Pie has a history of one hundred years in Xiamen, and it is one of the most famous and historic specialties in Xiamen.
Xiamen pie is made of fine materials, high-quality flour and finely ground pie stuffing, and the heat is controlled at any time when baking. Xiamen pie is not only rich in flavor, but also delicate in taste, which is deeply loved by local residents and tourists. The shelf life of the pie is relatively short, basically around 10 day. Pay attention to the production date.
Recommended brands: Ajizai, Wang Ji, Yilan Cake Shop, Jin Lan Cake Shop, Nanputuo Plain Cake (pumpkin stuffing and red bean stuffing), Tongan (water chestnut cake), babycat and Miss Zhao's shop.
What special products are there in Xiamen that must be brought to Xiamen (Photo from: Photo Network)
meat products
How can you not buy some meat products when you arrive in Xiamen? Because Xiamen people often make a living by fishing, they need simple, portable and nutritious food, and the food processed from pork comes into being in time.
Xiamen's floss, bacon and dried meat are very famous, and they are definitely famous specialties in Xiamen. Meat floss is made of high-quality pork and cooked by a unique process. It can be eaten with bread or used for porridge. Bacon is bright in color, full in meat, delicate and crisp in taste; Dried meat has distinct layers, tastes like villagers, is ruddy and shiny, and it is almost transparent to tear off a piece of dried meat.
Nougat
The most popular, smallest, freshest and valuable gift in Xiamen is nougat. Nougat can be regarded as a specialty of southern Fujian, which is delicious and easy to carry.
Nougat is rich in milk flavor and contains a wide variety of nuts, which is suitable for afternoon tea and hunger. Now nougat also has various flavors, such as matcha nougat, cranberry nougat and chocolate.
There are many nougat shops on Zhongshan Road, and there are also many innovative flavors, such as black tea, original flavor, roses and so on. Many stores can try it.
Nanputuo temple vegetarian cake
Nanputuo Temple is the most famous scenic spot in Xiamen. It can be said that the temples that Xiamen must go to-don't charge tickets, and the incense is free. In addition to worshipping Buddha, Nanputuo has another treasure-Nanputuo vegetarian cake. Nanputuo vegetarian cake is called "the first vegetarian cake in Xiamen" and is a local specialty snack in Xiamen. It also won the famous Golden Ding Award in China.
Nanputuo vegetarian cake is crispy in the skin, instant in the mouth, rich in stuffing, soft and sweet but not greasy. You can eat it yourself or give it away. Nanputuo Temple also supports express delivery.
Price: pumpkin stuffing/red bean stuffing/corn stuffing 12 yuan/box of auspicious cakes 22 yuan/box, Wanglai crisp 28 yuan/box.
Jinmen tribute sugar
Tribute sugar is a specialty of Xiamen generation. It is a crisp and delicious snack made by adding maltose to peanuts and then beating them by hand. It originated in the Ming Dynasty and was the favorite royal treasure of the royal family at that time. Every visitor to Xiamen will always bring a few boxes of tribute sugar back to Jinmen.
Jinmen tribute sugar has small peanuts, which have a solid taste and maltose is the sweetest. The master mixed fried fragrant peanuts with maltose, then mechanically pulped, flattened and cut into pieces, and finally got crispy and sweet peanut crisp. Now Jinmen tribute sugar also has many flavors, such as salt crisp, matcha, osmanthus, floss, matcha and sesame.
Seafood dry goods
As a coastal city, Xiamen's dried seafood is of course a major local feature. It is also a good choice to bring some special products of dried seafood to friends and relatives after the network celebrities punch in. The most common local seafood are dried squid, dried shrimp, dried cuttlefish, cheers and sea knots.
Place of purchase: No matter Gulangyu Island, Zhongshan Road Pedestrian Street, No.8 Seafood Market or SM City Shopping Plaza, you can buy dry seafood in Xiamen. When buying seafood in scenic spots, you should pay attention to whether you are short of weight.
tea grounds
Drinking tea is a very common living condition in Xiamen. Many Xiamen people make tea first thing when they get up early, and the first thing when guests enter the door is to make tea, so tea is very important in Xiamen people's eyes. Anxi tea is the most famous tea in Xiamen, so how can you come to Xiamen without tea?