Recommended Top 10 Snacks in Wenzhou

There will be several food streets in every city. Whether it is Monument to the people's Liberation in Chongqing, Liangdao Street in Wuhan, or "Dashedao" food street in Oriental Plaza, it indicates that Wenzhou should also have its own food. Wenzhou can be considered a famous tourist city. Today, let's talk about the top ten characteristic snacks in Wenzhou

1. Wenzhou Fish Balls

In Wenzhou, fish balls are a well-known delicacy. The most famous among them is undoubtedly Chen Hui's fish ball

Authentic Wenzhou fish balls have a fresh and fragrant taste, a chewy texture, and plenty of ingredients on top

3. Wenzhou Dengzhan Cake

Actually, this is a snack made by mixing various rice pastes and frying them. Because it looks very similar to the ancient round vegetable oil lamp, it is called "Dengzhan Cake"

4. The chaos of Wonton in Wenzhou is characterized by the thin skin and large filling of Wonton. The skin, as thin as cicada wings, is wrapped in fresh lean meat, which is very delicious

5. Wenzhou duck tongue

The most satisfying thing is undoubtedly duck tongue. Delicious and tasty, very suitable for watching dramas

6. Yongjia wheat cake

This is also one of the famous snacks in Wenzhou. The crust made of wheat has a strong texture and various fillings inside, making it very flavorful

7. Wenzhou Pig Dirty Powder

Pig Dirty Powder can be said to be one of the intangible cultural heritages of Wenzhou

8. Wenzhou fish cake

Fish cake is also a traditional folk specialty of Wenzhou

It is usually eaten in slices dipped in soy sauce. It is a delicious dish that can serve as both a main course and a contemporary drink

9. Wenzhou glutinous rice

This is the first choice for breakfast for Wenzhou people<82. Scoop a spoonful of minced meat soup onto the rice, and it's really amazing when you take a bite. Another mouthful of soybean milk is very good for relieving tiredness

10. Wenzhou stir fried noodles and dried noodles

This is the most distinctive traditional snack in Wenzhou

This is the Pingyang stir fried noodles that I often see. This is a delicacy that can be seen on the streets and alleys, as well as in high-end hotels

There are many types of snacks in Wenzhou, and some of the more popular ones are as follows:

1. Wenzhou fish balls: Using fish or eel meat as the main ingredient, cut into thin strips, marinate with wine, monosodium glutamate, and salt for a moment, add white starch, knead thoroughly with your hands, and then pick them with your fingers into boiling water. Once they float up, they will be cooked. Scoop the original soup into a small bowl while eating, add rice vinegar, MSG, pepper, and chopped scallions
2. Wenzhou glutinous rice. Glutinous rice is crystal clear, with distinct grains and a strong aroma; Put it in your mouth, chewy and savory
3. Wenzhou duck tongue: It can be used as a cold dish in banquets or as a snack. Fresh duck tongue is usually seasoned and refined through processes such as braising and steaming. Carefully marinated duck tongue, partially dried in the wind, chewed delicately in the mouth, slightly tough, and full of fragrance
4. Wenzhou lean meatball: Made mainly from fresh fish meat, with seasonings such as starch, scallions, and ginger, it has a fresh and tender taste
5. Wenzhou Shaobing (Baked cake in griddle): It is made with flour as the main ingredient, together with oil, sugar and other seasonings, and tastes crispy and delicious
6. Wenzhou Nuomi Chicken: Made mainly from glutinous rice, with chicken, mushrooms, shrimp skin and other ingredients, it has a fragrant and glutinous taste
7. Wenzhou Wonton: It is made of flour as the main ingredient, with minced meat, shrimp skin and other fillings, and tastes delicious
8. Wenzhou Stir fried Dried Noodles: Dried noodles of different thicknesses can be stir fried. Slightly cooked with dried powder and stir fried with shredded meat, mushrooms, eggs, vegetables, etc., the taste is crispy and delicious
9. Wenzhou pig offal powder: mainly made from ingredients such as pig intestines, duck blood, and dried powder. The crispness and tenderness of pig intestines, the deliciousness of soup, the smoothness of pig blood, and the flexibility of dried powder attract waves of diners<160

   
   

   Here are some ways to make Wenzhou snacks:

   Wenzhou fish balls:

   Cut the clean meat of the fish into small pieces, add starch, knead and beat vigorously by hand until the fish becomes elastic

   Remove the bones and skin from fresh sea fish such as rice fish or mackerel from the East China Sea, cut them into small pieces, add seasonings such as starch, salt, cooking wine, etc., and stir with a blender to make fish paste

   
   

   Wenzhou Wonton:

   Making Wonton skin: knead flour with water into dough, roll it into thin skin, and cut it into a 13x13cm square

   Making Wonton stuffing: quickly chop the fresh pig hind legs into minced meat with a kitchen knife, add salt, cooking wine, soy sauce, chopped onions and ginger and other spices, and mix them evenly

   Wrapping Wonton: put Wonton skin in your hand, put proper Wonton stuffing, fold Wonton skin in half, and squeeze the edges with your hands to make Wonton

   Boil Wonton: add water to the pot to boil, put Wonton into the pot, boil until Wonton floats, take it out and put it into a bowl

   Add salt, vinegar, pepper, scallions and other condiments into the bowl, and then pour in the boiled Wonton soup to serve

   
   

   Dengzhan Cake:

   Soak rice and soybeans for 8 hours, then grind them into rice slurry

   Add flour, salt, monosodium glutamate, scallions and other seasonings to the rice slurry, stir well

   Put shredded radish, eggs, fresh meat and other fillings into a specially made round spoon, then pour in rice paste to cover the fillings

   Put the round spoon into the oil pan and fry until the bottom turns golden brown, then flip over and continue frying until fully cooked

   Take out the lantern cake, drain the oil, and it's ready to eat

   
   

   Nine layer cake:

   Add different fillings to each mold, such as bean paste, red dates, sesame seeds, etc

   Steam the mold in a steamer, remove it and let it cool before demolding

   
   

   Muffin cake:

   Take out the sponge cake, let it cool, cut it into small pieces, and it's ready to eat

   
   

   crackling:

   Pour the paste into the mold and steam it in a steamer until cooked

   Take out the crackling, cool it and cut it into small pieces

   Add some lard in the pan, and fry the crackling in the pan until both sides are golden

   Take out the crackling, drain the oil and serve

   
   

   Li Datong Double Cooking Cake:

   
   

   Sugar cake:

   Mix glutinous rice and glutinous rice in a certain proportion, soak them, and grind them into powder

   Place Rice noodles in a steamer to steam, and then take them out to cool

   Add proper amount of white sugar and water into the cooled Rice noodles, and mix well

   Put the Rice noodles ball into the mold and press it into the shape of sugar cake

   
   

   White Elephant Cake:

   Take out the white elephant fragrant cake, let it cool, cut it into small pieces, and you can eat it

   
   

   Frozen Rice Candy:

   Steam the glutinous rice and then air dry it

   Remove the fried glutinous rice and drain the oil

   Put the fried glutinous rice into a pot, stir fry evenly, and coat the surface of the glutinous rice evenly with a layer of white sugar

   Put the glutinous rice wrapped in white sugar into a mold and press it into the shape of frozen rice candy

   Take out the frozen rice candy and let it cool before consumption

   
   

   Glutinous Rice Cake:

   Steam the glutinous rice until cooked, then put it into a mortar and mash it into glutinous rice balls

   Take out the glutinous rice cake, drain the oil, and it's ready to eat

   
   

   Taishun Po Cake:

   Mix flour and water to make a batter

   Take out the Taishun Po cake, drain the oil, and it's ready to eat

   
   

   Yongjia Wheat Cake:

   Mix flour and water into a dough and knead until smooth

   
   

   Hibiscus Goose Head and Neck:

   Mix sweet potato flour and water to make a batter

   
   

   Horseshoe Pine:

   Mix flour and brown sugar into a dough and knead until smooth

   Take out the horseshoe pine, let it cool, and it can be eaten

   
   

   Yongqiang Rock Coat Gel:

   Soak the rock coat in clean water to make it soft

   Put the soaked rock clothes into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook until the rock clothes dissolve

   Filter the cooked rock coating solution to remove impurities

   Pour the rock coating liquid into the mold and refrigerate it in the refrigerator until it solidifies

   Take out the Yongqiang rock clothing jelly, demold it, and it can be consumed

   
   

   Jelly:

   Soak yellow croaker gum or fish maw in clean water to make it soft

   Put the soaked fish gelatin into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook until the fish gelatin dissolves

   Remove the jelly, demold it, and it can be consumed

   
   

   Green Tofu:

   Wash the tofu leaves, put them in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook until the tofu leaves dissolve

   Filter the cooked tofu leaf liquid to remove impurities

   Add an appropriate amount of white sugar, honey, osmanthus and other seasonings to a bowl, stir well, and you are ready to eat

   
   

   Duck Tongue:

   Wash the fresh duck tongue, put it in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook until the duck tongue is fully cooked