1, Shantou beef balls

As a famous Chaoshan snack, beef balls have a history of nearly a hundred years in Shantou. Beef balls are divided into beef balls and beef tendon balls. Beef balls taste tender and smooth. Beef tendon pills add some tender tendons to beef, and the taste is just a little chewy. It is said that good beef balls can bounce when thrown on the ground. In the past, beef balls were all made by hand, so maybe this kind of performance can be performed. Because they are all manually operated, the cost is higher than that of the mechanism. After the appearance of pill machine in the early 1980s, the traditional methods of making pills by hand became less and less.

2. Laiwu Porphyra

Laiwu Porphyra was originally wild in the rocks around Laiwu Island, especially Dongyu Island. The leaves are dark green, thin and elastic. After drying, the color is deep purple, transparent and sand-free. It is soft and crisp to eat, sweet and fresh, rich in nutrition, rich in protein, iodine and vitamins, free of cholesterol, and has anti-cancer function. 100 years, Laiwu Porphyra has enjoyed a good reputation at home and abroad. 1980 Laiwu beach development, artificial breeding. The products are processed by the enterprise, selling well at home and abroad, and enjoying a good reputation in Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asian countries.

3. Dried squid

Dried squid is made of fresh marine fish and dried squid, with fresh and tender meat and rich nutrition. It is called seafood. Thousands of years ago, China ancient books recorded that Dani was similar to squid, but it was boneless, and the more people valued it. Dried squid is mainly produced in Nanhai, Haikang, the northern part of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Qinzhou, Dongshan, Jinjiang, Xiamen and other places between Jiulong and Shantou in China, among which Jiulong Diaopian and Shantou squid are the most famous. Kowloon crane is palm-sized, about cm long, white in color, thin and reddish in meat, and has a backbone.

4. Dahao fish balls

Tai Po, formerly known as Dahao, is one of the coastal fish areas in Chaoshan. There are abundant aquatic products, and processed seafood has many characteristics, especially fish balls, which are exported to Hong Kong and Macao. When making, it is best to select materials from soft-shelled turtle (mackerel), scrape its meat, and then use many detailed processes such as wringing, throwing, mixing and scooping, with monosodium glutamate, protein, refined salt and other ingredients. After scooping into pills, they must be soaked in water and then cooked alternately with civil and military fire. Add seasonings such as soup, laver, coriander, monosodium glutamate, pepper and sesame oil when eating.

5. Black and crisp bayberry

Wusu Myrica rubra is a special fruit in Xilu Town, Chaoyang District, Shantou. It is a national geographical indication protection product and a famous fruit specialty in Shantou. As early as more than 600 years ago, bayberry was planted in Xiqiao Town, and the main varieties were dark plum and red plum, and the main varieties were black crisp, concave crisp, convex crisp and salivating crisp. Among them, Wusu Yangmei is the "best" among Yangmei.