A specialty is a product that is unique to a place or is particularly famous, has cultural connotations or history, and also refers to a product that is only produced in a certain place. Specialties include not only agricultural and forestry specialties, but also mineral specialties, textiles, handicrafts, etc.
Hangzhou silk
Speaking of Zhejiang's specialties, I believe that many friends can tell the story. From the silk of Hangzhou to the brush of Huzhou; from the ham of Jinhua to the fish of Qiandao Lake; from the rice dumplings of Jiaxing to the rice cakes of Ningbo; from the loquat of Tangqi to the bayberry of Xianju; from the chicken blood stone of Changhua to the stone carving of Qingtian; the vinegar fish of The West Lake, the curd milk of Shaoxing, the lime of Quzhou, the huyu of Changshan, the mushroom of Qingyuan, the white lotus of Liye, the silver needle of Qiandao, the tofu bun of Jiande, the pecan of Lin'an... Every city, every district, every county, every town, every township, every village has its own specialties, and not just one or two, but many. There are eleven cities in Zhejiang, so let's talk about choosing a specialty for each city.
Hangzhou West Lake Longjing Tea
West Lake Longjing tea
Longjing tea, one of the top ten famous teas in China, was listed as China's national geographical indication product in 2001 and entered the first batch of "Zhejiang cultural imprint" list in 2020. Longjing is the name of a village in Hangzhou's Xihu District, but it was originally the name of an ancient well in the village. Tea, the Tang Dynasty began to be vigorously cultivated in Hangzhou; the Song Dynasty, began to take shape; the Yuan Dynasty, the reputation gradually rose; the Qing Dynasty, until the peak. The Qianlong Emperor visited Longjing six times in Jiangnan, visited Longjing four times, wrote six imperial poems praising Longjing tea, and personally sealed "eighteen imperial tea trees". After the Republic of China, Longjing tea gradually became the first famous tea in China. Longjing is a roasted green tea, known for its "green color, fragrant, beautiful shape, and mellow taste".
Ningbo Tangyuan
Tangyuan is a traditional snack and is one of the representative snacks in China. The only one in the national tangyuan sales list is always Ningbo tangyuan. Tangyuan appeared in the Song Dynasty, has a history of more than 700 years in Ningbo, and the position of Tangyuan in the minds of Ningbo people is like the dumplings of northerners. Traditional Ningbo tangyuan is made of glutinous rice flour with fine white water to make the skin, and filled with sugar, lard and black sesame seeds. Ningbo's century-old tangyuan shop has always maintained its original taste. If you go to Ningbo, you must try this craft that has been passed down for a hundred years.
Wenzhou Ou embroidery
Ou embroidery
Ou embroidery, also known as "Wen embroidery", is one of the four famous embroideries in China, along with Su embroidery, Xiang embroidery and Cantonese embroidery. Concise composition, brilliant colors, rigorous stitching, flexible and changeable needlework, so that Ou embroidery is clear and the embroidery surface is bright and beautiful. Ou embroidery integrates the beauty of poetry, calligraphy and painting, and embroidery, and pays attention to the unity of brushwork, stitching and theory, showing a superb level of skills and profound traditional cultural connotations. To add another sentence, there is one carving and one embroidery in Zhejiang's "three eagles and one embroidery" in Wenzhou, embroidery is Ou embroidery, and the carving is boxwood carving.
Shaoxing rice wine
Shaoxing yellow wine, also known as Shaoxing old wine, it became famous very early, the Spring and Autumn Warring States period Yue Wang Gou practiced "Mash Laborer", 2500 years ago Shaoxing's winemaking industry has been prevalent; during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, celebrities flowed, Wang Xizhi sat in the Lan pavilion under the Lanzhu Mountain in Shaoxing, taking advantage of the wine to write the world's first line of book "Orchid Pavilion Sequence"; Shaoxing yellow wine in the Southern and Northern Dynasties period has been listed as a tribute; during the Southern Song Dynasty, Shaoxing was already a well-known "wine town"; during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, it was even more "Yue wine in the world". Wine is something that takes time to ferment and treasure, the longer it is, the stronger it is, and the older and more fragrant it is. Shaoxing rice wine is amber, transparent and clear, with a strong aroma and a mellow and long entrance. In 2020, Shaoxing Yellow Wine was selected into the first batch of protection lists of geographical indications in Central Europe, and in the same year, it entered the first batch of "Zhejiang Cultural Imprint List".
Huzhou thousand bags
Thousand pieces of bun is a traditional specialty of Huzhou, using thousand sheets as a skin, with refined meat, Kaiyang, dried scallops, bamboo shoots and other fillings, wrapped in a triangular bun shape, and boiled into a bowl with coarse mung bean vermicelli. Huzhou Qianzhangbao ingredients are fresh, the meat is not greasy, the umami is delicious, the soup is fragrant, and it is the taste on the tip of the tongue of Huzhou.
Jiaxing Tongxiang Hangbaiju
Hangzhou baiju is one of the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs in Zhejiang, Zhejiang Eight Flavors, together with Bozhou's milli chrysanthemum, Chuzhou chuju and Huangshan gongju, known as the four famous chrysanthemums in China. Hangbaiju's hometown is Tongxiang, a national geographical indication product of China under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing City, Zhejiang. The planting area and yield of Hangzhou white chrysanthemum here are no1 in the country, and more than 90% of the country's hangzhou white chrysanthemum is from Jiaxing Tongxiang. In 1999, the Ministry of Agriculture named Tongxiang as the "Hometown of Hangzhou White Chrysanthemum in China". Tongxiang is a good place with four distinct seasons, flat terrain, smooth wind and rain. The fertile soil and suitable climate provide unique and excellent conditions for the growth of Hangzhou chrysanthemum. There are also people who grow Hangzhou white chrysanthemum in other places, but the housewarming hangzhou white chrysanthemum is always unsatisfactory. Hangzhou white chrysanthemum is rich in trace elements, which has the effect of nourishing the liver and eyes, purifying the heart and replenishing the kidneys, moisturizing the throat and rejuvenating the body, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and adjusting blood lipids. Zhejiang traditional "yellow chrysanthemum into medicine, white chrysanthemum into tea", Hangzhou white chrysanthemum is also a kind of flower tea that people often drink.
Jinhua ham
Jinhua ham is a specialty of Jinhua City and a national geographical indication product of China. Jinhua ham is generally made of fresh hind legs of Jinhua "two-headed wu". Its pickling skills were approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China and included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. The production process of a Jinhua ham takes ten months. The finished Jinhua ham, the skin is yellow-brown, the flesh is reddish brown, the surface is dry, the cut is bright red, the aroma is strong, and it can be described as a combination of color, aroma, taste and shape.
Quzhou limes
Quzhou lime citrus has a thicker peel, rich orange aroma, enlarged capsules, juicy and sweet. Quzhou is known as the "hometown of Chinese citrus", and Quzhou lime is known as the "king of Asian wide-skinned oranges". Quzhou lime is mainly planted on both sides of the Qujiang River, and Quzhou has a history of more than 1,000 years of citrus cultivation. Xu Xiake passed through the Qujiang River in autumn, and in his travel diary "Xu Xiake Travels", it was recorded that the orange and green Fengdan on both sides of the strait was overwhelming. ... Orange slave thousand trees, baskets full of home, the city of orange boat scales down the river.
Taizhou Sanmen Green Crab
Three-door green crab
Sanmen green crab, a specialty of Sanmen County, Taizhou City, is a geographical indication product of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China. The three-door green crab is characterized by a green back, a yellow belly, gold claws, and pincers. Don't say eat, it makes people salivate when they look at it. The shell of the three-door green crab is thin and large, and the meat is full and firm to eat, and it is incomparably delicious. Sanmen green crab is not only delicious, but also has the medicinal value of water and swelling.
Zhoushan Shengsi mussels
Shengsi mussels
There is an island county in the northernmost part of the Zhoushan Archipelago called Shengsi Islands, where Shengsi mussels are produced. Mussels, Zhoushan dialect "mussels", also known as sea red, shell vegetables, red clams. During the Tang Dynasty, Shengsi mussel dried was already a "tribute gan" to the imperial court. In 2020, Shengsi mussels were selected for the first list of protections of geographical indications in Europe. Shengsi mussels, large, fat and tender meat. Shengsi mussels are affordable to the people, are popular seafood, and have high nutritional value, known as "eggs in the sea".
Lishui Longquan celadon porcelain
Song Longquan celadon bowl
It does not have intricate and cumbersome ornamental patterns, does not have too many brilliant colors, and only uses a touch of cyan to stand on the world for eternity. Elegant, timeless, introverted, the mood is far away. It is Longquan Celadon, a specialty of Longquan City, Lishui, Zhejiang. Longquan celadon has been fired for more than 1,700 years, and is the longest porcelain kiln system in the history of Porcelain Making in China. Longquan Qingyao has traditionally been divided into "Brother Kiln" and "Brother Kiln". The glazed black tire celadon is called "ge kiln", and the white tire and cinnabar tire celadon are called "di kiln" or "Longquan kiln". Today, the porcelain produced by these two kilns is placed in the most prominent position in the museum's porcelain exhibition hall. Today's Longquan Celadon has entered a new prosperous period, and the forms of products are becoming more and more diversified.
Longquan Sword
Zhejiang people are brilliant, rich in products, and many specialties. This article is just a specialty in the eleven cities in Zhejiang as a representative, welcome friends to leave a message below to add.
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