What are the characteristics of Fuzhou snacks?

Fuzhou's special snacks are: Fuzhou rice cake, seven-star fish balls, oyster cakes, light cakes and pot stickers.

1, Fuzhou rice cake

The rice cake is one of the traditional snacks of Han nationality, which is sweet and delicious, soft and waxy and smooth. There are three colors of rice cakes: red, yellow and white, which symbolize gold and silver. The rice cake is also called "rice cake", which is homophonic with "getting taller every year", meaning that children are getting taller every year.

2, seven-star fish balls

Seven-star fish ball is a famous soup in Fujian. After cooking, the balls as white as jade are scattered in the soup, just like the stars in the sky, hence the name "Seven Star Fish Ball". Chop eel and other ingredients into very fine powder, add sweet potato powder (starch) and stir well, and then wrap it with stuffing such as lean meat or shrimp.

3. Oyster cake

Oyster cake is a kind of flavor snack in Fuzhou, and people often enjoy it with pot stickers. Dry taste is particularly good, and it is also the first choice for breakfast. Wrap oyster meat, lean pork and celery stuffing with rice and soybean powder, fry in a pan until golden brown, and take out. Round, slightly convex at both ends, golden color, crisp shell and sweet filling.

4. A light cake

Light cakes are round cakes with a diameter of about 6cm and the size of a palm. There are small holes at both ends. It is said that Qi Jiguang, an anti-Japanese hero, led an army to kill the enemy, and it rained for days, so he made the most complicated cakes and hung them on the soldiers with ropes. Baked with flour and a little salt, crispy and delicious.

5. Pot stickers

Pot-side paste, also known as "fixed-side paste", is a snack that can be seen in streets and restaurants. Take delicious clam juice as soup, boil it with boiling water, pour ground soybean milk along the edge of the pot, scald it into dry skin, scrape it into the pot, and use celery, onion, shrimp skin, mushrooms, etc. As a seasoning, when it is cooked hot, the fresh fragrance immediately comes to the nose. The soup is clear, not sticky, smooth and refreshing.