What is the specialty of Dongguan?

Ten special products in Dongguan

1. Fish balls in Xiansha

Fish balls in Xiansha are authentic dishes in Dongguan. Fish balls are a traditional food in Dongguan, especially the fish balls in Xiansha Village, Gaobu Town, which are famous for their < P >, that is, fish balls washed with sand. The fish taken from the sand-washed fish balls must be fresh shad, and ducks and geese can't be kept in the fish pond to ensure the pure taste of the fish. Moreover, fish balls with sand washing is one of the most time-consuming and laborious dishes in Dongguan. After

shaving the bones of the shad to get the meat, it is necessary to repeatedly beat it with two iron bars for more than 6 hours to let the gum in the fish, that is, protein, come out, and then

save it into fish balls. The fish balls made in this way are full of gum and have enough toughness, which can be as high as a ping-pong ball when thrown on the ground, and they are quite biting

.

2. Banana in Mayong

Banana is one of the four famous fruits in Lingnan, and also one of the three traditional crops in water towns and coastal areas of Dongguan, with a long history. As early as the Yuan Dynasty, there was banana production in Dongguan. "unified history of yuan dynasty" contains: banana seeds, which are found in Panyu, Nanhai, dongguan and Qingyuan, are delicious and sweet. At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Qu Dajun recorded that there were many bananas in Jiaoli Village, nave, Dongguan. During Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty, there were many bananas in Jiaoli area of Mayong, which shows that banana production in the water town had already reached a considerable scale when < P >. There are mainly excellent varieties of bananas in Dongguan, such as large-scale high-stalk and large-scale short-stalk.

3. Wanxiang

Wanxiang {Aquilaria sinensis} alias: Tooth incense tree and daughter incense, belonging to Aquilaria of Daphne family, is a national second-class protected plant.

is the only tree named after Dongguan in China. It has a long history and was widely planted in Song Dynasty. It has always been a local specialty of Dongguan. In recent years, Dongguan City has attached great importance to exploring local specialties and planted Guanxiang as a landmark plant. The long-lost Guanxiang will soon "smell" all over the land of Guanyi. According to "China Tree Taxonomy", it is recorded that: Tooth Fragrant Tree, alias Daughter Fragrant, Wanxiang (Guangdong East < P > Dongguan). Evergreen trees and bark are dark gray and easy to peel off. There are two kinds of leaves, the big one is called Dayexiang, which is long oval.

4. Wancao

Wancao is a straw grass, that is, the stalks of mature crops after harvesting and threshing, and has no edible value. There is a saying in Guangzhou dialect: "the straw is precious

pearls", which means that precious pearls are covered with worthless straw, implying that the rich are not rich, and the appearance cannot be seen. Indeed, not to mention gold, silver and jewelry, that is, compared with ordinary food products, straw and grass are all cheap and even cheap. However, straw grass is not

waste. On the contrary, in terms of its lowest value and widest use, straw grass even surpasses ginger and dried tangerine peel. There is another sentence about straw grass in Guangzhou dialect

: "If you know it, it is a treasure, and if you know it, it is a grass" ("If you know it, it is a treasure, but if you don't know it, it is a grass").

5. Dongguan sausage

Dongguan sausage is short and thick. It is said that it was originally created by a short boy. Because of his short stature, some sausages were dragged to the ground, stained with a lot of sediment, and were not welcomed by customers. Later, he tried to make the sausage short and thick, which was different from others in the recipe

. He took the burden to the street, and people saw the thick sausage from a distance and smelled the special fragrance of the sausage. From then on, it was prosperous and there was no need to sell it along the street. Up to now, people still use "Dongguan dachshund" to describe some short and elf people. Producer

French Dongguan sausage is less than 2 ~ 3 cm long, like an oval small meat ball.

6. Baisha Oil Duck

Oil duck is cured duck, which is the most famous in Humen Baisha, and is called salted duck in northern China. According to legend, during the Ming and Qing dynasties, salt port was set up in Baisha, Humen, with many officers and men from Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. They were good at raising ducks, and they liked the purity of the river here. When they retired from the army, they did not return to their hometown, and those who retired in Nan 'an, Jiangxi Province were good at preserved ducks, which was provided with abundant water and food. Therefore, they combined the experience of raising ducks in Jiangsu and Zhejiang with Nan 'an's production skills to create a unique style. Oil ducks are very particular about making. They are fed for 1 days in autumn, salted overnight after slaughter, washed with cold and warm water wheels in the morning with moderate salinity, dried for three days, and then hung up for air drying. The prepared oily duck, which is white and delicious, is exported to Hong Kong, East and South Asia.

7. Daojiao Steamed Dumplings

Daojiao Steamed Dumplings are made of exquisite materials, including the first-class salted egg yolk, Xianglian, mung bean, pork belly, glutinous rice, garlic, ginger, spiced

powder, etc., and then wrapped with the first-class bamboo dumpling leaves soaked and washed, and tied with Dongguan Salted Rice.

Daojiao steamed dumplings were famous before liberation, but due to self-management, the number was small and the development was not great. In 1982, Daojiao Guanhua Restaurant

made Daojiao steamed dumplings presided over by Li Shaoqiu. The taste became better and better, and the sales were growing. Dongguan Overseas Chinese Building Restaurant and others ordered

goods in batches as a beauty spot.

8. Shilong maltose

The main raw material of Shilong maltose is not malt, but glutinous rice. The quality of glutinous rice in Dongguan is particularly excellent, and there is exquisite traditional craftsmanship, so the maltose produced is particularly good. The container for holding maltose is also very unique. It is a round cup with a ceramic lid, and each cup holds about a catty of maltose. After the maltose is filled in the cup, it will be covered and sealed, and then the trademark will be affixed. The maltose here is of good quality, < P > golden yellow and transparent, and its taste is sweet and sweet with honey. Eating maltose often can stimulate appetite, eliminate stagnation, nourish and nourish the face, clear the heart and moisten the lungs; Can < P > treat emphysema and gastropathy; It can also be used as seasoning, and maltose is needed for barbecue and bacon.

9. Dongfeng Longan

Breeding unit: Dongguan Agricultural Science Research Center, Horticulture College of South China Agricultural University Variety source: Chuliang Longan/Shek Kip and Dawuyuan Longan mixed pollen characteristics: medium tree potential, trunk opening. The flowering period is from March to April, the inflorescence is longer, and the ability of flowering and fruit setting is strong.