Fuzhou, a Rongcheng (known as the National Capital in ancient times), is not a popular tourist city, but it combines Lingnan culture and Western style, and its pace of life is very slow, so it is very suitable for eating and sightseeing.
Today, I will tell you about the special food that Fuzhou must eat. Let's find the most authentic old flavor of Fuzhou!
1, Shixian (local snacks, China)
Salty time is one of the traditional snacks in Pingtan and a famous snack in Fuzhou, a folk ace food. Eat this snack for at least five solar terms every year. Salted rice is steamed with sweet potatoes, put in a stone mortar, sprinkled with some sweet potato powder, pounded into mud with a wooden pestle, and then kneaded by hand or rolled into skin with a short wooden stick. Stir-fry the stuffing at the same time. Shrimp, crab meat, squid, pork and laver are made into seafood stuffing, wrapped into balls and steamed or boiled.
Stone originated in Pingtan, which is one of the traditional cuisines in Fuzhou, and was rated as one of the top ten snacks in China and Fujian.
2. Meat Swallow (China Golden Tourist Snack)
Yan Rou is a famous specialty snack in Fuzhou, which Fuzhou people must eat on holidays, weddings, funerals and gatherings of relatives and friends. Swallow skin is refined with lean meat and starch and other accessories. Because it is taken from the auspicious meaning of "peace" and "peace", it is called "Taiping Yan".
Yan Rou is one of the traditional cuisines in Fuzhou, and has been rated as one of the top ten famous snacks in Fujian and a gold medal tourist snack in China.
3. Tai Chi Taro (China Golden Tourist Snack)
Tai Chi taro is a characteristic traditional name of Fuzhou, Fujian Province. It is made of betel nut taro, which is rich in Fujian Province, and steamed with sugar and lard. Fuzhou area is full of joy at the holidays, and there are many sweets at the banquet.
Taiji taro originated in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, and is one of the traditional cuisines in Fuzhou. Was rated as a gold medal tourist snack in China.
4. Fuzhou fish balls
Fuzhou fish balls are one of the traditional snacks in Fuzhou, Fujian. It is made by chopping eel, shark or freshwater fish, stirring with potato flour as the outer skin, and then wrapping it with stuffing such as lean pork or shrimp, and kneading it into pellet food. Fuzhou people have a soft spot for fish balls, and there is even a saying that "without fish balls, there is no seat". Fuzhou fish balls are thin and uniform in skin, white and bright in color, smooth and crisp to eat, and not greasy in soup. Seven-star fish balls are made of eel or horsehorn fish with the same amount of nutritional powder, which are characterized by white color, elastic but not greasy, fragrant and loose stuffing, and sweet and smooth taste. Yonghe Fish Pill was selected as "Top Ten Famous Snacks in Fuzhou" by Fuzhou Catering Association.
5. Fuzhou Line and Noodles
Fuzhou noodles are one of the traditional snacks in Fuzhou. They originated in the Tang Dynasty and are also called "soup cake line" and "delicious food". They are famous for being "as thin as hair, soft and tough, and do not paste soup". In Fuzhou custom, noodles and two duck eggs are eaten for birthdays, which is called "Taiping", meaning peace and longevity.
Fuzhou noodles are one of the traditional snacks in Fuzhou, belonging to Fujian cuisine and deeply loved by local people.