Wuyuan's special delicacies include red carp in purse, Wuyuan steam cake, Wuyuan Qingming fruit, steamed vegetables with rice flour, paste tofu, etc.
1. Purse Red Carp: Purse Red Carp is produced among the people in Wuyuan. It has a golden-red color, a small head and a short tail, a high back, a wide body, a thick and fat abdomen, and looks like a purse, so it is called Purse Red Carp. It is a famous fine fish species in China.
According to "Huizhou Prefecture Chronicles", it has a breeding history of more than 300 years.
Legend has it that during the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, Yu Fanxue, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Wuyuan, retired and returned to his hometown. He brought back the red carp given by the emperor to stock it, and then gradually multiplied it and spread it among the people.
2. Wuyuan steam cake: Wuyuan steam cake is a specialty of Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province.
The surface of Wuyuan County steam cake is fresh and fragrant, shiny and translucent, and the middle is covered with honeycomb-shaped pores.
Coupled with the fragrant condiments, after tasting it, a faint mellow aroma remains on the tip of the tongue, which is endless aftertaste.
3. Wuyuan Qingming Fruit: Qingming Fruit is a traditional snack eaten by people in Wuyuan during the Qingming Festival. According to research, the name Qingming Fruit dates back to the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,000 years. Qingming Fruit is almost always steamed every Qingming Festival.
4. Steamed vegetables: Steamed vegetables are a favorite dish of Wuyuan people. Both meat and vegetables are steamed with raw rice flour, such as steamed chicken, steamed fish, steamed meat, steamed pig's feet, steamed amaranth, and steamed beans.
, steamed eggplant, steamed taro, steamed pumpkin, etc.
5. Pasted tofu: Pasted tofu is fresh and clear, and is a representative local dish in Wuyuan.
Cut the tofu into bean-sized pieces, pour it into a hot pot with stock, add seasonings and simmer for a few minutes, then pour in cooked lard, add shrimp, minced meat, diced mushrooms and bamboo shoot tips, stir with one hand and sprinkle rice flour with the other.
Add the chopped coriander, wet starch and lard, scoop it into a plate, pour it with sesame oil, sprinkle some pepper and chopped green onion and serve.