Zhejiang cuisine, referred to as Zhejiang cuisine, is one of the eight traditional Chinese cuisines. It has beautiful mountains and clear waters and rich products. Therefore, it is said that there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below.

Zhejiang Province is located on the coast of the East China Sea in my country. With a network of waterways in the north, it is known as a land of plenty.

The southwest is undulating hills, rich in mountain delicacies and game.

The eastern coast is densely covered with fisheries and rich in aquatic resources. There are more than 500 species of commercial fish and shellfish products. The total output value ranks first in the country. The products are rich and the delicacies are beautiful, unique and well-known. Let’s take a look at what Zhejiang people like to eat.

The top 10 "alternative cuisines" in the list make foreign diners stay away and unable to taste them.

1. Red paste crab Red paste crab is one of the most representative Ningbo dishes. Red paste crab is a dish with swimming crab and rice wine as the main ingredients, butter, garlic granules, onion granules, sugar, salt, and pepper.

, Kraft cheese powder, French bouillon bouillon, and white wine as auxiliary ingredients. It is a home-cooked dish with bright red color, fresh, salty, and tender texture. This delicacy is loved by locals. For out-of-town diners, there are many

I have never eaten raw crab, so I really don’t know how to eat it.

2. Dried herring. Dried herring is a traditional local dish in Zhejiang Province. Herring meat is plump and rich in protein. After being pickled in winter and fermented in spring, it is available in summer. The flesh is white and red, fragrant, fresh and sweet, and easy to store.

, a delicious meal to accompany wine.

This dish is one of the 36 famous Hangzhou dishes recognized by Zhejiang Province in 1956.

According to Shaoxing custom, every winter, fish are bought, dried and made into dried fish, which can be given as gifts to relatives and friends, or enjoyed by oneself. Historically, it has been listed as a tribute.

Friends who like to eat dried fish can give it a try. The first time you eat it, you are still not used to the taste.

3. Wenzhou duck tongue Wenzhou duck tongue is a famous local snack in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. It is a cold dish. The duck tongue is braised and dried until it is half dry. It is chewy in the mouth. It is full of toughness and quite chewy.

Wenzhou people call duck tongue "duck money" instead of duck tongue.

In Wenzhou dialect, the pronunciation of "tongue" is similar to the pronunciation of "loss money". However, there are many business people in Wenzhou and they think the pronunciation of "tongue" is unlucky, so they changed the name of duck tongue to "duck profit". The taste of duck tongue is relatively unfamiliar to foreign diners, so eat more of it.

You'll love the taste of it a few times.

4. Wenzhou beef offal Wenzhou beef offal is a popular snack in Longgang, the main area of ??Jiangnan area in Cangnan County. It has a long history, but there is no way to verify it. It mainly selects beef intestines, tripe, heart and lungs and puts them into the pot with more than ten flavors.

The spice bag is cooked slowly for more than a day, and it is mainly sauce-colored. The more it is cooked, the chewier it becomes and the longer it is cooked, the more vinegar and chili powder it cooks. It must be added with vinegar and chili powder and green onions. It is one of the few spicy and sour dishes in Wenzhou.

Snacks, friends who are not used to eating beef offal will not be happy.

5. Pot-roasted river eel. Pot-roasted river eel is a traditional famous dish in Ningbo and Shanghai, Zhejiang. It belongs to Zhejiang cuisine.

This dish is copper in color, has crispy meat, the eel segments are not broken, has a fresh and fat taste, and is rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus and vitamins. It is a famous nourishing dish and is the best accompaniment to wine.

Northerners have rarely seen eels, let alone eaten them. Seeing that this animal looks like a snake, it really takes some courage to try it.

6. Lard dumplings Ningbo's lard dumplings are a traditional snack in Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. According to research, it began in the Song and Yuan Dynasties and has a history of more than 700 years. It is made from the first-grade glutinous rice that is abundant in the area and ground into powder.

The filling is made of delicate and pure white sugar, black sesame and high-quality lard. It has the characteristics of fragrant, sweet, fresh, smooth and waxy. When you bite into the skin, the oily aroma is overflowing, waxy but not sticky, fresh and delicious, which is amazing.

, so it is well-known at home and abroad.

7. Chafeng Loach Hot Pot Loach hot pot is a classic traditional snack in Lishui, Zhejiang. It is cooked with local loaches from Chafeng area in Longquan Chatian Town. The Chafeng loach hot pot has no muddy smell and is "delicious, not greasy, and spicy."

"Without getting angry", the business of the loach restaurants in Chatian and Chafeng is very prosperous, attracting many passing diners. Some people think that loaches like to get into the mud and think that the earthy smell is strong and unpalatable. In fact, through

Cooking can mask the earthy smell.

8. Sauce-fried snails Sauce-fried snails are a traditional Han snack in Jiangnan water towns. There has always been a saying among the local people that "Qingming snails are as fat as a goose" and "Qingming snails are as fat as a goose." This saying comes from the past when most people were poor.

I can't afford goose, so every time around the Qingming Festival I go to the river pond to pick up a pot of snails. I raise them in clean water for two days, then clip off the tail end and cook them with some green onions, ginger and pepper. The plump snails can also be as delicious as the goose meat.

Many foreign diners think that snails are dirty and full of parasites, so they dare not eat them. In fact, there is no need to worry. After being cooked at high temperature, the parasites and dirty things inside will be killed.

9. Three heads and one palm Three heads and one palm (rabbit head, duck head, fish head, duck paw) are traditional local snacks in Quzhou, Zhejiang. The most representative one is the rabbit head, whose meat is delicate and loose, with high

Protein and low fat are beneficial to the health and metabolism of skin and mucous membranes, so it is known as beauty meat and healthy meat.

Three heads and one palm originated in the 1980s.

Among the "three heads" in Quzhou, the earliest one to be put on the market is the rabbit head, and the most famous one is also the rabbit head.

Duck heads and fish heads are still acceptable to many people, but eating rabbit heads, many people have never even eaten rabbits, let alone rabbit heads. It takes time to get used to it before you can enjoy this delicacy.

10. Drunken River Shrimp. Drunken River Shrimp is a traditional local delicacy originating from Shaoxing City. It is customary to make homemade meals in spring and autumn.