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Subject: The most natural place will give the most natural food
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The most natural place will give the most natural food. Jimo rice wine is a bright pearl in the food industry. With its long history, unique making process and typical local flavor, Jimo rice wine has won a great popularity and reputation among people. The liquid of Jimo rice wine is clear and in dark brown red with strong aroma and mellow taste which is slightly bitter but the aroma could last for a long time. Only in terms of nutrition, as the typical example of the rice wines in north China, Jimo rice wine is called the King of Nutrient Wines
Tofu is the main raw material for the vegetarian dishes in China, which is called Vegetal Meat with various nutrients including iron, magnesium, potassium, niacin, copper, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, folic acid, vitamin B1, lecithin and vitamin B6. Tofu could supplement Qi, adjust the conditions of spleen and stomach, release abdominal distention, eliminate foul smell in large intestine and remove stasis
Wanggezhuang tofu is made through the traditional local processes with quality soybeans, pure Laoshan spring water and natural seawater. The used seawater has been subject to strict filtering without any additives. Stewed surf clam shell with Wanggezhuang tofu is a famous local dish. In addition, braised tofu, Mapo tofu, fish flavor tofu and cabbage and tofu pot are the common dishes
Sea cucumber is as famous as ginseng, cubilose and shark fin, and is one of the eight precious food materials in the world as well as a precious medicine. It has sweet and salty taste, and could be used to tonify kidney, benefit physical conditions, promote bladders, and treat impotence. With its moderate warm nature, it could match up with ginseng in terms of nutrition. In addition, it could help to improve memory, delay aging, prevent arteriosclerosis and control tumors
There are many ways to cook trepang, such as braised sea cucumber with scallion, iced pig liver and sea cucumber, pumpkin, sea cucumber and egg soup, stewed eggs with sea cucumber, braised pork with sea cucumber, fried pigeon eggs with sea cucumber and medlar and sea cucumber and chicken soup
Beef is the No. 3 consumer meat in the world, and China is one of the top 3 beef consumers in the world as well as the No.4 beef producer. Beef contains abundant protein and amino acids Eating beef in winters could warm up your stomach, which is an excellent product for tonifying in winters. There are many cooking methods such as stewed beef with radish, cumin beef, green pepper beef, dry mixed beef, beef slices, stewed beef strips with lettuces
Weifang City, on the northwest side of Qingdao, has a large output of Weixian radishes for more than 300 years. The peels of Weixian radish is in dark green and its pulp is crisp, spicy and juicy, which has unique local flavor and outstanding local characteristics, and is a famous local species both at home and abroad
Ham is made through more than 80 processes, which is the animal legs that have been preserved or smoked (such as cow legs, sheep legs, pig legs and chicken legs). The animal legs are treated through salt soaking, smoking, fermentation and drying to deliver the meat with bright color, unique fragrance and excellent taste. Ham is famous for its color, fragrance, taste and appearance. Ham can be easily stored or carried, and has been popular both at home and abroad
Ham has warm nature, and sweet and salty taste, which could be used to tonify spleen and stomach, promote blood circulation, nourish kidney and expand lifetime as well as treat consumptive diseases such as insufficiency of spleen, lingering dysentery and lassitude in loin and legs
Oysters are common shells in the coastal waters of the oceans in the temperate zone and tropical zone. Oyster meat is very smooth, delicious and nutritious, containing abundant protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus and iron. Its iodine content is far higher than those in milk and yolk, and it has the highest zinc content in food. In addition, oysters contain various organic elements and many different amino acids which are unique in sea living beings
Oysters could be eaten without cooking. There are also other cooking ways, such as roasted oysters, stewed tofu with oysters, and oyster pot
Black sea bream is a kind of sea fish, which are distributed in the sea waters of Japan and Koran on the northwest part of the Pacifistic as well as the Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea, East Sea and South Sea of China. Its shape is similar to the red porgy with flat and oval head, sharp front end, narrow back and large inclining degree
Black sea bream meat is delicious and the top fresh meat of sea fish. The meat is in light white with many bones, and could be cooked through braising, steaming, salt roasting and frying or be consumed without cooking
Belt fish could be found mainly in west Pacific and Indian Oceans as well as in the Yellow Sea, East Sea, Bohai Sea and South Sea of China. It is one of the four major sea food in China with large yellow croaker, small yellow croaker and inkfish, which could be seen in the coastal provinces of China. Belt fish contains many nutrients including fat, protein, vitamin A, unsaturated fatty acid, phosphorus, calcium, iron and iodine. Belt fish has moderate warm nature and sweet taste with such functions as warming up stomach, refreshing skins, tonifying Qi, nourishing blood, tonifying kidney, improving blood circulation, diminishing inflammation, Reducing phlegm, clearing mind, stopping diarrhea, allaying tiredness, and restoring energy
Belt fish meat is fine and smooth without mud smell. Both fresh and iced belt fish could be cooked with many food materials. The common cooking methods include steaming, stewing, oil frying and braising or cooking with dry pot or hot pot or in western or Japanese ways. The fish meat can be easily digested and could be used to make dishes that can be consumed both by the old and the young

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