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Dalian braised pork
Also known as Dalian fried braised pork, it is similar to fried powder in Changchun and fried powder in Jilin. Introduced from Jilin city to all parts of Northeast China.
The main component of braised pork is starch, generally speaking, mung bean starch is better. Stir the starch and water evenly according to the ratio of 1:3, add alum and salt slightly, then pour it into the pot and stir it constantly, pay attention to the heat, and then take it out and cool it for later use. When eating, put it in the pot and stir-fry it repeatedly. After heating, it is mostly divided into small pieces 1cm square and placed in a small bowl. Add soy sauce, vinegar, sesame sauce soup, garlic soup and salt sauce (which can be seasoned by yourself) to make ordinary snacks full of garlic and sesame sauce.
The classic way to eat it is to eat it on a small table with a small fork made of iron wire. (It's rare now) After being improved by a professional chef, it has been transformed into a "three-fresh braised pork" in a restaurant. On the large fried braised pork, in addition to sauce such as sesame sauce and garlic juice, seafood such as sea cucumber and shrimp balls are poured in at the same time, which is delicious.
Dalian shrimp sauce
The shrimp sauce in Dalian mainly refers to the shrimp sauce prepared by different restaurants, accompanied by pasta such as green onions and Dalian's unique salted fish cakes, which is delicious. There is also canned shrimp paste, which is not highly praised by Dalian locals. Generally, there are only two ways to eat it: one is to add an egg, a little chopped green onion and salad oil, steam it in a pot and eat it with green onions and cakes; There is also tofu with shrimp sauce, add shrimp sauce and a little water, and then simmer it a little.
Haicai steamed bun
Steamed buns made of seaweed can be wrapped with white flour or corn flour, and the stuffing is made of local seaweed and laver with a little pork. Generally, seaweed steamed buns are not round, but long (similar to jiaozi).
Shredded radish and oyster steamed bun
Taking white flour as the skin, the green radish is inserted into shredded radish and mixed with the whole oyster to make the shredded radish Oyster Fried Dumplings, one of Dalian people's favorites.
Sea cucumber steamed bun
It is also made of white flour, sea cucumber and pumpkin (called zucchini melon in some places) as raw materials, and only seasoned with soy sauce.
Salted fish cake
Salted fish cakes were eaten in the local countryside. Later, the countryside surrounded the city, and almost all restaurants and restaurants in Dalian could eat them. Fish is a sea fish in autumn. There are rod fish and yellow croaker, which are only palm-sized. After marinating with ginger, onion and salt, fry the marinated fish in boiling oil until golden, and the fish is tender outside. As for the cakes, they are made of aged corn flour mixed with bean flour and white flour. There are two kinds: one is to boil the pot with water and stick cakes around the pot. The so-called health is steamed; The other is frying in oil.
Mixed with sea bean jelly
Sea jelly is a special product of Dalian. The raw material is a kind of aquatic plants growing on the seabed reef, called Niumaocai. After drying it, it will be boiled in a pot for 7-8 hours, then filtered, cooled and cut into strips to become sea jelly. Mixed with sea jelly is more refreshing and tender than mung bean jelly used by Beijingers, like agar, and it is a fresh appetizing cold dish in summer. Frozen tastes better.
Fresh soup with oyster soup
A soup is prepared from oyster, potato, bean curd and carrot. The seafood soup in Dalian is typical. Stir-fry potatoes and carrots in oil first, then add water, add tofu and cook, and finally season with oysters. When the oysters are cooked, the soup will be taken out of the pot. Eating hot is good for your health.
Dalian seafood noodles
Dalian seafood noodles (also known as Dalian fish noodles) are also a major feature, and the typical ones are clam noodles and yellow croaker noodles. It is noodles made of clam meat or yellow flower fish (to remove thorns). Noodles with clams and noodles with yellow croaker
Braised whole shrimp with red sauce
The main ingredient is the whole prawn without peeling and only removing intestines. After stir-frying with ginger, onion and vegetable oil, add Shaoxing wine, sugar and refined salt, then put it in a pot and bake it with slow fire to collect the soup. After the prawns are cooked, the heads and tails are connected to form a petal shape, and they are placed in a big round plate.