What are the specialties of Xinzhou?

1. Steamed pork in Dingxiang is a famous Han food in Saibei, Dingxiang, Shanxi. According to legend, it is a tribute to the local court and one of the necessary dishes for local folk banquets. The ingredients are mainly lean pork, supplemented by starch, vegetable oil and various condiments. It has the characteristics of fragrant meat and not getting tired of eating more.

2. Baode Bowl is a traditional snack of Han nationality in Baode County, Xinzhou, Shaanxi Province. It has a unique flavor and is the top grade of snacks. A bowl holder, as its name implies, is to put the paste made of buckwheat flour into a bowl, steam it in a cage and cool it, and then pull out a bowl-like "holder".

3. Shenchi moon cake is a specialty of Shenchi County, which is famous for its fragrance, freshness, crispness and sweetness in Xinzhou and even Shanxi. Shenchi moon cake is recognized as "a famous snack in Shanxi" and "a famous spot in Shanxi". It is deeply loved by people in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Mongolia because of its "crispy skin, rich taste, soft but not greasy and enduring".

4. Sorghum noodle fish is a common meal in Xinzhou, Dingxiang, Wutai, Yuanping and Daixian in northern Shanxi. Housewives squeeze the mixed noodles into balls the size of dates, rub them from both ends of the big case at the same time, make small fish as thin as a fragrant head, steam them and pour soup on them.

Daizhou noodles have a long history, which is famous for its thinness, crispness, sweetness and delicious taste, and has a history of nearly one hundred years. The famous firms in Daizhou are Juxingrui, Xingshengzhai, Fuchengzhai, Tianxingchang, Jushengzhai and Fushengkui.