【Cuisine】 Zhejiang Cuisine 【Features】 Spicy, fragrant, delicious, and appetizing. 【Ingredients】 Curry crab ingredients: 1. 1 crab, 200g celery, 30g scallion segments, 30g chopped cilantro, 2. 1 tbsp red chili flakes, 1 tbsp shallot flakes, 1/2 onion 1. 2 tbsp curry powder, 2 tsp brown sugar 2. 2 tbsp cooking wine, 1 tsp soy sauce, 3 tbsp coconut milk, 1/2 cup water
Zhoushan pomfret is one of the four major economic fish species in the Zhoushan Fishing Ground. It is characterized by an oval, laterally compressed and tall body, silver-gray in color, with a small head, round snout, fine teeth, soft bones, and tender, fatty flesh—its surface is free of hard spines. Nutritional value of pomfret: 1. Pomfret is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which help lower cholesterol, making it a good fish choice for people with high blood lipids or high cholesterol...
Penglai Immortal Tea is one of the traditional famous teas of Zhejiang Province, produced on Daishan Island in Daishan County. It features a bright yellow-green hue, delicate and tender appearance, crystal-clear emerald liquor, and offers a fragrant and mellow taste. When brewed with mountain spring water, the tea leaves unfurl elegantly, producing a clear, fresh green liquor with a subtle, lingering aroma and rich flavor. Daishan County is located in the northeastern part of Zhejiang Province, in the central area of the Zhoushan Archipelago...
The current population of wild river deer in Daishan County has reached 3,500, mainly distributed across Daishan Island, Xiushan Island, and Dachangtu Island. River deer possess high medicinal value, contributing to improved metabolism, longevity, fitness, and beauty, and they also have certain therapeutic effects on indigestion in children. …
【Main Production Areas and Distribution】 The central production area is in 26 communes of Dinghai County, Zhejiang Province, including Xiaosha, Dasha, Yandeng, Cengang, Yang’ao, Yancang, Baiquan, Laoqian, Ziwei, Ma’ao, Dong’ao, and Gaoxie. Zhoushan Cattle are also distributed in Luhua and Zhanmao of Putuo County, as well as Beisha area of Zhenhai County. 【Formation History】 Zh…
Wojingtang Hard Cake is primarily made from glutinous rice. First, the glutinous rice is roasted, ground into powder, and then mixed with an appropriate amount of white sugar and sesame seeds. The mixture is then pressed into a wooden box mold, steamed until cooked, removed, and baked until both sides turn golden yellow. The finished hard cake is hard and crispy, crisp and fragrant, and highly filling—much like today’s compressed biscuits. Fishermen working at sea often find it difficult to cook meals, so they would buy Wojingtang Hard Cake to stave off hunger. When the fishing season ended, many also bought some to take home. Year after year, the hard cake industry in Wojingtang flourished, and merchants from Taizhou, Wenzhou, and other areas gradually settled there. By the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, three long-established hard cake shops such as Lin Wanshun were operating year-round. During the peak fishing season in the Republican era, Wojingtang was home to over 20 hard cake shops. Shop owners, using their hard cakes like the clappers used by storytellers, would rap them while calling out: “Hey, authentic Wojingtang Hard Cake—no hardness, no crispness, no charge!” Their sales pitch made customers eager to buy a few packs to try. As a result, the hard cake spread along with fishing boats throughout the coastal areas of Zhejiang, steadily gaining fame.
Jintang has long been renowned for its screws. The area is an island-based town, located in the southwestern part of the Zhoushan Archipelago. It currently has 22,590 mu of arable land, including 17,130 mu of paddy fields, 5,460 mu of dry land, and 57,840 mu of forested hills, making it the fourth largest island in Zhoushan. Over the past twenty years of reform and opening up, the people of Jintang have consistently stayed at the forefront of the tide, achieving comprehensive progress in both economic and social development. The town covers a land area of 82.4 square kilometers, with a total coastline of 60.32 kilometers, including 14.50 kilometers of deep-water port shoreline suitable for development. It administers 46 administrative villages and 2 neighborhood committees, with a population of 43,000. As a gateway connecting Zhoushan to the mainland, Jintang Town achieved a total social output value of 3.685 billion yuan in 2007, with total fiscal revenue of 110 million yuan and an average per capita income of 8,987 yuan.
Cuisine: Zhejiang Cuisine Flavor: Salty-Sweet Price: 10–40 RMB Ingredients: Pumpkin (1, about 1700g), large fatty chicken (200g), sweet bean paste (6g), broad bean paste, soy sauce, white sugar, sesame oil, fermented glutinous rice wine, minced scallion and ginger, rice flour, lard, Sichuan peppercorns, Chinese broccoli leaves, yellow rice wine. Preparation Method: 1. …
The yellow croaker, also known as the large yellow croaker, is an important economic fish in China. The waters around the Zhoushan Archipelago are one of its main production areas. With tender flesh and rich nutrition, the yellow croaker holds high economic value. When fresh, it can be cooked in various ways—such as braised, stewed, stir-fried, or salted—to create dozens of uniquely flavored dishes. Salted Vegetable Yellow Croaker is a homely dish commonly served to guests in Zhoushan, Zhejiang...
“Dried Salted Eel in Fresh Wind” features plump and tender meat. In Zhoushan, there’s a saying that “the taste of dried salted eel in fresh wind surpasses that of chicken,” making it a renowned local delicacy. This dish is made with sea eel, which is gutted, cleaned, and then soaked in a brine flavored with salt, MSG, scallions, and ginger for about half an hour. After soaking, the eel is taken out and air-dried in a dry place. Before serving, the dried eel is cut into sections…
Dried Yellow Croaker Roast Pork is a specialty of Zhoushan. It is made by gutting fresh yellow croaker, salting, and sun-drying, resulting in what is called dried yellow croaker. The finely processed Zhoushan dried yellow croaker is white, round in shape, delicious, and has a well-balanced saltiness. Rich in protein and moderate in fat, it helps stimulate appetite, clear internal heat, promote saliva production, and improve blood circulation. When stewed with ginger, dried yellow croaker can be used to nourish women after childbirth. Dried Yellow Croaker Roast Pork is one of the most distinctive local signature dishes served by Dinghai locals to entertain guests. In this dish, the dried croaker and pork are cooked together, resulting in a tender texture that boasts the rich aroma of the dried croaker as well as the savory flavor of the pork. The two flavors blend perfectly, each bringing out the best in the other.
Cold jellyfish salad is a specialty snack in Zhoushan. After being dressed in a cold sauce, the jellyfish becomes crisp yet chewy, cool and refreshing—often served as an ideal accompaniment to drinks. Take jellyfish skin, soak it in clean water for 4–8 hours, then thoroughly rinse it before slicing it into fine strips. Wash the jellyfish strips 1–2 times with cold boiled water, squeeze out as much water as possible, and place them in a bowl. Add an appropriate amount of...
Fresh jellyfish processed and preserved with alum and salt is called jellyfish skin. It is an important export seafood delicacy from Zhoushan, enjoying a high reputation in both domestic and international markets. Jellyfish can be categorized into plum-season jellyfish, dog-days jellyfish, and White Dew jellyfish. Every year around the turn of spring and summer, as the influence of the Taiwan Warm Current strengthens and the southeast monsoon prevails, jellyfish drift northward, passing…
The Sigeyi White Goose from Daishan is visually appealing, with snow-white feathers all over its body. Its beak and webbed feet are orange-yellow, while the color of the wattles is slightly lighter than that of the beak. Typically, these geese weigh around four to five kilograms. The white goose holds high economic value. Its meat can be cooked into a variety of delicious dishes with attractive colors, fragrances, and flavors, and its feathers can be processed into industrial products such as down quilts and down jackets. Currently, the breeding of the Sigeyi...
Daishan is the top salt-producing county in Zhejiang. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, it has thrived on the wealth generated from fishing and salt production. To this day, the county has over 35,000 mu of salt fields. The largest salt fields are those in Daixi and Shuangfeng. From a distance, they appear as a vast expanse of gray, with the horizon where the sea meets the sky. Up close, each dark...
Flavored Dried Snail Meat is made by first washing fresh yellow snails, placing them in cold water, and boiling them until cooked before removing them from the pot. The cooked snail meat is then picked out and dried. A sauce is prepared using a small amount of spicy and sour sauce, salt, monosodium glutamate (MSG), sugar, pepper, and seafood sauce, which is then mixed with the snail meat. The snail meat is skewered with toothpicks, three to four pieces per skewer, and then arranged on a plate. It has an aromatic, fresh, spicy, and refreshing taste…
Cuisine: Zhejiang cuisine | Flavor: Salty and savory | Price: 10–40 RMB | Features: Pure white as snow, crispy outside yet tender inside, beautifully shaped and delicious. Ingredients: 600g chicken legs, 100g egg whites, 10g Chinese broccoli, 50g radish, 10g ginger juice, 10g scallions, 15g rice wine, 20g light soy sauce, 2g salt, 2g MSG,…
Cuisine: Zhejiang Cuisine Flavor: Salty and Savory Price: 40–80 RMB Features: Whole Duck with Cordyceps nourishes yin, clears heat, replenishes lung and kidney, relieves cough, calms wheezing, and reduces phlegm. Ingredients: 12 pieces of Cordyceps, 1 duck (about 1000g), 5g ginger, 10g scallion whites, appropriate amount of clear broth, 15g yellow wine, 5g salt. Cooking method: 1.…
Sun-dried Peanuts from Shayang, Dadong are a specialty of Dadong Town, Daishan County, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province. With a history of nearly a hundred years, these peanuts are made using an ancestral secret recipe and sun-dried to produce plump, delicious kernels that are considered premium among peanuts—making them an excellent choice for entertaining guests or giving as gifts to family and friends. Peanuts, also known as "longevity fruit," have been cultivated in China for over 4000...
Shengshan Town in Daishan County, Zhejiang Province, is renowned for producing high-quality centipedes, particularly the golden-headed, red-legged Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans—considered among the finest of its kind. Its medicinal efficacy far surpasses that of other centipede species, with tens of millions of wild centipedes supplied to the market each year. The area has been hailed by the medical community as the "Hometown of Centipedes." Spring is the season for harvesting wild centipedes in our city. Centipedes are a commonly used and highly valued traditional Chinese medicine...