Dongying’s specialty snacks include: Lijin fried buns, Hekou winter dates, Yellow River mouth saury, and Guangrao donkey meat.

1. Lijin fried buns

Lijin fried buns began in the Qing Dynasty and became famous during the Republic of China. They are fried dough buns with two kinds of meat and vegetarian fillings. After the buns are put into the pot, they are made through three processes of boiling, steaming and frying. Its characteristics are that it has the best of boiling and frying, golden color, crispy on one side, tender and soft on three sides, thin skin and large filling, fragrant but not greasy

2. Hekou Winter Dates

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".

3. Yellow River Estuary Swordfish

Due to the unique geographical conditions of Bohai Bay and Laizhou Bay, its underwater world has become a natural kingdom of fish, and it is a rare excellent fishing ground in China's offshore waters. There are no less than a dozen species of main economic fish here, including barracuda, perch, yellow croaker, whitebait, needlefish, yellowtail fish...there are really countless. However, the most distinctive one is the saury in the Yellow River Estuary. The swordfish at the mouth of the Yellow River is named after its body shape, which resembles a sharp knife. It is also nicknamed "upside down" by fishermen because every year in mid-March of the lunar calendar, it travels hundreds of miles upstream along the Yellow River and migrates to Dongping Lake to spawn. fish". The belly of the swordfish in the Yellow River Estuary is silvery white, like a sharp blade flashing with blue light, while the back is like a layer of gold, revealing a brilliant golden yellow. It has a small belly with thin scales, a short and rounded snout, and a flat side body. Therefore, it swims in the water as fast as the light of a sword and disappears in a flash. The saury in the Yellow River Estuary migrates to Dongping Lake, and each female can lay tens of thousands of eggs at a time. After the eggs hatch into young fish, they follow the Yellow River to the mouth of the sea. After going through this back and forth cycle, it takes two or three years for the swordfish to grow into an adult fish. The adult saury in the Yellow River Estuary is about thirty to forty centimeters long and weighs about two hundred grams. Swordfish are also found in waters such as the Yangtze River Estuary and Pearl River in my country. Only the saury in the Yellow River Estuary is a rare treasure. The saury here is rich in fat, extremely fragrant, and the meat is tender and delicious. It can be fried, stewed, or made into meatballs... They are all delicious and delicious, and you will never get tired of eating them. If tourists happen to come to the Yellow River Estuary during the wheat season, it is the best time to catch saury. It will be a great blessing in life to taste the saury just out of the water.

4. Donkey meat delicacies in Guangrao

Donkey meat delicacies in Fushengguan, Xiguan, Guangrao City began in the early years of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty. It has been passed down from generation to generation and has become a famous local delicacy in Guangrao. The donkey meat is made of exquisite ingredients, the "medicine" formula is unique, and the preparation is fine. After the meat comes out of the pot, the meat will be red in color, translucent purple, smooth but not greasy, solid but not hard, with a strong and unique aroma, delicious and delicious, and has refreshing and stomach-tonifying properties. , the effect of strengthening bones and muscles.