When it comes to the city of Huilai, many people may not be familiar with it. Huilai County, a county under the jurisdiction of Jieyang City, Guangdong Province, is located in the coastal area of eastern Guangdong Province. It was the land of Baiyue in ancient times and was nicknamed "Kuiyang". It lies in the south of the South China Sea, with a coastline of 19.5 kilometers and a unique sea area advantage. It is an important node of the Maritime Silk Road and the only coastal county and maritime traffic gateway in Jieyang City. Huilai has a long history and beautiful scenery, and is rich in tourism resources and product resources. Although many people are not familiar with "Huilai", I would like to share with you a few Huilai specialties, and the names will definitely be familiar to everyone.

"There are 3 lychees a day, so I don't hesitate to be a Lingnan person." Huilai, known as "the hometown of litchi in China", is the largest litchi production area in eastern Guangdong. Huilai litchi has a long history of planting. According to the records of Chaozhou Prefecture, Huilai had a tradition of planting litchi as early as the Three Kingdoms period, with a history of more than 2, years. Huilai Litchi, alias Danli, Litchi, banana, pineapple and longan are called "Four Great Fruits in South China", which is a traditional fruit in Chaoshan area and is known as one of the "Four Great Fruits in Lingnan". In March 25, Huilai County was awarded the title of "China Litchi Town". Walking into Huilai, there are patches of red litchi forests everywhere, emitting a faint fruity fragrance, including black leaves, princess smiles, cinnamon, glutinous rice paste and many other varieties. Gently peeled off, the pulp is crystal clear, like white jade, and it is sweet, smooth, crisp and juicy with a bite. "As soon as I rode on the world of mortals and laughed, no one knew it was litchi." It is no wonder that in order to win a smile from a beautiful woman, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty rushed to transport litchi from thousands of miles away to Chang 'an, even though he ran to death. Now that Huilai litchi has been on the market in large quantities, friends can try it and experience the "luxurious enjoyment like a princess".

there is a kind of showing off wealth, which is called Huilai people eating seafood! In Huilai, any seafood stall, even the seafood on the shelf, is fresh, fresh and all kinds of fresh seafood that you can choose. Huilai is a well-known coastal county in Guangdong, and it is also one of the "Top 1 Aquatic Products Counties in China". The sea area is lush with algae and continuous reefs. There is the largest natural harbor in eastern Guangdong, and the seafood resources are particularly rich. In particular, Huilai abalone, known as "soft gold in the sea", is well known. As the saying goes, "there are Dalian abalone in the north and Huilai abalone in the south." Huilai abalone is not only delicious and delicious, but also cheap, which is deeply loved by the general public.

There is Beijing Roast Duck in the north and Longjiang Pig's Foot in the south. As a symbol of Guangdong, Longjiang Pig's Foot is famous all over the country. It is a famous traditional snack in Chaoshan area, named after Longjiang Town, Huilai County. According to legend, pig's foot rice has a history of more than 1 years. In the Tang Dynasty, people were proud of eating pig's foot rice, which was called "luxury enjoyment" because of its high price. Han Yu also praised Longjiang pig's foot for its mellow and delicious taste, fat but not greasy. The famous food documentary "China on the Tip of the Tongue" describes Longjiang pig's feet in this way: "Among all kinds of brines, Longjiang pig's feet are especially loved. This is actually a pig's elbow, and it is a walking pig. The subcutaneous fat is rich and mellow. The master keeps pouring it with brine in the pot with slow fire until the oil is removed and the juice is full ..."