闽菜食谱 - 八大菜系之福建美食做法大全 3.5

Fujian cuisine is one of the eight major Chinese cuisines, formed through a blend of Central Plains Han culture and Minyue culture. Originating in Fuzhou, it is based on Fuzhou cuisine and later incorporates the culinary styles from five regions: Mindong, Minnan, Minxi, Minbei, and Putian. Narrowly defined, Min cuisine refers to Fuzhou cuisine, originating from Min County in Fujian Province and later evolving into three branches: Fuzhou, Minnan, and Minxi, known as the broader Min cuisine. Known for its light, savory flavors, harmony of tastes, rich aroma, and abundance of soups, Min cuisine excels in using red yeast sauce and sweet vinegar for seasoning. Due to frequent maritime interactions of the Fujian people, their culinary customs gradually developed into a unique cuisine with open characteristics. Renowned for preparing delicacies from both land and sea, Min cuisine stands out for its exquisite balance of colors, aromas, and flavors. Particularly famous for its fragrance and taste, Min cuisine's characteristics lie in its lightness, harmony, richness without greasiness, and wide variety of soups. It holds a special place in the realm of culinary arts.

Fuzhou cuisine features light flavors with emphasis on fresh broth for richness; skilled in preparing various delicacies from land and sea. Minnan cuisine (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou areas) stresses seasoning and fresh fragrance. Minxi cuisine (Changting, Ninghua areas) leans towards salty and spicy flavors with a focus on mountain delicacies, showcasing the taste of mountainous regions. As a result, Min cuisine embodies three main characteristics: adeptness in red yeast sauce seasoning, soup-making expertise, and proficiency in using sweet vinegar.

Aside from its signature dish "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall," Fujian cuisine also offers a variety of dishes and snacks such as Chicken Soup with Boiled Clams, Eight-Treasure Red Sturgeon Rice, Stir-Fried Fresh Bamboo Clams With White Sauce, Tai Chi Taro Mash, Lightly Fermented Golden Apple Slivers With Sea Snails, Sautéed Double Crispy Delicacies, Southern Pan-Fried Liver Slices, Lychee Pork, Drunken Spareribs, Lotus Bag Shark Fin Soup, Dragon Body Phoenix Tail Shrimps, Emerald Pearl Abalone Dish, Chicken with Golden Silk Bamboo Shoots, Pork Rice Fish Lips Soup. Other notable dishes include Dingbian Paste Soup, Fuzhou Fish Balls, Meat Swallow's Nests (Mei Swen), Zhangzhou Braised Noodles (Zhangzhou Lumian), Putian Braised Noodles (Putian Lumian), Pan-Fried Oysters (Haili Jian), Shaxian Mixed Noodles (Shaxian Banmian), Bian Shi (Fried Dumplings), Xiamen Satay Noodles (Xiamen Shacha Mian), Wheat Flour Vermicelli Soup With Lime Water (Mianshi Hupai), Minnan Salted Rice (Minnan Xian Fan), Xinghua Rice Vermicelli (Xinghua Mifen), Red Yeast Rice Fish Fillets(Stacked Fried Fish), Wuliuju Restaurant Dishes(Wuliuju Cai), White Snow Chicken(Bai Xue Ji), Changting Dried Tofu(Changting Doufu Gan), and many more captivating dishes and snacks with distinctive tastes.