1.Shacha Noodles
Shacha noodles are a unique delicacy in Fujian, named after its unique shacha sauce. This sauce gives shacha noodles a unique taste, salty, spicy and with a hint of sweetness, which is unforgettable. In Xiamen, Fujian, shacha noodles are a traditional snack, and the main ingredients include Quanzhou oil noodles, fried tofu slices, shrimps and shacha soup. In addition, shacha noodles are also popular in southern Fujian, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. There are two flavors: southern Fujian shacha and Guangdong Chaoshan shacha. Customers can also add duck blood, tofu and other condiments according to their personal taste.
2.Buddha Jumps Over the Wall
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is a specialty dish of Fuzhou, Fujian Province, and one of the top ten famous soups in Fujian cuisine. This dish was developed during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. It is usually made of abalone, sea cucumber, tendons, scallops, fish lips and other delicious ingredients. It is simmered over a low fire after adding broth. It has a soft and tender taste, rich meaty aroma, and is meaty but not greasy. The name of this dish comes from a gathering of literati. After tasting it, the literati applauded again and again, and someone improvised a poem: “When the altar is opened, the meaty aroma spreads to the neighbors, and the Buddha hears the Zen jump over the wall.” Since then, this dish has been called “Buddha Jumps Over the Wall”.
3.Seven Star Fish Balls
Seven-star fish balls are a representative traditional soup in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. It is mainly made of fish, lean pork and dried shrimp. It is named because the fish balls floating on the soup look like stars in the sky. This kind of fish balls is white and elastic, with fragrant and non-greasy fillings. The soup is sweet and smooth, with a chewy texture, which is very memorable.
4.Fuzhou Meat-Duckling
Fuzhou meat dumpling is a traditional specialty snack in Fuzhou, Fujian, and belongs to the Fujian cuisine. It is also called “Taiping swallow” because Fuzhou people eat “Taiping swallow” during festivals, weddings, funerals, and when relatives and friends get together, which means “peace” and “safety”. The meat dumpling skin is made of minced meat and sweet potato flour through multiple processes. It is as thin as white paper and looks like jade. It tastes soft, tough and chewy, and is salty and delicious. This dish is not only deeply loved by the locals, but also rated as “China’s Top Ten Famous Snacks” by the China Cuisine Association and “Fujian’s Top Ten Famous Snacks” by the Fujian Catering Association.
5.Groundnut Jelly
Tushun jelly is a traditional snack in the coastal areas of Quanzhou and Xiamen, Fujian. It is crystal clear in appearance, tender and crisp in taste, and has good color, aroma and flavor. It is made from local unique Tushun, which has been specially processed to make it clear and delicious. Tushun jelly is not only a seasonal delicacy in winter and spring in southern Fujian, but now it is suitable for all seasons. However, it should be noted that Tushun jelly contains worms, so some people may not be able to accept its unique taste and flavor.
6.Fuding Meat Slices
Fuding Meat Slices is a traditional local delicacy in Fuding City, Fujian Province, mainly made of lean meat and starch. This dish is famous for its unique taste, exquisite craftsmanship and delicate ingredients. When eaten, it is usually served with Fuding local rice vinegar, chili and coriander, making the whole bowl of meat slices both sour and spicy, and with a light coriander aroma, which is endless aftertaste. In addition, Fuding Meat Slices was selected into the Fujian list of “Top Ten Famous Snacks in China” and was rated as “Top Ten Famous Snacks in Fujian” by the Fujian Catering Association.
7.Noodle Soup
Noodle soup is a traditional food in the southern Fujian region, and is loved by people for its delicious, sweet and smooth taste. This delicacy is mainly made of thin noodles and sweet potato starch, and the soup is boiled with seafood to make it delicious. In addition to noodles and sweet potato starch, various condiments such as meat, meatballs, offal and vegetables can be added according to personal taste. Noodle soup is usually eaten as breakfast, or as a midnight snack, with fried dough sticks and water chestnut crisps. It is a delicious choice for the people of southern Fujian to start their day.
8.Dingbianhu
Dingbianhu is a famous breakfast snack in Fuzhou, Fujian, and is popular in the eastern and southern Fujian regions. Its main ingredients include clam juice, mushrooms, skin, onions, rice paste, fried dough sticks, braised eggs, marinated ingredients and tofu. The production process is to grind rice into slurry on the hot pot stall, and after solidification, shovel it into the boiling soup. The soup is often added with mushrooms, dried shrimps, oysters and green vegetables. Dingbianhu has a soft and fragrant taste, and is a great choice for breakfast with oyster pancakes, meat buns and spring rolls. In Fuzhou, almost every household makes Dingbianhu, and its snack stalls can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys.
9.Lychee Meat
Lychee meat is a traditional famous dish in Fuzhou, Putian and other places in Fujian Province. It belongs to Fujian cuisine and has a history of 200 to 300 years. This dish is named because the ingredients include white water chestnuts and pork cut into crosses. After cooking, it looks like lychees. Lychee meat tastes sweet and sour, blending the sweet and sour fragrance of lychees and lemons, and the moist and delicious meat. Especially during the summer festival, the ripe lychees have bright colors and fragrant flavors, and the lychee meat made by famous chefs is naturally delicious.
10.Oyster Omelette
Oyster Omelet, also known as Oyster Omelet, is a traditional snack in Fujian, Taiwan and Chaoshan. This dish originated in the coastal areas of Fujian and was invented by Zheng Jun in 1661 when the Dutch army occupied Tainan due to food shortage. The main ingredients include oysters, sweet potato flour, eggs, chives and cassava flour. It has a crispy texture and smooth fillings. It is one of the top ten classic dishes in Fujian.