Product Origin: Lin’an and Chun’an, Hangzhou. Product Category: Changhua hickory nuts, Chun’an hickory nuts. Product Features: Crispy, sweet, aromatic, highly nutritious, and very easy to preserve. Product Composition: Oil content up to 70%, contains 18.3% protein and various vitamins, alkali, and potassium carbonate content up to…
Du Family bayberries are mainly produced in the Du Family Village area of Suoqian Town, including Yueshan Village, Daxiaowu Village, and Xiaoxiaowu Village. They have a history of about 1,700 years. According to the *Flower Catalogue* by Wang Xiangjin of the Ming Dynasty, “Bayberries from Kuaiji are the finest under heaven.” Du Family Village was originally part of Kuaiji County. In the 1950s, the bayberry orchards in Du Family Village covered an area of over 500 mu, and today the area has expanded to...
Media Duck Breed Description Origin and Distribution: Primarily produced in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou City. Currently, the population is small, and the breed is on the verge of extinction. The Media Duck closely resembles a wild duck in appearance, with egg production rates between those of wild ducks and Shaoxing ducks. Given the very slow progress in breeding efforts to improve egg-laying rates, it is speculated that the Media Duck may be a hybrid of wild ducks and Shaoxing ducks...
Xiasha Soft-Shelled Turtles are a specialty of Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Xiaoshan boasts abundant aquatic resources, high-quality water, and favorable climatic conditions, all of which contribute to the unique qualities of its soft-shelled turtles. Not only do they have smooth skin and a shiny appearance, with thick and broad flippers, but their meat is also tender and rich in amino acids and other nutrients. Since artificial...
Sanwei Village is one of the main vegetable production bases and is widely known as the “characteristic village of greenhouse vegetables.” It is also a municipal-level demonstration village for urban agriculture in Hangzhou. Currently, the village has over 1,500 acres of vegetable cultivation, with greenhouse vegetable farming covering more than 1,000 acres. The annual sales volume exceeds 10,000 tons, and the total vegetable output value reaches over 10 million yuan, accounting for a significant portion of the village’s agricultural...
Pacific whiteleg shrimp is originally native to the Pacific coastal waters of the Americas. In 2000, our district introduced the species and successfully conducted research on the desalination breeding of “Xiaoshan White Shrimp” seedlings and pond aquaculture techniques. The farming practice was gradually expanded across the entire district. Currently, our district boasts the largest contiguous freshwater white shrimp farming base in China. The “Xiaoshan White Shrimp”...
Also known as West Lake Honey Pear. It is one of the famous pear varieties in Zhejiang, mainly produced in Hangzhou. The main cultivars include Bayun, Taibai, and Jushui. The trees are vigorous with high flowering and fruit-setting rates. The fruit is large, light yellow, nearly flat-round, often with rust spots at the top, and yellowish-white lenticels. The area around the stem cavity tends to be fleshy, with a shallow and broad cavity that appears grooved. The flesh is jade-white, crisp, and tender, juicy…
Zhuwu Big Green Plum gets its name from Zhuwu Village in Jinhua’s Jinhua Subdistrict, where it is primarily grown. With a cultivation history dating back over 1,000 years, it boasts numerous merits including small pits, large fruits, crisp texture, juicy flesh, emerald green color, round shape, pure acidity, and high edible rate. Individual fruits typically weigh around 10 grams, with the largest exceeding 20 grams. Known for its tartness, the Zhuwu...
Cuisine: Jiangsu Cuisine Flavor: Mildly spicy Price: 40-80 RMB Features: Milky-white soup, tender meat. Ingredients: Fish head, red bell pepper, scallion, ginger, salt, chicken essence, sugar, cooking wine, chili sauce. Cooking method: 1. Take a container, clean the fish head, place it inside, and marinate with ginger slices, scallion segments, cooking wine, salt, and chicken essence for 10…
The signature Qiandao Lake fish head is special not just because of the fish head itself, but most importantly because of the seasonings and cooking method. Locals in Qiandao Lake prepare the fish head using water from the lake, fermented soybean paste, and other spices, along with an “authentic” farmhouse-style cooking technique. …
1. Qiandao Lake Organic Fish Are Wild-Raised
Concubine's Pine Flower Cake is one of the specialty snacks of Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Made with pure green high-mountain pine pollen and glutinous rice flour, it has an exquisite appearance, rich pine fragrance, and sweet glutinous rice aroma. It is also a highly nutritious health food, known for its benefits in beautifying the skin and improving bodily functions. …
Quality Characteristics Qiandao Yuye is characterized by its flat and straight appearance with a green and glossy sheen that reveals fine hairs. The buds are robust and hairy, in fresh green and tender yellow hues, exuding a lofty aroma. It has a lasting, fragrant inner quality with a bright yellowish-green soup color. Qiandao Yuye offers a mellow, rich, and refreshing taste, with tender green leaves forming distinct sprays in the brewed tea. This tea, along with the similar-shaped and -quality Qingxi Yuya produced in the same region, are both rising stars among Zhejiang’s famous teas…
Chun'an Winter Sauce is a renowned local specialty of Zhejiang Province. Made primarily from chili peppers and fermented soybean paste, it is named "Winter Sauce" because it is both produced and consumed mostly in winter. Chun'an Winter Sauce is celebrated for its bright, glossy red color, rich umami flavor, delicious spicy taste, fragrant and appetizing profile, high nutritional value, and long shelf life. It helps stimulate appetite and aids digestion…
Made from stone bamboo shoots harvested at altitudes above 1,000 meters with an annual average temperature below 10°C, this rare and precious product is refined through a combination of traditional craftsmanship and modern scientific processing. It boasts high nutritional value and offers benefits such as promoting perspiration, diuresis, heat relief, and cooling. A fibrous, health-promoting vegetable with a delicious aroma, ...
Corn cake is a unique and delicious staple food in the rural areas of Chun’an, accompanying villagers for most of the year. The geographical environment can shape certain ways of thinking, as well as create distinctive local cuisines—cuisines that captivate and linger in one’s memory.
In 2000, Hangzhou Qiandao Lake Development Co., Ltd. obtained organic aquaculture certification for more than ten varieties of fish, including mandarin fish, black carp, grass carp, silver carp, bighead carp, and common carp, through rigorous evaluation by the Organic Food Development Center (OFDC) of the State Environmental Protection Administration (now the Ministry of Ecology and Environment). This marked the first instance of organic aquatic product farming in China. Using the Fish Flavor Restaurant as a platform, the company successfully hosted the 2002 Qiandao Lake Cup National Freshwater Fish Cooking Competition. As a result, the Chun-brand Organic Fish Head quickly gained market traction and demonstrated strong vitality (with some data to illustrate this). Today, the Chun-brand Organic Fish has become a well-established and highly recognized brand. For visitors from other regions, coming to Qiandao Lake means “admiring the world’s most beautiful water and tasting the Chun-brand Organic Fish Head”—anything less would make the trip to Qiandao Lake incomplete. The Chun-brand Organic Fish Head can fully serve as a signature dish of our county to be promoted to the world. It is recommended that the county government support the Organic Fish Head as a distinctive industry, further enhancing its visibility and market share through increased promotion based on its existing brand strength.
Qiandao Lake Honey Peaches -- Named a National Famous, Special, and High-Quality New Agricultural Product in 2015. Qiandao Lake is the origin of eco-agricultural products, with over 130,000 acres of high-quality fruit orchards within its territory. Among them, honey peach plantations cover more than 14,000 acres, yielding nearly 8,000 tons annually. The peaches are divided into three major categories -- early, mid, and late season -- with over 30 varieties available from the end of May through…
Qiandao Lake Dried Fish is a specialty of Qiandao Lake in Chun’an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. The lake boasts abundant freshwater fish resources, with over 94 species. Qiandao Lake Dried Fish is made from fresh fish caught in the lake using special processing techniques, resulting in a delicious taste and high nutritional value. Qiandao Lake serves as a “huge warehouse” of freshwater fish, and the various products made from its 94 species of fish are incredibly diverse...
Qiandao Lake Beer is a specialty of Qiandao Lake in Chun'an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Brewed traditionally and fermented with pure yeast strains, it has a delicate aroma, a smooth mouthfeel, and a refreshing aftertaste that leaves you wanting another sip. Qiandao Lake Beer is produced by Hangzhou Qiandao Lake Beer Co., Ltd. Founded in 1985, the company boasts the “Number One Most Beautiful Water in the World” at Qiandao Lake...