Fujian cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China, and Minnan cuisine is an important part of it, covering Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou in Fujian. Minnan cuisine is closely related to that of Taiwan Province Province and Southeast Asia.
Minnan cuisine is fresh and crisp, paying attention to the evaluation of soup, with light taste, suitable sweet and sour taste, a combination of Chinese and western, and endless changes. Its cooking techniques are varied, including frying, frying, boiling, stewing, stewing, frying, salting, pouring and steaming.
Special famous dishes
Famous dishes with local characteristics include: sweet-scented osmanthus clam meat, braised concentric river eel, East Wall Dragon Ball, steamed bamboo shoot bass, red sturgeon in oil fire bureau, orange juice fish and so on. Famous local snacks include: meat dumplings, noodle sauce, deep-Shanghai fish balls, flat food, Shishi sweet fruit, fried dates, snail bowl cakes, frozen bamboo shoots, taro balls, three-in-one noodles and so on.
Rich native products of southern Fujian provide material guarantee for southern Fujian cuisine, such as Xunpu oysters, bamboo shoots and perches, Xinqiao river sand clams, Fuqiao river "Mao", Jinjiqiao river Monopterus albus, Yanling gourd (Luffa), Chen Dai mud clams, Shihu red paste sturgeon, Longhu soft-shelled turtle, Yakou peanuts and Anhui cuisine.
The origin of food
Quanzhou has a long history. Since its establishment, it has a history of 1233 years, with profound traditional culture. Local culture (also known as Fujian-Vietnam culture), Central Plains culture, Hayes culture and other multi-cultures are integrated and developed here. As far back as the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Central Plains culture was introduced to Quanzhou. This is a famous turbulent period in the history of our country, and the northern Han people took refuge in Fujian in batches.
This is the so-called "Nandu Huagai" in history. At this time and later, the Han people who entered Fujian were divided into three groups, from the upper level to the lower level, forming three climax of entering Fujian. Most of them live in places with convenient transportation and fertile land along the Jinjiang River, scattered along the Jinjiang River.