Eating from the mountains and eating from the sea. For Xiamen people, especially old Xiamen people, seafood is an indispensable delicacy on the table. Many people who come to Xiamen will choose to eat well in Xiamen A seafood meal. However, there are many kinds of seafood in Xiamen, and many people don’t know what to eat, where to eat, and how to eat better?

Here the editor first answers the question of what to eat, and can give you a suggestion. You might as well order seasonal seafood according to the time of your trip to Xiamen. Seafood also has a period of reproduction and reproduction. Eating seasonal seafood is not only more delicious but also healthier. Based on memory and some information, the editor here has compiled a simple map of seasonal seafood. These seafood are basically home-cooked dishes commonly eaten by locals in Xiamen, and are also common seafood in food stalls. They can be used as a reference for all traveling friends.

Spring

Mackerel (early spring)

Slices are mainly fried, or watered with soy sauce. At the same time, mackerel is the most suitable seafood for making fish balls. Not one.

Grouper (late spring)

The meat is fresh and tender, tender and chewy. It is considered a high-end fish. If it is not steamed, it will be a waste.

Red ladyfish (late spring)

A kind of fish that Xiamen people like to eat very much. It is very beautiful, has golden stripes on its body, and is fresh and tender. The small ones are in soy sauce water, and the large ones are best steamed.

Balang fish (at the turn of spring and summer)

Home cooking can be fried, deep-fried, boiled, steamed or grilled. Most of the fish seen at barbecue stalls have been dried. When my mother doesn't want to cook, she just likes to fry a few strips for me. It's easy and delicious to make since I was a snack.

Fresh Balang Fish

Pomfret (at the turn of spring and summer)

There are many kinds of pomfret, including white pomfret, gray pomfret, and fighting pomfret. White pomfret has the best meat quality. This kind of fish has soft bones and no fine spines, making it suitable for children to eat. General soy sauce water.

Mussels may also be called mussels (Qingming or Mid-Autumn Festival)

Summer

Clams

Although clams can be eaten all year round , but every year from May to June is the most plump and fresh period for Xiamen clams. The soy sauce water of clams is more delicious, and the soy sauce water of clams is better than that of clams. When making soup, clams are more delicious and sweet.

Flower clams

Clams

Razor clams

Both salt-baked and soy sauce water taste good.

Scallops

July is the month when scallops are at their fattest. They love barbecue. The editor thinks the most delicious one should be steamed scallops with minced garlic and vermicelli.

Abalone

The high-yield season for Xiamen abalone is in July and August every year. As the temperature rises, abalone moves to shallow sea areas for reproduction. The abalone at this time is even more tender and delicious! Generally, small abalone is cooked in soy sauce water or soup.

Autumn

Crabs

Autumn in Xiamen is the most delicious time for crabs, and they are delicious when steamed at home. There are many crabs to choose from in the Xiamen market, but generally speaking, in September, you should choose (male) crabs with pointed belly and whitish color, and in October, you should choose (female) crab with round belly and yellowish color, so you can’t go wrong. .

Prawns

Boiled shrimps are the best, as they can best bring out the original freshness and sweetness.

Jellyfish

Best served cold!

Red brown fish (late autumn to winter)

Fry in soy sauce or dry, the editor thinks dry frying is best.

Winter

Oysters

From the beginning of winter to before Qingming Festival, oysters are at their most plentiful. Xiamen's famous snack, fried oysters, is made of this ingredient. At the same time, fried oysters are also a must-eat dish for Xiamen people during the Chinese New Year. Of course, I think the best way to eat it is barbecue!

Fried oysters

Hairtail fish

Most people in southern Fujian like hairtail fish, firstly because it tastes good, and secondly because the output is large. Fresh hairtail is best soaked in soy sauce, or fried in flour.

Yellow croaker

Another must-eat dish for Xiamen New Year’s Eve dinner, soy sauce is the best. The meat of yellow croaker is very tender, high in protein and low in cholesterol, and is suitable for all ages. It is also a frequent visitor at the dinner table because it is covered in a "golden garment", which means auspiciousness.

True sea bream

The Hokkien name is Jia La. Information shows that in East Asian culture, Gara is regarded as a noble fish by Japan and Korea and used for sacrifices. Old Xiamen used this fish for weddings and weddings. This kind of fish is big in size, good in taste and beautiful in color, and is deeply loved by old Xiamen. The galado currently on the market is farmed fish. Fish heads and bones are often used to stew cabbage and tofu in old Xiamen, and most food stalls also use soy sauce water.

Blood cockles, also called flower cockles

The Hokkien language says, "Clam shells make money, make a lot of money." Eating blood cockles is a dish that is eaten on New Year's Eve, which means praying for making a lot of money in the coming year. . Usually boiled or soy sauce water.

Finally, the editor briefly answers the question of where to eat seafood. To eat seafood in Xiamen, 1. you can go to the food stalls, 2. you can buy ingredients from the eight cities and then cook them at the seafood processing shops in the eight cities.

Many people in Xiamen will go to processing stores after buying seafood in the eight cities. Some are pursuing freshness, because many seafoods die soon after leaving the sea water, and some people get seafood because they cannot process some seafood themselves. Go to the processing shop.

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