Introduction to Ningbo's specialties Ningbo not only has beautiful mountains and clear waters, but also has been known to the world for its "four fragrances" (the fragrance of rice, fish, books, and ink) since ancient times, and its products are extremely rich.

The main specialties can be divided into several categories such as seafood, dried sea products, specialty foods, seasonal fruits, traditional handicrafts, and clothing.

Seafood and dried seafood Ningbo is located at the estuary of the Yangtze River into the East China Sea. It has a long coastline and is a place where salt water and fresh water meet. The water is extremely rich in microorganisms, so the seafood tastes particularly delicious and has high nutritional value.

Ningbo is one of the main areas rich in seafood in China, including yellow croaker, hairtail fish, cuttlefish, grouper, sweetfish, mudskipper, moray eel, swimming crab, shrimp, clams, razor clams, oysters, mud snails, gonggan, jellyfish,

All kinds of seafood such as kelp and moss are available.

Among the dried seafood, the most famous are yellow croaker, Mingfu flounder, red crab, drunk mud snail, dried shrimp, dried prawn, shrimp skin, fresh eel, jellyfish head, kelp, moss, grilled fish fillets, etc. Ningbo

People like to give this specialty product as a gift to their relatives and friends.

Ningbo dumplings.

Originally named Yuanxiao, according to research, Ningbo Tangtuan originated in the Song and Yuan Dynasties and has a history of more than 700 years.

It is made of the local first-grade glutinous rice ground into powder, and the filling is made of delicate and pure white sugar, black sesame and high-quality lard. It is fragrant, sweet, fresh, smooth and glutinous. When you bite into the skin, you will feel the oily aroma.

Overflowing, glutinous but not sticky, fresh and delicious, it is amazing and famous at home and abroad.

Ningbo folk eat Ningbo glutinous rice dumplings every morning on the first day of the first lunar month to express joy, reunion and good luck.

Some overseas Chinese like to eat a bowl of glutinous rice dumplings during festive seasons to express their homesickness.

Since 1982, Ningbo dumplings have become the first snack variety exported overseas by Zhejiang Province.

In 1997, it was selected as a famous Chinese snack.

Ningbo has a tradition of going out to do business. As more and more Ningbo people go to various places to open stores and do business, Ningbo dumplings are also spread to various places, and Ningbo dumpling shops are opened.

Now, many cities in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Anqing and other places have Ningbo dumpling shops.

After Ningbo opened to the outside world, Ningbo dumplings were also quick-frozen and exported.

Water mill powder.

Also known as glutinous rice flour, it is made of high-quality glutinous rice. It is fragrant and smooth. It is not only the main ingredient for making Ningbo glutinous rice dumplings, but also can be used to make various glutinous rice flour replicas such as Yuanxiao and sesame dumplings. It can also replace starch and serve as an agglomerate in cold drink products.

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Xikou Thousand Layer Cake.

It is Ningbo specialty food.

Thousand-layer cakes have been made in Xikou for more than 100 years. They have a square shape and 27 internal layers, with distinct layers, golden and green, crispy, sweet and salty, salty and fresh, with a unique flavor that makes you mouth-watering after eating.

The fragrance lingers and you never get tired of eating it.

Xikou Thousand Layer Cake has won many national and provincial famous specialty product awards, and has become a tourist food for Chinese and foreign tourists to taste and give as gifts to relatives and friends. Especially overseas tourists who have left their hometowns like to ask their relatives and friends who have returned home to take some back to comfort their homesickness.

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Thousand-layer cakes are not only popular in eastern Zhejiang, but also exported to Japan, Southeast Asian countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Sanbei Bean Crispy Candy.

It is a traditional and special pastry in Ningbo, famous in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and overseas.

Sanbei Bean Crispy Candy has a long history of production and was first produced in Lubu Town, Yuyao more than 100 years ago.

Tofu candy is rich in nutrients and contains protein, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene and other nutrients. It can maintain the characteristics of fragrant, sweet, crisp and loose for a long time.

Now, Lubu Town in Yuyao, Shenshiqiao in Zhouxiang Town in Cixi and Ningbo Shengyangtai Tourism Food Factory are the main origins and production enterprises.

Sanbei lotus root candy.

As famous as Sanbei Bean Crisp Candy, it is a native food of Ningbo and was once included as a tribute to the royal family.

Sanbei lotus root candy is produced in Cixi. There are black or white sesame seeds on the outside of the column. It is crunchy, sweet and has a unique flavor.

Fenghua Taro Head (Arhat Sacred Fruit).

"I have passed through three passes and six piers, and I have eaten Fenghua taro head." People are proud to have eaten Fenghua taro head, which shows that this taro head is extraordinary.

Fenghua taro heads are abundant in Xiaowangmiao Town and Xikou Town, Fenghua. The fruit is large and rich in starch. It is fragrant and glutinous and delicious. It can be used as snacks or snacks, and can also be used to make "dog (sheep) taro stew" and "pork ribs taro stew".

"Stew", "Seafood Taro Stew", etc. have become a special dish.

tea.

Ningbo is surrounded by the Tiantai Mountains and the Siming Mountains, close to the sea and lakes, with abundant rainfall, and the high mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist all year round. Therefore, the quality of tea is excellent, such as "Wangfu Yinhao", "Ninghai No. 1 Tea", "Wanghai Tea", "Wanghai Tea" and "Wanghai Tea".

Excellent brands such as Waterfall Immortal Tea, Siming Longjian, Qinlu, Donghai Dragon Tongue, and Siming Twelve Thunders.

Ningbo tea is best harvested before Grain Rain, and most of the harvesting time is around Qingming. It is famous for its bright green color, fresh and mellow taste, sweetness and long-lasting fragrance at the International Tea Expo.

Dried sheep tail bamboo shoots.

One of the three famous local products in Fenghua, it is as famous as peach and taro head.

It is processed from the locally abundant Asparagus bamboo shoots, which are called "dried sheep tail bamboo shoots" because they are shaped like sheep bamboo shoots. The meat is white and yellow, delicious, nutritious, and has the effect of relieving summer heat and appetizing.

Can be used for grilling, plain-cut or making soups.

Refined mustard.

Pickled mustard is abundant in Yuyao and Zhenhai areas. It has a crisp and tender texture, bright color, unique aroma after processing, moderate salty and spicy taste, and fresh and refreshing taste.

Yuyao's "Meifu" brand, Zhenhai's "Tongqianqiao" brand and "Yun" brand mustard are not only exported to more than 20 provinces and cities in China, but also to the United States, Japan, Hong Kong and Macao and other countries and regions. They are also refined into small packages as tourist food

Mustard mustard, supplied to Chinese and foreign tourists.

Qingqin soup.

Collectively known as dried Chinese cabbage or dried Chinese cabbage, it is a traditional specialty.