The Shanxi Culinary and Restaurant Industry Association recently announced the first selection of local delicacies along the three "No 1 Tourist Highways": the Yellow River, Great Wall, and Taihang routes.

This initiative features 80 distinctive dishes from 49 cities and counties across the province, offering travelers a taste of Shanxi's culinary richness and enhancing their dining experiences.

The Yellow River No 1 Tourist Highway offers iconic dishes such as Shilou vinegar-based soup buckwheat noodles, Yonghe braised lamb, Jixian braised Yellow River carp, and Yuncheng Shizi cakes.

Along the Great Wall No 1 Tourist Highway, visitors can savor Youyu salt-fried lamb, Shanyin coarse grain pancakes, and Datong oat noodles.

The Taihang No 1 Tourist Highway's highlights include Wutai braised tofu balls, Xiyang braised oat noodles, Licheng baked buns, and Huguan lamb soup.

"These landmark dishes are a fusion of regional ecology, history, and folk wisdom, representing the living heritage of cultural traditions," said an official from the Shanxi Culinary and Restaurant Industry Association. "They act as taste messengers across time and space, transforming into tangible, participatory, and shareable cultural IPs through the involvement of visitors."