What delicious food is there in Huaibei?

Huaibei sits at the junction of Shandong, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, so its food customs are heavily influenced by Shandong and Jiangsu cuisines. Famous local snacks in Huaibei include stir-fried noodles, cold wheat sheets, marinated dog meat, cold noodles, beef vermicelli soup, mutton soup, tofu pudding, pan-fried shrimp cakes, teppanyaki and roasted mutton.

Stuffed Lamb in Fish Belly and Linhuan Marinated Stuffed Melon are the most celebrated delicacies of Huaibei.

The renowned Linhuan Marinated Stuffed Melon is a classic preserved vegetable made by Linhuan Preserved Food Factory in Suixi County, with a history of over a hundred years. In the early Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty, a father-and-son pair named Pan Xiaowu from Nanjing opened a sauce shop called Yuanchangzhai in Linhuan Town and created this pickled vegetable. It is famous for its unique flavors: aromatic, crisp, tender and rich in soy sauce sauce aroma. A poet in the late Qing Dynasty wrote a poem in praise of it: The stuffed melon’s fragrance drifts on the breeze,

Bees and butterflies swirl like floating clouds.

Once you taste this stuffed melon treat,

You’ll forget your hometown behind.

Linhuan Stuffed Melon is elaborately made from high-quality stuffed melons, originally known as daughter melons.

Wang Hanzi’s given name is Wang Xincong. His self-developed camellia paste soup stands out among all snacks in the old town. It is a nourishing signature snack of Suixi. Far from foolish, Wang Hanzi regularly listened to diners’ feedback, refined his recipe through constant trial and error.

His soup stall opens every morning and evening. The loud clinking of utensils echoes along the flagstone streets, drawing crowds of customers. During peak seasons, waves of guests come one after another. Nearly everyone leaves content and delighted, and repeat customers keep his business thriving.

Shuangdui Dough Fish is a simple traditional staple food among local folk. In recent years, it has been featured on the menus of high-end restaurants and become a must-order dish for many diners.

As famous as Linhuan Stuffed Melon and fermented bean curd, Linhuan Fermented Bean Curd Braised Pork is well-known far and wide. It boasts bright color and plump shape, tasting rich yet non-greasy with a mellow fermented bean curd aroma that leaves people craving more