Olives are a fruit with a unique flavor. At first bite, they taste bitter and astringent, but leave a refreshing and sweet aftertaste. Olives are also known as "green fruit." This is because most fruits start off green and change color when ripe, whereas olives remain green from growth to maturity. Olives are also called "loyalty fruit"...
Fuzhou Baolai Xuan Lard-Fried Rice: With a history of over 160 years. It comes in a flat rectangular shape, white in color, crispy and boneless, offering a pleasant texture with a rich lard fragrance, sweet and delicious. When brewed with hot water, it doesn’t clump or become mushy. …
Fuzhou Nanxuan Village Mahzi: Shaped roughly like a cylinder, its surface is covered with plump yellow sesame grains that have a slight sheen. The crust is thin and the sesame evenly distributed, while the interior has a fluffy, cotton-like texture that is soft, sweet, and fragrant with sesame aroma. …
Fuzhou Xinglong Curry Beef Dumplings: These dumplings are shaped like crescent moons, with ruffled edges formed by pinching in a water-wave pattern. The center is slightly raised, the surface is light yellow, and the bottom has a curry-yellow hue. They boast a rich curry flavor, with a crispy and flaky outer layer, tender filling, a savory-spicy taste, and an overall delicious flavor. …
Fuzhou Meiyou Snowflake Cake: Created by Meiyou Pastry Shop during the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty, it has a history of over 130 years. Varieties include salt and pepper, osmanthus, and walnut...
Fuzhou Xiewanfeng Savory and Sweet Gift Cakes: Established during the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty. Available in sweet and savory varieties. The cakes have a golden-yellow appearance, flat surfaces, paper-thin crusts, and fillings so generous they seem ready to burst. They are fragrant, rich, soft, and moist, with a deliciously sweet taste that carries a hint of saltiness, offering an aromatic and savory flavor that is rich yet not greasy. …
Fuzhou Shuiluxuan Spiced Crispy Pastry: Created in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, it reached its peak during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. With an elegant shape and simple, generous appearance, it has consistent thickness, a crisp and fragrant texture, and is flaky and light. It is suitable for eating on its own or with tea. …
Rice vermicelli is a specialty of Fuzhou, made from refined wheat flour with the addition of fine salt, starch powder, cooking oil, and other ingredients, then hand-pulled, dried, and produced. There are two main varieties of Fuzhou rice vermicelli: one is called special rice vermicelli, which has slightly thicker noodles with a diameter of less than 0.7 millimeters; the other is called “noodle tail,” which has thinner noodles with a diameter of less than 0.6 millimeters…
Pingtan shell carving is a unique art form of handicrafts. It is crafted using the original shapes, colors, and patterns of various shells, processed through methods such as collage, molding, and inlaying. The products include over 200 varieties such as figures, animals, landscapes, as well as pots, plates, utensils, and vases, all suitable for indoor decoration. They were highly popular with local audiences when exhibited in Japan...
Iris grass weaving, a famous specialty of Fuzhou, is crafted from iris grass that is triangular in shape, slender, and soft. The product range includes bed mats, sofa mats, straw hats, handbags, and sunshade hats. These items are known for being delicate, smooth, durable, heat-resistant, and long-lasting. In recent decades, Fuzhou’s iris grass woven products have been showcased multiple times…
Zhanggang Razor Clams from Changle are a specialty of Zhanggang in Changle, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. Razor clams are a delicacy among China’s seafood, known for their tender, crisp flesh, white and translucent appearance, and slightly triangular shells that are very thin. They grow only in the fine sandy seabed where fresh and saltwater mix, and those from Zhanggang, Changle are considered the finest in quality. They are as renowned as Italian razor clams and enjoy fame both at home and abroad. …
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Selected through collaboration between the Fruit Research Institute of the Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Putian Regional Agriculture Bureau, and TaiCheng Farm in Fuqing County, this is a new loquat variety that excels both for fresh consumption and processing. In Fuqing County, the fruit ripens in early May. The fruits are large, with an average single fruit weight of 45.4g and an inverted oval shape. Both the peel and flesh are orange-red—vibrant and eye-catching. The fruits are mono-seeded, with exceptionally thick flesh averaging 23mm, dense and tender texture, minimal fiber, easy to separate from the seed, and a well-balanced sweet and sour flavor with excellent taste. They contain 10–12% soluble solids, 8.31% sugar content, and 0.19% acid content, indicating superior quality and making them highly suitable for fresh eating. This variety is high-yielding and shows strong resistance to adverse conditions, with very little occurrence of fruit cracking, shriveling, or sunburn. It also performs well for canning, yielding processed products of excellent quality. The canned fruit has clear syrup, bright orange-red flesh that is dense, crisp, and free of residue, with an attractive shape, smooth surface, well-balanced sweetness and acidity, and a rich aroma.
Fuzhou Lacquer Chopsticks: Produced by the Fuzhou Lacquer Chopsticks Factory, these chopsticks are made from high-quality moso bamboo or premium nanmu and beech wood as the base material. They are coated and finished with domestic raw lacquer using the traditional lacquerware craftsmanship of Fuzhou. These chopsticks have been produced by private workshops in the Liuzhuqiao area of Taijiang, Fuzhou, as early as the late Qing Dynasty. …
Fuzhou Silk Flowers: These are handicrafts primarily made of silk, handcrafted to imitate various flowers and plants. The potted plant designs are especially exquisite. This craft has a long production history, having been popular as early as the Ming and Qing dynasties.…
Fuhua Jiayingzi from Fuzhou: Made from dried hibiscus plums (Furong plums) sourced from Yongtai, Fu’an, and Minqing in the province. The finished product features a fine-textured, dark brown appearance with a glossy sheen, a prominent natural fruit flavor, and is rich in nutrients. It helps stimulate saliva production, whet the appetite, relieve hangovers and thirst, and enhance overall appetite. …
Fuzhou Shrimp Sauce: Also known as fish sauce, it is a seasoning extracted from fish and shrimp. The sauce is amber-colored, crystal clear, deliciously aromatic, rich in nutrients, and boasts the unique flavor of fresh shrimp. …
Fuzhou Juji Dried Meat Wonton Skin: Its production involves selecting lean meat from the hind legs of healthy, fresh pigs, removing tendons, membranes, and other impurities, then pounding it into a paste. Gradually sprinkle in rice flour and repeatedly press and beat the mixture until it becomes paper-thin. It is then air-dried in a ventilated, dry place to become the final product. The finished product is grayish-white, as thin as paper, smooth and glossy, with a meaty aroma. When eaten, it is smooth, refreshing...