What must-eat foods are there to go to Qingdao?

Qingdao must-eat foods include spicy fried clams, Spanish mackerel jiaozi, ribs and rice, fried cabbage with prawns, and minced sea cucumber.

1. Stir-fried clams with spicy sauce

Clams with delicious meat and rich nutrition are the most commonly eaten seafood in Qingdao, and stir-fried clams with spicy sauce is the most common cooking method. This dish is mainly made of clams, with onion, ginger, garlic and other accessories. The first taste is not very spicy at the entrance, and the spicy taste gradually permeates, combining fresh and spicy, and has a long aftertaste. As one of the top ten special snacks in Qingdao, spicy fried clams have a unique flavor. Clam meat is delicious and nutritious. It is not very spicy when it is first imported, and the spicy taste gradually penetrates, which is very memorable.

2. Spanish mackerel jiaozi

Spanish mackerel migrates to the offshore of Qingdao every spring and becomes a must for Qingdao people. There is a proverb that "when spring comes, Spanish mackerel jumps" and "Spanish mackerel jumps, and the father-in-law laughs". In Qingdao, there is a custom that whenever Spanish mackerel comes on the market, the son-in-law buys fresh ones for the father-in-law. Dumplings made from Spanish mackerel are delicious and unique. The Spanish mackerel meat is tender and delicious, supplemented by a large pot of fire, and the cooked jiaozi is crystal clear, fresh and pure with a bite, fragrant but not greasy and memorable.

3. Rib Rice

Shandong Peninsula is the birthplace of rib rice, and it is also a unique food. The earliest store has a history of more than 8 years, and it has also been rated as "one of the top ten famous foods in Qingdao". After years of constant updating of eating methods and practices, today's ribs rice is cooked with dozens of ingredients. Ribs can completely absorb the essence of ingredients, rotten but not crisp, fragrant but not greasy, and full of flavor.

The practice is to stew the ribs until the meat is not deboned, fresh and delicious, and the rice is also very fragrant and glutinous. Usually, you can choose the ribs with Chinese cabbage or kelp.

4. Stir-fried Chinese cabbage with prawns

Roasted Chinese cabbage with prawns is a traditional Shandong dish, which is highly sought after by daily families because of its low raw material price, simple technology and easy cooking. The main raw materials are prawn, Chinese cabbage, onion, ginger, salt and so on. The combination of Chinese cabbage and prawns seems to have no bright spot, but it tastes excellent because Chinese cabbage absorbs the soup of prawns, and the combination of the two makes the taste improve to a higher level, which in turn makes the whole sublimation. It is the most common Qingdao civilian food.

5. minced sea cucumber

minced sea cucumber is a local traditional food in Qingdao and a famous dish in Shandong cuisine. Sea cucumber is listed as the first of the "eight treasures of the sea" because of its warm and nourishing nature, which is better than ginseng. It is highly respected by people. With minced meat, it shows the fragrance and umami taste of sea cucumber, which not only highlights the freshness of Qingdao in the coastal city, but also has the fragrance of traditional Shandong cuisine. The main ingredients are sea cucumber, fragrant rice and pork belly.