Northeasterners love their stews, and there’s quite a variety—stewed goose with potatoes, chicken with mushrooms, and pork with pickled cabbage and glass noodles—all named descriptively. These are all hearty, rustic dishes meant for the cold winds and deep winter months. The pickled cabbage is made from tall Northeastern Chinese cabbages, cut into thin strips as fine as matchsticks, with white stems and green leaves that stay firm even after long cooking. Local...
Mix water dough and oil dough to make the wrapper; dice pork and mix with seasonings for the filling. Shape into small cubes the size of chess pieces, then bake until golden. Golden, bite-sized, crispy, savory, and delicious. Method: 1. Add a pinch of salt to the flour, mix well, pour in 100 grams of water, and knead into a uniform dough. 2. Pour the remaining 30 grams of water into a small bowl, and "knead" the dough by dipping your hand in the water while working the dough...
The pan-fried buns from the alleyway are bursting with aroma and mouthwatering to the point of drooling—truly an unparalleled delicacy. Ingredients: meat filling, green beans, onion, flour. Method: 1. Mix the dough with warm water and fast-acting yeast, let it rise for 40 minutes. While the dough is rising, prepare the meat filling—this time using pre-minced thigh meat, which is both delicious and not greasy...
The wooden handicrafts produced by Yichun Meijiang Wood Art Co., Ltd. are sold as far as Shandong, Hebei, and Zhejiang, with some products exported to the United States, Japan, Australia, Russia, the United Kingdom, Egypt, and other countries. Located in the Wumahe District, Meijiang Wood Art uses various high-quality woods from the great forest as raw materials, and combines traditional carving techniques…
Also known as Dioscorea Nipponica, wild yam, string dragon, earth dragon bone, and dragon brake, Dioscorea Nipponica is a purely natural wild medicinal herb originating from the Lesser Khingan Mountains. Currently, it has very promising market prospects. Dioscorea Nipponica is an important raw material used in the synthesis of various types of contraceptives and steroidal hormone drugs. Its rhizome contains diosgenin, which, due to its structure being similar to steroidal hormones...
Located within the Yimin Forest Farm in Wumahe, Yichun Yichun Pure Bee Industry Co., Ltd. is a specialized bee product enterprise integrating beekeeping, production, processing, R&D, and sales. It boasts advanced production equipment and a strict quality control system. The pure, highly fresh royal jelly is a milky white or pale yellow...
Suizhou Baiguo (Ginkgo Nuts) is a specialty of Suizhou County, Suizhou City, Hubei Province. Known for its clean white shells and plump, uniform kernels, Suizhou Baiguo has long been one of the region’s traditional export products. Ginkgo nuts have always been a major agricultural and sideline product in Suizhou County, with bumper harvests in the 1980s yielding up to 200,000 kilograms annually and regular annual purchases around 100 tons. In 199…
Lishan Fermented Tofu is a specialty of Lishan Town, Suixian County, Suizhou City, Hubei Province. With over a hundred years of production history, it is a renowned local product of Suixian. Meticulously made, it features a fine, yellow, and soft texture with a harmonious blend of five flavors and a deliciously fragrant, crispy taste. Also known as "White Square," historical records indicate that as early as the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, a family surnamed Liu in Xihu Town...
Shiitake mushrooms are one of Suizhou’s main export-earning products. Suizhou shiitake mushrooms are renowned both in China and abroad for their uniform size, thick flesh, short and stout stems, and high regrowth rate. The southwestern Dahong Mountain area and the northeastern Tongbai Mountain area are the main production regions. Over 80% of local households take advantage of the region’s exceptional natural resources to cultivate the mushrooms on a small scale. Annual production reaches 3,000 tons, including…
These honey dates are produced in Tangxian Town, known as the “Hometown of Chinese Honey Dates.” They are large and sweet, and long-term consumption is believed to have benefits such as boosting qi and nourishing blood. Suizhou Golden Honey Dates are meticulously crafted using natural luohan dates and white sugar as the main ingredients, following a century-old traditional process. They are a traditional product of Suizhou — the hometown of Emperor Yan (Shennong), the birthplace of the Bianzhong (ancient Chinese chime bells). Honey dates are a traditional food of Suizhou, renowned for their golden transparency, plump texture, thick flesh, sweet taste, unique flavor, and have enjoyed a fine reputation for centuries. It is said that they were once tribute items for the royal family hundreds of years ago. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, “Dates are neutral in nature and sweet in taste. They invigorate the spleen and stomach, benefit vitality and essence, nourish blood and calm the nerves, benefit the nine orifices and lungs, and promote muscle growth.” Honey dates are a highly nutritious tonic and make an excellent gift for family and friends.
The Xiaoxing'an Mountains boast abundant mountain vegetable resources, producing large quantities of fiddlehead ferns. Also known as lucky greens or dragon's claw greens, fiddleheads are highly nutritious. They have refreshing, oil-cutting, and digestion-aiding effects, earning them the titles “King of Wild Vegetables” and “Treasured Snow Fruit.” Traditional Chinese medicine regards fiddleheads as sweet in flavor and cold in nature, beneficial for clearing heat,...
These wild mountain vegetables have thrived in their natural environment for years, offering the advantage of being completely unpolluted. The wild vegetables from Yichun are known for their freshness, unique flavors, and rich nutritional content. They are abundant in essential fats, proteins, and vitamins such as A, B1, B2, C, D, and E, as well as various minerals and trace elements needed by the human body. Local...
Wenzhou has two types of fish balls — one irregular in shape and the other round. The latter refers to white fish balls, which are made by mincing the fish flesh into a paste. Nowadays, machines make white fish balls conveniently. But back in the last century, everything had to be done by hand. The fish was chopped on a cutting board, but inevitably some board fragments got mixed in. What did the chefs do?
In the past, before the Qingming Festival, families in Wenzhou’s urban and rural areas would grind glutinous rice into flour to make cakes. The fillings typically included pork, shredded bamboo shoots, or sweetened sugar, and these were commonly known as “Qingming Cakes.” Some households would also gather wild vegetables or herbs from the fields such as tender sow thistle, kalimeris, and young ramie shoots. These were first steamed, then dried and ground into fine powder to be used as filling mixed with rice or glutinous rice flour to make the cakes, commonly called “...”
Suizhou peach gum, commonly known as "peach blossom tears" and also referred to as Suizhou bird’s nest, is a nourishing and beautifying delicacy recently unearthed from local folklore by the Sui County Jiuxian Fruit Planting Cooperative. Jiuxian Fruit Industry is located in Taohua Village, Shejiu, the hometown of Emperor Yan and Shennong. Every year during the blooming season of peach blossoms in the pleasant March spring, local peach farmers have the tradition of collecting...
Is a specialty of Zengdu District, Suizhou City, Hubei Province. Suixian is an area rich in nectar-producing plants, with rapeseed flowers, locust flowers, vitex flowers, sesame flowers, osmanthus, and others blooming in spring, summer, and autumn respectively. Before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, most local beekeeping involved the “Chinese honeybee,” commonly known as the “native bee.” These bees were not kept in colonies, reproduced slowly, and produced little honey. In the 1950s, Italian…
The red-headed centipede is a specialty of Suixian County, Suizhou City, Hubei Province. The centipedes from Suixian are renowned for their red heads, red legs, large size, and high medicinal efficacy. They rank first among all producing areas in China, accounting for one quarter of the province’s total procurement, with an annual yield of around 5 million, and are popular both domestically and abroad. Centipedes prefer damp, shady environments, often dwelling under stones, in woods among decaying leaves, and also commonly...
Suizhou Pueraria Powder is a specialty of Zengdu District, Suizhou City, Hubei Province. Wild Pueraria powder has quietly emerged in recent years as a health food with great dietary therapy benefits. Suizhou County boasts abundant wild Pueraria root resources, which can be found throughout areas from the Dahong Mountain to the Tongbai Mountain. Suizhou February Wind Food Co., Ltd. has developed a range of products using Pueraria roots, including Pueraria liquid, Pueraria persimmon e-tea, wild Pueraria powder, …
Suixian Mushrooms are a specialty of Suixian County, Suizhou City, Hubei Province. Among them, flower mushrooms are especially prized for their short, sturdy stems, thick and fleshy caps, distinct and attractive patterns, rich aroma, and beautiful appearance. Owing to their superior quality, Suixian Mushrooms hold a 70% market share in Hong Kong. The region has a long history of mushroom production, with wild varieties present since early times. In 1965…
Suizhou chestnuts are a specialty of Suizhou County, Suizhou City, Hubei Province. Chestnuts are a traditional local agricultural product of Suizhou County. The area enjoys a suitable climate, fertile soil, and ample sunlight, making it a place with a long-standing tradition of chestnut cultivation. The northern and southern mountainous regions of Suizhou County are rich in chestnut production. They are mainly concentrated in towns such as Liulin, Sanligang, Hongshan, Wanhe, Caodian, and Huaihe, among which the “Dahongpao” variety from Liulin…