Fuzhou snacks are an important part of the Han nationality’s food culture and belong to Fuzhou cuisine. Its history and influence are as compelling as Fuzhou cuisine. There are many kinds of Fuzhou snacks. Snack shops and food stalls scattered all over the country often gather into food markets with local snacks. Every day when the morning light dews, it opens for business, and customers come in droves. The various exquisite foods, fragrant in color and taste, are very tempting. There is a saying among the older generation of Fuzhou people that "never leave Fuzhou for seven or eight walks", which means that Fuzhou's food is so delicious that locals can't bear to leave.

Let’s take a look at the snacks with Fuzhou characteristics

1. Fuzhou fish balls

Fuzhou fish balls are one of the snacks with local characteristics in Fuzhou, Fujian . It has the characteristics of natural, nutritious and health-care food. It has good taste, good gluten, no deterioration after long-term cooking, good expansion rate, white and exquisite color, tender, smooth and crisp texture, elastic, delicious taste, and has a special seafood flavor. Nowadays, there are fish ball stalls everywhere in the streets of Fuzhou. Changle, Fuqing and other places in suburban counties also have the custom of eating fish balls. In addition to shop sellers, there are also hawkers who walk around the streets and attract customers by tapping small bowls with spoons. As a local specialty, many outsiders enjoy eating fish balls when visiting Rong.

2. Flat meat swallow

Flat meat swallow is one of the traditional snacks in Fuzhou. It has the meaning of peace and auspiciousness, so it is an indispensable dish at local festivals and wedding banquets. . The fillings vary according to personal preferences. The method is simple, suitable for both steaming and boiling, and every household can make it. Fuzhou people often combine "flat meat swallow" with shelled duck eggs as a dish. "Taiping swallow" is a "big dish" at Fuzhou wedding banquets. Firecrackers are fired when the banquet is served, and the guests have to wait for the bridegroom, bride or elders to express their impromptu thanks. Before it can be eaten. The flat-roasted swallow is deeply loved by Taiwanese compatriots and overseas Chinese in Fuzhou. When you come to Fuzhou, you must take the swallow skin back as a gift to your relatives and friends.

3. Dingbian paste

Dingbian paste, also known as Guobian paste and Dingbianchu, is a famous specialty snack in Fujian Province. Fuzhou pot side paste is usually paired with oyster cakes, shrimp cakes, taro cakes, fried dough sticks, fried buns, etc. It is a local breakfast delicacy. It has been spread to Hainan, Taiwan and other places. Everyone who grew up in Fujian or has been a long-term guest in Fujian loves to eat it. Fujianese who have left their hometown and are living overseas will feel as if they have seen the "beautiful shadow" of their hometown with their own eyes when they hear the three words "dingbianmu", "potbianmu" and "dingbianchu" in a foreign country, which makes them love their ancestors. Local snacks.

4. Taro puree

Taro puree, also called taro antler, is one of the traditional sweets in Fujian cuisine in Fujian Province. It is cooked and mashed taro with red dates, cherries, melon seeds, Made of winter melon sugar, white sugar, osmanthus, cooked lard and other auxiliary ingredients. There is a custom of making taro paste in the Mindong region of Fujian. Taro paste is often served as the final dessert at Fuzhou banquets. Among them, the Fuding betel nut taro produced in Fuding is the most authentic. The reputation of taro paste is closely related to its selection of materials. Babao taro puree is made from Fuding betel nut taro, a famous agricultural product in Fujian. Fuding taro is famous for its large size, loose texture and fragrant taste. It is the top quality for making Tai Chi taro paste and Babao taro paste in Fujian cuisine.

5. Lychee meat

Lychee meat is a special traditional dish in Fuzhou City, Putian City, Fujian Province and other places. It belongs to Fujian cuisine and has a history of two to three hundred years. . Because the raw materials include white water chestnuts and pork cut into cross-cut knives, it is named after it looks like lychees after cooking. The preparation method is to sew the lean pork with a cross knife and cut it into oblique pieces. Because the depth and width of the seam are uniform and appropriate, it is fried and rolled into a lychee shape. It is served with red dates, balsamic vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, wet Starch and other seasonings are ready.

6. Fried meat cake

Fried meat cake is a traditional snack in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. As a traditional dessert in Fuzhou, it also has its own history and story. In the past, when farmers in Fuzhou area married their wives, the first cooking skill that the bride was tested upon entering the house was fried meat cakes. This wife is considered qualified. Fried meat cake is a paste-like dessert made by mixing sweet potato powder, sugar and water into a slurry, then frying it with lard in an iron pot. It is white in color, elastic and looks a bit like jelly.

7. Fuzhou Spring Rolls

Fuzhou spring rolls are a local specialty snack in Fuzhou and are named after a historical story. According to legend, during the Song Dynasty, there was a scholar named Chen Hao, who was eighteen years old and had outstanding talent and appearance. After three trials, Chen Hao won the first prize. As soon as the red list came out, he was so happy that he gave the dry food he brought to Mr. Examiner to taste. As soon as the gentleman ate it, he was full of praises and asked Chen Hao which famous restaurant he bought it from. Chen Hao smiled and told him that his wife did it. When the husband heard this, he became very interested in poetry and immediately wrote poems and compositions. Rumors spread and he called the dry food "spring rolls". From then on, Fuzhou spring rolls became famous and later became the first-class gift for local officials to pay tribute to the emperor.

8. Oyster cakes Oyster cakes, also called sea oyster cakes, are traditional snacks characteristic of Fuzhou, Fujian. They have a strong Fuzhou flavor, are round, golden in color, and can be eaten alone. Fuzhou people use oyster cakes to make porridge and side dishes for breakfast, especially oyster cakes with dingbian paste, one dry and one thin, made by wrapping oyster meat, lean pork, and celery stuffing with rice and soybean flour and frying it. The finished product is round, golden in color, crispy in shell, delicious in filling and meaty in taste. It tastes better if eaten with Dingbian paste. Desserts such as oyster cakes are available at food stalls in the streets and alleys of Fuzhou.