The most famous ones are the oven-fried buns and the ink-fried buns. The ink-fried buns are a specialty snack of Jimo City, Qingdao City, Shandong Province.
Instant ink fried buns are made with exquisite craftsmanship, the dough is moderately hard and soft, and the buns are golden, translucent, fragrant, crispy, fresh and soft, and are highly appreciated by diners.
Jimo's traditional famous food is fried buns, commonly known as stove buns. In the old days, it was also known as "grasshopper cage" and fried buns.
It was originally created by the ancestor of the Hu family in Hujia Village, Jimo City, and has a history of more than 500 years.
After the Grasshopper Cage Pan-fried Buns became famous, the catering industry in Jimo City competed to learn the Hu family's skills.
When the Hu family went out of business, Dong Wenqing of Chengnan Pass took over the business.
From then on, the skill of making pan-fried buns was widely spread, and grasshopper steamed bun shops spread all over the county. By the end of the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Jimo's grasshopper steamed buns entered its heyday.
In the autumn of 1953, during the Qingdao Urban and Rural Materials Exchange Conference, Jimo catering industry households were invited to participate.
At the meeting, Jimo's stove bags were highly praised by people from all walks of life, and they rushed to taste them.
Nowadays, although Jimo's stove bags are not sold in "grasshopper cages", their production techniques and unique flavor are still famous. In 1985, they were listed as one of the famous local foods by the Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce.
The main raw materials of instant ink fried buns are refined flour, lean meat, vegetables, seafood, vegetable oil and various seasonings.
The production process is exquisite, the dough is moderately hard and soft, the buns are golden yellow, crystal clear, and have the characteristics of fragrant, crispy, fresh and soft. There are more than 20 varieties, which are highly appreciated by diners.