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How Chinese Dishes Were Named
China is a country that attaches great importance to names, honor, and prestige.

Manchu and Han Banquet
The Manchu and Han banquet was introduced during Emperor Kangxi’s reign at the government house and official residence of the upper strata.

Shandong Xiaochi (Snacks)

2004-10-15 15:15:29

 

  With a history of several hundred years, Shandong produces a wide variety of snacks, many of which are related to moving historical legends. Well prepared with different materials and ingredients, they are warmly received by customers.
  
  JINAN SNACKS
  Clear Oil Coiled Flour Threads Cake

  Fried with peanut oil, clear oil coiled flour threads cake is a meticulously prepared flour food. Crisp outside and tender inside, this cake is sweet and tasty, hence a favorite snack for the banquet.
  
  Guotie (Light Fried Dumplings)
  Light fried dumplings mainly have fillings prepared with pork and various kinds of seasonal vegetables. In yellow color, light fried dumplings are crisp, soft and delicious.
  
  Sweet and Crunchy Fried Cake
  Mainly prepared with millets, sweet and crunchy fried cakes have different tastes because of the use of varied flavoring essence, such as peanuts, chesnuts, pineapple, bananas, roses and mint. Thin, crisp and crunchy, such cakes in golden yellow color are aromatic and sweet, not greasy at all.
  
  YIMENG SNACKS
  Six-sister Thin Pancake

  With a time-honored history, thin pancakes made of millet flour are very popular in the Yimeng Mountain areas. Six-sister thin pancakes are prepared with unique materials and techniques with various colors.
  
  Yishui Feng Cake
  Beautifully shaped, this cake is crunchy, crisp, aromatic, sweet and nutritious, suitable for the elderly and young.
  
  "Weiyizhai" Eight-treasure Fermented Soy Beans
  Important Arts for the People‘s Welfare written by Jia Sixie of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534) records the way to produce fermented soy beans. The techniques for producing Linyi eight-treasure fermented soy beans first appeared in the Daoguang reign period of the Qing Dynasty. The manager of "Weiyizhai" Sauce and Pickle Shop gathered various techniques to produce its own fermented soy beans, which are nutritious, bright in color and richly fragrant.
  
  Wang‘s Cooked Pear
  Prepared with a secret prescription handed down in the family from generation to generation, Wang‘s cooked pears have a unique taste, soft, mellow, sweet and richly fragrant. Such pears can help get rid of heat, moisten the lung, stop coughing, and nourish the liver and heart.
  


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