1. Coconut: Hainan Island is also called Coconut Island. Throughout Hainan, you can see tall and straight coconut trees that bear fruit all year round. They present different charms at different times and places. Coconut trees are uniquely fond of Hainan and are one of the four major tropical crops in Hainan (coconut, rubber, pepper, and cashew nuts). There are also coconut trees in other tropical areas of my country, but they rarely bear fruit. Hainan's coconut production accounts for more than 99% of the country's total. Only the Hainan coconut tree has abundant fruits, and the juice and pulp are particularly sweet.
2. Pepper: Pepper is one of Hainan’s specialties and a famous seasoning in the world. In Hainan pepper, there are white pepper, black pepper and wild pepper. Wild peppercorns are smaller than cultivated peppercorns and are light brown in color. Most people think that wild pepper is purely natural and its fragrance is stronger. White pepper is the seed of a mature fruit that has taken off its peel and is gray in color; black pepper is an immature and sun-dried fruit with wrinkled and black peel. Pepper can be used both as medicine and food. Traditional Chinese medicine claims that pepper has the function of warming the stomach and dispersing cold. The main ways to eat pepper are to eat pepper directly or as a raw material for curry powder. Folks use "pepper stewed pork belly" to treat chronic gastrointestinal diseases. Pepper is Hainan's traditional export product and one of Hainan's main cash crops.
3. Coconut cake: Coconut cake is the concentration of coconut essence. Coconut cake is made from glucose syrup, white sugar, fresh coconut juice and glutinous rice paper. In addition to the softness of rice cakes, coconut cakes are also characterized by their super Q quality. They are sweet but not greasy with a hint of tenacity, soft and continuous. In appearance, coconut cakes are bright in color, smooth and bright, pleasing to the eye and tempting. It improves appetite, is refreshing in the mouth, sweet and smooth and soothes the throat. Coconut cake is a special snack in Hainan. It has the same soft characteristics as rice cake. But the difference is that the biggest feature of Haikou coconut cake is its filling, which generally includes coconut shredded peanut filling and coconut sesame filling. The fragrance of coconut milk wrapped around the coconut milk cake can also stimulate people's appetite. When you peel away the banana leaf at the bottom of the cake, the coconut cake exudes a faint fragrance. Once you take a bite, the sticky texture and tenacity of the glutinous rice are unforgettable.
4. Baisha Green Tea: Baisha Green Tea is a specialty product of the state-owned Baisha Farm in Baisha Li Autonomous County, Wuzhi Mountain District, Hainan Province, and is a national geographical indication product of China. Due to the suitable climate in central Hainan and the unique soil conditions in the Baisha Crater area, it has excellent quality and high nutritional content. The market response has been good and the products are exported to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries. Baisha Green Tea is made from fresh leaves whose tenderness, clarity and freshness meet the prescribed standards and are made using exquisite traditional techniques. The appearance of Baisha green tea is tightly knotted, even, without stems, the color is green and shiny, the aroma is high and long-lasting, the soup color is yellow-green and bright, the bottom of the leaves is tender and even, the taste is rich and fresh, and the fragrance is sweet and fragrant after drinking. It can be brewed continuously. At this time, it has the brewing resistance of "the first one is light and the second one is light, the third one and the fourth one are strong, and the fifth one and the sixth one are gradually decreasing". The finished tea has both the noble aroma of small- and medium-leaf tea tree varieties and the rich and mellow taste of large-leaf tea tree varieties.
5. Coffee: Hainan’s coffee is very famous. Hainan's geographical conditions are most suitable for the production of high-end coffee beans. International manufacturers of famous brand coffee also purchase coffee beans in Hainan. There are many coffee processing manufacturers in Hainan, and processing technology is improving day by day. Instant coffee has created a famous brand - Lishen Coffee. In addition, roasted coffee has a strong aroma and coconut milk coffee has a unique taste, each showing its unique abilities among Hainan coffee beverage products. Roasted coffee (you need to brew it when you go home), instant coffee, and coconut milk coffee provide tourists with a variety of choices.
6. Yellow lantern chili sauce: Yellow chili pepper, produced in southern Hainan, is lantern-shaped, bright yellow in color, and beautiful in appearance. It is also called bell pepper. After testing, the spiciness of yellow pepper reaches 150,000 spiciness units, also known as the king of peppers. Moreover, the content of various nutrients is much higher than that of other peppers, especially the phosphorus, calcium, and iron necessary for the human body. The content of various amino acids is particularly rich, and the content of protein and fiber is also high. The chili sauce made from yellow lantern peppers is extremely spicy, delicious without irritation, spicy but not choking. It is sold at home and abroad, and is well received in Southeast Asia. Well-known chili sauces include Chunguang brand and Nanguo brand.
7. Yongxing lychee: Yongxing lychee is a specialty of Xiuying District, Haikou, Hainan.
Yongxing Town has always been known as the "Hometown of Lychees". Relying on the unique ecological advantages of volcanic resources, the town preserves about 10,000 native lychees of different types and strains, which can be called the world's native lychee resources museum. Due to the absorption of various mineral elements in the soil of volcanic areas, Yongxing lychees have large fruits, small cores, delicious taste and bright color, and have health benefits when eaten regularly. Varieties with better quality include Dalilac, Ziniangxi, seedless lychee, Yutanmi lychee, etc. Among them, Nandao seedless is the best among Yongxing lychees. It is a rare and precious seedless germplasm and is known as "China's No. 1 Lychee". The fruit shape of Yongxing lychee is crooked or heart-shaped; the top of the fruit is round and slanted; the peel is like a toad sliver, large, thick, polygonal, raised like toad skin, with deep and wide sutures that connect the entire fruit; fruit color It is bright purple-red; the flesh is thick, soft, milky white, juicy, light-sweet and fragrant; the core is large.
8. Lijia Fried Venison: Wild deer are abundant in the Wuzhishan Mountains of Hainan. The Lijia Fried Venison is a dish made by marinating the hunted venison with seasonings and then hot-frying it, which is quite mountainous. Characteristically, it is a Hainan Li-style dish. Venison is a high-grade game. It is rich in protein, fat, inorganic salts, sugar and a certain amount of vitamins. The meat is tender, tasty, lean, and has less connective tissue. It can be cooked in a variety of ways. Dishes and easy to be digested and absorbed by the human body. Venison is mild in nature and has the effects of nourishing the spleen and qi, warming the kidneys and strengthening yin. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that venison is a pure yang food, and its ability to replenish kidney qi is the first among all meats. Therefore, for newlyweds and the elderly with declining kidney qi, eating venison is a good tonic food, and for those who often eat venison. It also has a good warming effect on people with cold hands and feet.
9. Kuding tea: Kuding tea is a traditional Chinese pure natural health drink product, derived from the leaves of Ilex bigleaf, a plant of the Ilex family. Grows on hillsides, bamboo forests, and shrubs. Kuding tea contains more than 200 ingredients such as Kuding saponin, amino acids, vitamin C, polyphenols, flavonoids, caffeine, and protein. The finished tea has a bitter aroma and then is sweet and cool. It has many functions such as clearing heat and relieving heat, improving eyesight and improving intelligence, producing body fluids and quenching thirst, diuresis and strengthening the heart, soothing the throat and relieving cough, lowering blood pressure and losing weight, suppressing and preventing cancer, anti-aging, activating blood vessels, etc. , known as "health tea", "beauty tea", "weight loss tea", "hypertension tea", "longevity tea" and other reputations.
10. Jackfruit: Jackfruit, also known as wood pineapple, tree pineapple, is a kind of moraceae tree. It is native to India and Southeast Asia and is widely cultivated in tropical humid areas. It was introduced to China from India during the Sui and Tang Dynasties and is now commonly cultivated in Hainan. It is also cultivated in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places, but the main production area is still in Hainan. It has now become a major specialty of Hainan fruits. Because jackfruit is the heaviest and largest fruit in the world, generally weighing 5 to 20kg, with the heaviest exceeding 50kg, and the fruit is plump and soft, sweet and delicious, and has a rich fragrance, it is known as the "Queen of Tropical Fruits". Jackfruit can be divided into two types: dry-bracted jackfruit and wet-bracted jackfruit. Dry-bracted jackfruit has less juice, thick flesh, sweet, smooth, luscious flesh, and a strong aroma; wet-bracted jackfruit is juicy, sweet, and has a special and strong aroma. What is sold in the market is generally dried jackfruit.