Dalian Food

It is simply regrettable that a trip to Dalian is lack of seafood. It is famous for its seafood selections such as fish, shrimp, sea cucumber, abalone, sea bream, and sea conch. Besides seafood Dalian Menzi is also a must-have experience that symbolizes your trip is complete. Roasting food is another wonderful choice for tourists.

Several dishes have the highest fame, such as Stir-fried Prawn, Steamed Sea Bream, Steamed Scallops, Steamed Scallops, etc.

Surrounded by the Yellow Sea and inland Bohai Sea,Dalian has a coastline of nearly 2,000 kilometers(1,243 miles).The north temperate zone climate with high rainfalls endow Dalian with an ideal seawater environment to produce a variety of rich nutritious marine products including fish, prawns, crabs, shells, echinus,sea cucumbers, abalone and algae and so on. Therefore sea food is undoubtedly king of the Dalian's dining scene.

It is a traditional snack in Dalian. A protein-rich food coagulated from an extract of pachyrhizus (something like potatoes) is cut into pieces and fried on a pan to create a crisp cover. A mixed seasoning of smashed garlic, sesame, and sauces is added on eating. Many small food stalls provide this.

Legend goes that fishermen going out fishing in the morning couldn't return home to have lunch and so they baked the fresh fish to eat with the pancakes, the habit being passed down from generation to generation from the early days, and the name of the snack come from this.

There are two famous dining streets in the city. One is the dining street in Tianjin Walking Street to north of Zhongshan Square and east to Shengli (Victory) Square.