Xiamen specialty

Xiamen is rich in peanuts and fruits; There are many fish, shrimps, crabs, squid and amphioxus along the coast. It is one of the hometown of amphioxus in China. The main specialties are all kinds of subtropical melons and fruits, fish skin peanuts, peanut crisp, bodhi pills, olives, pies, amphioxus, mushroom meat sauce, dried seafood and so on.

Amphioxus: It is a rare specialty of Xiamen, commonly known as alligator, mainly produced in Liuwu Store, Tongan, Xiamen. Amphioxus is very small, up to five or six centimeters long. The whole body is translucent and the head and tail are pointed. It is a high-grade fish product. Its meat is fresh and tender, its taste is pure and sweet, and it can be made into dry products with a shelf life of one or two years. It is an ideal tourist shopping product.

Golden Green Fruit: It is made of olives, licorice and sugar water. Moderate sweet and sour, salty and delicious, fragrant. Has the effects of promoting digestion, resolving food stagnation, relieving bloating, relieving hangover, stopping dizziness and vomiting, refreshing and invigorating spleen.

Bodhi Pill: made of olive, Amomum villosum, cardamom, cinnamon, agarwood and sugar water. It tastes sweet and delicious, and has the effects of appetizing, stopping vomiting and eliminating abdominal pain.

Mushroom meat sauce: Narcissus canned mushroom meat sauce produced by Xiamen Canning Factory uses 12 kinds of raw materials, such as fresh pork, fine beans, mushrooms, peppers, onions and garlic. In the process of making, the materials are measured one by one in strict accordance with the requirements of formula and production time, and the cooking temperature is carefully controlled, so that the raw materials can be processed quickly and canned in time to maintain their own inherent flavor.

Xiamen School: There are two types of Xiamen School. Cookies are baked with mung bean paste, lard and sugar. Salted cakes are made of diced meat, lard and sugar. It is no exaggeration to describe Xiamen school with its crispy skin and filling beauty.

Fish-skin peanuts: made of super-grade flour, sugar and other high-quality ingredients as the outer skin, wrapped with peanuts and baked by rolling. Strict selection of materials, exquisite craftsmanship, fragrant, crisp, salty and sweet flavor, is an excellent dish.

Dried meat floss: The "Jinxiang" dried meat floss and bacon in Gulangyu Island are definitely famous specialties in Xiamen. Old people and children have uneven teeth, so it is better to cook porridge with floss and bacon. The characteristics of floss are obvious: golden yellow, delicious, strips of shredded pork, clusters, sent to the mouth, without chewing, immediately soft and full of sweetness. As soon as the bacon meets saliva, it has become a paste before it can be chewed. Therefore, people often use them to feed porridge to young children.

Peanut crisp: also known as "tribute sugar". The main raw materials are peanut kernel and sugar. When making, the peanuts are fried and peeled, boiled with sugar, then mashed into crisp shape, rolled and shaped, and cut into small pieces. When eating, carefully peel off the wrapping paper and gently put it in your mouth. Will melt in the mouth, sweet but not greasy, and the fragrance can be sprayed on the cheeks. Besides drinking tea, it can also be used to make the sandwich of salty cakes. Products are exported at home and abroad.

Dried longan: it is a specialty of Tongan, with large particles, thin skin, thick meat, sweet and refreshing. It used to be a tribute to feudal emperors, but now it is a good fruit that Chinese and foreign tourists compete to enjoy. Tongan is one of the six major longan producing counties in China, and the dried longan produced by Tongan is exported at home and abroad.