A FOOD TRADITION
Fujian cuisine
Fujian cuisine highlights seafood, mountain produce, delicate broths, red fermented rice, and aromatic soups and snacks.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Fujian rice cakes
Soft, steamed Fujian rice cakes are made from glutinous rice flour and sugar, with some versions lightly pan-fried.
Fujian salt-baked prawns
Prawns are cooked in a generous bed of salt with ginger and green onion, producing a dry, aromatic shellfish dish.
Fujian sesame rice cakes
A sweet Fujian rice cake made from glutinous rice flour, sugar, and sesame seeds, then steamed or pan-cooked.
Fujian steamed fish
A Fujian preparation in which a whole fish is steamed with ginger and green onion and finished with soy sauce and vegetable oil.
Fujian stir-fried razor clams
Razor clams are quickly stir-fried in a savory Fujian-style seasoning with aromatics and scallions.
Fujian sweet and sour pork
Fujian sweet and sour pork consists of fried pork pieces tossed in a glossy sauce balanced with sugar and vinegar.
Fuzhou fish ball soup
A hot Fuzhou soup featuring springy fish balls, usually with a savory pork filling, in a clear seasoned broth.
Fuzhou fish noodle soup
A hot Fuzhou soup featuring fish-based noodles in a savory broth with pork and green onion.
Fuzhou lychee shrimp
Shrimp are stir-fried with lychee and a sweet-tart sauce, commonly balanced with tomato, rice vinegar, and green onion.
Fuzhou meat swallow
A Fuzhou specialty of seasoned pork filling enclosed in thin pork-and-starch wrappers and served boiled in a light broth.
Fuzhou peanut soup
A sweet Fuzhou soup of tender peanuts simmered with sugar in water and served warm.
Fuzhou red yeast pork
A Fuzhou pork dish braised or marinated with red fermented rice seasoning, soy sauce, sugar, and aromatic seasonings.
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