Product Name: Fragrant Cake Place of Origin: Shaoxing Product Features: Sweet, fragrant, and crispy Product Description: The Fragrant Cake comes in many specifications and varieties, with flavors ranging from sweet to savory. The yellow ones include Qin Cake and Chao Hu Cake (which resembles an ancient ceremonial tablet), while the white ones include Chicken Bone Cake and Osmanthus Cake, which has a fragrant osmanthus aroma. Its original...
Xinzhuang—Hometown of Zuili Whenever people talk about the rare and renowned fruit Zuili, or the story of the beautiful Xi Shi tasting Zuili on her way to Wu via Jiaxing, their faces light up with excitement as if they had witnessed the beauty herself using her crystal-clear, jade-like nails to pierce the fruit’s skin and greedily savoring each sweet and fragrant…
The Zui Li plum from Jingxiang Temple in Xinfeng, Jiaxing, enjoys an exceptional reputation, praised by poets as the “Jingxiang Premium Plum.” Historical records indicate that Xinfeng has cultivated Zui Li plums for over 2,400 years. While southern lychees and western grapes are both extraordinary fruits, Zui Li stands out as even more exquisite. Also known as Zui Li or Drunken Plum, it originates from the Jiaxing area in Zhejiang Province. During the Wu-Yue Wars, when Wu defeated Yue,...
The 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 production of 2,000 tons, making it the largest...
Fermented Tofu Meat Fermented Tofu Meat is a traditional famous dish of Jiaxing, with the version from Wuzhenmao Restaurant being particularly renowned. The dish primarily uses pork belly as the main ingredient, along with supporting ingredients such as rock sugar, fermented tofu brine, red yeast rice powder, and yellow rice wine. It is first boiled in a large pot, then transferred to a bowl and placed in a steamer to be gently steamed further. The meat turns tender and fluffy, with a rich and aromatic flavor. Fermented Tofu Meat stands out for its unique and delicious taste, and is highly favored by many…
Nanhu Boat Cuisine
Two-Jin Stuffing was one of the traditional signature dishes of Wu Zhenmao in Jiaxing during the Republican era. It consists of one meat-stuffed fried gluten ball, five tofu skin-wrapped meat rolls, and one shiitake mushroom, all placed in an earthenware jar. The ingredients are combined with chicken broth, ham slices, winter bamboo shoots, sugar, wine, and other seasonings. The jar is sealed with cotton paper and steamed in a steamer basket. The dish pairs well with alcohol, while the soup complements rice. It’s said that this dish was once popular…
The mountains surrounding Nanbei Lake all produce mountain bamboo shoots, which are characterized by their brown color, thin shells, white flesh, purple warts, thick stems, and sweet taste. Especially notable are the spring bamboo shoots from Shaowan, which are thick and sturdy in shape, resembling a cat’s head—hence the name "Mao Tou Bamboo Shoots." Fresh bamboo shoots can be enjoyed all year round: spring brings spring shoots, winter offers winter shoots, and summer and autumn provide shoot sprouts. People in Jiaxing, Shanghai, and other areas know that the bamboo shoots of Nanbei Lake are delicious, and every year many come specially to purchase and sell them.
The production of oranges in Nanhu has a history of over 700 years. Varieties include Ben Shan Honey Oranges, red oranges, oranges, citrons, Fu oranges, seedless oranges, and mandarins. Among them, Ben Shan Honey Oranges are the most renowned for their golden-yellow color, sweet yet slightly tangy taste, thin peel, thick flesh, and juicy freshness, with an annual output of over a thousand tons. The most famous production area is Huangshawu, known as the “Orange Village of Northern Zhejiang.”…
June Red refers to freshwater crabs harvested in the summer of the lunar sixth month. The crabs known as "June Red" are only about the size of a chicken egg. Their meat is tender, rich in golden fat, and the shells are thin—when steamed in plain water, they turn a bright crimson, hence the name. In the Hangjiahu region, there's also a saying: "No matter how poor you are, never forget June Red."…
Fengqiao honey peaches come in early-, mid-, and late-season varieties, ripening between July and September. The area is the largest honey peach production base in Jiaxing City, covering 6,500 mu with a total output of 10,000 tons. In 2001, Fengqiao honey peaches won the Provincial Gold Award for Quality Agricultural Products and were honored as Quality Products at the Jiaxing Agricultural Expo. …
Product Name: Angora Rabbits Product Origin: Xinchang Product Features: The rabbits have a high yield of fur, which is long, fine, white, fluffy, clean, and durable, earning it the reputation of being a special type of fiber. Rabbit fur products are snow-white in color with soft luster. Specially woven sweaters feature a slightly fuzzy surface that is fluffy like mist, making them very aesthetically pleasing. Product Introduction: The breeds raised...
Alternative Names: Zhenzhu (pearl), Bangzhu (shell pearl) Product Name: Pearl Place of Origin: Zhuji Functions: Pearls have three main uses. First, for medicinal purposes—it is a precious traditional medicine, cool in nature and salty in taste, non-toxic, entering the heart and liver meridians. It can calm the mind, nourish yin, extinguish wind, clear heat, resolve phlegm, remove eye opacity, improve vision, …
Also known as: Pickled Cucumber Product Name: Pickled Baby Cucumber Place of Origin: Shaoxing Product Description: This is a traditional and renowned specialty of Shaoxing’s brewing industry. The 1699 *Kuaiji County Annals* from the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty recorded: “Wanggua and qinggua ripen in April and May.” (Wanggua refers to cucumber.) Pickled Baby Cucumber primarily uses young cucumbers. The cucumbers are harvested when their flowers have not yet wilted and their surfaces are still covered in prickles...
Product Name: Mu-Zi Soy Sauce Place of Origin: Shaoxing Ingredients: Made from premium wheat flour and high-quality soybeans. The ingredients are steamed, formed into sauce cakes, sun-dried, dried, crushed, then mixed with broth, stirred evenly, and placed in large vats to ferment at a constant temperature. After 2–3 months of sun exposure and dew, it is brewed...
Product Name: Chicken Crown Mountain Bluish Stone Place of Origin: Zhuji Product Description: Chicken Crown Mountain Bluish Stone is a unique variety among Zhuji’s crafted stone materials. It boasts a long history of mining and processing. The stone features a thick-layered structure with a dense, fine-sandy composition. Its color is a uniform bluish-gray, and the stone’s hardness is moderate...
Product Name: Wang Xingji Paper Fans Place of Origin: Shaoxing Product Introduction: Shaoxing Wang Xingji paper fans come in a complete range of varieties, diverse styles, exquisitely crafted, and made with high-quality materials. Most are made with finely selected bamboo for the ribs, using pure mulberry bark paper for the fan surface, and mountain persimmon lacquer as an adhesive. The craftsmanship is extremely…
Product Alias: Foil Product Name: Tin Foil Product Origin: Shaoxing Product Introduction: In olden times, Shaoxing was known as the “City of Half Tin,” meaning nearly half the city’s population made a living in the tin foil industry. The history of tin foil dates back to the time of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and now spans six or seven hundred years...
Product Name: Xiaojingsheng Product Origin: Xinchang Product Features: It features a thin, glossy shell, aromatic and mildly sweet taste, rich yet not greasy, crispy and refreshing, with excellent color, aroma and flavor. Product Benefits: Its nutritional value is higher than that of eggs and milk. There’s a rural rhyme that goes: “Eating Xiaojingsheng regularly is better than taking tonics; …
Product Name: Ginkgo Origin: Zhujian Alias: White Nut Characteristics: Over the long history of cultivation, due to environmental conditions, cultivation techniques, and pollination, the traits and characteristics of Zhujian ginkgo have continuously evolved through systemic development, resulting in many varieties…