Ningbo special snacks

Jumping bamboo carving

Bamboo carving with double spring is a traditional craft in Fenghua, Ningbo. Began in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, it is a comprehensive handicraft made by peeling off the green skin of local unique bamboo, then peeling it layer by layer, turning out the bamboo spring, and then processing it by hand, painting, carving and painting. There are many varieties of colors, such as vases, picture frames, baskets, desk lamps, pen containers, chessboards, teapots, bamboo-rooted Buddha statues, small screens and so on. , practical and beautiful, unique style, products sell well in the international market.

Fenghua taro

The "taro" produced by Pueraria lobata before Fenghua enjoys a long reputation and is rich in inorganic salts such as starch, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and iron. There are many ways to eat taro. You can braise in soy sauce, cut into white, roast with salt or pickle juice, or stew ribs. "Pork ribs taro pot" has become a famous dish in Ningbo, with a unique taste.

Dried vegetable bamboo shoots

Dried vegetable bamboo shoots are made of pickled cabbage and bamboo shoots. With tender cabbage and fresh bamboo shoots, it is delicious and fragrant, and can be served with vegetarian dishes.

Gonggan

Dried tribute vegetables, also known as shellfish, are dried mussels, which are not only delicious, but also have high nutritional value. Fresh food can be cooked first, the shells and hairs on both sides are removed, and then radish and laver are added to cook together, which is especially delicious. Ningbo mussel meat is big and fat, which is called dried meat after processing and drying. Because it is a senior nutritional product, it has been given to the royal family as a tribute since the Tang Dynasty, hence the name "Gonggan".

Bone and wood inlay

Bone and wood inlay is one of the ancient handicrafts in China. Sui and Tang dynasties have been listed as tributes. By the middle of Qing dynasty, it had enjoyed the reputation of "simple pattern, exquisite craftsmanship, no different from Chinese painting". Bone wood inlay can be divided into high inlay and flat inlay in the form of expression. The so-called high inlay means that the pattern is raised, and the flat inlay means that the pattern is embedded with the wood blank. The materials used are processed into patterns with animal bones, Luodian, sawdust and copper sheets, embedded in wood blanks and carved with a carving knife. The combination of bone and wood inlay with architecture and furniture can not only be used for decoration, but also has practical value. At present, there are bone and wood inlaid products made in Ningbo in the Leshou Hall of the Summer Palace in Beijing.

kumquat

Kumquat is as big as litchi, round, yellow, sweet, slightly sour and full of flavor. It is a good fruit, especially in the area of Beilun Chaiqiao. There are many varieties of kumquat, such as golden bullet, tendon, golden date and golden bean. Among them, the golden bullet is the crown of oranges, with large skin, tender meat and sweet juice, which is suitable for fresh food. Kumquat is not only delicious, but also has the effects of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, appetizing and regulating qi, which is deeply loved by people.

Gold and silver embroidery

Gold and silver embroidery, also known as Ning embroidery and antique embroidery, began in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the embroidery skills have been gradually improved and the sales have been continuously expanded. Once kept pace with Su embroidery, Xiang embroidery, Shu embroidery and Yue embroidery. Embroidery takes silk and satin as raw materials, embroidered around colorful Ping Xiu patterns with gold and silver thread, or closely arranged with gold and silver thread, which is full of pattern space, so that sheet metal and colored embroidery are integrated, elegant and simple, pleasing to the eye, exquisite in workmanship and full of elegant decorative charm.

oyster

Xidian area in Ninghai County is known as the "Hometown of Oysters" and has a 700-year breeding history. The oysters produced here are tender, delicious and high in protein.

Nijincai lacquer

Clay gold colored lacquer is made of China raw lacquer as the main raw material, wood tires as the main raw material, bamboo chips and weaving. Its modeling is vivid, three-dimensional, colorful, beautiful in layout and exquisite in shape. Production is divided into three categories: floating flowers, flat flowers and sunken flowers, which is one of the main export handicrafts in Ningbo.

Ningbo straw mat

Ningbo straw mats sell well all over the country with four characteristics: accurate texture, crisp and firm, soft and smooth, and simple collection. Straw mats are most famous for weaving hemp, especially white hemp tendons. They are rich in Huanggulin Town, Xixiang, Ningbo, and are known as the hometown of straw mats.

grouper

Grouper, named after its stripes and spots with different colors, is fleshy, similar to chicken, delicious, low in fat and high in protein, and is produced in the waters around Yushan Island, Shipu Town, Xiangshan County.

honey peach

Peach in Fenghua is the first peach with thin skin and tender flesh and sweet juice. It has been planted for nearly a hundred years, and Yurutao, which is called "Qiongjiang Youlu" and "Yaochi Treasures" by people at home and abroad, is one of the best varieties and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad.

red bayberry

Myrica rubra is soft, sweet, mellow, pearl-shaped, agate-like in color, and it is a fine fruit. The hilly area about 40 kilometers from Linghu in Cixi County to Mazhu in Yuyao County is the concentrated production area of Yangmei in Ningbo. Myrica rubra in Ningbo has four categories: white, pink, red and black, each with its own characteristics. Myrica rubra can be processed into canned Myrica rubra, dried Myrica rubra, Myrica rubra sauce, dried Myrica rubra with honey, etc., which is deeply loved by Chinese and foreign people.

Zhu Jin woodcarving

Zhu Jin woodcarving, also known as lacquer gold woodcarving, is one of the "three golds" in Ningbo (gold and silver colored embroidery, clay gold colored lacquer and Zhu Jin woodcarving). It is made of high-quality wood such as camphor wood, basswood and ginkgo wood through relief, general carving and round carving. It is made of gold ornaments, gold placer, grinding gold, grinding silver, dipping powder, tracing gold, opening gold, spreading mica, spreading green and spreading blue, and coated with Chinese paint. Woodcarving is full of composition, simple and elegant, beautifully carved, and its contents are mostly festive and auspicious events, folklore and so on. , with a unique local style of Ningbo. The architecture and decoration of Zhao Ti Temple in Nara, Japan, was built by bamboo carving technology under the personal guidance of Jian Zhen, a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty.

I suggest you bring bamboo carvings, dried vegetables and bamboo shoots, dried tributes, candied kumquat and waxberry products. Oh, the snail in Ningbo is delicious, but it's more expensive and difficult to take.

Fenghua Qian Ceng pancake

Fenghua taro

Ningbo tangtuan

Fenghua peach

Cicheng rice cake

seafood

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