a kind of fried food in Liaocheng and one of the "five famous foods" in Liaocheng. There are not eight kinds of eight batches of fruit, but because the fried fruit is divided into eight strips and connected at both ends to form an oval, so it is called "eight batches of fruit".

The eight batches of fruits use a large amount of oil, and also add alum and alkali, so there are a lot of bubbles in the middle of the fried fruits, which is evident in their crispness. And it can be stored for a long time, so it’s great to have a few in the morning.

3. Mengjiabao

Mengjiabao, we can also call it soup dumpling. The production process can be roughly divided into four steps: filling, freezing, kneading, and shaping. The difference between Mengjia Bao and ordinary steamed buns is that the surface is smooth and soft, and the skin is thin and the filling is fresh. Most people who have eaten Mengjia Bao are full of praise for it, and its soup has a mellow flavor in the mouth, but it is not cloying.

, every time when the city is busy, there are many vendors selling this snack in the streets, alleys, and country markets.