when you come to Hefei, the Luzhou Roast Duck must be the first recommended cuisine by the local tour guide. Luzhou Roast Duck originally was served to the royal court as the imperial dish. Until the period of Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) this cuisine could be found being cooked by local families. You will be attracted by the Duck’s golden yellow shininess, crisp skin and tender meat. Compared to Beijing Roast Duck, it has moderate fat and salt, rich taste, and plentiful nutrients. Find the famous Luzhou Roast Duck Shop at No.107, Suzhou Road, and No. 1072 East Changjiang Road.
Lord Bao Fish is another well-known Hefei dish. This fish was originally found in a moat called Lord Bao River; hence it got the name Lord Bao Fish. This cuisine is a traditional cold dish – tender meat and dark reddish crisp skin. Caocao Chicken also called ‘Xiaoyao Chicken’ was said to have been liked by the Wei Emperor Caocao during the period of Three Kingdoms (220 – 420). The chicken is made with medicinal herbs, thus is good for health. These two dishes can be found in most restaurants in Hefei.
The last specialty dish called Li Hongzhang Hodgepodge Cuisine is also very delicious. It is said that this dish was an invention of the Li Hongzhang’s cook once when Li Hongzhang (a minister of Qing Dynasty who was in charge of foreign affairs) treated some American guests. The raw materials in this cuisine include holothurian (sea cucumber), sleeve-fish, chicken, ham, pig liver and spinach which are all braised with chicken soup, thus it smells fragrant and tastes delicious.
In addition, Honggao (baked cake), Mabing (sesame cake), Baiqie (white sesame slices), Cunjin (sesame cookie) are recommended high quality specialties, made with refined, shelled sesames along with choice white sugar, flour and sesame oil, and treated with a special technique. Crisp, sweet, and fragrant are these cookies’ characteristics.
Hefei Black Land Restaurant
Location: The crossing of Meiling Road and Huanfshan Street
(Walk along the Meiling Street towards north for about 50m)
TEL: 4671999
Shuwang Shoufu Tower Restaurant , Hefei
Location: No. 153, Meishan Road
TEL:2847788
The Country Family Restaurant , Hefei
Location:No .298, Huihai Road.
Tel:0551-2615577
Dongpo Restaurant , Hefei
Location:“Dongpo Restaurant” Sanli Street, Baohe District, Hefei Municipality,
Anhui Province, China. (6th Building, Yulan Garden, Quanjiao Road)
TEL:4228791
Small Yangyalong Bay Restaurant , Hefei
Location Address: No. 1, Chuangxin Road (opposite to the Baisheng Supermarket).
TEL:2617129
Yangyang Hotel , Hefei
Location Address: The crossing of Hongxing Road and Renming Road
(Walk towards the south for 200 meters from the east exit of Women Street).
TEL:2659898
September 10th, 2011 at 7:17 am
Lord Bao Fish ， Luzhou Roast Duck and Caocao Chicken are famous local dishes in Hefei , we are going to try them, so where are they found in Hefei. Thank you so much.
September 28th, 2011 at 6:25 am
They can be found in most restaurants in Hefei such as Hefei Black Land Restaurant
Location: The crossing of Meiling Road and Huanfshan Street,Small Yangyalong Bay Restaurant , Hefei Location Address: No. 1, Chuangxin Road (opposite to the Baisheng Supermarket).