Top ten specialties in Fuzhou (what specialties are there in Fuzhou)

What is the most famous specialty in Fuzhou? Fuzhou is located in the southeast coast, surrounded by mountains and seas, and its superior geographical position makes it rich in local specialties. Bian Xiao has sorted out the top ten specialties of Fuzhou for you, including Shoushan stone carving, Fuzhou cork painting, bodiless lacquerware and other famous craft specialties of Fuzhou, famous specialty fruits of Fuzhou such as olives, Fuju and Yongtai Li Furong, and Fuzhou specialty seafood such as mussels in Zhanggang and abalone in Lianjiang. And agricultural products specialty Luoyuan Xiuzhen mushroom, specialty famous tea Fuzhou jasmine tea, Fuzhou famous wine green wine and so on. Among them are Shoushan stone carvings, cork paintings, bodiless lacquerware, jasmine tea and green wine. They are all famous specialty gifts in Fuzhou, which are worth taking away to friends and relatives. Let's have a look.

1, Shoushan Stone

Shoushan stone carving is a famous traditional carving art in Fuzhou. It is a kind of handicraft which takes Shoushan Stone, a treasure of China, as raw material, and combines the carving skills and artistic essence of Chinese painting and various folk crafts. It is a famous characteristic handicraft in Fuzhou. Shoushan stone is a unique and precious stone in Fuzhou. Its stone is crystal clear, greasy and colorful, and is deeply loved by people at home and abroad. In 2003, it was identified as a "national stone" candidate stone and a national geographical indication protection product. Shoushan stone carving, cork painting and bodiless lacquerware are also called "Three Musts of Rongcheng" in Fuzhou Arts and Crafts. The works have a wide range of themes, including figures, animals, landscapes, flowers and birds, etc. In 2006, Shoushan stone carving was approved by China people and the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

2, bodiless lacquerware

Bodiless lacquerware is a treasure of China traditional art, with unique national style and strong Fuzhou local characteristics. It is also called the "Three Treasures" of China traditional crafts with Beijing Cloisonne and Jiangxi Jingdezhen porcelain, the "Three Wonders of Rongcheng" with Shoushan Stone Carving and Cork Painting, and the "Three Treasures of Fuzhou" with Fuzhou Oil Paper Umbrella and Fuzhou Horn Comb. Bodiless lacquerware is a national geographical indication protection product and one of the famous characteristic handicrafts in Fuzhou. It has a very long history, strong and light texture, elegant and unique shape, magnificent and bright color, exquisite decoration and durability. Its products include bottles, plates, furniture, boxes, screens, hanging couplets, transparent mirror screens, carved furniture, figures and animals. , and won the grand prize and the first prize many times.

3. Lianjiang abalone

Lianjiang abalone is a local specialty in Lianjiang County, Fuzhou, a product protected by national geographical indications and a famous seafood specialty in Fuzhou. The unique geographical environment conditions such as water quality and current in Lianjiang sea area provide a good growth environment for Lianjiang abalone. Lianjiang abalone shell is fat and bright, abalone meat is tender, delicious and unique, and rich in nutrition. The dried abalone is complete in shape, opaque in maltose color, tough in meat quality, slightly frosty in appearance and fragrant in charcoal roasting. Gourmet Bian Xiao recommends other famous specialty seafood in Fuzhou: Dinghai Lilac Fish, Jia Ru Clam, Fuzhou Eel, etc.

4. Fuzhou Olive

Fuzhou Olive is a specialty of Fuzhou, a national product protected by geographical indications of agricultural products, one of the famous fruits in Fuzhou, and a famous specialty fruit in Fuzhou. Fuzhou olives are mainly distributed in the lower reaches of Minjiang River, with Minhou and Minqing producing the most. Fuzhou olive is crisp and delicious, slightly astringent at first, moist after chewing, high in soluble solids, tender and crisp in meat, obvious and lasting in sweetness and rich in flavor. According to Bian Xiao, there are many kinds of olives in Fuzhou, including sandalwood, Huiyuan, Chang Ying and Yang Yan. There are many kinds of 10. Sandalwood olives break when you touch your teeth. They are fragrant and delicious. Huiyuan olive is big and thick, which is suitable for processing into high-grade candied products. Olive production in Chang Ying and Yang Ya is very large, and it can be processed into spiced olives, salted olives and other products, which are very popular.

5. Fuju

Fuju is the city fruit of Fuzhou. Fuzhou basin is rich in oranges, especially oranges with thin skin, red color, juicy taste and unique flavor. Known as "Fuju", it was rated as a national product protected by geographical indications of agricultural products, and it is a famous specialty fruit in Fuzhou. Fuju is mostly distributed on both sides of the lower reaches of Minjiang River. In late autumn and early winter, there are layers of green trees on both sides of the Minjiang River, and the branches are covered with red fruits, which are colorful and gorgeous. People call it "Minjiang Orange". The maturity of Fuju is just at the end of the year. Because of its bright red color and sweet juice, Fuzhou Customs is known as "red", and the sound of "orange" is similar to "auspicious", so it has become a folk mascot and a New Year gift. It is a good product for every family to show and give gifts to relatives and friends in Fuzhou during the Spring Festival. It enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad and is deeply loved by overseas Chinese.

6. Cork painting

Cork painting is a traditional handicraft in Fuzhou, and it is one of the "three wonders of Rongcheng" in Fuzhou. Known as "silent poems and three-dimensional paintings", it has the reputation of "the first exotic painting of oriental art treasures". It was invented in the 1920s. Cork paintings use imported cork bark, and sculptors use knives as ghostwriters to carve pavilions, trees and flowers, small bridges and flowing water, cloisters and birds on imported cork. Cork painting and its production process were selected into the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008, and it is one of the famous characteristic handicrafts in Fuzhou. Bian Xiao recommended other famous handicrafts in Fuzhou: Fuzhou Oil Paper Umbrella, Fuzhou Horn Comb, one of the three treasures in Fuzhou, as well as Pingtan shell carving, lacquer painting, iris weaving, Fuzhou silk flower, Fuzhou lacquer chopsticks, Fuzhou lanterns, Fuzhou root carving and Elephant Garden wood carving.

7. Fuzhou jasmine tea

Fuzhou jasmine tea is a famous tea with Fuzhou characteristics, which belongs to the category of scented tea and is a national geographical indication protection product of agricultural products. Fuzhou is rich in jasmine tea, which has a history of 1000 years. This is a reprocessed tea made by mixing dried tea leaves with jasmine flowers in flower buds. Usually green tea is used as tea base, and a few are black tea and oolong tea. Its fragrance is fresh and lasting, its taste is mellow and refreshing, its soup is bright yellow-green, and its leaves are tender and soft. Its tea fragrance and jasmine fragrance are interactive and integrated, and it has the reputation of "looking for jasmine without tasting it is the best fragrance in the world", which was listed as a tribute in the Qing Dynasty. As an important part of the cultural system of Fuzhou Jasmine Tea, the traditional scenting technology of Fuzhou Jasmine Tea has been listed in the national intangible cultural heritage protection list, and has been rated as one of the "Top Ten Gifts in Fuzhou" by Fuzhou Tourism Bureau. Net editors recommend other famous teas in Fuzhou: Yongtai Green Tea, Qijing Tea and Banyan Tea.

8. Pleurotus geesteranus from Luoyuan

Luoyuan Pleurotus ostreatus is a specialty of Luoyuan County, Fuzhou, and a national product for the protection of geographical indications of agricultural products. It is one of the famous agricultural products in Fuzhou. Luoyuan county has a long history of edible fungi production. Mushroom cap is light gray or gray-black, fan-shaped, with long pleats, white or lateral stalk, solid, and non-sticky stalk. Pleurotus geesteranus is not only nutritious, but also delicious. Compared with Agaricus bisporus, Lentinus edodes and Volvariella volvacea, Pleurotus ostreatus has higher protein content, tender texture and less fiber content. More importantly, it contains amino acids, lysine and leucine, which cannot be produced by human body itself, but are usually lacking in food. It is a nutritious food with high protein and low fat. It is delicious and unique in flavor, so it is called monosodium glutamate mushroom.

9. Yongtai hibiscus plum

Yongtai Furong Li, also known as Mrs. Li, Pu Li and Yongtai Li, is the most famous characteristic fruit in Yongtai. It's gorgeous, sweet and sour, and of high quality. It is one of the famous specialty fruits in Fuzhou. Hibiscus plums are planted in eastern Fujian and northern Fujian, especially in Fuan City of Fujian and Wu Tong Town of Yongtai County. Furong plum pulp produced by Yongtai is deep red, crisp and moderately sweet and sour, which can be eaten fresh or processed into dried Cheng Mei. Dried prunes have the effects of quenching thirst, benefiting stomach, sobering up and refreshing, and can be stored for a long time. Plums are also raw materials for many candied fruits. Yongtai Furong Plum was rated as a national product of geographical indication protection for agricultural products, and "Yongtai Furong Plum Dried" made of Yongtai Furong Plum was rated as a national product of geographical indication protection. This series of candied fruit is made of high-quality hibiscus plums with unique taste and flavor. It is a very popular urban leisure food and a famous specialty snack in Fuzhou, which is favored by customers at home and abroad.

10, mussel in Zhanggang

Zhanggang mussel is a specialty of Changle District, Fuzhou, a product protected by national geographical indications, and a famous specialty seafood in Fuzhou. The mussels in Zhanggang are mostly produced in the sea area from the south of Minjiang Estuary to the north of Wenwusha, among which the mussels in Zhanggang are the best, just like those in Italy. They are characterized by big heads, full bellies, crisp meat and extremely sweet taste. As early as the Ming Dynasty, mussels in Zhanggang had become court tributes, and now they are state banquets in the Great Hall of the People. Sea mussels have always been a treasure on the table, with white and tender meat, yellowish color and crisp taste. They are cooked and appreciated. Among them, mussel chicken soup, one of the five representative dishes of Fujian cuisine, is made from mussels in Zhanggang, which is a necessary soup for traditional banquets in Fuzhou.

1 1, dry tea mouth powder

Fuzhou vermicelli is a very famous special food in Fuzhou. Fuzhou people love to eat dry powder strips, and tea mouth dry powder strips are the most famous. Tea-mouth vermicelli is a specialty of Minqing in Fuzhou, a national geographical indication protection product, and a famous characteristic agricultural product in Fuzhou. Tea mouth dry powder has a history of more than 800 years. Tea mouth dry powder has fine selection of materials, fine workmanship and exquisite and unique processing flow. Traditional hand-made dry powder is white and uniform in appearance, delicate and flexible in texture, sticky and unbreakable after long cooking, refreshing to eat, and does not deteriorate every meal. Chakou brand dried noodles were rated as "Fuzhou Famous Trademark" and "Fujian Famous Brand Agricultural Products", and were listed in "China Food Collection". Bian Xiao recommended another famous dry powder in Fuzhou: Tongkou rice flour. Other agricultural products in Fuzhou include Changle Grey Goose, Changle Sweet Potato and Yongtai Camellia Oil.

12, Qingshan Longan

Qingshan Longan is a specialty of Changle District, Fuzhou, a national product protected by geographical indications of agricultural products, and one of the famous characteristic fruits in Fuzhou. Longan has been cultivated in Changle for a long time. Castle Peak Longan has been a "tribute" since the Song Dynasty. Emperor Song Guangzong once named Qingshan Longan "Huanglong", which has the characteristics of late maturity, small stone, thick meat, crisp quality and delicious taste. The fruit is full, oblate, yellow-brown with small core. Qingshan longan has good quality, high nutritional value, thick and crisp meat, sweet taste, no juice flow and easy to nucleate. Bian Xiao recommended other specialty fruits in Fuzhou: Taicheng Loquat, Fuzhou Litchi, Xianmei, Lianjiang Donghu Peach, Minqing Sandalwood Olive, Pingtan Luyang Navel Orange, Fuqing Yidu Loquat and Fujian Passion Fruit.

13, Fujian sake

Fujian Qingjiu is a traditional yellow rice wine with characteristics in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. It is a national geographical indication protection product and one of Fuzhou famous wines. Green red wine is made of Gutian Monascus, which is unique to Fujian, as saccharifying starter, with high-quality glutinous rice and white koji for secret medicine. Made according to traditional technology and modern biotechnology, it is amber in color and soft and long in taste. Green red wine, known as authentic Fujian-style yellow wine, is mainly due to the complexity of its brewing process and rich, mellow and nutritious wine. Green red wine is rich in glucose, dextrin, amino acids, vitamins and various esters. It is a kind of drinking wine suitable for all ages, and it is very suitable as a gift for relatives and friends. Bian Xiao recommended other accompanying gifts in Fuzhou: jasmine tea, fish balls, meat swallows, hundred cakes, horn combs, olives, Shoushan stone, Yongtai Furong dried plums, Fuzhou oil-paper umbrella, etc.