Enjoy the Warmth of Winter Unique to Lin'an!

In the cold winter, besides admiring the snowy scenery, we also can't miss the ritual of satisfying our taste buds. Whether it's a hot pot simmering on a charcoal fire or boiling tea around a warm stove, they convey the warmth of Lin'an in winter.

Boil tea around the stove

The recent weather is perfect for gathering with friends in the afternoon sun. Sit around a small stove, brew pots of roasted milk tea, and roast persimmons, chestnuts, sweet potatoes, peanuts, and other snacks. Sip slowly, engage in conversations and pass half a day in a leisurely manner.

A bite-sized delight

Roasted Lin'an walnuts are crispy and delicious, with a rich and fragrant aroma. Once you take a bite, it's hard to stop!

The Chinese torreya nuts are crispy and easy to peel. When you take a bite, they have a crunchy texture and delicate and cotton-like softness. Your mouth will be filled with the fragrance of forest trees.

Tianmu small sweet potatoes are a treasured snack in Lin'an. It is loved by countless foodies. Authentic Tianmu small sweet potatoes can only be grown in the Tianmu Mountain area. The dried sweet potatoes made from them are crystal clear, soft, and sweet.

Lin'an bamboo shoots are well-known throughout the country and have even been featured on the TV show "A Bite of China." When paired with dried soybeans, they become a favorite snack of people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces: the dried bamboo shoots and green beans. These small green beans, as small as jade, are slightly salty with a hint of sweetness, like the natural fragrance of the mountains and forests. They are a genuine specialty of Tianmu Mountain.

Lin'an’s water mill rice cakes are sticky and heavenly. When sliced and stir-fried to remove moisture, they become another delicious treat called "rice cake buns," with a crispy texture that brings back childhood memories.

The subtle aroma and slight sweetness make it a natural and unadorned beautiful memory.

Tianmu Hot Pot

When in Lin'an, how can you miss Tianmu Hot Pot?

Chinese cuisine is vast and profound, and the ancient Tianmu Mountain has nurtured exquisite delicacies, which have been turned into these "gold medal dishes."

According to the "Annals of Lin'an County," people in Lin'an liked to place hot pots on the table for cooking and eating at the same time, which was very delicious. This was the prototype of "Tianmu Hot Pot." It has developed to this day with the concept of "everything can be cooked in a pot." The ingredients are sourced from various regions of the Tianmu Mountain range, mainly from local villagers' planting and farming.

Among them, the most popular "Top Ten Hot Pots" are the Fuyu Yanxia Spring Bamboo Shoot Hot Pot, Changhua Xiaogou Beef Hot Pot, Guanhong Huangshi Family Chicken Hot Pot, and Dongpo Buddha Seal Fish Head Hot Pot, etc. You can find them in flagship stores and brand stores of "Tianmu Hot Pot" in the urban area of Lin'an. This year, they have also entered the Zhijiang Cultural Center in the main urban area of Hangzhou, becoming a cross-regional "four-season delicacy."