As a leading agricultural province in China, Henan province is abundant in wheat, cotton and sunflower oil and other specialties, so eating is never a problem. Besides, as a big province near the international city Beijing, Hebei also has various other provincial and imperial cuisine.

The greatest of the specialties of Hebei include the Braised Chicken (Paji) of Shijiazhuang, the Motley Noodles (Zamian) of Xiaoyang, the Honey Twist (Fengmi mahua) of Tangshan, the Prawns (Duixia) and Sea Crabs (Haixie) of Qinhuangdao and the Songhua Duck Eggs (Songhua dan) etc.

Chengde of Hebei must be the right place to experience the Imperial Cuisine with most nice hotels and restaurants and Charming resort. Besides, as a hot tourist city in Hebei Province, Qinhuangdao is the right place to have decent Hebei food. Dishes here are cooked using local meat and vegetable produce,  and are usually accompanied by a starchy sauce, which based on Hebei cuisine.  Foods are generally salty, with great attention paid to the cuts of the meat. Due to its location on the coast of the Bohai Sea, seafood features heavily in Qinhuangdao cuisine.  On the other hand, Qinhuangdao also is the right place to have flavors from outside the Shanhaiguan Pass, such as  Cantonese, Sichuanese, Moslem, vegetarian, Japanese and Korean dishes, as well as western and fast foods.