A08 INSIGHT NINGBO Monday April 12，2021 Fifteen Ningbo Cuisines on CCTV

Five half- hour episodes of long time. Therefore, through Various Deep- Fried Gluttonous the featured series Tasty China: three quintessential salted cui- Rice Sticks with Sesame in Yuyao Ningbo Cuisine have been aired sines – Mud Snail in Rice Wine, County usher in auspiciousness on CCTV-4 (Chinese Internation- Salted Crab and Chicken with for people. Moreover, Soft- al Channel) for five days running Distiller ’ s Grains – Tasty China: Shelled Turtle with Rock Candy from April 5th to April 9th. The Ningbo Cuisine exhibits how the in Yinzhou District symbolizes episodes introduced fifteen sa- locals produce unique salty yet that students come out top in their vory Ningbo cuisines: Salted fresh delicacies out of common academic pursuits. With a riot of Crab, Mud Snail in Rice Wine, ingredients. colors, Sweet Paste with Assorted Chicken with Distiller ’ s Grains, Rice, as one of the most con- Food in Ninghai County implies Fermented Mantou with Rice, sumed foods in China, is made in- best wishes to newlyweds. Mud Snail in Rice Wine Rice Cake, Ningbo Glutinous to various delicious dishes in the People live off resources Rice Balls, Rice Toufu, Ninghai hands of people in Ningbo — the that are available near them, so Baozi Stuffed with Juicy Pork, Li- authentic taste of rice- made food Ningbo natives rely on the ocean angnong Glutinous Rice Cake, in Ningbo is embodied in for much of their produce. People Soft- Shelled Turtle with Rock Cicheng Rice Cake and Ningbo here share a close bond with fish- Candy, Deep- Fried Gluttonous Glutinous Rice Balls. Full of es, which can always be found at Rice Stick with Sesame, Sweet imagination and creativity, na- parties, with meals specially Paste with Assorted Food, tives in the coastal city subtly fer- made for children who are to take Stewed Yellow Croaker with ment rice with distiller ’ s yeast, Gaokao (the national college en- Bamboo Shoots and Preserved adding a taste of Mantou to food. trance exam) and for reunion din- Vegetable, Braised Fish Balls and People in Ningbo make deli- ners. Fishes, cooked by dexterous Soft-Shelled Turtle with Rock Candy Dried Fish. cacies in sync with seasonal people in Ningbo, are turned into Ningbo cuisine, a significant changes. Rice Toufu, Ninghai a wide array of delicacies like component of Chinese food cul- Baozi Stuffed with Juicy Pork, Li- Braised Fish Balls and Dried ture, features ingenious recipes angnong Glutinous Rice Cake, Fish, unique in taste, cooking and for seafood with a subtle balance and other savory foods are served even shape. between saline and fresh tastes. on the dining table with the arriv- Ningbo cuisine is so savory. Natives to Ningbo used to fish for al of spring. With wishes and a living due to the close proximity blessings, they feed people with Source: Ningbo Re- of the sea. The fishes they caught, not only tastes and flavors but joy- lease (Official Weibo account large in number, required preserv- ous memories. held by Information Office, The ing, and salting was the most con- It is a Chinese tradition to ex- People’s Government of Ningbo venient way to store them for a press good wishes in sweetness. Municipality) Rice Cake