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  • Laba porridge sweetens prelude of Chinese Lunar New Year

    Laba porridge sweetens prelude of Chinese Lunar New Year

    January 20, 2021

    Chinese people start their preparations for the Spring Festival more than 20 days ahead. The 12th lunar month in Chinese is called la yue, so the eighth day of this lunar month is la yue chu ba, or laba.

  • Yinsi xiangling

    Yinsi xiangling

    March 13, 2020

    Yinsi xiangling is a local snack made of tofu skin as thin as paper. The fried rolls are stuffed with shredded radish and minced fish, and have a crisp taste.

  • Fried stinky tofu

    Fried stinky tofu

    March 13, 2020

    Fried stinky tofu is a specialty snack of Shaoxing flavor and quite popular among diners.

  • Braised pork with preserved vegetables

    Braised pork with preserved vegetables

    March 13, 2020

    Braised pork with preserved vegetables is the most typical Shaoxing dish and boasts rich cultural connotation. It is widely received by visitors.

  • Baixiang kouji

    March 13, 2020

    Baixiang kouji is a typical dish of Shaoxing cuisine. Baixiang, or salted dried yellow croaker, is a kind of precious seafood.

  • Chicken soaked in shrimp sauce

    March 13, 2020

    Shrimp sauce is a salty and fragrant seasoning commonly used by Shaoxing residents to macerate chicken, duck or fish.

  • Yujiao

    March 13, 2020

    Yujiao, or taro dumpling, is a traditional snack in Shaoxing's Xinchang, where people seldom had fish in olden times since it is a mountainous county.

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