"Beidaihe" is a food brand under Qinhuangdao Marine Food Co., Ltd., which focuses on ready-to-eat foods such as compressed dry food and canned food. The company's predecessor is the 4003 Factory of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which was established in the early 1960s, originally under the Navy Logistics Department, and in the 80s of the last century, it was the only large-scale comprehensive food processing enterprise in the whole army. Over the past decades, the 4003 Factory has cooperated with the Military Food Research Institute to develop hundreds of kinds of military canned food and other food, and has successively provided a large number of logistical supplies for the Tangshan earthquake, the self-defense counterattack against Vietnam, the 98 flood fight, the Wenchuan earthquake, and the Chinese peacekeeping troops and engineering teams stationed abroad. After 2015, Qinhuangdao Marine Food Co., Ltd. "military to civilian" became a private enterprise, and currently in addition to military food production orders, it also produces civilian "military" canned food under its own brand "Beidaihe".
 
The canned food in Beidaihe continues the simple appearance of military food, and all of them are plain packaging with green skin and white characters. Its products are mainly braised pork, including braised pork, braised beef, pork balls, braised button pork and other varieties, among which braised pork is the most popular and representative.
 
The amount of canned braised pork in Beidaihe is considerable, with a solid content of more than 55% in 178g and 340g, and more than 60% in 397g and 500g, which is a high level among similar products in the market. A large number of fat clots and meat jelly can be seen when the can is opened, and the meat oil is horizontally aged, which is inconvenient to eat, so it is recommended to eat it after heating. Although it looks fatty, in terms of meat alone, the fat-to-lean ratio of braised pork in Beidaihe is about 1:1, the large pieces are thick, the incision is flat, and the material of pork is not ambiguous. The meat has a distinct sauce aroma, the taste is ripe, slightly chewy, the fat meat melts in the mouth, and the fresh and salty is prominent. The broth in this canned food is very fatty, and the bibimbap is too oily, so it is recommended to drain the braised pork and serve it with the main dish. Among the similar goods on the market, the price of canned braised pork in Beidaihe is medium to high, and the price of 397g is 24 yuan per can; If it is eaten by a single person, you can choose a small size of 178g, the actual content is about one meal, and the price is 12.9 yuan / can.
 
In addition to braised pork, in the canned braised pork in Beidaihe, the braised beef is also good, the meat is soft and fragrant, and its price is the highest, the price of 178g small cans is 18.9 yuan/can, and the price of 397g can reach 38.9 yuan/can. The taste of braised button meat is similar to that of braised pork, and the meat is changed to meat slices, and the meat oil is also heavier, so the meat can be drained and eaten; The canned meat is soaked in red oil, the proportion of fat is high, greasy and slightly spicy, there is a strong flavor of watercress, and it is difficult for those who like light diet to agree. Braised buckle meat and back to the pot meat are more than 350g of large cans, the price of each can is about 25 yuan, suitable for family food, these two canned pork or a little meat gas, mind also need to be cautious to buy.
 
The canned pork balls in Beidaihe are also braised with sauce, with more flour and less meat, and the taste is like ham sausage, and the seasoning is palatable. Oysters soaked in oil have a bitter taste and a taste like egg yolk, which is difficult for most consumers to accept. Canned salad contains cabbage, shredded carrots and chopped chili peppers, which have a sweet, sour, salty and spicy taste, a heavier vinegar taste, followed by sweet and salty, and the lightest spicy taste. Canned dried fragrant food, canned diced pork with fried sauce, etc., the taste is decent. The price of these canned foods is slightly lower, the price of 397g canned pork balls is 22.9 yuan per can, and the unit price of other canned foods is between 8 and 16 yuan.
 
In addition, Beidaihe also has canned luncheon meat, canned tuna, compressed biscuits, and quick-heating ready-to-eat buns for sale. Beidaihe canned food is conveniently available online and is also available in supermarkets in some northern cities.