The must-shopping list of Zhuhai specialties includes: Zhuhai crab, American and Chinese red papaya, white vine lotus root, Xiaotuo tangerine, and boxwood lychee.
1. Zhuhai Cream Crab
Zhuhai Cream Crab is a famous seafood specialty in Zhuhai. It has thick fat meat, fragrant taste without fishy smell, especially Nanshui and Qi'ao crabs are famous far and wide. The cream crabs produced in Nanshui Island, Qi'ao Island and Doumen Wushan are particularly delicious. The crab meat is thick and creamy, and the cream is full of crab caps. People call it "top corner cream crab".
2. American and Chinese red papaya
Papaya, whose scientific name is papaya, is also known as Wanshou fruit. It is one of the four famous fruits in Lingnan and is known as the "King of Lingnan Fruits". Originating in Mexico, it was introduced to my country in the 17th century and is now most cultivated in the suburbs of Guangzhou. Papaya has an oblong and plump fruit shape, thick flesh and few seeds, and has the fragrance of osmanthus. The fruit is huge, about one or two kilograms, and the largest one can reach six or seven kilograms.
3. White Vine Lotus Root
Zhuhai Doumen is located at the outlet of the Xijiang River. It has rich silt, high organic nutrient content, fertile mud, and is rich in lotus roots. There are 3,000 acres of lotus roots planted in the district, and the lotus roots produced in Baiteng Lake are the most beautiful. White Teng pink lotus root is famous for its fatness, many powders, looseness without residue, and no silk when the lotus root is broken. It is also known as ruthless lotus root.
4. Xiaotuo Mountain Orange
Xiaotuo Mountain Orange is famous for its abundance in Xiaotuo Mountain on the east side of Huangyang Mountain. It is a specialty of Doumen, Zhuhai, and is a famous specialty fruit in Zhuhai. The peel of Xiaotuoshan orange contains aromatic oil, which can be eaten and used as a raw material for flavoring. It is a Rutaceae plant. The roots and leaves are used as medicine. The village is accustomed to serving tea with a little mountain orange to entertain guests.
5. Boxwood lychee
Boxwood lychee is a specialty of Doumen, Zhuhai, and is a famous specialty fruit in Zhuhai. Doumen is the main lychee producing area in Zhuhai. It is distributed in low hills and terraces. The local lychees in Doumen are sweet and juicy. The main lychee varieties include Guiwei, Nuomi Ci, Feizixiao, Honey Poppy, Sophora japonica, etc. The lychee fruit is huge, juicy and has a small core. The flesh is thick and translucent, jade-colored, crisp, tender and refreshing, and as sweet as honey.