Fujian snacks are part of the specialty snacks of the Han nationality in China. Their history can be traced back to the food culture formed by the Central Plains people from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms going south and the fusion of the Minyue people.

Some distinctive Fujian snacks: noodles, light cakes, flat food, fried oysters, etc.

Especially Shaxian snacks can be found all over the country.

Quanzhou snacks, the birthplace of southern Fujian snacks.

Zhangzhou snacks are the only famous food city in southern China. There are many kinds of snacks and they are delicious.

Let’s take a look at the top 10 delicacies in Fujian that are loved by locals and praised by diners from out of town. See if there is anything you like.

1. Oyster omelet Oyster omelet originated in Quanzhou. It was invented by ancestors as an alternative food when they were unable to eat enough. It is a symbol of poor life. It is said that oyster omelet was invented in such a poor society.

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It is a classic snack in southern Fujian, Taiwan and other places.

Oyster omelette is a Hokkien word that refers to oysters. In the eastern triangle of southern Fujian (Quan, Xiamen, and Zhangzhou), oyster omelette is one of the must-have dishes to test women's cooking skills.

Although the recipe is simple, it is still a bit difficult to make it particularly delicious.

Different people have different tastes from frying.

2. Quanzhou Roasted Pork Rice Dumplings Quanzhou Roasted Pork Rice Dumplings is a local traditional snack in Quanzhou, Fujian Province, and is a custom of the Dragon Boat Festival.

It has exquisite material selection, diverse ingredients, fine production, a long history, sweet taste, oily and not greasy, and shiny red and yellow color. It is famous at home and abroad for its unique flavor.

During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, there was a "Meat Zongyin" in the urban area, and the meat rice dumplings were the most famous. There was also the meat rice dumplings made by Xu Niu at the Guanyin Pavilion at the foot of the pontoon in the urban area, which were full of customers.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, every household in Quanzhou prepares meat rice dumplings to offer sacrifices to gods and ancestors.

Eating meat rice dumplings and racing dragon boats during the Dragon Boat Festival are traditional customs in Quanzhou.

3. Oyster cake Oyster cake (diā-bi?ng in Fuzhou dialect), also called sea oyster cake, is a traditional snack special to Fuzhou, Fujian. It has a strong Fuzhou flavor, is 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.

4. Horseshoe Crispy Horseshoe Crispy, also known as "xiangbing", is a famous traditional snack in Tong'an, Fujian, Changzhou, Jiangsu, Fanzhi, Shanxi and other places.

Horseshoe cake is a shortbread baked by kneading flour with various materials. It was originally a palace food in the Tang Dynasty and later spread to the people. As the years went by, horseshoe cakes in various places also evolved with different fillings and shapes.

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5. Thousand-leaf cake Thousand-leaf cake is a local specialty pastry snack in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. It is like a thousand-layered mountain, fragrant, soft and glutinous, and melts in the mouth. It is often chosen as a dessert for banquets.

Especially Fuzhou's Weihe "Qianye Cake", which is oily and has no residue, does not stick to your teeth and tastes sweet.

It has been famous for decades and has always been loved by the masses.

6. Fuqing Guang Cake? Fu Qing Guang Cake is an improved scone based on Fuzhou Sesame Cake (Fuzhou Guang Cake). It is one of the traditional snacks in Fuqing, Fujian.

People in other districts and counties in Shiyi, Fuzhou call it "Fuqing cake", which has good color, aroma and taste.

Among all the snacks in Fuqing, "tank cake" is the most famous, has the widest influence, and has the richest cultural connotation.

During the Tang Dynasty, the genealogy of Fuzhou people who migrated south from the Central Plains records that their ancestors came from Guangzhou (now Huangchuan, Henan).

It can be inferred that since the Tang Dynasty, Fuzhou has had "fired buns" ("roasted buns"), which are called "Guangbing" because they come from Guangzhou (now Huangchuan).

7. Putian Braised Noodles Putian Braised Noodles is a traditional gourmet snack in Putian, Fujian. It is combined with Xinghua fried rice noodles, braised pork, lychee meat, fried sea oysters, Western Tianwei flat food, glutinous rice noodles, turnip cakes, braised tofu, and pan-fried noodles.

Baodu is a well-known delicacy in Putian, and Putian Braised Noodles is a must-have dish for entertaining relatives and friends in Putian.

Putian Braised Noodles is an indispensable main dish for banquets, giving Putian the reputation of "City of Braised Noodles".

Putian Braised Noodles are also most famous for Jiangkou Braised Noodles, which are generally used to entertain important guests and are called authentic Putian Braised Noodles.

8. Shouning rice cake Shouning rice cake is a local snack unique to Shouning County, Ningde City, Fujian Province. It is a classic breakfast for Shouning people. It uses a trough made of iron sheets, pours rice milk, and then cooks it.

Roll into a ball and dip into the prepared soup to serve.

During the Double Ninth Festival, rice cakes have become a must-eat food in Shouning, and it is a custom inherited by local residents.

Porridge and rice cakes are the main breakfast items for local residents.

People from all over the world often come here to taste Shouning rice cakes.

9. 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.

If she does a good job, the wife will be 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.