Wenzhou is an ancient city with rich cultural heritages, also a modern city of abundant delicacies. Let’s start off today with illustrations of Wenzhou delicacies!

"Wenzhou glutinous rice" is made by spraying crushed youtiao and minced pork soup on steamed glutinous rice. It is a specialty of Wenzhou as well as a favorite breakfast for Wenzhou people.

Fried rice noodle with seafood is a native seafood dish in Wenzhou. It seems simple to prepare, but it is difficult to do it well.

The mild-taste and fresh fish-ball soup is made of fresh fish. The texture of the fish-balls are as crystal as jade, giving off a fresh taste. Scoop up the fish-balls, add some vinegar and ground pepper. It will make you drool.

Before the Tomb Sweeping Festival, almost every household is busy grinding glutinous rice. With stuffing including pork, shredded bamboo shoot and sugar, the snack is called “Qingming glutinous rice ball”. It is as green as jade, chewy and soft. The snack is with appetizing. It is also a type of sacrificial offerings for ancestors.

The fish used in the dish of Fish with Minced Chicken is one of the five delicacies of Yandang Mountain. It is a precious commercial fish which has been honored as “King of Freshwater Fishes”. The dish is bright, tender and mellow, and is of great nutrition.

Horseshoe pastry got its name for its shape. Its wrapper is made of flour and brown sugar. The snack is stuffed with sugar, bacon bits, shredded ivy gourd, sesame powder and fragrant osmanthus. While its exterior wrapper is crispy, it is soft inside.

Li Datong pastry has a history of more than a century. The pastry is delicate, soft and appetizing. With a unique sweet flavor, the glutinous rice tastes fine and chewy.

(Executive Editor: Yongliu He)