The delicacies of Xinzhou include:
1. Dingxiang Steamed Pork:
Dingxiang Steamed Pork is a famous Han food in Xinzhou. It is said that it is a tribute to the local area. A tribute from the palace, it is also one of the must-have delicacies for local folk banquets. The ingredients are mainly lean pork, supplemented by starch, vegetable oil and various condiments. It has the characteristics of being fragrant with meat and not getting greasy after eating more.
2. Baode Bowl:
De Bowl is a traditional Han snack in Baode County, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province. Among them, Baode County is rich in buckwheat. The buckwheat noodle bowls made from it are crystal clear and bright, pinkish white and slightly green, with fine texture, soft, smooth, tender, fragrant and sharp taste.
3. Cut three knives:
Cut three knives is one of Xinzhou’s pasta snacks. Because when frying, in order to allow the sesame oil to penetrate into it, three cuts must be made on it, so it is called "three cuts", and because it tastes oily and fragrant, it is also called "oilcloth bag". Every year at the end of the year, every family makes it and steams it. It has been passed down from generation to generation and has a history of more than 300 years.
4. Shenchi mooncakes:
Shenchi mooncakes are a specialty of Shenchi County, Xinzhou. They are famous in Xinzhou and even Shanxi for their freshness, crispness and sweetness. Shenchi mooncakes have been recognized as "Shanxi famous snacks" and "Shanxi famous snacks". They have won the love of people in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Mongolia for their characteristics of "crispy skin, fragrant fillings, rich taste, soft and not greasy, and long-lasting".
5. Sorghum noodles and fish:
Sorghum noodles and fish are a common dish in Xinzhou in northern Shanxi. The housewives squeeze the mixed noodles into jujube-sized portions, rub them from both ends of the large table with both hands at the same time, and turn them into small fish as thin as fragrant heads. They steam them and pour them with soup and vegetables.