Jinan & Qingzhou Food Guide: Shandong Cuisine is the Best!

Shandong has a lot of delicious food! The portions are generous and the prices are cheap. My friends from the south were amazed at how much food there was. - 🌟 First, Shandong cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China. The first meal we had in Jinan was at a Shandong restaurant that was said to be good! We ordered the signature dishes: "Stir-fried Pork Kidney," "Braised Pork Intestines," "Stir-fried Pork Liver, Kidney, and Tripe," "Sweet and Sour Pork," "Seafood Soup," "Oil Cake," and more. 😅 I had never seen any of these dishes before, but they were all delicious. Although I don't particularly like eating offal, this was acceptable. - 🌟 We had Shandong fried chicken for dinner. The portions were huge! There were also pancakes. The fried chicken was very flavorful, not spicy but very strong. After eating the chicken, you can add wide noodles to the pot (amazing!). I always thought fried chicken was like braised chicken, but it's not. It's more like a chicken hot pot. - 🌟 Although we didn't go to Zibo, we did have Zibo barbecue. Zibo barbecue was very popular before. We passed by Zibo on our way to Qingzhou and suddenly remembered that we could try it, so we arranged a meal. Six girls ordered a meal for 3–4 people and almost couldn't finish it! The meat skewers were really good and solid... and they tasted great, wrapped in warm grilled pancakes. Delicious! 🤪 The meal only cost 25 per person, and we ate a lot of meat skewers. It was so cheap! 😅 - 🌟 Qingzhou snacks! When visiting Qingzhou Ancient City, it's a good idea to buy some local specialty snacks, such as "Honey Three Knives" and "Baked Cake." You can also buy honey peaches, which are a local specialty. The candied haws here are amazing! And cheap! I ate them for two days in a row. 😋 - In conclusion, I used to think that Shandong food wasn't particularly appealing, but after trying it, I found it to be really good. 😍