Ningbo tangtuan Formerly known as Yuanxiao, according to research, Ningbo Tangtuan began in the Song and Yuan Dynasties and has a history of more than 700 years. It is made of the first-class glutinous rice which is abundant in the local area, ground into powder and stuffed with fine and pure white sugar, black sesame seeds and high-quality pig fat. It has the characteristics of fragrance, sweetness, freshness, smoothness and waxy. When the skin is bitten open, it is fragrant, waxy but not sticky, fresh and delicious, which makes people famous at home and abroad. On the morning of the first day of the first month in Ningbo, every household, men, women and children should eat Ningbo dumplings to show joy, reunion and good luck. Some overseas Chinese always like to eat bowls of dumplings to express their homesickness during festivals. Since 1982, Ningbo Tangtuan has become the first snack variety exported overseas by Zhejiang Province. 1997 was selected as a famous snack in China.

Ningbo has a tradition of going out to do business. As more and more Ningbo people set up shops in various places to do business, they also spread the food of Ningbo Tangtuan to various places and opened Ningbo Tangtuan stores. Now, many cities in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Anqing and other places have Ningbo dumpling shops. After Ningbo opened to the outside world, Ningbo dumplings were frozen and exported.

Water mill powder Also known as glutinous rice dumpling powder, it is made of high-quality glutinous rice, which is fragrant and smooth. It is not only the main material for making Ningbo glutinous rice dumplings, but also can be used to make copies of glutinous rice flour such as Yuanxiao and Matuan, and to replace starch as a coagulant in cold drink products.

Xikou Melaleuca Cake It is a special food in Ningbo. Melaleuca cake has been made in Xikou for more than 100 years. It has a square shape, 27 layers inside, distinct layers, golden and green, crisp and crisp, salty in the sweet, fresh in the salty, and unique in flavor. After eating, it makes people feel fragrant and never tire of eating. Xikou Melaleuca Cake has won many national and provincial prizes for famous and special products, and it has become a tourist food for Chinese and foreign tourists to taste and give to their relatives and friends, especially for overseas travelers who have left their hometown. They all like to ask their relatives and friends to take some home to comfort their homesickness. Melaleuca cakes are not only sold well in eastern Zhejiang, but also exported to Japan, Southeast Asian countries and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Sanbei soybean crisp candy It is a traditional famous pastry in Ningbo, which is famous in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and overseas. Sanbei Crispy Sugar has a long history of making, and it was first produced in Lubu Town, Yuyao more than 100 years ago. Crispy bean candy is rich in nutrients, including protein, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene and other nutrients, and can maintain the characteristics of fragrance, sweetness, crispness and looseness for a long time. At present, Lubu Town in Yuyao, Shenshiqiao in zhouxiang town in Cixi and Shengyangtai Tourist Food Factory in Ningbo are the main producing areas and production enterprises.

Sanbei lotus root silk sugar. With the same name as Sanbei Crispy Sugar, it is a special local food in Ningbo, which was once used as a tribute for imperial food. Sanbei lotus root silk sugar is produced in Cixi. Outside the column, there are black sesame seeds or white sesame seeds, which are crisp and sweet and have a unique flavor.

Fenghua taro (Luohan Shengguo). "Running through the three customs and six docks and eating Fenghua taro", people are proud of eating Fenghua taro, which shows that this taro is unusual. Fenghua taro is rich in Xiaowangmiao Town and Xikou Town, Fenghua. The fruit is rich in starch and delicious. It can be used as a snack, a snack or a "dumpling".

Dog (sheep) taro pot, pork ribs taro pot and seafood taro pot have become a special dish.