Huilai Top Ten Traditional Famous Snacks

When it comes to Huilai, many people may not be familiar with it. Huilai County is a county under the jurisdiction of Jieyang City, Guangdong Province, which is located in the eastern coastal area of Guangdong Province. In ancient times, it was a land of hundreds of leaps and bounds, nicknamed "Kuiyang". It has Nanshan in the north and Nanhai in the south. With a coastline of 109.5 km, it has a unique maritime advantage. It is an important node of the Maritime Silk Road and the only coastal county and maritime traffic gateway in Jieyang. Huilai has a long history, beautiful scenery and rich tourism and product resources. Although many people are not familiar with "Huilai", I would like to share some Huilai specialties with you, and the names must be familiar to everyone.

"300 lychees a day. As a Lingnan person, I grew up without hesitation." Huilai, known as "the hometown of litchi in China", is the largest litchi producing area in eastern Guangdong. Huilai litchi planting has a long history. According to the Records of Chaozhou Prefecture, Huilai had a tradition of planting litchi as early as the Three Kingdoms period, with a history of more than 2,000 years. Huilai Litchi, alias Danli, is also called "Four Fruits in South China" with litchi, banana, pineapple and longan. It is a traditional fruit in Chaoshan area and is known as one of the "Four Fruits in Lingnan". In March 2005, Huilai County was awarded the title of "Hometown of Litchi in China". Walking into Huilai, there are patches of red litchi forests everywhere, emitting a faint fruity fragrance, including black leaves, princess smiles, cinnamon, glutinous rice paste and many other varieties. Gently peeled off, the flesh is crystal clear, like white jade, and it is sweet, slippery, brittle and juicy when bitten. "Riding the world of mortals and laughing, who knows that it is litchi." It is no wonder that in order to win a smile from a beautiful woman, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty tried to transport litchi to Chang 'an from thousands of miles away. Now that Huilai litchi has been listed in large quantities, friends can try it and experience the "princess-like luxury enjoyment".

There is a kind of showing off wealth, calling Huilai people to eat seafood! In Huilai, any seafood stall, even the seafood on the shelf, is fresh, fresh, all kinds of fresh seafood, you can choose. Huilai is a well-known coastal county in Guangdong and one of the "Top 100 Aquatic Counties in China". The sea area is lush with algae and continuous reefs. There is the largest natural harbor in eastern Guangdong, and the seafood resources are particularly rich. Especially Huilai abalone is known as "soft gold in the sea". As the saying goes, "Dalian abalone is in the north and Huilai abalone is in the south." Huilai abalone is not only delicious, but also cheap, which is deeply loved by the general public.

There is Beijing roast duck in the north and Longjiang pig's feet in the south. As a symbol of Guangdong, Longjiang pig's feet are famous all over the country. It is a famous traditional snack in Chaoshan area, named after longjiang town, Huilai County. According to legend, pork knuckle rice has a history of 1000 years. In the Tang Dynasty, people were proud of eating pig's feet, which was called "luxury enjoyment" because of its high price. Han Yu also praised Longjiang pig's feet for their mellow and delicious taste, fat but not greasy. The famous food documentary "China on the Tip of the Tongue" describes Longjiang trotters like this: "Among all kinds of brines, Longjiang trotters are especially popular. This is actually a pig elbow, and it is a walking pig. The subcutaneous fat is rich and mellow. Master kept pouring brine in the pot with slow fire until the oil was removed and the juice was full ... "