Jiashan Old Wine is a specialty of Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. This traditional fermented wine is made from glutinous rice, millet, and corn, using specially crafted yeast and starter culture as saccharifying agents. It undergoes fermentation, pressing, aging, blending, and quality inspection to create a richly flavored brew. With its golden-yellow hue, crystal-clear transparency, and distinctive aromatic bouquet, Jiashan Old Wine offers a mellow and delicious taste,...
Liuta Turtle is a specialty of Yaozhuang Town, Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. It belongs to the Chinese softshell turtle of the Taihu Lake water system, featuring symmetrical small black round spots on its back, an oily green body color, a broad and thick skirt edge, and grayish-black blocky patterns on its belly, commonly known as the "Jiangnan Flower Turtle."
Yaozhuang yellow peaches are a specialty of Yaozhuang Town, Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. Located in the northeastern part of Jiashan County, Yaozhuang is renowned for producing yellow peaches that are known for their crisp texture and sweet flavor. The golden-skinned "Jinxiu" yellow peaches, a green food product from Yaozhuang, are both rind and flesh in bright golden-yellow, sweet with little acidity, and have a unique taste. Eating two a day can help with bowel movements, …
Huimin Honey Pear is a specialty of Huimin Subdistrict in Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province. The "Huilv" brand honey pear from Huimin Town is rich in nutrients, juicy and sweet, with a crisp and tender texture that is pleasant to the taste. It contains various essential minerals and vitamins required by the human body, and offers health benefits such as nourishing the lungs, regulating qi, relieving coughs, quenching thirst, and alleviating summer heat. The honey pears from Huimin Subdistrict...
Snails are an everyday dish in the water towns of the Jiangnan region. Xitang is crisscrossed with rivers, and where there’s water, you’ll find snails. Snails can usually be eaten around the Qingming Festival, and it’s said that, like eating horseweed, they can help improve your eyesight. The snails in Xitang are small with thin shells and thick meat, which absorb flavors exceptionally well, offering a rich umami taste. Gather a few close friends, enjoy the gentle…
Legend has it that during the Ming Dynasty, a wealthy merchant in Xitang had been married for years without having children. Later, following the advice of a Taoist priest, he joyfully engaged in charitable deeds, building roads and bridges to benefit others. While constructing one bridge, a celestial phoenix from the heavens perched beside it, and that same year the merchant was blessed with the birth of a son. Thus, the bridge was named “Sending-off-Son Phoenix Arrival Bridge.” To celebrate the joyous occasion, the merchant hosted a grand banquet, during which one of the main dishes was…
【Ingredients】1000g fresh gorgon fruit, 250g rice flour, an appropriate amount of sugar. Pressed into a dough and steamed. 【Preparation】Hot processing: Select fresh gorgon fruit from July to August, place it in a pot, add water, boil until cooked, then remove the shell, dry it, grind into powder, and mix it with rice flour (for better texture, it’s best to use glutinous rice flour), sugar, and...
Shepherd's Purse Stuffed Dumplings are a top choice for sampling seasonal delights at Xitang farmhouses in early spring. This dish is characterized by its golden hue, fragrant aroma, and bursts of juicy flavor in every bite that leave a lingering taste. For an even better experience, it can be served with local rice vinegar as a dipping sauce. It's a nutritious, rustic farmhouse specialty suitable for all ages and full of countryside charm. Originally...
Steamed Double Stinky is a specialty snack from Jiaxing, Zhejiang. It combines two of the region’s most pungent ingredients—stinky tofu and stinky seaweed stems—along with a small amount of oil, sugar, ginger slices, and other seasonings. The mixture is then steamed over high heat in a double boiler. After ten minutes, it’s garnished with chopped scallions and shredded chili peppers. This dish delivers an intense flavor that is stinky yet fragrant, and incredibly delicious. …
Wonton Old Duck Pot is a local dish from Xitang, Jiaxing. Legend has it that it was invented by local kiln workers. Due to their long working hours and physically demanding labor, the workers needed a quick and filling meal on site. They began stewing old duck in the kiln, but found that just the duck meat wasn’t enough to satisfy their hunger. So, some workers started adding wontons to the pot. This addition not only helped them feel full but also provided extra nutrition — killing two birds with one stone. The Wonton Old Duck Pot gradually spread among the kiln workers and later made its way onto the dining tables of Xitang residents.
Yaozhuang Town is located in the northeastern part of Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, bordering Qingpu District and Jinshan District of Shanghai to the east. The single-season planting area of Yaozhuang mushrooms exceeds 10.071 million square feet, with an annual output of over 8,000 tons, making it the largest mushroom distribution hub in northern Zhejiang. Yaozhuang mushrooms are popular in the three provinces and one municipality of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Fujian. Yaozhuang has been honored as “...
Pickled mustard greens, also known as “potherb mustard” or “red-in-snow,” have a long history in Seven Stars. Historical records from various Jiaxing county annals document the local tradition of pickling mustard greens in Seven Stars. Today, the reputation of “Seven Stars Pickled Mustard Greens’ aroma wafting across the land” has been featured in provincial and municipal publications. These greens are beloved for their unique tenderness and crispness, and even more so for their…
After nearly a decade of purification and rejuvenation, “Qicheng Water Bamboo” has gradually developed its own distinctive qualities. Compared to water bamboo from Wuxi in Jiangsu and Qingpu in Shanghai, it features thicker stalks, higher meat yield, thin and tender husks, smooth and snowy white skin, soft texture, and a delicate sweet flavor. The “Qicheng Water Bamboo” is also highly nutritious. Every…
Water chestnuts belong to the Cyperaceae family and are herbaceous aquatic crops rich in nutrients. They are a versatile food that can be used as both a fruit and a vegetable, suitable for eating raw or cooked, and are also an export commodity generating foreign exchange for China. Water chestnuts are also known as earth chestnuts or horse hooves. The fruit is round and neat in shape, retaining its sweet flavor even when boiled plainly, and offers a fragrant taste when canned, making them highly popular among consumers both domestically and internationally. …
The Jingxiang Temple in Xinfeng Town, Nanhu District, Jiaxing, is renowned for its premium plums, hailed by poets as “Jingxiang’s Finest Plums.” Historical records indicate that the cultivation of these plums dates back over 2,400 years. While southern lychees and western capital grapes are considered the finest among fruits, the Jingxiang plum is especially exquisite, also known as the “Drunken Plum.” These plums are produced in the Jiaxing area of Zhejiang. During the conflict between the states of Wu and Yue, when Wu emerged victorious and Yue was defeated…
Yuxin Town in Nanhu District, located in the southern part of Jiaxing City, has been engaged in the breeding of white jade snails since 1987. After 15 years of developing breeding techniques and marketing channels, it now has over 1,200 snail breeders, 200 acres of field area, 8,000 square meters of greenhouses, and an annual output of 2,000 tons. It is the largest...
The Xinfang brand ginger from Xinfeng Town, Nanhu District, has a long cultivation history, dating back to the Ming Dynasty over 300 years ago. In recent years, the planting area has stabilized at around 3,000 mu. The annual ginger output ranges from 3,000 to 4,000 tons, which is sold to the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai regions, making it a traditional product of Jiaxing. Xinfeng...
Also known as Monk’s Water Chestnuts or Wonton Water Chestnuts. Belongs to the Trapaceae family, an annual aquatic herb. The floating leaves are diamond-shaped, green, and have air bladders on their petioles. Blooms in summer. Grows singly in leaf axils; after fertilization, it sinks underwater and develops into fruit. Ripens around Major Heat. It is semi-circular, without corners, with one side flatter and the other more convex. The thin skin peels easily and is light green or yellowish-white. Fresh young water chestnuts are crispy, juicy, and slightly sweet, making them ideal for eating raw as fruit. Mature water chestnuts can also be used to make starch in addition to being eaten as food. (Jiaxing)
The Nanhu water chestnut is quite unique because most water chestnuts have sharp corners, whereas those from Nanhu Lake south of Jiaxing in Zhejiang Province are round and cornerless—hence they are also known as “wonton water chestnuts.” They have been cultivated for over five thousand years. These water chestnuts feature thin skin, white flesh, a sweet and juicy taste, and a fragrant, refreshing flavor. They hit the markets in large quantities after the Limit of Heat solar term each year and can be eaten both raw and cooked (Jia…
Xinfeng’s “Bamboo Grove San Yuan” pigs are raised at the largest pig production and breeding base supplying Shanghai in East China, with an annual output of 800,000 pigs and an annual supply of 400,000 pigs to Shanghai. The Bamboo Grove San Yuan pig brand is known for its high quality — with a lean meat ratio of over 56%, thin skin, bright red meat color, tender fibers, and rich meat flavor, making it highly popular among consumers...