Delicious Baoding Cuisine

People see food as their primary need,and taste is the essence of food.The delicious and inclusive Baoding Cuisine is an important part of the Hebei Cuisine.

Zhili Official Cuisine Zhili Official Cuisine originated in the Ming Dynasty,flourished in the Qing Dynasty,and declined during the Republic of China.After the founding of the People’s Republic of China,with the painstaking efforts of old-timers of the Hebei catering industry and the Yulanxiang Baoding Assembly Hall in exploration and collection,it retained its vitality and became a representative of the Hebei Cuisine.Zhili Official Cuisine mainly adopts local characteristic materials of Baoding,with the supplementation of some precious materials from other places.With exquisite cooking processes,the products are refined and elegant.The taste of the dishes is neutral and salty.They are also fresh,smooth,mellow and appetizing.Paying attention to original taste and flavor,moderate taste,and the perfect combination of colors,fragrance,and appearance,it is one of the representatives of domestic official cuisines.

Caohe Donkey Burger The birthplace of Donkey Burger is Caohe Town,Xushui,Baoding.In the Song Dynasty,when the Cao Society captured donkeys of the salt merchants for carrying goods,they killed the donkeys,and explored a unique way to process donkey meat,which later became a famous food of Baoding.Made of the meat of young donkeys through exquisite processing and crisp and soft burgers,it is delicious with a strong aftertaste.

White Meat Burger White Meat Burger is a characteristic snack in Baoding,which was first operated by Yichunlou Restaurant.Yichunlou Restaurant was opened in 1908.At first,it sold meat products,and then it sold white meat burgers,which were very popular among poor working people.Feng Yuxiang was born in a poor family.When he entered the city,he couldn’t afford a big restaurant,so he always went to Yichunlou to eat white meat burgers.After Feng Yuxiang became a general,every time he returned to Baoding,he would go to Yichunlou to eat it.From then on,the reputation of Yichunlou White Meat Burger was greatly enhanced.White Meat Burger is made of selected meat with crisp fat and minced muscles.When cooking,the foam and oil are removed,more than a dozen seasonings are added,and then it is stewed with slow fire.It is savoury but not greasy,mild but not tasteless.

Bai Yunzhang Steamed Stuffed Buns Bai Yunzhang Steamed Stuffed Buns is a time-honored brand in the catering industry of Baoding created by Bai Yunzhang in 1919 after his own name.The bell-shaped buns feature thin wrapping,narrow edge,rich stuffing and oil.The stuffing can be seen through the wrapping.If you pick up a bun and shake it,you can feel the meat ball shaking inside the wrapping.Steamed stuffed buns must be made from exquisite materials,and the beef or mutton used must be fresh,preferably beef or mutton from the back with suitable proportions of fat and muscles,and sesame oil purchased from fixed suppliers must be used.At a national quality competition of steamed stuffed buns in 1958,Baoding Bai Yunzhang Steamed Stuffed Buns and Tianjin Goubuli (Go Believe) Steamed Stuffed Buns shared the championship.In 1980,Bai Yunzhang Steamed Stuffed Buns was granted the honor of High-quality Characteristic Food of Hebei Province.In 2017,it was appraised as a“Time-honored Brand of Baoding”by the Baoding Municipal Bureau of Commerce.