Dining in Qinhuangdao

Dining in Qinhuangdao cannot be a problem, if visiting the city. Located in the Hebei province that is the leading agricultural province of the People's Republic of China, Qinhuangdao offers a large variety of delicacies prepared from the local crops. Here one can savor dishes cooked in local style or else even try delicacies that originated in other provinces of China and even international flavors. Here we have given information about some of the popular eating out destinations in Qinhuangdao as well as some of the delicacies that ought not to be missed during your sojourn here.

The local cuisine of Qinhuangdao primarily has its roots in the Hebei cuisine also known as Ji cuisine. Dishes are prepared here using local agricultural produce and catch from the sea. Owing to its location on the coast of the Bohai Sea, seafood features heavily in the cuisine of Qinhuangdao. One can also get flavors of the eight major cuisines of China, dishes from the imperial kitchen, Japanese, Korean, continental and Italian cuisines in the historic city. Here you will also find popular international fast food chains that serve burgers and pizzas that are forever relished by kids.

Roasted prawn is a dish that is found almost in all the major restaurants of Qinhuangdao. The dish is both a local favorite and is relished by people visiting the city for the first time as well. The city is immensely popular for its bakery items. Here you will find a number of bakery shops and restaurants that apart from serving common cakes and pastries serve these bakery items prepared specifically using local ingredients and cooking styles. One of the bakery items that should surely be tasted when in Qinhuangdao is Changcheng Bolo Bing. This is a type of cake that is made from starch, flour, leaves of the bolo tree and a host of other fillings. Huiji Lvdougao also known as mung bean cake is another popular bakery item that was introduced in the area by the people of Islamic faith. Another unusual cake one gets in the city is Laoerwei Majiang Shaobing. The principal ingredient of the cake is sesame seeds. Sitiao Baozi is a famous stuffed bun that was christened so after a baozi stall on a street named Sitiao. In Qinhuangdao one will also find several restaurants that serve Italian cuisine. Some of the popular places in the city where you can savor pizzas and pasta are PingShangPing Coffee Pizza and BaiSeTe Pizza XiCan Dian.