Taizhou delicacies are numerous, some ofwhich may be regardedas "noir" by nonlocals. But for many Taizhou people, they arose the nostalgia and childhood memories.

Linhai is home to gray-blue pudding, an unappetizing snake for its neither-yellow-nor-grey color. At first bite, you may find it sticky and smells odd. But for its lovers, they think that despiteits coarse appearance, it is smooth with the aroma of plant ash, which is exactly the same as in old days.

Sheep-Tail Shaped Paste Fried with Egg White, also knownas Snow-Soft Sweet Bean Paste, is a famous traditional dessert of Linhai included in Chinese Recipes and has a history of 1,400 years. Sheep-Tail Shaped Paste Fried with Egg White is made byvegetable oil, egg white, lard oil, sweetened bean paste, and a little flour.First, deep fry sweetened bean paste balls wrapped by lard oil in hot vegetable oil till theyturn bright yellow. Then take them out and sprinkle white sugar.

Ginger Juice-Mixed Egg Custard is another special snack of Taizhou, made bywalnut, ginger juice, egg, brown sugar, etc. The recipe is simple.Quality of ginger and eggs is what really matters. Put the evenly stirred egg and brown sugar in the freshly squeezed pure ginger juice, after a little stir, it can be steamed. Whenthe egg custard takes shape, sprinkle walnut and brown sugar on its surface, and keep steaming for a while before it is well cooked. It tastes sweet and spicy, and is a good nourishment that can dispel cold, prevent vomiting, eliminate phlegm, and tonify spleen.

Excutive Editor: Lubin WANG