Food from all over the country has its own uniqueness. Ningbo is located on the coast of the East China Sea, and its seafood is famous both at home and abroad.
When you come to Ningbo, you must start with seafood!
Ningbo's specialty seafood dishes in Ningbo Culture are famous both at home and abroad and are unique.
The following will introduce you to Ningbo’s special delicacies.
Rock sugar turtle is one of the top ten famous dishes in Ningbo. It tastes soft and glutinous, sweet, sour and salty, and has a unique flavor.
This dish is a tonic. Turtle is stewed with rock sugar. It has the functions of nourishing yin, regulating the body, tonifying deficiency, replenishing qi, and dispelling heat.
Yellow croaker wrapped in bean curd skin is one of the top ten famous dishes with local characteristics in Ningbo. Its preparation is very demanding. Choose fresh large yellow croaker, or large strips of small yellow croaker. Wash and remove the bones and bones. Set aside. Select
Use high-quality tofu skin to rehydrate with a damp cloth, wrap the fish in it, cut into sections, fry in oil pan until golden brown, and then put it into a basin.
This dish has the characteristics of crispy bean curd skin, fresh and tender fish meat, crispy outside and tender inside, and rich nutrition.
It is better to dip it in vinegar when eating. It is suitable for both young and old. It is also delicious with wine and rice.
Foie gras wrapped in oil is a traditional Ningbo dish with a history of more than 200 years. It tastes better if dipped in pepper and salt.
This dish has the effect of nourishing the eyes and is loved by young and old alike.
Animal liver is an important organ for storing nutrients and detoxifying. It is rich in nutrients and has nutritional and health care functions. It is one of the most ideal blood supplements. It can protect the eyes, maintain normal vision, prevent dry eyes and fatigue, and maintain healthy
Skin color is of great significance to skin fitness.
Xikou Thousand Layer Cake is a specialty of Ningbo.
The ingredients are strictly selected. White sesame seeds, winter moss, local wheat flour, sugar, and oil are mixed according to the proportions. The baking temperature should be moderate, so that it is crispy but not burnt. Each cake has 27 layers.
Extraordinarily crunchy, salty yet sweet, and full of fragrant flavor.
Pot-roasted river eels Ningbo has many rivers and lakes and produces a lot of river eels.
Produced in local rivers and lakes, it is commonly known as "Bentang river eel" and is a treasure among eels. This dish requires Bentang river eel, and its cooking requires superb techniques.
River eel has the effect of nourishing and strengthening, especially for sexual dysfunction and impotence.
The characteristics of pot-roasted eel are bright yellow color, tender eel meat, waxy and mellow flavor, fresh and slightly sweet taste, thick and bubbly juice, and rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus and vitamins. It is a famous nourishing dish.
The wine is superb.
Zhejiang Fritillaria is a specialty of Ningbo.
It is a kind of Fritillaria. Because it is produced in Zhejiang, it is called "Zhejiang Fritillary", also known as Big Fritillary.
Originating from Xiangshan, it is a famous economic specialty and valuable Chinese medicinal material in Yinzhou District, Ningbo City. It is also called "Elephant Shell" and is one of the "Eight Flavors of Zhejiang".
Fritillaria is slightly cold in nature and sweet and bitter in taste. It is mainly used to treat typhoid fever, cough and qi, soothe the five internal organs, benefit bone marrow, reduce inflammation, moisturize the heart and lungs, reduce inflammation and reduce swelling, and treat hemorrhoids and carbuncles.
It is abundant in Zhangcun area of ??Yinzhou. It is planted in the second half of the year and harvested in May of the following year. The output of Yinjiang Town in Yinzhou accounts for 70% of the entire Zhejiang Province and is known as the "Hometown of Zhejiang Shellfish".