Cuisine Though unlisted in the Chinese Eight Cuisines, Harbin cuisine still has its own specialties thanks to its special geographical position and long history. Local cuisine of Manchu mixes with Shandong Cuisine and exotic Russian cuisine, to give the important components of the existent Harbin cuisine, even the Heilongjiang cuisine. Like the warm hearted and straight forward locals, the local dishes tend to feature hot and dense, strong flavors. Even then the original flavor is still maintained as few spices are used. Based on traditional cooking skills and local materials, a series of famous banquets was invented by the locals people. Of the banquets the most well known is the Fly Dragon Banquet, best prepared by Harbin International Restaurant. The others include Mountain Delicacies and Wild Delight Banquet, Hedgehog Fungus Banquet and Flavor of North China.
China Silk Road Food & Dining
When the mechants traveled to and fro between their countries and China, and pursue their wealth from the business transactions on the ancient trade routes, they never forgot to make it a chance to taste various delicious foods as their life enjoyment at every stops on the way. Follow the trail of Silk Road China, tourists can enjoy the best menu dishes of Shaanxi cuisine, Gansu cuisine and Xinjiang cuisine.
