Linhai Grapes -- National Famous, Special, and High-quality New Agricultural Product in 2015. Linhai Grapes are renowned for their excellent quality and unique flavor, especially the "Dashishi Grapes," which have become an agricultural calling card of the region. …
Product Name: Sui Plum Tree Place of Origin: Tiantai Mountain, Zhejiang History: Legend has it that the Sui Plum Tree was planted by Master Zhang’an more than 1,300 years ago, making it one of the three oldest plum trees in China. Introduction: The Sui Plum Tree stands 10 meters tall, with a trunk diameter of 45 centimeters and a crown spread of 7 meters. Its ancient trunk and gnarled branches—its main trunk having…
Atractylodes, also known as Dongzhu, is a perennial herb harvested annually in October and November. It has the efficacy of strengthening the spleen and stomach, as well as removing dampness and dryness. It is primarily used to treat weakness of the spleen and stomach, fatigue and lack of energy, deficiency swelling and edema, dizziness and spontaneous sweating, as well as restless fetus syndrome. Tiantai is abundant in Atractylodes, which is a major cash crop for mountain farmers.…
Meng Cai, also known as Patrinia, has tender stems and leaves that are edible. They can be served cold in salads, used in soups, or steeped as tea. The flavor is slightly bitter and astringent, with a refreshing and fragrant aftertaste, offering a unique taste that stimulates the appetite. It is understood that Meng Cai contains essential nutrients for the human body, such as protein, vitamins, trace elements, and plant fiber, much like common vegetables…
Jiao Bing Tube is a unique and most distinctive dish of Tiantai. During Qingming Festival, Ghost Festival, Winter Solstice, and Chinese New Year, every household makes Jiao Bing Tube as a festive food. In recent years, it is also eaten during Start of Summer and Mid-Autumn Festival. There is a tradition of serving Jiao Bing Tube to entertain relatives and friends. …
Product Name: Tofu Skin Place of Origin: Tiantai, Zhejiang Product Features: Appears light yellow and semi-transparent in color, thin in texture, soft and flexible to the touch, does not clump when soaked in water, delicate in taste, and fragrant. Product Functions: Clears heat and moistens lungs, relieves cough and dissolves phlegm, nourishes stomach, detoxifies, and reduces sweating. Product Introduction: A specialty of Tiantai Mountain—…
Product Name: Nine Essence Dried Place of Origin: Tiantai, Zhejiang Product Features: A purely natural sweet food product. Contains no additives. Product Benefits: Nourishes health, promotes longevity, helps lower blood sugar and blood pressure, prevents arteriosclerosis, and has significant anti-tuberculosis effects. Product Introduction: Polys...
Product Name: Bodhi Tree Place of Origin: Tiantai Mountain, Taizhou, Zhejiang Product Features: The tree resembles a persimmon tree, and its flowers are similar as well, being white in color and glossy. Product Introduction: The Bodhi Tree is a tree with mythical significance on Tiantai Mountain. It was formerly translated as "Pippala Tree" and also rendered as...
Product Name: Meatball Paste Wheat Cake Product Origin: Tiantai, Zhejiang Product Features: The meatball paste wheat cake is a round, thin flatbread made from wheat flour and meat paste, with a diameter of about 20 cm and a thickness of about 3 mm. Product History: A long time ago in Tiantai, there was a family that was about to welcome a bride. One day, the bride suddenly came to visit. The family had no good dishes to serve…
Product Name: Japanese Sweet Viburnum Flowers Place of Origin: Taizhou, Zhejiang Product History: The Complete Gazetteer of Tiantai Mountain quotes Huang Shangu (Tingjian) as saying: “(Japanese Sweet Viburnum Flowers) grow on trees several feet tall, bloom exquisitely fragrant in spring, and people call them Zheng flowers. Wang Jinggong (Anshi) once wanted to write about them but found their name unrefined. I proposed the name ‘Japanese Sweet Viburnum.’” …
The Tiantai Mountain Puppy Cattle, also known as Tiantai Yellow Cattle, is a small-sized mountain cattle breed primarily developed in Tiantai County through long-term natural selection and artificial breeding. Due to its small size yet agile, dog-like movement, it is commonly referred to as "Puppy Cattle." Its meat is tender, delicious, highly nutritious, rich in various amino acids and minerals, making it highly favored by…
Tiantai Mountain Honey Oranges are a specialty of Tiantai County, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province. These oranges have bright orange-red, tender flesh that is sweet with little acidity, juicy and rich in flavor, earning them widespread acclaim both within and beyond the province. Tiantai Mountain Honey Oranges belong to the Rutaceae family and are also known as Bendizao. They are a type of loose-skinned mandarin. These oranges are cold-resistant, highly disease-resistant, and yield relatively high production, but they are less drought-tolerant and less capable of withstanding waterlogging. They are primarily produced in counties (and cities) such as Huangyan...
Tiantai Green Dumplings
The tradition of having breakfast on New Year’s Day varies across regions. In both urban and rural areas of Tiantai, people uniformly eat Five-Ingredient Porridge. This so-called “Five-Ingredient Porridge” is a mixture of five ingredients cooked together: white rice, red dates, tofu, string beans, and taro. Research shows that it originally came from Buddhist monks, who would cook this mixed porridge at the start of the new year to pray for the “Five Blessings” to descend upon the world. Tiantai has long been known as a “land of Buddhism”…
Wontons Tiantai wontons are also made from wheat flour. They resemble northern dumplings and southern wontons, but have their own unique characteristics. They are more delicate than dumplings and plumper than wontons. The variety of fillings far surpasses that of dumplings or wontons. As for their shape, they are slightly flat and somewhat ear-like. Tiantai people could be said to eat wontons all year round…
Tiantai originally had "Ten Scenic Spots Pastry," which featured patterns of the ten scenic spots of Tiantai Mountain printed on the cakes. Later, it evolved into "Mixed Pastry" with a variety of types and a festive touch. The "Ten Scenic Spots Pastry" was mainly made by pressing dough of various shapes into wooden molds. The patterns primarily included the Chinese character for "longevity," the double happiness character, auspicious knots, plum blossoms, as well as those shaped like...
Various ingredients are chopped into small cubes and wrapped in square dough wrappers, resulting in a slightly flattened shape that resembles ears—hence the name. They can be served in soup or grilled as a drinking snack.…
Product Name: Wenzhou Seaweed Alias: Longevity Vegetable Place of Origin: Wenzhou Product Features: Clears heat and promotes urination, nourishes kidney and heart, lowers blood pressure, enhances metabolism, and more Product Introduction: Commonly known as “Longevity Vegetable,” seaweed is rich in vitamins and minerals, especially…
Product Name: Country Bumpkin Place of Origin: Wenzhou Product Features: Crisp, tender, refreshing taste, deliciously fragrant and enticing, with an unforgettable aftertaste Product Introduction: Since its establishment in 1995, Zhejiang Hefeng Food Co., Ltd. has been committed to creating high-quality food. The “Xian Balao” series of over 5…
Product Name: Hizikia fusiformis (Hijiki seaweed) Product Origin: Wenzhou Product Features: Rich in polysaccharides, dietary fiber, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, and trace elements Product Introduction: Hizikia fusiformis contains abundant polysaccharides, dietary fiber, vitamins, amino acids, minerals, and trace elements that are essential to the human body...