Yunhe water chestnuts are a specialty of Yunhe County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province. With a long cultivation history, Yunhe water chestnuts are known for their large size, sweet and crisp taste, and superior quality. Water chestnuts thrive in marshes or are cultivated in paddy fields, and their edible underground corms can be enjoyed as both fruit and vegetable, making them a beloved seasonal delicacy among the public. …
Qingming Pine Pudding
In Yunhe, people call radishes "caitou" (菜头), so "caitou xian" (菜头咸) refers to pickled radish, also known as "caitou li" (菜头粒). Life in the mountainous areas used to be tough, and caitou xian served as a year-round accompaniment to meals, a staple in every household. In autumn and winter, when radishes are harvested, medium-sized ones are chosen, left with their mud and roots, and dried in the sun until half-dry. After removing root hairs and washing them, they are put into…
Jinyun water bamboo is a specialty of Jinyun County in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province. Townships such as Dayang, Qianlu, and Huzhen in Jinyun County, leveraging their unique climate advantages, produce water bamboo that is tender, crisp, high-quality, and delicious, gradually building a strong brand presence both within and outside the province. Water bamboo is a specialty of Jinyun. It is a pathogenic product of a plant called “Zizania,” which is a type of grain…
The Haoxi River is the mother river of the people of Jinyun, nurturing over 300,000 residents along its banks. The river abounds in stream fish, and especially in recent years, since the Jinyun fisheries authorities implemented fishing bans, the fish population has grown significantly, becoming a delicious delicacy for locals. Among these, "Braised Stream Fish in Soy Sauce" is a signature dish of Jinyun. The stream fish live in the clear…
Jinyun Coix Seed has a long history of cultivation. Legend has it that it was used as an ingredient in the elixirs refined by the Yellow Emperor, Xuanyuan. According to the *Xian Du Zhi* (Records of Xian Du) from the eighth year of the Zhizheng era of the Yuan Dynasty (1348 AD), among the 178 types of plants identified as medicinal, including “peony, white atractylodes, raspberry, and coix seed,” Jinyun Coix Seed was listed as one of the local traditional Chinese medicinal resources. The people of Jinyun County have long had the custom of...
Highland water bamboo from pollution-free farms in towns such as Dayang, Qianlu, and Huzhen in Jinyun County is continuously supplied to vegetable markets in major cities like Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Ningbo, with a daily sales volume of about 50 tons. Thanks to the unique climatic advantages of towns like Dayang in Jinyun County, the water bamboo produced there is tender, crisp, high-quality, and delicious, gradually building a reputation in both provincial and out-of-province markets in recent years...
Pan-Seared Perch Pan-Seared Perch Features: Innovative preparation, attractive presentation, tender flavor, and unique appeal. Ingredients: One fresh perch, coarse salt, monosodium glutamate (MSG), rose wine, Maggi sauce, rose paste, bean paste, oyster sauce, rock sugar, white sugar, MSG, light soy sauce, sesame oil, pepper slices, onion, butter, red bell pepper rings, scallion segments, etc. Preparation…
Henry's Prawns Henry's Prawns Specialty: A fusion of Eastern and Western cooking techniques that adapts foreign elements to local tastes, resulting in a flavor that is sweet and sour with a crisp, tender, and savory profile. Ingredients: Large bamboo prawns, crispy batter, special salad dressing, amber walnuts, lettuce, refined salt, monosodium glutamate, Shaoxing wine, pepper, etc. Preparation: 1. Shred the lettuce and place it at the bottom of the plate, with carved floral decorations in the center...
Chicken Juice Cod
Straw Duck Straw Duck Features: The whole duck is tender and falling-off-the-bone with an unchanged shape, smoked with straw to deliver a uniquely fragrant taste—quite an innovative dish. Ingredients: One Beijing duck, Sichuan peppercorn salt, Fenjiu liquor, straw, cellophane, etc. Preparation: 1. Rub the cleaned duck evenly all over with Sichuan peppercorn salt and Fenjiu, and marinate for about one hour. 2. Use a specially made smoking barrel...
Juicy Green AbaloneJuicy Green AbaloneFeatures: The abalone is a rich crimson, the asparagus a tender green — the presentation is beautiful, the flavor well-balanced, and the texture smooth outside with a crisp bite inside. Ingredients: 5 fresh large net abalones, asparagus, ham, free-range chicken, lean meat, pork trotters, premium stock, chicken oil, lard, Lee Kum Kee oyster sauce, Guangdong rock sugar, MSG, and more. Preparation: 1. Blanch the net abalone in hot water, then...
Songyang Dahongpao Red Beans, a legume species. Introduced and cultivated in 1937 by the Zhejiang Agricultural Improvement Institute (predecessor of the Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences). The plant is of a dwarf type with trifoliate leaves; it has a long taproot and a well-developed root system. It is drought-resistant and tolerant of poor soils, and prefers cool weather during flowering and pod formation. The pods are slender, and the seeds are cylindrical, deep red in color, hard and translucent when dried, and easy to cook...
Product Name: Songyang Sun-Cured Tobacco Place of Origin: Lishui Product Characteristics: Large, thick leaves with rich aroma and strong flavor Product Introduction: Songyang Sun-Cured Tobacco, also known as Songyang Sun-Red Tobacco, is renowned both in China and abroad for its large, thick leaves and rich, fragrant taste. It is exported to 27 countries and regions including Japan, the former Soviet Union, and East Germany, and has won awards at the Panama International Exposition...
Jinyun is abundant in sweet potatoes, and there's even a local saying: “Jinyun sweet potatoes, Yongkang radishes.” With economic development in recent years, sweet potato production has dropped significantly, making them somewhat of a “luxury food” in the city. For sweet potato sticks, red-fleshed sweet potatoes are preferred. Peel them, steam them, then sun-dry—repeat the sunning and steaming process several times. High-quality sweet potato sticks are soft, glutinous, sweet, and…
Jinyun Daylily is a specialty of Jinyun County, Lishui, Zhejiang Province. Daylily, also known as golden needle, belongs to the Liliaceae family and Hemerocallis genus, and is a perennial herbaceous plant with a long taproot. With over 600 years of cultivation history, Jinyun Daylily has traditionally been given as a gift to parents in gratitude or to friends and relatives. It ranks first in production within Zhejiang Province and second nationwide...
Longevity Black Rice On the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, it is a local custom in Songyang to eat black rice. It is said to be a Taoist health food invented by Ye Fashan, known as "Qingjing Rice." Regular consumption is believed to promote longevity and rejuvenate one’s appearance. Black rice is made by extracting juice from the leaves of the black rice tree to soak glutinous rice until it turns pitch black, then steaming it. It is later stir-fried with sugar, cured meat...
During the Double Ninth Festival, it is a local custom in Songyang to make ash juice thousand-layer cake. Glutinous rice flour is mixed with lye water or loofah leaf juice to form a paste, which is then steamed layer by layer in a steamer basket—each thin layer poured and steamed until the basket is full. The layers are distinct and can be easily separated once cooked. The cake carries the auspicious meaning of “all things going well and growing taller year after year.” Ash juice thousand-layer cake can be served with various seasonings, pan-fried, or made into a soup.
A thin batter is scooped with a spoon, topped with shredded carrots, pickled vegetables, and other eight-treasure vegetable ingredients, then covered with more batter. It is deep-fried until golden brown and removed from the oil to become the Eight-Treasure Lantern Dish. This snack is commonly seen on the streets of Songyang. Passersby are often tempted by the sight and aroma, and can buy it on the spot to enjoy hot—offering a unique flavor. In Songyang…
Songyang Sha Lei On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, they pound Sha Lei. During the Yuanxiao Festival in Songyang, people don’t eat yuanxiao (sweet glutinous rice balls), but Sha Lei. Made from premium white glutinous rice, the rice is soaked in water for three days before being ground into a paste. The paste is then scooped into cloth bags and hung up to drain until it’s neither too dry nor too sticky, at which point it’s used to make dumplings. The unfilled glutinous rice balls are boiled and scooped out of the pot with a strainer, then rolled in a tray already coated with pounded white…