Ten Specialty Snacks of Dalian
Dalian is located at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, a coastal tourist resort city. Besides Golden Sand Beach and Star Sea Bay, its most memorable snacks are Dalian specialty snacks. So, what are the ten Dalian specialty snacks? Here's a ranking of the top ten Dalian snacks and their rankings.
1Dalian Iron Plate Squid
Dalian Iron Plate Squid is a famous local snack in Dalian, originating from the squid production area of Dalian. Squid is strung on bamboo sticks, baked on a rolling iron plate to return and bake, combined with specially prepared seasonings. The resulting squid is crisp, tender, fragrant, spicy and delicious, and has a lingering taste. It's available everywhere in Dalian during shopping season, you must buy it! Although you may have eaten many grilled squid, this is a very special Dalian flavor. It's best paired with Dalian's shrimp sauce flavor.
2Salt Fish Bun
Salt Fish Bun is a traditional snack along the northern coast, belonging to the Lu cuisine category within the Great East Sea clan of Dalian. It's one of the characteristic dishes of Liaoning Province. Fresh fish is salted and dried in the sun, then pan-fried in a pot with a little oil, resulting in a crispy and tender outer layer and a soft inner layer, combined with corn flour buns for a unique taste. This fishing-style snack is full of the taste of the sea and is both delicious and affordable.
3Mixed Sea Jelly
Mixed Sea Jelly is a characteristic snack of Dalian. It uses seaweed varieties found on the seabed reefs as raw materials. After drying, it's cooked in a pot for 7-8 hours, filtered and cooled before being cut into strips. Mixed Sea Jelly is one of the traditional delicacies of Shandong Province's Qingdao and Liaoning Province's Dalian, and is a local specialty. Mixed Sea Jelly is fresher and more tender than Beijing's commonly eaten green bean jelly. It's a refreshing appetizer in summer.
4Dalian Stir-Fried Squid
Dalian Stir-Fried Squid is a characteristic snack of Dalian. Squids are fried in a pan with a special kind of jelly. The jelly is made from lentil flour and is typically dark green in color, not transparent, and appears thick. Cut into large chunks and placed in front of the wok. Then, add garlic puree, sesame paste, soy sauce, and seasonings. It's a delicious and flavorful dish.
5Fried Shrimp Strips
Fried Shrimp Strips, also known as Shrimp Chips, is a popular traditional snack in Dalian. The traditional making method uses shrimp juice and starch. After improvement, the process is simpler. Raw shrimp slices are circular and semi-transparent. After being deep-fried in hot oil, they quickly expand several times their original size, with a porous and crispy texture and a salty and delicious flavor. For most young and middle-aged locals, this is their childhood 'chips', and almost no one has never eaten it. This familiar flavor carries a lot of childhood memories.
6Seaweed Buns
Seaweed Buns are a traditional local snack in Dalian. Dalian's nearby seaweed varieties are numerous. People are used to calling them 'seaweed'. Making buns with seaweed is a Dalian specialty. The seaweed used to make buns includes sea spinach, sea green vegetables, sea kelp, and green seaweed. The best one is 'old mouse tail' and 'sea hemp' seaweed. Seaweed buns are not only delicious and nutritious, but also a healthy food. According to records, seaweed generally contains minerals, polysaccharides, protein, various vitamins and amino acids, which is a good health food.
7Dalian Clam Noodle
Dalian Clam Noodle is a seafood noodle dish characteristic of Dalian and one of the most popular snacks in Dalian. It uses local high-quality clams, fresh bean sprouts, tender eggs, and hand-pulled noodles. Dalian clams are considered the freshest clams by many Dalian locals, surpassing all other seafood, ranking first. In Dalian, clam noodles are the most common dish on people's tables. There are two kinds of clam noodles: 'white vegetable clam noodles' for home-cooked meals, and 'bean sprout clam noodles' for restaurants, both are delicious.
8Dalian Charred Fish
Dalian Charred Fish is a famous local flavor snack in Liaoning Province, Dalian. Charred fish is made from horse bean noodles. The horse bean noodles are finely textured and white, fresh and not greasy, and contain a high amount of protein. Grilled fish slices made from horse bean noodles are fragrant and delicious, and are popular with consumers. The cooked slices are pressed and molded into a cotton-like texture, which is the ideal shape. After being pressed and molded, the slices are placed in a shaping machine to form a neat and beautiful shape, which is easy to pack.
9Dalian Shrimp Sauce
Dalian Shrimp Sauce is made from small shrimp, salt and fermentation, then ground into a viscous state. The flavor is very salty. It is usually made into canned condiments, sold in the market. Also, the shrimp sauce is dried into blocks and sold, called shrimp paste or shrimp cake. It's usually eaten with salted fish buns and Dalian salted fish buns. It's not highly rated by local people.
102 Road Small Dumplings
2 Road Small Dumplings were modified based on Japanese octopus balls to suit Dalian people, and now it's a popular snack in Dalian! Japanese octopus balls have been popular for more than 70 years, and are a traditional snack in Japan. Because the octopus in each ball is fresh and fragrant, rich in nutrients, it is favored by consumers, so it is called 'octopus balls' or 'octopus buns'. 2 Road Small Dumplings are quite delicious and popular, and many people come from far away to Dalian's city center to eat one.
