General types of delicacies include: bird's nest, bear's paw, shark's fin, fish lip, sea cucumber, scallop, turtle skirt, etc., all of which are dried.
① Bird's nest: It is the nest of swiftlets, which is made of feathers, moss or seaweed mixed with saliva, like a gel. Varieties include: Blood Swallow (light red in color), White Swallow (also known as Official Swallow, gray in color), and Hairy Swallow (gray black in color). Bird's nest contains 50% of protein and 30% of sugar, and has high nutritional value.
②Bear paw: It is the palm of a bear, also known as bear pan. (For understanding purposes only, consumption is prohibited)
③Shark fin: It is the fin of elasmobranch fish, taken from sharks and a few fin fish. There are many types of shark fins, including dorsal fins, hook fins (fins on the buttocks), tail fins and wing fins (also called tooth fins, referring to the chest fins).
According to the color of shark fins, they can be divided into white fins and black fins. White fins are light gray and are taken from the fins of black-margin sharks, mule sharks, and white-eye sharks. The shark's dorsal fins are large and mostly white. The black wings are densely gray in color and are mostly taken from the fins of blue sharks, blue sharks and tiger sharks.
④ Fish lips: refers to the tender meat around the mouths of sharks and other fish.
⑤Fish bones: (also called bright bones) are sturgeon bones.
⑥ Fish maw: It is a dried product of fish maw. It is produced along the coast of mainland my country. The Guangdu produced in Guangdong and Hainan Island has the best quality; the Maolong tripe produced in Fujian and Wenzhou is second. The yellow croaker belly from the Shengsi Islands in Zhejiang is divided into single slices and multi-slice turtle belly; the fish belly from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is thick and of good quality. Fish maw is rich in protein, phosphorus, iron, potassium, etc.
⑦ Fish skin: refers to shark skin, including Shapo skin, manatee skin, Shidao skin, Yuji skin and other varieties.
⑧Abalone: ??It is one of the shellfish. It is a single-shell shell with a semi-circular shape. It is produced in the rocky areas with dense seaweed along the coast of mainland my country. There are 7 to 8 species, widely distributed. The ones with larger output include: large abalone, variegated abalone, ear abalone, etc.
⑨Sea cucumber: It is a kind of echinoderm, about 5 to 6 inches long, shaped like a cucumber, smooth and black, and is commonly found along the coast of mainland my country. It can be divided into two categories: plum blossom sea cucumber and light ginseng. Apostichopus japonicus is black, has many needles, and is shaped like petals. Those produced along the coast of the Liaodong Peninsula are called Liao cucumbers; those produced along the coast of Guangdong Province are called Guangcan; and those produced along the coast of eastern Zhejiang are called melon-skinned cucumbers. The needles of the ginseng have degenerated, and the surface of the ginseng body is smooth and white. It is mostly produced along the coast of southern Fujian. Sea cucumber contains about 61.4% protein and 20.3% fat. It is also rich in calcium, phosphorus and other elements.
⑩Dried scallop: made from a kind of sea clam (double-slice scallop) meat. In addition, Jiang Yaozhu is the dried meat of Zhijiang Yao clam, produced in Yantai, Dalian and other places.