What local snacks are recommended for Hangzhou specialties?

For example, Dingsheng cake, Lin 'an hickory, West Lake lotus root starch, Jiande sesame seed cake, Xiaoshan dried radish, Chaoshan plum, Myrica rubra, mung bean cake, Hangzhou salted duck, chicken crisp and so on.

Introduction of some local products:

1. West Lake lotus root starch: West Lake lotus root starch is one of the famous products in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Its unique flavor and rich nutrition used to provide "tribute powder" for the royal family. Lotus root is the underground stem of lotus, which is made of lotus root powder by special processing. It is thin and smooth, and its color is white and red. According to historical records, it was called tribute powder in ancient times, which was generally a delicacy often eaten by nobles in the palace.

2. Duck with sauce: Duck with sauce in Hangzhou is a special food. Duck is salted first and then sauced, which has a unique flavor and is praised by many people who have eaten it. Sauced duck is a must for Chinese New Year! It's a big custom in Hangzhou to sun-dry sauced ducks, and rows of sauced ducks are super spectacular in winter.

A good duck with soy sauce is delicious. It doesn't taste like firewood, and its meat color is bordeaux, fragrant and oily, salty and fresh. In winter in Hangzhou, sauced duck is an indispensable delicacy on the table.

3. Xiaoshan dried radish: It has a history of thousands of years. It is famous for its exquisite selection of materials, fine processing, golden color, rich aroma, crispy taste and unique production technology. It is one of the very classic Hangzhou specialties.

Today's Xiaoshan dried radish is a kind of high-quality "one-knife-planting" radish, which combines modern processing concepts with traditional techniques. While keeping the radish crisp and delicious, it has Huang Liang color, uniform strip shape, suitable salty and sweet taste, crisp and tender mouth, and is an excellent accompaniment.