Shandong Cuisine · FFET10011
Zhoucun Baked Flatbread
The craft of Zhoucun baked flatbread entered the national heritage list in 2008, and its heart is the baking.
On the table blue-and-white plates hold scallion-braised sea cucumber and a sweet-and-sour carp with its body arched, a bowl beside them holds milky white soup, and a hand lifts a piece of nine-turn braised intestine with chopsticks.
Represented by the cooking of Jinan and the Jiaodong coast, strong in quick-fire and braising methods, with stock-making as its hallmark.
On the China Intangible Cultural Heritage website, the craft of Zhoucun baked flatbread is listed as a traditional craft declared from Zibo, Shandong, and was added to the second batch of the national representative list in 2008. The item page calls the flatbread a local specialty of Zhoucun that was sent to the court as tribute in the late Qing, and says the heart of the craft is the baking.