A city has its own characteristics, and these will also be reflected in its food, and Shanwei is no exception. This city in Guangdong also has its own special food. What local food is available in Shanwei?

Let’s explore together. While tasting, we are also getting to know this city!

Dishes: In fact, there are dishes in many places in Chaoshan, but they are slightly different in form and production.

Shanwei's dishes are most famous in Meilong Town, Haifeng. The skin is made with cornstarch and boiled water, and the fillings can be made from seasonal vegetables, pork, squid, dried shrimps, peanuts, etc. It's up to people to be thrifty.

Wrap into long strips and steam.

The soft skin and glutinous filling are salty and fragrant, and the difference in taste is the uniqueness of this snack.

Leicha is also called salty tea. Only in Shanwei City and Jiexi County in Guangdong, as well as in parts of Guangxi, Jiangxi and western Hunan, is the custom of eating Leicha.

When eating Leicha, first put the green tea leaves, cooked peanuts, and sesame seeds into the Leibo (a special pottery bowl with tooth patterns on the inner wall), stir it back and forth with a hammer made of pomegranate wood, and mash it into a thin powder paste.

, add a little Qiang salt, and then pour in boiling water to make Leicha.

Stir-fried strips are made of rice noodles. You can make stir-fried strips at home or buy them on the street. Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry onions, ginger and garlic until fragrant, add chili peppers and stir-fry together, then add strips.

Add seasonings, salt, chicken powder, pepper noodles, light soy sauce, etc., stir-fry and eat. The fried strips are very fragrant, somewhat similar to fried rice noodles, and can be eaten as a staple food.

Gongzai is a unique snack in Shanwei area. It is a fried snack with crispy texture and attractive taste. Children in Shanwei like it very much.

Generally, gongzi are stall owners selling snacks. They set up a stove on the roadside, put on a pot, and fry and sell at the same time.

Chee Cheong Fun is similar to the recipe of Teochew Chee Cheong Fun.