1. Lard dumplings

Ningbo dumplings are famous, and Ningbo people are used to calling them dumplings. White, soft and glutinous rice flour mixed with lard, black sesame and white sugar is a well-made filling, with a classic taste, sweet and fragrant, and extraordinary taste.

2. Red paste choking crabs

An old saying in Ningbo says, "Red paste choking crabs and salty breasts", which is a delicious appetizing taste that many people in Ningbo are very familiar with. At the feast on holidays, a plate of red paste choking crabs is an indispensable cold dish.

3. Baked vegetable rice cake

Although it looks ordinary, it is the taste of mother that many Ningbo people remember. The simple taste reveals the soft fragrance of baked vegetables and the soft waxy taste of rice cakes, and the rice cakes that have absorbed the soup become mellow, just as the taste of ordinary dishes with family ties becomes mellow.

4. Soft-shelled Turtle with Crystal Sugar

As a famous dish in Zhuangyuan Building of Ningbo Laodiji Hotel, the name of soft-shelled turtle with Crystal Sugar can only be seen from past records now, and many people may think that the combination of this dish is a bit strange. But after you have eaten authentic rock candy turtle once, you will be deeply attracted by the sweet, delicious and mellow taste.

5. Ningshi eel shreds

Monopterus albus is firm and delicious, and rich in nutrients. People in Ningbo eat Monopterus albus very finely, not simply cutting it into pieces, but chopping it to make a soup. Skilled old Ningbo people can take off three pieces of eel meat with a bamboo chopstick, and make delicious eel soup with leeks, shredded bamboo shoots, night flowers and other vegetables. After being drenched with hot oil, the aroma is overflowing.