Specialties of Zhuhai include: white banana seabass, Jinwan giant prawns, Zhuhai cane civet, Doumen mugwort cake, golden phoenix eel, etc.
1. White Jiao Seabass White Jiao Seabass is a surface product of Baijiao Town, Doumen District, Zhuhai.
White banana seabass is large, generally weighing about 1.5 to 2.5 kilograms, and the largest can exceed 15 kilograms.
The meat is delicious, and the gills and meat are extremely refreshing ingredients.
2. Jinwan prawns. Locals often dry-steam Jinwan prawns and sprinkle them with mustard, soy sauce and other seasonings. The taste is very delicious.
3. The Zhuhai cane civet is particularly fat.
Because it eats sugarcane ponds for a long time, it has less digestion and a strong sweet taste. In addition, it has been in a shady place for a long time and is full of food all day long. The meat is particularly sweet and tender, and the bones are soft and crispy.
4. Doumen moxa cake Doumen moxa cake is a special traditional delicacy in Zhuhai. It is made by traditional handicrafts. Every year during the Qingming Festival, in March and April when the moxa leaves are the tenderest, the moxa is collected, washed, boiled and blanched for two days, and then used with a knife.
Chop it into pieces and put it into a pot with sugar and cook it. Then mix in the glutinous rice flour and knead it into small balls. Add pork cubes, chopped peanuts, white sesame seeds, etc. inside, and make them into cakes.
Steam it in a steamer and enjoy it slowly.
5. Golden phoenix eel Golden phoenix eel is a famous aquatic product in Zhuhai. It is delicious and known as "water ginseng".
Phoenix eel can be steamed or braised. The cooked eel has always been a delicacy in banquets.