What Delicious Food Can You Taste in Qiqihar?
1. Dried Shrimp Mixed Cauliflower — One of Qiqihar’s Top Ten Local Snacks
Dried Shrimp Mixed Cauliflower
Taste: Salty and fresh
Cooking Method: Cold mixing
Ingredients
Main ingredients: 100g dried shrimps, 500g cauliflower
Seasonings: 30g sesame oil, 2g monosodium glutamate, 5g salt
Features
Attractive appearance, fragrant, tender and fresh flavour.
Cooking Steps
Trim the roots and leaves off the cauliflower, wash thoroughly and place in a basin. Add an appropriate amount of refined salt, mix well and marinate for ten minutes. Rinse the cauliflower with clean water and split into small florets. Blanch the florets in boiling water until fully cooked, then drain and return to the basin. Sprinkle with salt and monosodium glutamate, stir evenly and marinate for another ten minutes. Add sesame oil and soaked, chopped dried shrimps, stir thoroughly and it is ready to serve.
2. Tailai Peanuts — One of Qiqihar’s Top Ten Local Snacks
The producing area covers 10 towns and 1 farm in Tailai County: Keli Town, Pingyang Town, Jiangqiao Town, Daxing Town, Tangchi Town, Heping Town, Tazicheng Town, Ningjiang Township, Shengli Township, Tailai Town and Erlongtao Farm.
Geographic coordinates: East longitude 122°59′00″ ~ 124°00′00″, North latitude 46°13′00″ ~ 47°10′00″.
3. Central Town Blood Sausage — One of Qiqihar’s Top Ten Local Snacks
Blood sausage is a delicious traditional dish created and passed down by the ancestors of the Yi ethnic group. The Yi forefathers regarded animal blood as the purest gift and most nutritious delicacy bestowed by heaven. Rugged mountain roads hindered the circulation of daily supplies among Yi villages. Therefore, local Yi families would slaughter one or two fat pigs every year for the Lunar New Year, commonly known as "New Year Pig Slaughter". During this period, people could enjoy a plate of aromatic blood sausage.
Central Town blood sausage features a smooth, mellow texture, delicious taste and rich nutrition. If you visit Central Town in Yi’an, do not miss this local specialty — blood sausage.
4. Dried Tofu Sheets from Tai Dong Township — One of Qiqihar’s Top Ten Local Snacks
Introduction to Dried Tofu Sheets
Tofu shreds, also called cloud shreds, are semi-dehydrated products derived from tofu.
Nutritional Value of Dried Tofu Sheets
- Dried tofu sheets are rich in complete plant protein, containing all eight essential amino acids for human bodies in well-balanced proportions, delivering high nutritional value.
- The lecithin contained in dried tofu sheets can remove cholesterol attached to blood vessel walls, prevent vascular sclerosis, lower risks of cardiovascular diseases and protect the heart.
- Packed with various minerals, it supplements calcium, prevents osteoporosis caused by calcium deficiency and boosts bone development, which is highly beneficial for bone growth in children and the elderly.
Suitable Crowds
Suitable for most people.
- Ideal for people with physical weakness, malnutrition, dual deficiency of qi and blood, and thinness in old age; those with hyperlipidemia, high cholesterol, obesity and vascular sclerosis; diabetics; women with insufficient lactation after childbirth; teenagers and children; patients with phlegm-heat cough and asthma (including acute bronchitis); and cancer patients.
- The elderly and patients with iron-deficiency anaemia should consume it in moderation.
Therapeutic Effects
It is suitable for people with physical weakness, malnutrition, dual deficiency of qi and blood, senile emaciation, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, high cholesterol, obesity, vascular sclerosis, insufficient postpartum lactation, phlegm-heat cough and asthma, as well as cancer patients.
5. Erkeshan Fermented Bean Curd — One of Qiqihar’s Top Ten Local Snacks
Erkeshan fermented bean curd boasts a production history of over a hundred years. The finished product has a red exterior and apricot-yellow interior with bright colour, soft and delicate texture, and a unique herbal medicinal aroma and flavour.
6. Stir-Fried Green Peppers with Dried Tofu Sheets — One of Qiqihar’s Top Ten Local Snacks
Origin
This dish is a regular home-cooked staple for residents in Heilongjiang Province.
Nutrients & Health Benefits
Dried tofu sheets contain high-quality protein, lecithin and multiple minerals, which help prevent vascular sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis, supplement calcium and promote bone growth. Green peppers are rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, capable of lowering cholesterol, mitigating heart disease and coronary sclerosis, preventing cancers and other chronic illnesses, and supporting beauty care.
7. Braised Fat Duck with Sour Cabbage — One of Qiqihar’s Top Ten Local Snacks
Origin
Evolved from sour cabbage hot pot.
Nutrients & Health Benefits
Duck fat has a low melting point. Duck meat contains vitamins and niacin, which effectively prevent beriberi, neuritis and various inflammations, and delay ageing. It also offers protective effects for patients with heart diseases. Sour cabbage is loaded with protein, vitamins, lactic acid and minerals. It can assist in treating chronic hepatitis, chronic cardiomyopathy and multiple neuritis, aid digestion, and inhibit the reproduction of putrefactive bacteria in the intestines.
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