Autumn Sea Festival, this is the joy of all coastal areas. When the wooden boats left the fish port one after another, the crowds on the shore knew that the annual seafood dinner was about to begin. But when it comes to "China's largest seafood province", tell me, what is the first thing that comes to everyone's mind?

Some people say it’s Guangdong. Northerners think Guangdong is more delicious. Zhanjiang in the coastal area is also innovative in charcoal-grilled oysters, which later swept the country and became the No. 1 late-night barbecue snack; some people say that Dalian is the coldest city in the world. The weather and sea conditions allow the seafood here to grow for a relatively long time, and the meat is sweet and plump.

High school geography textbooks also show that fish farms around the world basically have one characteristic, which is that good seafood ecological environment protection is formed at the intersection of cold and warm currents. Therefore, my country’s four major waters have become extremely important for seafood. The origins are Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea.

Shandong, located in the north, must be regarded as China's number one seafood province. This place has Weihai, which is "the number one in seafood production", and Qingdao, which is "the number one in seafood breeding". According to statistics, Shandong's annual seafood production exceeds 7 million tons, ranking first in China. This is much higher than the seafood output in the south.

Every year when the sea opens, Shandong people who like seafood flock to the port one after another to choose delicious and inexpensive seafood. Shandong's famous specialties include sea cucumber, large abalone, mackerel, large squid, etc., which are different from Guangdong and Fujian Province in the south. These are also gifts from the Bohai Sea to Shandong people.

The Bohai Sea, as the northernmost sea in China, has lower water temperatures than in the south, and the growth rate of seafood is slower. Seafood represented by large abalone, sea cucumber, and sea oysters can be abundant and diverse here. The sugar content and carbohydrates are also the source of the delicious flavor. Therefore, Shandong’s shellfish and software seafood have an excellent living environment.

On the other side of Shandong, the large cities facing the Yellow Sea can get richer products, better and a variety of seafood. The complicated sea currents and diverse landforms make the Yellow Sea's spade snails shockingly large, and can grow to the size of a fist. There are also migratory fish species that are fished out here.

Just relying on the natural world is a bit underestimating Shandong people. Shandong people have made the seafood breeding industry the best in the country, and Qingdao is the leader. From kelp silk to grass shrimp, and then from sea oysters and freshwater fish, eventually creating large-scale sea cucumber and abalone farms, Qingdao has made an irreplaceable contribution to the development of the deep-sea aquaculture industry.

Here we have to talk about Shandong’s famous specialty - Rushan oysters. Rushan City has 100 square kilometers of breeding sea area with first-class seawater quality in my country, and is the famous "Hometown of Oysters". The oysters here are large in size, highly plump, and the oyster meat is smooth and delicious, making it a Chinese geographical indication product.

If Zhanjiang oysters are the gods of grilled oysters, then Rushan oysters are the king of pressure cooker oysters. Relying on the waters of Rushan City, the oysters here capture the abundant and nutritious microorganisms and minerals in the seawater. Over time, Rushan oysters have rich taste and nutrients.

At the same time, Rushan oysters are also rich in protein, lysine, glycogen, zinc, iron, manganese, selenium, copper and other nutrients, which are beneficial to human health. If you want to ask how The best cooking method is to digest and absorb this nutrient, so eating it raw is the greatest respect for Rushan oysters.

If you have the chance, you must go to Shandong. Whether it is Qingdao, Weihai, Yantai, or Rizhao, you can always have a feast at the seafood food stalls. As for what to eat, friends from Shandong are warmly welcome to leave a message and talk about their favorite seafood.