Quzhou citrus is a specialty of Qujiang District in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Known as the "hometown of citrus" for centuries, Quzhou has a long history of citrus cultivation. Originally, the native varieties were of poor quality, but after years of introduction and improvement, their quality has steadily improved. The fruit is now renowned across China for its "thin peel," "aromatic scent," and "juicy flesh." Quzhou is truly a "citrus hometown"...
Ingredients for Three-Color Cold Tofu with Garnishes: 150g cold tofu, 10g fresh shrimp meat, 10g corn kernels, 10g green peas, 5g ginger, 5g garlic. 3g cooked peanut oil, 2g salt, 1g MSG, 2g white soy sauce, 1g sesame oil. Preparation: 1. Cut the cold tofu into strips and arrange in a deep bowl. Wash the fresh shrimp, peel the ginger...
Ingredients for Wild Mushroom Crystal Jelly: 40g each of cleaned smooth mushrooms, cleaned shiitake mushrooms, and cleaned yellow boletus; 10g agar; a small amount of green peas and red pickled chili slices. Seasonings: 100g mushroom king broth, 4g fine salt, 10g fermented glutinous rice wine, 2g sugar. Method: 1. Rinse the salted mushrooms to remove excess salt, blanch in boiling water, and squeeze dry. 2. Soak the agar...
Ingredients for Cucumber and Lotus Root Shoots Salad: 150g lotus root shoots, 10g fresh ginger, 10g garlic cloves, 15g cucumber, 1 large red chili. 2g cooked peanut oil, 3g salt, 1g MSG, 3g sugar, 1g white rice vinegar. Method: 1. Cut the lotus root shoots into small sections, peel and mince the ginger, mince the garlic, remove seeds from the cucumber and cut into small pieces,…
Ingredients for Qianjiangyuan Clear Water Fish: one grass carp or common carp from the clear waters of the Qianjiang River source, mountain spring water, Shaoxing wine, refined salt, monosodium glutamate, camellia oil, perilla, ground pepper, ginger slices, and a scallion bundle, all in appropriate amounts. Method: Clean and gut the fish, then make deep diagonal slashes on the body. Heat a clean pan over a fire, add camellia oil and heat until hot, then slightly pan-fry the fish. Add Shaoxing wine, then the scallion bundle, ginger slices…
Product Name: Silk and Satin Product Origin: Huzhou, Zhejiang Product Features: As light as a cicada’s wing, as thin as morning mist, soft in texture, and glossy in color Product Type: Handicraft Product Introduction: “Silk and Satin” is a collective term for silk (绫) and satin (绢). The patterned type is called silk, and the plain type is called satin. Satin is mainly used as a substitute for paper in painting and calligraphy, while silk is primarily used for mounting artworks...
Product Name: Asparagus Place of Origin: Huzhou, Zhejiang Product Composition: Asparagus is highly nutritious, containing abundant protein, minerals, and vitamins A, B, and C, as well as various trace elements such as selenium, manganese, and molybdenum. Product Efficacy: Asparagus can help regulate human metabolism and enhance immunity. It has special pharmacological effects in the prevention and treatment of high blood pressure…
Product Name: Green Plums | Product Origin: Huzhou, Zhejiang | Product Ingredients: Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, various vitamins, B-sitosterol, oleanolic acid-like substances, and other compounds. | Product Benefits: Stimulates saliva production, quenches thirst, stimulates appetite, and relieves depression. | Product Anecdote: Old records of Changxing Plum Garden state: “Exiting Jixiang Gate leads to Plum Villa; Xiaopu Kongwang Teaching Temple features Plum Path.” Even during the Anti-Japanese War, there was a saying: “Fragrance stretches twenty li without interruption.” Dried black plums baked from green plums were historically mainly produced in the Badu Gorge area of Hexi, hence called “Hexi Plums,” and enjoyed great renown in various Southeast Asian countries.
Product Name: Embroidered Brocade Vegetable; Place of Origin: Huzhou, Zhejiang; Product Description: A specialty of Nanxun, the Embroidered Brocade Vegetable resembles ordinary bok choy, but with slightly thinner stems and delicately serrated leaf edges. The veins on the leaves showcase an elegant, flowing pattern. Even after being stir-fried, the vegetable remains vibrant green, making it almost too beautiful to touch. …
Product Name: Purple Clay Teapot Place of Origin: Changxing County, Huzhou, Zhejiang Product Features: Simple and mellow in flavor, elegant in color, uniquely styled. Product Benefits: The purple clay teapot is the best vessel for brewing tea, offering unique benefits. Teapots from official kilns, especially when used to brew green tea, have health-enhancing effects. Product…
Product Name: White Hyacinth Bean Also Known As: Goat-eye Bean, Yang’an Bean. Place of Origin: Linghu, Huzhou. Product Category: Annual climbing herbaceous plant. Growing Season: Flowers bloom from July to September; fruits ripen from September to November. Product Characteristics: Prefers warm, moist conditions; best grown near trees or water. …
Product Name: Nanxun Liquor Place of Origin: Nanxun, Huzhou Product Characteristics: Rich aroma, clean and refreshing taste, with lingering fragrance. Product Ingredients: Vitamins, trace elements, minerals, and phenolic compounds. Product Benefits: Stimulates appetite and saliva production, refreshes the mind and aids sleep, helps control arteriosclerosis, and prevents gastric ulcers and senile dementia…
Product Name: Fragrant Chinese Turnip; Alias: Nubby Vegetable; Category: Brassicaceae; Characteristics: Good color, delicious taste, moderate saltiness, slightly sweet, aromatic, crisp and tender roots, fine and delicate fibers, neat and uniform in appearance. Season: Native turnip varieties are generally sown after the Beginning of Autumn, …
Product Name: Green Smoked Beans Place of Origin: Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Product Features: Excellent in color, aroma, and taste, featuring a savory yet slightly sweet, sweet with a hint of umami, umami with a touch of astringency, and an astringent flavor that lingers endlessly. Product Ingredients: Contains a variety of nutrients such as fatty acids, proteins, carotene, chlorophyll, vitamins, and minerals…
Product Name: Double-Cross Noodles Product Features: Crispy, refreshing, and richly aromatic. Ingredients: Protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins. Efficacy: Helps induce sweating, treats colds and fevers, and alleviates symptoms of indigestion and stomachache. Product Introduction: At the foot of Tai’an Bridge, in recent years this increasingly well-known…
Product Name: Lake Tai Lily Bulb Product Origin: Taihu Township, Huzhou, Zhejiang Product Season: Start of Summer Product Characteristics: Thick bulbs, snow-white and creamy, tender flesh, smooth as jade. Product Components: Contains starch, protein, fat, and various trace alkaloids. Product Efficacy: Lily is sweet in taste and...
Product Name: Taihu Black Carp Alias: Snail Black Carp Origin: Taihu Lake, Huzhou, Zhejiang Features: No fishy smell, firm texture, delicious taste. Composition: Contains protein, fat, inorganic salts, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin A, etc. Efficacy: The gallbladder of the black carp clears heat and detoxifies; the fish scale gelatin has astringent and hemostatic effects. The black carp’s bile treats sore throat, red eyes, eczema, boils, and ear discharge; the fish scale gelatin treats gum bleeding, nosebleeds, and purpura.
Product Name: Taihu Crabs Place of Origin: Taihu Lake Area, Huzhou Product Season: From Cold Dew to Beginning of Winter Product Characteristics: Rich crab roe, tender and delicate meat, exceptionally rich in flavor. Product Components: Rich in protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin A, riboflavin, thiamine, and more. Production…
Product Name: Zhulaoda Zongzi Place of Origin: Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Product Category: Loose zongzi, vacuum-packed zongzi, frozen zongzi. Varieties include traditional fresh meat zongzi, red bean paste zongzi, salted egg yolk and fresh meat zongzi, chestnut and fresh meat zongzi, mushroom and fresh meat zongzi, as well as spare ribs zongzi, date-filled zongzi, chicken wing zongzi, red bean zongzi, and various other premium zongzi. Pro…
Product Name: Huzhou Big Wontons Place of Origin: Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province Product Features: Aids digestion, delicious and refreshing. Product Introduction: The making method of Huzhou Big Wontons: Filling Preparation: Remove tendons, skin, and bones from the meat, chop it into coarse pieces, then mix with bamboo shoots, cooking wine, sesame oil, sugar, salt, etc., to form the filling; …