"Do you believe? There's another us in parallel time and space who are free of disease and living beautifully."
I'm sure many of you started off 2021 with the movie "Send You a Little Red Flower". This movie, led by Yi Yi Qianxi and Liu Hao Cun, brought so many surprises and touches to everyone. Not only that, the movie also shoots the city of Qingdao in a romantic and warm way, full of earthly flavors in the smoky atmosphere.
To be honest, after watching the movie, I cried 3 packs of tissues, I really want to go to Qingdao! But according to my friend who has been to Qingdao, she will never go there again! Because of the beer + seafood + barbecue + snacks, to go to a time to fat 5 pounds, who can not resist!
# 01
"A few stereotypes about Qingdao"
Red tiles, green trees, blue sea, blue sky, beer and barbecue, these words remind people of Qingdao.
Qingdao, located in the southeastern coast of Shandong Peninsula, adjacent to the Yellow Sea. It has a beautiful view of the mountains and the sea, a very European style of architecture, eat endless seafood drink endless beer.
It is not at all like any other city in Shandong, just like "Shandong Jinan, China Qingdao" this jibe in general, Qingdao did not add Shandong in front. And there's more to Qingdao than just its beautiful surroundings and enjoyable food.
The city's character imprinted by the May Fourth Movement
The May Fourth Square, named after the May Fourth Movement
Qingdao's modern history has given it a distinctive urban character, and the May Fourth Movement of 1919 is one of the reasons for the formation of Qingdao's character. The May Fourth Movement in 1919 was one of the reasons for the formation of Qingdao's character in modern times. Although the movement took place in Beijing, the fuse was lit in Qingdao.
The Olympic Sailing Center, which hosted the Beijing Olympics and 13 Paralympic Games
The failure of the Paris Games and the incompetence of the government at the time caused the people of Qingdao, and indeed the whole of Shandong, to become more and more resentful. The local people directly lit up their demand "Fight for Qingdao outside, punish the traitors inside!" , a demand that became one of the slogans of the May Fourth Movement. After three years of struggle, Qingdao was returned. Since then, fearlessness has become the distinctive character of the city of Qingdao.
The "Switzerland of the Orient" on the Yellow Sea
Qingdao has a temperate oceanic climate, with no cold winters and no hot summers. As one of the National Summer Tourism Cities, Qingdao is definitely on the list. Qingdao's coastline is 816.98 kilometers long, with 49 bays and more than 70 islands and numerous beaches. In summer, the 500-meter-long First Sea Bathing Beach is filled with colorful crowds and is very lively.
In addition, there are also the relatively less crowded Jinsha Beach, the Shimantao Beach located in the eastern part of Qingdao, Shimantao Beach, Second Beach, which is adjacent to the Badaguan Villa area, and Yangkou Beach, located on the Laoshan side of the mountain. strong> ...... Just clock in as needed.
With a rare sense of literature in the north
Qingdao carries a strong sense of literature, embodied in the Eight Great Passes. Consisting of eight roads named after important passes of the Great Wall, the Pass concentrates more than 320 villas with architectural styles from more than 20 countries, including Russia, Britain, France, Germany, and Macao, and is known as the "Expo of Architecture of All Nations". You don't even need to add filters to take pictures here, a shot is a comic general scenery.
If you can't get enough of these buildings, you can climb Signal Hill on a clear day and see them all in one go. From a distance, the mountains, coastline, red brick roofs, and green trees blend together, and the beauty of the architecture blends perfectly into the mountains and the sea.
Beer and Seafood in the City of Qingdao
Although Qingdao is a city of passion and fearlessness, Qingdao people live for what they want! The word "恣" in Qingdao dialect means cozy and happy. Those who live in the city eat clams, drink beer, and bathe in the sea have a high sense of well-being. In the winter night street corner sit down huffing and puffing to eat a bowl of wild wontons; or in the summer to meet the cool breeze to a seafood barbecue; casually walking down the street with a plastic bag of beer to drink a mouthful of beer after a solid hiccup ......
The weather is good, carry a small bucket to go to the stacks of the reef to pick up the shells and oysters, at the end of the bridge quietly The first thing you need to do is to get a good look at your favorite brands. These are all "wanton"! Enjoy the moment mentality, but also Qingdao's happiness index to climb the power.
Or take a walk down Zhongshan Road, where a hundred years of Qingdao culture have been accumulated! Come to the old shops near the split courtyard, order your favorite food and feel the taste of your childhood.
# 02
"Qingdao people, really delicious"
Qingdao Beer + Seafood = Gout Set
Qingdao Beer + Seafood = Gout Set
/ Qingdao Beer /
Qingdao Beer is not a stranger to China's beer, or even extremely familiar with it. Not only is it famous in China, but it has also become a cultural symbol of Qingdao and a global calling card for summer revelry. 1991 saw the start of the Qingdao International Beer Festival, which still attracts tourists from all over the world to Qingdao to enjoy a drink!
Qingdao people have never been afraid to drink beer in a variety of ways. In the early 1980s, Qingdao people used thermos flasks and even buckets to beat loose beer. Later, Qingdao people began to use plastic bags to beat the bulk beer, and after the fight to use a straw to suck, this habit continues to this day, becoming one of the famous "Qingdao three strange". Even foreigners are eager to imitate, has become internationally renowned "Qingdao style"!
Qingdao people drink loose beer, is not after high temperature sterilization of fresh beer, out of Qingdao is very difficult to drink. The loose beer gulp down, reminiscent of the bitter and wheat flavor from the belly and come, refreshing and unctuous. And then a seafood barbecue, "life must be full of joy" is just like that.
Recommended Tsingtao Breweries: Factory 1, Factory 2, Factory 4 and Factory 5
/ Seafood BBQ /
Many people go to Qingdao and leave their stomachs directly to the sea! From spring, they wait for shrimp tigers, razor clams, eight scallops and other kinds of seafood to hit the market. In the summer, yellowtail, Spanish mackerel, kaji, crab, sea cucumber and abalone start to shine, while clams, bibimbap, sea intestines and all kinds of snails are readily available!
With a street full of barbecue stalls, order whatever you want. Shellfish are slowly opened up under the fire, and the heat of the charcoal makes the meat ooze with the ocean's broth, which is delicious and tantalizing. Squid, than tube fish in the heat under a breath, ZiZi sound, not long slightly charred aroma filled in the air, bring their own teasing buff! Qingdao's seafood barbecue, eat down are the gift of the sea!
The snacks that make Qingdao people's mouths difficult
/ Pepper Salt Shrimp Tiger
Shrimp Tiger's scientific name is "Shrimp Mayfly", and the old Qingdao people have a special affection for it. It is because of the shrimp tiger in Jiaozhou Bay that many Qingdao people survived the hard times in the 1950s and 1960s. However, the shrimp tiger is now basically extinct, and most of the shrimp sold on the market are pi pei shrimp, so now the default pi pei shrimp is called shrimp tiger. Fresh shrimp tiger shell color green gloss, pinch up solid not empty, there are many practices, but one of the more famous is pepper salt shrimp tiger .
Freshly baked salt shrimp tiger crisp outside and tender inside, chopsticks pick up a section of the shrimp body, peeled with the mouth, and then twisted out of the shrimp with the tongue, fresh shrimp meat solid and full. The shells of the shrimp have a thick saltiness, which makes them even more delicious to sip. If you eat the head and tail of the shrimp, you have to peel the skin by hand, and you can't help but suck your fingers again after eating!
If you're eating a fat shrimp tiger in season, it's even better when the brain is full of cream!
/ Stir-Fried Clams with Hot Chili Sauce
Remember, in Qingdao, "clam" is not pronounced "gélí" but "gála", and it's urban, inexpensive, and yet it's not classy! --From roadside stalls to star-rated hotels, a meal without the presence of clams is regrettable. One of the famous ways to eat local clams is spicy fried clams. It is a traditional Qingdao dish with a wide popular base, and "Eat clams, have beer" is also a Qingdao folk custom. One of the reasons why they are so popular in Qingdao is because they are cheap, and another is that unlike shellfish from other seas, Qingdao clams have a very fatty meat and a very tasty flavor.
Freshly fished clams are stir-fried over high heat, seasoned with chili peppers and other condiments, and one by one, the shells are opened under the heat. Clam meat wrapped in sauce into the mouth, teeth just bite down, fresh and spicy juice in the mouth a mouth burst! Spicy Fried Clams spicy but not choking, clam meat tender and plump, teasing people with nowhere to hide! Spicy fried clams are suitable for wine, with a glass of cold Qingdao beer produced on the day, is simply every Qingdao people Light of Life!
/ Spanish Mackerel Dumplings /
Spanish Mackerel, scientific name of horse mackerel, commonly known as mackerel in Jiaodong region. Qingdao has a local saying called "Spanish mackerel jump, the father-in-law laughs", every year before and after the rain, fresh Spanish mackerel on the market, the son-in-laws in the family have to buy a few fresh spring mackerel to the door of the father-in-law, which is enough to show that Qingdao people have a love of Spanish mackerel
The Chinese mackerel is a very important part of the Qingdao economy. The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on some of the most popular products in the world. The dumplings made of Spanish mackerel are the best way to maximize the freshness of Spanish mackerel. It is not only a traditional Jiaodong dish and a delicacy on the table, but also a taste bud complex that Qingdao people have grown up eating, and it is also a heritage of culture and nostalgia.
The tender fish meat is wrapped in the noodle skin and put into the boiling water to wait for it to float up and mature. When you bite into it, the soup overflows, the mackerel meat is soft and tender, and the dumpling skin is not too thick, but tough, giving you a great aftertaste! The authentic way to eat is to take a bite of dumplings, with a mouthful of garlic cloves, and then dipped in vinegar after a full bite, the sour taste of vinegar and pungent garlic flavor, in the mouth of the intertwined fusion of the fish itself freshness of the degree of the perfect enhancement , unlimited stimulation of the taste buds of the tongue, so that people can not help but eat a one after the other!
Wild Wonton
Even if you go to Qingdao to eat seafood and drink beer, no wild wontons, it's the same as not coming to Qingdao! Wild wontons and wontons are not the same, wild is a kind of soul, into the store wontons are fast food. As a national snack, ordinary wontons firmly occupy a seat in the breakfast of the country. But in Qingdao, it is synonymous with night. The reason for this is that the only wonton stalls that open late at night are those that are open after 11:00am. But for an authentic wild wonton restaurant, be sure to ask the local Qingdao natives.
The reason why wild wontons are "wild" is because they are unconventional. It may be under a dim streetlight, or under a bridge, with a red tent and a horse stall. A bowl of hot wontons is cooked over an old flame in bone broth at a stall. Once served at the low tables, the people sitting on the plastic mats sucked the wontons until they sizzled. With meat tenders and beer, the night becomes tender. Wild wontons may not be delicious, but they're definitely a late-night warming treat for those who return home late at night. As many Qingdao natives say, "It's not the taste of wild wontons that we love, it's the feeling of wild wontons."
/Sweet Foam
Sweet Foam, as the standard breakfast in old Qingdao, was not born in Qingdao. The sweet foam originated from Jinan, and was introduced to Qingdao only after the liberation of Qingdao. However, Qingdao people love it more than Jinan people, and it is used as a daily breakfast, high flopping rate! Now although the streets can be seen selling sweet foam roadside stalls, but can be preserved the old but not much, the following a few food Lin flavor evaluation is quite good.
Don't think that sweet foam with the word "sweet" is sweet, on the contrary, it is savory mouth . On the thick millet noodles, with vermicelli, peanuts, red beans, oil tofu ... finally sprinkled with salt and pepper, full of a big mouth, savory flavor overflowing mouth . Paired with Qingdao dumplings, potstickers, or a large cake, this breakfast is a rich and real meal!
/ Other Delicacies /
# 03
Afterwards" Qingdao, the city of Qingdao, is a city where it's easy to fall in love at first sight. In terms of appearance, this seaside city is really motivated! The sea, the sky, the green trees, the red tiles, the old town with a variety of historical buildings with a continental flavor, it is hard not to let people feel like walking in the streets of a European city. On the strength, in addition to the German-made sewers, there are major Chinese brands born here. The 10-year Olympic Sailing Championships and the Qingdao Beer Festival, the world's civilized beer festival, are also enough to focus the world's attention. In terms of life, the residents here have a "wanton" attitude that makes them the envy of other cities. They can't get enough of the seafood, and they go straight for the beer, ignoring any "gout warnings". On the flavor, here only recognize the fresh! Qingdao's various cuisines have really bred the Qingdao people's mouths! The only beer you'll find in Qingdao is freshly brewed Tsingtao beer. When you eat clams, you only eat freshly caught clams. Everything is fresh! Qingdao, I'm really afraid that once I come, I don't want to go back ...... #Today's Topic# "Which of Qingdao's delicacies would you like to eat? " END.