Pure savory depth with disciplined technique
A leading northern cuisine, Shandong cooking excels at quick-frying, braising, roasting, and deep-frying, with an emphasis on bold presence and original flavor.
Essential Shandong Cuisine recipes
Editorially selected Shandong Cuisine classics for home cooks who want both accuracy and atmosphere.
Sweet and Sour Carp
Sweet and Sour Carp is a classic renowned dish of Shandong cuisine. It is most famously made with Yellow River carp from Jinan, Shandong. The finished dish is shaped to resemble a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate. It boasts crispy outer skin and tender flesh inside, with a pleasant sweet-and-sour flavour.
Braised Sea Cucumber with Scallions
It is a traditional famous dish from Jiaodong, Shandong Province. It was selected as one of the Top Ten Classic Dishes of Shandong in 2018 and is also known as one of the "Eight Treasures through the Ages".