1. Longshan yellow mud snail

Longshan yellow mud snail is a unique creature in Cixi. The yellow mud snail has a rectangular body shape and a large and plump head. Yellow mud snails live on shallow sea mudflats and are covered in mud, so they must be handled carefully, otherwise the finished product will have too much mud and will not be edible. Yellow mud snails are rich in protein, and eating them can make your body strong. As a dish, the snail meat is smooth and tender and full of flavor.

2. Cixi Shengjian

Cixi Shengjian is a very popular local snack, and tourists who go there will try this delicacy. Pan-fried buns are actually similar in shape to steamed buns. They are put into a pan for frying. After putting it in the pot, you can hear the sizzling sound of oil in the pot, which makes people's appetite increase and they can't help but want to taste this delicious food quickly. The pan-fried pancake is very delicious and the flavor of the fillings fills your entire mouth immediately after taking a bite, making people enjoy the moment of pan-fried pan-fried pancake.

3. Songjiacao dried incense

Songjiacao in Kuangyan Town is famous for its dried incense. There are many self-employed people in the local area who make dried incense. His family’s method of making dried incense is a traditional craft that has been passed down for 5 generations. It is precisely this kind of test of time that makes many people like to eat Songjiacao Xiangdried. The main reason why their dried tofu is delicious is that they have relatively high requirements in terms of raw materials and production technology. They are never sloppy in making tofu or processing ingredients, so the color of the dried tofu is very beautiful. The dried tofu tastes full of bean flavor, and the secret recipe makes the dried tofu even more delicious.

4. Fried rice cake

New year cake is considered a specialty in Ningbo, but the methods are different in different places. In Cixi, the most people eat fried rice cakes, and most of them use shepherd's purse. However, shepherd's purse is not always available due to seasonal restrictions, so pickles are often used as a substitute.

When it comes to fried rice cakes with pickles, shredded bamboo shoots and shredded pork are also essential. Of course, the highlight is the rice cake. The rice cake is cut into very thin oval rice cake slices. From the time it is put in the pan to the time it is fried and put on the plate, it does not change color, does not stick to the pan, and is smooth and refreshing. The texture of this rice cake is very refreshing and chewy.

5. Cixi bayberry

According to the situation recorded in the Chronicles, Cixi bayberry was mostly of the lychee variety in the early days, and later developed into many varieties. According to the Cixi Bayberry Research Institute, there are 12 bayberry varieties in Cixi City, namely water chestnut variety, early large variety, late large variety, Fenghuan variety, early small variety, lychee variety, spike variety, pink variety, red variety. Seeds, pine pulp species, crystal species, late small species. Among them, water chestnut seed is the best, accounting for about 85% of the planting area and output. The fruit of water chestnut and bayberry is larger, and the core is very small. When mature, the appearance is purple-black, sweet and juicy. The edible rate of the fruit is 95%. It is rich in protein, iron, magnesium, copper and vitamin C, Citric acid and other beneficial ingredients. After a long period of cultivation, water chestnut-grown bayberry has now developed into a nationally famous improved variety. In the evaluation of fresh bayberry fruits in Zhejiang Province, water chestnut-raised bayberry has been ranked among the best. Ningbo Cannery canned sugary bayberry cans made from Cixi water chestnut-raised bayberry. Won the National Silver Award. Water chestnut-derived bayberry not only has excellent quality, but also has a high yield, with a maximum yield of more than 300 kilograms per plant. Its economic life span is more than 70 years, and old trees over a hundred years are not uncommon. They are known as "money trees" by people in mountainous areas.