People often ask, "While in Qiandao Lake, what should we eat?" Food is the paramount necessity of the people. So what to eat when touring Qiandao Lake in late autumn and early winter? Don’t worry! We have it all figured out for you.
Pingmen Town 屏门乡
Pingmen Hotpot 屏门暖锅
The Pingmen Hotpot, with a long history, is a necessary dish for large-scale parties and banquets including wedding, funeral, building-house and return-to-house banquets in Pingmen Town. It usually uses copper hotpot as cooker, with the exquisite shape of big belly and thin leg, chimney erected in the center, charcoal burned in the chimney, and air door opened at the bottom. Now is a good time to enjoy hotpot. Welcome to Pingmen to enjoy Yunhai Waterfalls and charcoal hotpot.
Yaoshan Town 瑶山乡
High-Mountain Farm Dishes 高山农家菜
Yaoshan Town is a region with undulating mountains and peaks, enveloped by clouds and mist, featuring rich resources, a unique environment and a pleasant climate. There are snacks and dishes such as Preserved Meat and Stalagmites Pot, High-Mountain Burdock Leaves Cake, High-Mountain Corn Cake and High-Mountain Farm Dishes.
Linqi Town 临岐镇
Healthy Medicinal Diet and Chunwei Shiquan Health-Preserving Hotpot
养生药膳、淳味十全生养暖锅
In Linqi, you must try the local healthy medicinal diet and Chunwei Shiquan health-preserving hotpot. The food material comes from authentic Chinese herbal medicine, which is delicious and beneficial to the human body.
Shilin Town 石林镇
Fuxiyuan Sports Feast 赋溪源运动宴
Fuxiyuan (赋溪源) has verdant mountains, crystal-clear water and an agreeable climate, and is rich in natural resources. Food made from these natural ingredients will make your mouth water. The feast uses ingredients sourced from regional mountains and the wild. The menu is arranged to satisfy people’s body needs after sports, hence the name “Sports Shilin Feast (运动石林宴)”. The feast is also the signature feast for people in Fuxiyuan to entertain guests coming from afar.
Jiangjia Town 姜家镇
Lion City Feast 狮城府宴
The Lion City Feast is used to entertain guests coming from afar and celebrate Lion City immigrants' gatherings in accordance with the customs and dietary culture of the ancient Lion City. It carries the nostalgic memories of guests coming from afar, Lion City immigrants and outgoing villagers. The selected food materials are local and usually cooked in a local characteristic method.
Langchuan Town 浪川乡
Qinxi Rural Feast 芹溪乡宴
Qinchuan ancient village (芹川古村), like a forgotten Huizhou-style ink painting with a history of over 700 years, is an ideal place to feel the charm of Chinese ancient villages. At Qinxi Rural Feast, you must try the ancestral secret recipe wonton (祖传秘方馄饨), farm vegetable stuffed steamed bun (农家素馒), Diaodiao bun (吊吊包), and especially Qinchuan sesame crispy candy (芹川麻酥糖).
Qinchuan sesame crispy candy has a long history. It originated in the Northern Song Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. It is a typical local snack with traditional characteristics. Qinchuan sesame crispy candy enjoys high popularity in the local area because of its excellent color, aroma and taste. In 2006, after Qinchuan Village was named as a historical and cultural village in Zhejiang Province, it became even more famous. In 2013, Qinchuan sesame crispy candy was listed on the intangible cultural heritage list of Chun'an County.
Fenkou Town 汾口镇
Fenkou Flavor 汾口风味
Speaking of health preservation in autumn and winter, come to Fenkou to enjoy the nourishing farm air-dried meat pot and braised Qingshui Turtle. Good mountains and waters produce good turtles. Qingshui Turtle in Qiandao Lake is fed on natural bait, with little fat and is not greasy at all.
Zhongzhou Town 中洲镇
Zhongzhou-Flavored 13 Courses Feast
中洲味十三道宴
In modern times, Fang Zhimin led the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants Anti-Japanese Advance Forces in and out of Chun'an four times. The culture, language and diet habits of the simple aborigines and a large number of immigrants were integrated to create a rich variety of food in the area and a profound feast culture today.
In 2018, under the joint development of outgoing "celebrity chef heroes" of Zhongzhou, the special dining brand of "Zhongzhou Flavor 13 Courses" was built and well received in the market.