Product Name: Cixi Rice Cake Place of Origin: Ningbo Product Features: Smooth, tender, soft, and delicious Product Introduction: Cicheng Rice Cake is as white as jade, smooth and pleasant to the taste, uniformly sized, and does not break apart when cooked. It is renowned for its superior quality. Product History: Cicheng Rice Cake is made from high-quality glutinous rice…
Product Name: Jellyfish Alias: Haihong (Sea Red), Jellyfish Place of Origin: Ningbo Characteristics: Delicious, crispy, tender, and highly nutritious Description: Jellyfish, originally called Haihong and also known as jellyfish, belongs to the phylum Cnidaria. Its body is gelatinous, transparent, and slimy. The larger ones can have a diameter of about 1 meter. The upper part...
Product Name: Lambswool Fruit: Also known as: Thistle Fruit, Velvety Grass, Foreign Vegetable Part, Place of Origin: Cixi, Ningbo Product Features: Delicious taste, rich in nutrients Product Introduction: Also known as Thistle Fruit, Velvety Grass, locally called Foreign Vegetable Part, it belongs to the Teasel family. It is a newly developed specialty of Ningbo, …
Product Name: Bee Place of Origin: Cixi, Ningbo, Zhejiang Product Ingredients: The composition of honey includes glucose and fructose, along with various other components such as amino acids, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, aromatic compounds, pigments, hormones, organic acids, enzymes, and bioactive substances. Product Efficacy: Honey has...
Zhouxiang Pickled Mustard Tubers are a specialty of Zhouxiang Town, Cixi City, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The pickled mustard tubers from Zhouxiang are round and evenly shaped, with a crisp and tender texture, thick flesh, bright color, and low hollow rate. As a result, after processing, they possess the qualities of being fresh, fragrant, crisp, and tender, with moderate saltiness and spiciness, delicious taste, rich nutrition, and suitability for consumption all year round. Pickled mustard tubers, also known as stem mustard, are…
The Yellow Pear was first carefully cultivated by Professor Shen Dexu from the Department of Horticulture at Zhejiang University. It belongs to the sand pear variety. Zhouxiang Town introduced its cultivation in 1984, and in 1996, it was officially named the “Hometown of Chinese Yellow Pears” by a committee. The Yellow Pear fruit is conical in shape, with yellowish-brown skin...
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Stewed Amaranth Stems Stewed amaranth stems are a home-style dish for people from Cixi. After living in the city for several years away from their hometown, Cixi natives who have grown tired of eating fish, meat, shrimp, and crabs often miss the amaranth stems from back home. A single bowl of stewed amaranth stems can have them devouring their rice. The stems are jokingly referred to as the “rice knockers,” meaning that with amaranth stems on the table…
Three-Deliciousness First Soup, or Sanxian Tou Tang, is the first hot dish served when hosting guests in the northern part of Cixi. The main ingredients include meatballs, shrimp, egg slices or shredded chicken, along with yellow cabbage, sliced bamboo shoots, and bean vermicelli (thread noodles). It earns its name “Three-Deliciousness” for using ingredients from the sea (shrimp), land (meat), and air (chicken — represented by its wings). Specific preparation details…
Chilled Plum Cake is a distinctive summer treat popular among people in the Sanbei region, typically made at home when plums ripen and the weather turns hot. It's a beloved frozen dessert enjoyed by all. The recipe combines lotus seeds, dates, melon seeds, orange cakes, longan pulp, water chestnut slices, osmanthus, white sugar, red and green threads, along with various candied fruits and preserves...
Stir-fried Chicken Strips with Avocado Main Ingredients: 2 avocados (also known as alligator pear or butter pear), 350g chicken, 1/2 carrot, 1 green bell pepper. Seasonings: ginger juice, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and an appropriate amount of cornstarch (or potato starch). Method: 1. Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and scoop out the flesh with a knife to cut into strips…
Zhejiang specialty—Longshan Yellow Mud Snail, mainly produced in the Longshan area of Cixi. It is a mollusk, shaped like a broad bean, with tender and crispy flesh. Similar to a snail but with a thin shell, it ingests sand, which is as black as iron. Its flavor becomes particularly delicious during the peach blossom season, and it is commonly preserved and eaten. The renowned Ningbo scholar Quan Zuwang once wrote, “Every year after the plum rains, tens of thousands of jars are sent to Gusu.” During the peach blossom season, …
Loofah, the plant used for making loofahs, is itself a traditional Chinese medicinal herb known for its benefits such as promoting circulation, relieving pain, and reducing bloating. When processed into bathing products, loofahs offer excellent skin-cleansing properties. The natural fibrous network of the loofah allows you to apply your preferred soap or body wash onto its surface, gently removing deposits...
Located on the southern bank of the world-famous Hangzhou Bay Cross-sea Bridge in Xinpu Town, Cixi, Zhejiang (exit at Hangzhou Bay Development Zone, Shenhai Expressway), grape cultivation here has a history of over forty years. The Liyang-brand Kyoho and Golden Queen grapes from Nantang Village in Liutang are particularly renowned, having won national gold awards in grape competitions. Here…
Red-gland salted spear crabs are made from wild swimming crabs caught in the East China Sea. They are plump and meaty, with bright red roe that can be seen through tiny holes on the back shell.
Directly sun-dried premium shrimp skin from the East China Sea, completely unsalted and raw, commonly referred to as “sweet-sunned” in the north. It’s highly nutritious and perfect for making baby food — a truly natural, green food product. Because it’s dried very thoroughly, half a pound comes in a big, full package that can last you quite a while — great value for money. The shrimp can be eaten directly...
Seaweed farming in Xiangshan has a history of over 30 years. The county has a total farming area of more than 16,000 mu, making it one of the leading products of marine aquaculture. With improvements in farming techniques and increasing market demand, the farming area has expanded year by year, forming a large-scale production base. Currently, the total farming area is 16,000 mu, producing over 3...
The certified trademark product "Nantian Mud Snails" is produced in a specific production area on Nantian Island, Xiangshan County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. The island is located along the southern edge of the Xiangshan Peninsula, at latitude 29.09°N and longitude 121.54°E. Nantian Island in Xiangshan County refers to Hepu Town, covering an island area of 102.8 square kilometers, with shallow sea areas of 1...
Xiangshan White Goose is renowned for its rapid early growth, excellent meat quality, and superior economic traits. Locals describe it as "eating and growing fast, ready for market in sixty days." Under primarily free-range farming conditions, the average weight of meat geese reaches 3.9 kilograms at 70 days, and can reach 4.1 kilograms with supplemental feeding. The meat of the Xiangshan White Goose is tender and nutritious…