Heilongjiang Cuisine features a wide variety of raw materials and flavourings, a great number of which can be salty or spicy, acidic or sweet, and most are well presented, colourful and aromatic. The soups and dishes are delicious and the taste is quite strong. Heilongjiang province, located in the Northeast of China, has the lowest temperature in winter nationwide thus equating to the spicy and salty diet of the local people. Its major cooking techniques include quick-frying, stir-frying, stewing, baking, instant-boiling, sautéing, steaming and boiling to name a few.
Its typical dishes are Roasted Salmon (Hongshao Damahayu, 紅燒大馬哈魚), Fried Pickled Cabbage with Vermicelli (Zicai Fen, 漬菜粉), Four Traditional Northeast Stewed Dishes (Dongbei Sidadun, 東北四大燉), namely Stewed Catfish with Eggplant (Nianyu Dunqiezi, 鯰魚燉茄子), Braised Pork with Potato Noodles (Zhurou Dun Fentiao, 猪肉炖粉条), Stewed Pickled Cabbage with Streaky Pork (Suancai Cuan Bairou, 酸菜汆白肉), Braised Chicken with Mushrooms (Xiaoji Dun Mogu, 小雞燉蘑菇), Braised Tail of Venison (Dun Luwei, 燴鹿尾), Pheasant Soup (Feilong Tang, 飛龍湯), and so on. People from Harbin used to eat Steamed Corn Flour Bread as their staple food (Da Bingzi, 大餅子). The local people like eating couscous and stewed dishes, where as Shandong people like to eat wheat products and fish and Hebei people enjoy rice and grain sorghum congee. Affected by the diet of the minority ethnic groups, Harbin people also like Sticky Rice Cakes (Nian Gao, 粘糕) and Sticky Bean Buns (Nian Doubao, 粘豆包), Russian bread (lieba, 列巴), Harbin Smoked Sausage (Harbin Hongchang, 哈尔滨红肠) and Borsch (Subo soup, 苏波汤,).
Main Dishes
Stewed Pork with Blood Curd and Intestines (Shazhu Cai, 杀猪菜)
Stewed Pork with Blood Curd and Intestines (Shazhu Cai, 杀猪菜) is a traditional north eastern dish. Previously, each family would slaughter a pig at the beginning of the Chinese Spring Festival commemorating the New Year and stew fresh streaky pork, blood curd, intestines, pickled cabbage and vermicelli in a deep wok. The aroma of this dish is extremely delightful!
Demoli Braised Fish (Demoli Dunyu, 得莫利炖鱼)
Demoli Braised Fish (Demoli Dunyu, 得莫利炖鱼) originated from the small town of Demoli near the bank of Songhuajiang River. The fresh carp and potato noodles with tender tofu create aromatic flavours generating an excellent dish.
Stewed Pickled Cabbage with Streaky Pork (Suancai Cuan Bairou, 酸菜汆白肉)
In winter, the people in the northeast of China like to stew pickled Chinese cabbage together with sliced streaky pork. This dish is fresh but tastes slightly acidic.
Braised Spare Ribs with Beans (Paigu Dun Doujiao, 排骨炖豆角)
Braised Spare Ribs with Beans (Paigu Dun Doujiao, 排骨炖豆角) comprises of pork ribs and locally grown beans.
Braised Chicken with Mushrooms (Xiaoji Dun Mogu, 小鸡炖蘑菇)
Braised Chicken with Mushrooms (Xiaoji Dun Mogu, 小鸡炖蘑菇) uses wild mushrooms and household-raised chicken.
Braised Pork with Potato Noodles (Zhurou Dun Fentiao, 猪肉炖粉条)
Braised Pork with Potato Noodles (Zhurou Dun Fentiao, 猪肉炖粉条). This dish tastes very delicious and is highly recommended.
Stewed Local Vegetables (Disanxian, 地三鲜)
Stewed Local Vegetables (Disanxian, 地三鲜) as one of the typical north eastern dishes, primarily comprises of three locally grown vegetables such as potato, green pepper and eggplant. All the cooking materials are cut into big chunks and the taste is very salty and strong with the fragrance of soy sauce.
Potato Noodles and Cucumber Salad (Liangban Lapi, 凉拌拉皮)
Potato noodles are boiled until cooked then cooled in cold water. Sliced carrot, cucumber and black fungus are mixed together with some crushed garlic and served with a flavoursome dressing. According to people’s preferences, adding additional cooked meat slices, vinegar, salt, sesame oil, chilli sauce or pickled pepper would give this dish a distinctive taste.
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