The Jinan Municipal Commerce Bureau once released a hand-drawn version of "Quancheng Jinan Foodie's Guide", which collected 67 catering companies, 155 shops, and 22 time-honored brands to compare Jinan's food Comprehensive inventory.
If you come to Jinan for an in-depth trip and have enough time, you can follow the instructions in this picture and make a large circle. If you are short on time, you can choose the one with the most Jinan characteristics to experience it.
Speaking of Jinan food, we must talk about the meat. Just like the noodles in Chongqing and the pancakes and fruits in Tianjin, the meat in each restaurant is slightly different. It's hard to say which one has the most authentic taste. If you happen to go to Furong Street, you can go to the nearby Wejia Herbal Pork. The taste of his and Sandian Pork is generally recognized by Jinan people and is closest to the taste that Jinan people like.
Of course, you can choose Chaoyixing and Jindelimin, two old fast food restaurants, which have a better dining environment. According to senior foodies, the pork meat in all Chaoyixing stores is made and delivered in a unified manner, and the quality is very stable. Free glutinous rice (rice porridge) is also provided.
Every store has fried eggs boiled in broth, which is also very unique. The eggs fried into a honeycomb shape can soak up the broth, and the bite is very satisfying. Foreign friends who have never tried it can try it. No matter which store you go to, you can experience the perfect combination of meat and rice for about 10 yuan per person, which is very affordable.
Tourists often focus on specialty snacks and tend to ignore local dishes. In fact, Jinan’s Shandong cuisine is the window that best embodies the essence of Jinan and even Shandong food culture. To taste Shandong cuisine, you can choose time-honored restaurants such as Jufengde and Chunjiang Restaurant, or you can search for private Shandong cuisine chefs online. If you are really pressed for time, you can get a good experience by going to chain restaurants that are common in business districts such as Chengnan Past Times and Golden Chunxi, but you may have to wait for a table during peak hours.
Representatives of Shandong cuisine include sweet and sour Yellow River carp, milk soup with pucai, nine-turn large intestine, fried three kinds, stir-fried kidneys, etc. Because Jinan has spring water and rich products, fresh and crispy food is the favorite taste of Jinan people, so when you come to Jinan, you must try stir-fried dishes instead of thick oily red sauce.
Lao Jinan’s three fried dishes, fried pork tenderloin, and marinated fish fillets are all crispy in taste and bright in color. The soup and vegetables are completely integrated, and there is no need to add any MSG and chicken essence can also achieve rich flavor. Nowadays, many restaurants have standardized operations, and only a few restaurants can still produce the authentic taste of old Jinan restaurants.
For example, there are several restaurants on Qushuiting Street with "Yard No. 1" hanging on them. They have a nice environment and can indeed restore to a certain extent the old-fashioned dishes like Pu Cai in Milk Soup. The dishes, environment and service are all carefully considered. The per capita consumption is close to 200 yuan, making it more suitable for business receptions.
For high-quality and low-priced Shandong cuisine, I recommend Old Shangbu Biianfang. It is completely different from Beijing Biianfang, which specializes in roast duck. The Shandong cuisine here is authentic and affordable, and the recommended dishes are terrible. Fish slices can be called a living fossil of traditional Shandong cuisine. Many Shandong cuisine restaurants no longer make this dish. This dish is seasoned with sake lees, which not only completely eliminates the fishy smell of the fish, but also makes the fish fillets tender and smooth with the mildness of pure grains. This requires very high heat, and the Beijing TV documentary also made a special introduction. This dish does not have the vulgar taste of a standardized kitchen when it comes to the table. It really tastes like the old Jinan stir-fry. Even the fungus and other side dishes in the dish are very refreshing and worth experiencing. The per capita consumption is about 60 yuan.
The Golden Chunxi I just mentioned must be the vinegar-cooked pomfret in the store. At first glance, this dish looks similar to the pomfret version of Guobao Pork, with a sweet and sour taste, but it actually requires much more skill from the chef.
It's equally crispy and sweet, but you can't see the sweet and sour sauce. It's like a thin layer of sweet and sour coating sprayed on the fish. It's just the right amount of crispy. It's really rare to see this dish outside of Jinan. There is a restaurant that makes Northwest specialties. The hotel once imitated this dish, but it was quickly removed from the shelves because it didn't serve the purpose. So this is a trace that can show the essence of Shandong cuisine and is a good dish that you will never tire of eating. You can eat well here with a per capita consumption of less than 80 yuan.
If you look carefully at the food map above, you can find that many of Jinan’s special food are actually pasta. For example, youxuan, straw buns, etc. This is indeed the case. As a big city in the north, Jinan has a large number of excellent pasta and delicacies.
Guata is one of the most typical home-cooked noodles in Jinan. Because it is so homely, hotels rarely make it. If you choose a farmhouse, you may have a chance. After eating, here we focus on Jinan’s steamed buns. Unlike the small steamed buns in the south, people in Jinan think big steamed buns are fragrant, and the ones made with leeks are the most fragrant. The canteens of government agencies and units make their own steamed buns, and they all make big steamed buns. A steamed bun as big as a CD is authentic. If the buns are too small, the chefs will be scolded.
In addition to several time-honored brands that everyone is familiar with, there is also a local Jinan steamed bun shop worth recommending. The boss is an upright and honest Jinan uncle. How to make his own steamed buns, just ask the shop How to make steamed buns inside, it is simply "the steamed bun shop that least resembles a catering business". Many Jinan netizens say that the steamed buns in this shop look like those made at grandma's house.
This store is called Zhaji Baozi Shop, and the store’s control over ingredients such as leeks can be called abnormal. A large truck is shipped directly from an organic vegetable base in Linyi every day. It is said that it rained heavily for a few days in the summer and the leeks could not be transported, so this store simply stopped selling the leek buns. The store hired aunts to knead and rise the dough by hand, and they really made it with the spirit of Jinan people. Even Jinan people can't resist the aroma of the chive buns when they come out of the pot.
Tourists from the South with average appetites are advised not to order more than two buns, because they really won’t be able to eat them. Because the ingredients are real, the price of a steamed bun is about 3-5 yuan, but a meal does not exceed 10 yuan, which is for public consumption. The most interesting detail is that the store has a hand sanitizer sink and unlimited free garlic! Only Jinan people know how delicious it is to eat big buns with your hands and eat them with garlic!
The egg yolk fresh meat buns must be highly recommended. Each bun is filled with the yolk of a salted duck egg. It's not the packaged egg yolks used in sushi, but the whole egg yolks taken freshly from the raw duck eggs. When you take a bite, the egg yolk is full of oil and is particularly fragrant. Except for the big buns, other snacks in the store are mediocre. For example, the soy milk is ground by an old-fashioned commercial machine and has a slightly rough texture, so you should choose carefully.
The delicacies introduced are enough for you to experience during the National Day holiday. I hope you have a happy holiday in Jinan!
If you know enough about Jinan, you will find that this is a city with enough charm to be worth visiting. The essence of the spring water alone will make people fall deeply into it, let alone A special snack of Jinan flavor.
Yes, Furong Street is a small commercial street with a gorgeous coat. I don’t know how much it can connect with Jinan food. It is at best a packaged snack street.
The most representative of old Jinan are Tianmo and Youxuan. The most authentic one is "Tianmo Tang", which is located in a remote corner at the north end of Liansi Road. The history of inheritance is not short, and a bowl of "sticky porridge" creates a whole world and flavor. Especially in winter, a bowl of sweet foam, paired with his beef patties, will make you feel warm and satisfied inside and out. Especially if you drank too much the night before, if you have a bowl of it in the morning, your internal organs and lungs will be instantly soothed and you will feel energetic immediately.
The soft and fragrant oil spin is a perfect match with the sweet foam. Youxuanzhang on Jingsiweisan Road is said to be Mr. Ji Xianlin's favorite family in his early years in Jinan, and has an inscription.
I used to go there often, but then I felt like there had been a change of people, so I stopped going. By chance, I found "Hongchun Meizhai" by Mr. Lu Lihua, the successor of intangible culture, who is the authentic successor of Youxuan.
***The "straw buns" on Qingtuan Road are also a famous delicacy in Jinan. Not far away, opposite is Jinan's famous Hui community and the original barbecue street. The door is not small, and the food is delicious. Many elderly people like this place very much, and everyone is nostalgic. The representative Shandong cuisine "Nine-turn Large Intestine" and "Sweet and Sour Pork" are his award-winning specialties. You can also see its history and strength. There are stir-fried dishes on the second floor.
Jinan is a famous city with history and culture, and its gurgling spring water attracts visitors from all directions. Walk slowly and take a closer look at the ancient streets and alleys, clear springs and thin willows, Shandong cuisine and special snacks, and you will quickly fall in love with this city.
Hidden away from the city, Jinan is a very good city with rich cultural heritage. Many delicious snacks are hidden in various markets. If you are not a local, you will not be able to find them. arrive. As for Furong Street, it is hard to live up to its reputation. It is a hodgepodge of unauthentic snacks from various places that are found in most tourist cities specifically for foreign tourists. It is often crowded with people, but there is really nothing worth remembering. It is nothing more than a place. Something to show off in the future: I’ve been to Furong Street. If you take a taxi to Furong Street, the enthusiastic Jinan driver may ask you: Why are you so angry with Sister Furong? Chidi dog oil and gas? . . .
That is to say, the grilled sweet potatoes at the entrance of Shanyi are a bit interesting. There is Xinyi Sichuan Cuisine on Wenhua East Road and Furong Street. Couple's Beef Slices and Sichuan Beijiang Noodles are also available. You can find them below Qianfo Mountain. You can just try the jerky rice, but the pancakes and fruit stalls on the street are quite good, with fried dough sticks
I have been to Furong Street in Jinan several times, and this is a must-go for foodies. As for the check-in place, I will briefly tell you some of the delicacies and snacks in Furong Street.
Internet celebrity durian cake, a durian cake that you have to wait in line for more than half an hour to eat. There are really too many people. The decoration style of the store is like going back to the 1970s and 1980s. It feels like the baked durian cake is golden in color, crispy on the outside, and has a lot of cheese inside, which can be drawn.
Grilled chicken feet, because it is close to Furong Spring, the boss named it Furong Spring grilled chicken feet. It is not a good name. There are also many people queuing up, and it takes more than 20 minutes to buy it. Arrived, 2 skewers for 15 yuan. There are 4 small chicken feet on top. It tastes soft and tender and tastes very good.
For fairy bean cake, you can see the entire making process of fairy bean cake from a distance. The price is really not cheap. I bought 2 portions for 40 yuan before, and there were only 4 in each portion. , but it tastes very bad.
Furong Street really has too many delicious food and snacks, but you still need to go there yourself and taste them, and then you will know what it feels like.
Many of the snacks on Furong Street are "short, flat and quick" products, such as stinky tofu, roasted pig's trotters, exploding squid... There are not many special products of Jinan and Qilu. It is similar to a "food street" for foreign tourists across the country.
Kuanhouli is better than Furong Street
Junk food street
When Furong Street was renovated and renovated, it was positioned as a cultural street. When Tianjin Ancient Culture Street was opened, it affected Shandong and Jinan. Jinan was preparing for the construction of ancient cultural streets and selected Furong Street. However, when it just started to be rebuilt, The trend of food streets emerged and got out of control. Cultural streets finally succumbed to snack streets.
The meat is not on the same level as the big meat of Da Teng Empire