Product Name: Eel Alternative Names: Eel (Monopterus albus), White Freshwater Eel, White Eel Place of Origin: Ningbo Product Features: Treats tuberculosis, replenishes bodily weakness, strengthens bones and tendons, dispels rheumatism Product Introduction: Originally named Monopterus albus, freshwater eels are called river eels, white freshwater eel, or white eel. They are produced in lakes and rivers across Ningbo and are a local aquatic specialty, commonly known as "local river eel." River eels have high medicinal value, especially effective against tuberculosis.
Product Name: Fresh Wind Crab Alias: Red Roe Crab Place of Origin: Ningbo Product Features: Delicious taste， Product Introduction: Also known as Red Roe Crab, Fresh Wind Crab is made from freshly caught swimming crabs during winter and early spring. Only plump, roe-rich female crabs are selected for processing. It is a famous specialty well-known both at home and abroad…
Product Name: Fenghua Taro Place of Origin: Fenghua, Ningbo Product Characteristics: Fragrant, soft, and delicious Product Introduction: Rich in starch, Fenghua taro is fragrant, soft, and delicious. It can be served as a staple food, a snack, or used in the signature dish "Pork Ribs and Taro Stew." Product History: “Have traveled through three passes and six docks, but have you eaten Fenghua taro?” People take pride in having tasted Fenghua taro, showing just how special this tuber is.
Product Name: Fuxi Sweetfish Place of Origin: Ningbo Product Features: Tender, oily, fragrant, and odorless Product Introduction: Sweetfish, also known as scaleless fish, is a rare and valuable species unique to the Fuxi area of Ninghai. The Ninghai sweetfish prefers to live in streams with gravel bottoms, numerous deep pools, clear water, and fast currents...
Product Name: Dried Yellow Croaker from Ningbo Alias: Yellow Croaker, Cucumber Fish, River Fish Place of Origin: Ningbo Product Features: Nutritious, tender meat with few bones Product Introduction: The yellow croaker, also known as yellow flower fish, cucumber fish, or river fish, inhabits the Yellow Sea, South China Sea, and East China Sea, and is produced in the ports of Xiangshan…
Kumquat is a traditional and famous fruit of Beilun District, boasting the largest cultivation area and yield in the world. The history of kumquat cultivation in Beilun dates back over 400 years. The Ming Dynasty’s Jiajing-era Zhejiang General Annals (1522–1566) records: “Ningbo golden bean-like kumquats are shaped like beans and taste sweeter and more fragrant than large oranges.” Later, due to continuous natural disasters—…
Dishes with the distinctive Ningbo-style flavors from the coastal areas of eastern Zhejiang. The ingredients mainly consist of seafood, and the cooking methods primarily include steaming, roasting, braising, and stewing. These dishes emphasize tenderness, fragrance, softness, smoothness, and the retention of their original taste. Pickled potherb mustard and seaweed are commonly used as flavor enhancers, often giving the dishes a salty yet savory profile. There is a wide variety of such dishes, with over 200 types typically available in the market. Among them...
Kiwifruit. A prized fruit, hailed as the "king of Vitamin C" abroad. Commonly known as vine pear because its vines climb over rocks and trees. Ninghai, with its numerous mountains and streams, enjoys a moist climate that is highly suitable for the natural growth of kiwifruit. According to surveys, the county has nearly 10,000 acres of kiwifruit resources. The kiwifruit not only has delicate flesh, a fragrant and juicy taste, and is pleasantly acidic...
Tiancao (citrus fruit). Grown in Xiangshan and Ninghai, it is of high quality, characterized by its attractive appearance, vibrant color, abundant juice, fragrant aroma, rich taste, and excellent storability and transportability. It generally hits the market starting in October. The “Da Xiangshan” brand Tiancao from Xiangshan County has also been listed as a recommended tourism product of Ningbo. …
Xiangshan Bamboo Root Carving. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, local artisans have made full use of the abundant bamboo resources and the natural shapes of bamboo roots to carve various figures, Buddha statues, animals, and more, creating pieces that are simple yet vivid in appearance. In recent years, the craft of Xiangshan bamboo root carving has developed rapidly, with products being exported to Japan, Southeast Asian countries, and Hong Kong. Ningbo Hongda Root Carving...
Kumquats are about the size of lychees, round and yellow in color, sweet with a slight tartness and bursting with fragrance, making them an excellent fruit. The best are produced in the Chaiqiao area of Beilun. There are several varieties of kumquats, including Golden Bullet, Luo Wen, Golden Date, and Golden Bean, among which Golden Bullet stands out as the king of kumquats—large in size, thin-skinned, tender-fleshed, and juicy-sweet, best enjoyed fresh. Kumquats are not only delicious to eat, but also...
【Ingredients】 About one pound of the middle section of a black carp, a small amount of ginger and scallions, appropriate amounts of soy sauce, wine, sugar, and light soy sauce. 【Preparation】 Cut the fish vertically along the spine, then slice it into small pieces between the bones. Marinate in soy sauce and wine for two hours, then drain. Heat oil in a pan, add the fish pieces one by one, and deep-fry until both sides are golden brown and crispy. Remove from oil. (Avoid frequent flipping during frying to …
Crispy Tofu Skin with Yellow Croaker has a long-standing presence in Ningbo. The deboned yellow croaker is wrapped in tofu skin. It’s impressive how crispy it is fried while the tofu skin still retains its faint golden hue. I was about to ask the restaurant why there wasn’t any salt and pepper on the side, but then noticed that the salt and pepper had already been evenly sprinkled. Ketchup is an optional extra, available based on personal preference. …
When it comes to the deliciousness of broiler chicken in Ningbo, Ninghai native chicken is the most famous. However, reporters learned during an interview yesterday that the premium variety of Ninghai native chicken will henceforth be renamed “Ninghai Meilin Chicken,” and will no longer be generically referred to as “Ninghai native chicken.” “Currently, the new packaging for our related chicken products is already in design, and a...
Xidian oysters are primarily produced in the shallow seas of Xidian Town. Currently, all 20 coastal villages in the town engage in oyster farming, with a total farming area of 18,000 mu and an annual yield of 12,800 tons. Oyster farming has a history of 700 years in Xidian. According to historical records, there were two islands in the Tiejian River known as Shikong Shuangshan. During the Song Dynasty, Feng Tangying, a successful scholar from Shikong Village, once took refuge here during a time of turmoil. Noticing the abundant growth of oysters along the rocks, he instructed villagers to gather stones to cultivate oysters, thus pioneering the practice of oyster farming.
Chinese Name: 流黄青蟹 | Introduction: Crabs are a delicacy. As the saying goes: "Among all flavors under heaven, the golden-crab 'Hanhuang Bo' ranks first." The 'Hanhuang Bo' refers to crabs during the golden autumn season. However, in ancient times, people were initially terrified of these armored creatures with waving claws and never imagined eating them…
The top of Ningbo’s Top Ten Famous Dishes, this dish is soft, glutinous, tender, sweet, sour, and salty — a truly unique flavor. A nourishing delicacy, turtle stewed with crystal sugar is believed to nourish yin, regulate the middle burner, replenish deficiency, boost qi, and clear heat. Among Ningbo’s snacks and dishes, Crispy Turtle in Crystal Sugar is the most famous. It is also known by another name — “Top the List” — which originated from...
Dragon and Phoenix Golden Cake: Made with first-grade glutinous rice and high-quality japonica rice mixed in a certain proportion, first ground into powder and then kneaded with water. After steaming, the filling—made of sweetened red bean paste, osmanthus sugar, and melon seeds—is shaped into a flat round form, rolled on pine pollen to fully coat it, and then pressed in a dragon and phoenix embossed mold to become the Dragon and Phoenix…
Bayberries are commonly found in Boshi District, but those from Henghe Town in Cixi are considered the best in quality. Among Henghe bayberries, the Water Chestnut variety is the finest — large in size, small in pit, dark purple when ripe, and sweet with abundant juice. There are also the "Crane Top" brand bayberries from Yuyao, and the bayberries of the Damuye variety from Baqiao in Ninghai County Town, which are no less excellent. Baqiao bayberries have a long history, are large in size, deep black in color, fragrant, sweet, and have a longer shelf life after picking compared to Cixi bayberries. They are a superior local variety in Zhejiang Province. Bayberries come in several colors, including dark purple, purplish-red, and white. "At the Summer Solstice, bayberries turn the mountains red" — the period around the Summer Solstice is the peak ripening season for bayberries. Bayberries are rich in nutrients and also offer medicinal benefits. When soaked in white liquor, they are called "liquor-soaked bayberries." Sipping a few mouthfuls of bayberry liquor on a hot summer day can help relieve the heat, stimulate the appetite, and bring a refreshing sense of well-being. With so many benefits, Su Dongpo believed that "the lychees of Fujian and Guangdong, and the grapes of the Western Regions, are not a match for the bayberries of Wu and Yue." (Ningbo)
Woven straw handicrafts from Ningbo enjoy a high reputation. In 1925, the French trading company Yunxing Foreign Firm learned that women in eastern Zhejiang were skillful and adept at weaving straw hats. They subsequently purchased golden-thread grass from the Philippines and distributed it to women in the western suburbs of Ningbo and the Changhe area of Cixi for weaving. Indeed, the resulting golden-thread straw hats were as light as clouds and as shiny as snow, perfectly meeting international market demand. As a result...