Bad Soup comes in sweet and savory varieties and is a dish that every household must eat on the 14th day of the Lunar New Year. The savory version mainly consists of over ten types of vegetables, meats, and seafood, all chopped into small pieces, stir-fried until half-cooked, and then mixed with rice flour paste or starch paste to create the soup. This delicacy originated as food offered by local people to thank soldiers during General Qi Jiguang’s resistance against pirates. In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, this small town was still just...
Songmen White Dried Yellow Croaker is a specialty of Songmen Town, Wenling City, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. The dried fish has firm meat, a white color, a delicious taste, and is highly nutritious. It is rich in protein, as well as fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins, and other nutrients, offering benefits such as stimulating appetite, clearing internal heat, promoting saliva production, and nourishing blood. Songmen White Dried Yellow Croaker, also known as Song Dried Fish, is produced in Songmen, Wenling, Zhejiang...
Wenling Stuffed Cake is a specialty snack from Wenling City, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. There are many delicious foods in Wenling, but the Stuffed Cake stands out as the most distinctive local dish. No one has ever heard of this type of stuffed cake being made elsewhere, nor has anyone heard of a Wenling native who doesn’t love it. Wenling Stuffed Cake, also called Wenling Sandwich Cake, is a unique Han Chinese-style cake snack…
The greenhouse grape cultivation area in Wenling covers over 40,000 mu, with an annual output of more than 49,000 tons and a production value of 380 million yuan. The city is home to 18 grape production enterprises and 13 grape cooperatives, and has registered several well-known trademarks such as “Binzhu,” “Luo’s,” and “John.” The successful registration of this geographical indication certification trademark mea…
Product Name: Panlang Eel Noodles Place of Origin: Taizhou, Zhejiang Product Description: Thick, live eels are boiled and shredded, then stir-fried in sizzling salad oil with scallions, ginger, and garlic. Dried bean noodles and various seasonings are added and sautéed before water is poured in to make the broth. The result is an oily yet fragrant dish that can rival Hangzhou’s “Shrimp-Exploded Eel Noodles.”…
Product Name: Ten-Spice Dried Tofu Place of Origin: Taizhou, Zhejiang Product Composition: Rich in high-protein, amino acids, vitamins, calcium and other nutrients Product Features: Complete in color, aroma, and taste Product Introduction: Ten-Spice Dried Tofu contains high-protein, amino acids, vitamins, calcium and other nutrients needed by the human body.
Product Introduction: Tangxia Water Bamboo Place of Origin: Taizhou, Zhejiang Product Features: Tender, white, fine, clean, and delicious Product Benefits: Helps prevent high blood pressure, protects against arteriosclerosis, and is particularly effective for those suffering from cirrhosis, uremia, and kidney disorders. It also has diuretic, thirst-quenching, and detoxifying effects…
Dendrobium is a perennial evergreen herbaceous plant that grows on tree trunks. Its stem is upright, tufted, yellow-green in color, with distinct nodes and longitudinal grooves, tapering at the base. The leaves are long-oval, nearly leathery, and grow on the upper part of the stem. In summer, it produces white flowers tinged with a slight purplish-red hue, arranged in a raceme. It thrives on the shaded sides of steep, rarely visited cliffs or within deep mountain forests...
Product Name: New River Mullet Place of Origin: Taizhou, Zhejiang Product Features: Retains its original flavor, with rich, tender and delicious flesh; the broth is light and very tasty. Product Introduction: Made from mullet caught at the brackish water area nearby, combined with ham, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, as well as scallions, ginger, garlic, and more…
Product Name: Oil-braised Bamboo Shoots Dish Place of Origin: Taizhou, Zhejiang Product History: Whenever fresh spring bamboo shoots hit the market, locals prepare them in various ways, one of which is called oil-braised bamboo shoots. It is said that the signature dish at Hangzhou’s New Xin Hotel—oil-braised bamboo shoots—originated in the early 1960s from Zhangjiadu…
Xunqiao currently has 230 acres of strawberry bases, mainly concentrated in several villages such as Zhangxiayang and Daotou, employing greenhouse cultivation and pollution-free production methods. There are over 120 specialized strawberry growers, with an annual total output of 437 tons and a total output value of 1.748 million yuan. The main strawberry variety grown is Zhangfengxiang, which features large fruits, …
Double Ninth Cake, also known as glutinous rice sugar cake, is a traditional food for the Double Ninth Festival, symbolizing the idea of reaching higher at every step. The glutinous rice flour is steamed, mashed into a paste, pressed into squares, and then cut just before serving. Its sweet filling is groove-like, embedded with dates and chestnuts, and topped with mandarin orange segments and shredded red and green threads, resulting in a soft and sweet texture. Vendors selling it on the street often decorate it with colorful small paper flags, adding to the festive atmosphere. Produced…
Product Name: Soybean Skin Product Origin: Taizhou Product Ingredients: Protein, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and various vitamins. Product Benefits: Sweet and mild in nature. It helps clear heat, benefit the lungs, relieve cough and dissolve phlegm, detoxify, and reduce sweating. Product Introduction: Soybean skin, also called tofu skin. Li Shizhen’s *Compendium of Materia Medica* states…
Grown along the coast in Binhai Town, Wenling City, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, these peaches ripen around National Day, hence they are also called “National Day Peaches.” These late-maturing peaches have endured harsh weather conditions such as typhoons. They are sweet without being cloying, juicy, and whether firm or soft, they maintain a refreshing and delicious sweetness. Their one major drawback is…
Wenling seaweed is a specialty of Wenling City, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province. Wugen Town in Wenling City is a major production base for seaweed along the southeastern coast of Zhejiang. Thanks to the high-quality local seawater, the seaweed has an excellent taste and is widely sold across the country. A seaweed farming cooperative has been established, and trademarks such as “Lezhiwei” and “Haizhihui” have been registered. Seaweed is a type of marine...
Features of Steamed Fish in Cantonese Style: Delicious, fragrant, and palatable. Ingredients: 1 fresh fish (about 600g) (washed, patted dry, and lightly salted), 6 slices of ginger (shredded), 3 green onions (shredded), 3 sprigs of cilantro, 3 tablespoons of hot oil, 100ml Lee Kum Kee Steamed Fish Sauce (6–8 tablespoons). Preparation: 1. Place the shredded ginger on the fish...
Fruit platter A fruit platter is a "fruit art" creation that aids digestion, soothes the stomach, stimulates appetite, enhances the beauty of banquets, sets the mood, and fosters friendship. Whether served at state banquets or family celebrations, it showcases the artistic vitality and appeal, allowing people to enjoy both material and aesthetic pleasures.…
Ingredients for Cold Jellyfish Head Salad: 150g jellyfish head, 25g chopped green onions, 15g soy sauce, an appropriate amount of sugar, 2g monosodium glutamate (MSG), 10g sesame oil, 15g refined oil. Method: 1. Choose jellyfish head that has been salted for more than one year, wash off the sand, soak it in clean water for 5–6 hours, then rinse it thoroughly to remove any remaining sand. Slice it along the natural segments into small…
Three-Cup Frog Casserole Dish name: Three-Cup Frog Casserole Main ingredients: 480g frog, 10g ginger sliced. 2 scallion sections, 2 slices of dried shallots, a few carrot flower petals, 1 tbsp Zhenjiang aromatic vinegar. Ingredients: Marinade: 1 tsp ginger juice, ½ tsp cornstarch, a little sesame oil, a pinch of pepper. Seasoning: 1/…
Ingredients for Snail Soup in Superior Broth: 1 lb snails, bottled wild chili peppers, diced chili peppers, garlic, and ginger as needed. Preparation: Heat the wok, first sauté the ginger and garlic, then add half a bottle of wild chili peppers and stir-fry over high heat. Continue by adding one spoonful of diced chili peppers. Stir-fry for another 2–3 minutes, then add the snails. Keep stirring vigorously—this part needs extra elbow grease—for about 5–6 minutes. Then…