Shandong cuisine
branch of Chinese traditional cuisine native to Shandong province
Shandong cuisine (simplified Chinese: 山东菜; traditional Chinese: 山東菜; pinyin: Shāndōngcài), more commonly known in Chinese as Lu cuisine (魯菜), is one of the Eight Culinary Traditions of Chinese cuisine and one of the Four Great Traditions (四大菜系). It is derived from the native cooking style of Shandong Province, a northern coastal province of China.
Features
Shandong cuisine is famous for its wide selection of material and use of different cooking methods. The raw materials are mainly domestic animals and birds, seafood and vegetables. The masterly cooking techniques include bao (爆; quick frying), liu (溜; quick frying with corn flour), pa (扒; stewing), kao (烤; roasting), zhu (煮; boiling), and coating sugar onto fruits with honey as the adhesive.
Styles
Shandong cuisine is mainly divided into three sub-regional styles: Jinan and Jiaodong, and Kongfu.
Jiaodong cuisine (胶东菜; 膠東菜; Jiāodōng cài): refers to the food on the Shandong Peninsula. The location is surrounded by sea on three sides, and therefore has a variety of seafood with an emphasize on light and fresh flavor.
Jinan cuisine (济南菜; 濟南菜; Jìnán cài): made up of dishes from Jinan, Dezhou, Tai'an and the surrounding regions. One of its features is the use of soup.
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