Fine Foods for Every Season
Indulge your taste buds and nourish your body throughout the seasons.
Sports & Health
2022-09-02
From ancient times, the Chinese people had a saying that "taking care of the body starts with food". There are many kinds of local delicacies that provide comfort to people and also help them take care of their bodies. During the Fall, a variety of seasonal foods become available and come alive throughout the region. We will explore these foods while diving into the secrets of the coastal cultures and their Fall cuisine!
Weihai, Shandong - An Abundance of Health
Weihai, Shandong is a coastal city. Thanks to its geographic environment and abundance of products, Weihai is also known as a place of health and wellness. Weihai local foods focus on nutrition and wellness. They are delicious and nourishing in all seasons. During the Fall season, it is important to replenish moisture in the lungs, and redfin pufferfish soup has a significant effect on this part of the body. Weihai has a redfin pufferfish breeding base with huge amount and high-quality seafood. The meat of this fish is tender and nourishing, and when made in soup, the soup, is white and smooth like milk. It can recover one’s energy, making it perfect for both nourishment and wellness during cooler seasons.
Guangdong - A Delicious Wild Soup Full of Flavor
When talking about the culinary culture of Guangdong, its soups are extremely well-known. In this region, all housewives are "soup masters". The hairy fig that is often called "Cantonese ginseng" is excellent for nutrition during autumn, which is a part of this cuisine. The hairy fig got its name because it is a wild plant with leaves shaped like human palms and roots look like fingers. It has many nutrients that are good for the spleen and lungs.
Fuzhou Soup - The "Perfect Medicine"
As Autumn approaches, a nourishing dish with many characteristics of Fuzhou will appear on the tables of many families - eel soup. Locals call it the "perfect medicine" that could drive out negative energy and promote blood circulation. The eel in this soup is a "long-finned snake-eel" that has teeth shaped like beans and loves to eat crabs.
There are countless ingredients that can be made into delicious dishes and nourish the body, and the most important thing is to carefully consider each seasons harvest to supplement our health.