What are the special snacks in Zhongshan, Guangdong?

Zhongshan Crispy Grass Carp is a geographical indication product of Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province. Due to the unique breeding environment and technology, the meat of crispy grass carp is firm, refreshing, crunchy, resistant to boiling, and the meat flavor is fragrant and delicious, which has won many honors and is exported to Hong Kong, Macao and some countries in South America.

The cultivation of crispy grass carp in Zhongshan goes through a special process. The first step is to raise fry, which takes about a year to raise to about half a catty, and then another year to raise to 5 to 7 catty, at which time, it is not yet any different from ordinary grass carp. However, in the third year, the flesh of the grass carp will slowly become crispy if it is fed with fava beans at a temperature of 25°C or above. After 120 days or more of broad bean feeding, a veritable crispy grass carp is formed. Most of the crispy grass carp farmers buy back the grass carp that have been farmed for 2 years to cultivate crispy grass carp.

Pineapple, also known as pineapple, is native to Brazil in tropical America, brought to Macau by Portuguese missionaries in the mid-16th century, and then introduced to all parts of Guangdong, and then planted in Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan and other provinces, after a long period of selection and breeding, and one after another, the production of many varieties. Pineapple has been cultivated in China for more than 400 years.

The pineapple produced in Shenwan Town of Zhongshan City is called "Shenwan Pineapple". Shenwan has a backdrop of mountains and the sea, abundant rainfall and fertile land, which is especially suitable for the growth of pineapples. After a long period of selection and cultivation, now Shenwan pineapple, generally weighs about one kilogram each, with golden color, thin skin and thick flesh, more rare is the meat is fine, crisp and crunchy without dregs, sweet and fragrant without acidity, and the teeth and cheeks retain the fragrance, which is long-lasting and does not last long.

There are four ways of eating pineapple in Shenwan: one is to peel the skin and eat it fresh, which can avoid the trouble of dipping pineapple in salt water produced in other places, and it is full of fragrance; the second one is to squeeze the juice and drink it freshly, which can quench the heat and thirst, and it is rich in fragrance; the third one is to cook pineapple chicken, which can be a famous dish for feasts; and the fourth one is to make it into cans, which can be a good product for tourism.

Zhongshan's famous Shenwan pineapple, the original two varieties, a large fruit, after eating the feeling of numb mouth, known as the old species, is now non-existent; the other is a new species, also known as the "Jinshan species," that is, now known as the Shenwan pineapple, the fruit is yellow, the fruit eye is shallow, and the heart of the fruit can be eaten. From the 1920s, people in Shenwan Town began to plant pineapples, and between 1937 and 1939, the planting of pineapples in Shenwan was at its peak, with almost every household in the area planting a small number of 2,000 to 3,000 pineapples, and a large number of 8,000 to 10,000 pineapples.

Zhongshan Almond Cake: It is called so because its external shape resembles almonds. The original family self-cooked food, later imitated as a commodity, the shape changed to a small round cake. Has a history of more than 70 years. The body of the cake is crispy, the heart of the cake is sweet, fat but not greasy, melting in the mouth, the flavor is unique.

Zhongshan specialty almond cake is a kind of green bean cake. It was first created by the more than 90-year-old Tsui Heung Yuen Bakery. The original almond cake was made from mung beans ground into flour and then made into almond-shaped cakes, with a piece of sugar-cured pork sandwiched in the middle of the cake, and then made into a mung bean cake after baking. The almond cake is also named after its shape, which has now been improved into a round cake.

The origin of Zhongshan specialty almond cake: the end of the Qing dynasty Guangxu years, the wisdom of the hermits in the mung bean flour, fat pork slices and other raw materials, elaborately made mung bean folder meat cake for the holiday gift entertaining friends and relatives of the best, the then Hsiangshan County Qin Shoukun taste, chewing the feeling of sweet aroma of relaxation, and apricot, Qin County appreciated, and immediately waved a brush stroke and wrote down the "cheeks to stay fragrant! "and began mass production. And began mass production, popular. Republic of China seven years (1918), because the government standardized industrial and commercial taxation, so the official business registration, licensing business, trade name for the "Tsui Heung Yuen almond cake family".

At the beginning of the new century, Zhixiangyuan intervened in the drafting of the province's bakery food GMP scale, successfully passed the bakery food GMP certification, HACCP international food safety system certification, ISO9001-2000 international quality management system certification, and became the first to pass the three giant certification enterprises in China. It is an A-level enterprise of health credibility, and has been awarded as "Product Quality Trustworthy Enterprise" by the Provincial Bureau of Technical Supervision. Zhongshan specialty almond cake with its unique charm, quality, reputation assurance, won numerous awards. So friends who come to Zhongshan must taste this famous local specialty.

Shenwan pineapple is not only famous at home, but also enjoys a good reputation abroad, which carries the deep affection of Zhongshan people and travels far and wide to be famous. This is the famous specialty of Zhongshan - Shenwan Pineapple.