Recently, Pheonix City, a residential quarter in Yongkang City, held a “Friendly Neighbors, Close Companions” Neighborhood Food Culture Festival, aiming to promote friendship in the neighborhood through cuisine and to share the wonder of life. When it comes to Yongkang cuisine, we can’t miss meat patties that can be found all over the streets and alleys. At this food festival, the meat patties are of course one of the most popular delicacies.
At the food festival, fresh lamb skewers sizzled on the grill and, seasoned with cumin, chili, and other spices, released an irresistible aroma. Its satisfying chewy texture made people don’t want to stop. Besides, there was the perfect combination of Yongkang meat patties and plump wontons, as well as golden-brown-bottomed panfried baozi, and bit-sized sugar rice cakes, offering a thoroughly satisfying culinary experience for everyone.
Here comes Yongkang meat patties
Wherever Yongkang people may go
The taste of their hometown’s meat patties
Is always the most cherished flavor they yearn for
Yongkang meat patties and plump wontons
Jiziguo
The food festival gathered all the food that interested the little ones, such as egg waffle ice cream, mousse cake, souffle, fried yogurt, marshmallow, sugar-coated hawthorn, popcorn, fries and chicken nuggets. These diverse snacks ignited the enthusiasm of children and must have also satisfied your stomachs.
This food festival also introduced food that are intangible cultural heritages such as Fu Rui Xiang zongzi, Pujiang steamed cake, jiaogan cake, baozi stuffed with Dendrobium officinale, Dendrobium officinale and read bean rolls, and goji berry cake. These amazing delicacies brought smiles to and satisfied the appetite of every proprietor.
Jiangan Cake, Intangible Cultural Heritage
This food festival was not merely a convergence of culinary delights but also a fountainhead of joy. In addition to diverse games such as arrow tossing, chuiwan (a sport similar to golf), coin shoveling, blind box, and wealth-pouring-in, excellent dances, vocal performances and magic shows on stage also attracted a large number of proprietors. The combination of games and performances with food culture has contributed to broader participation in the event.
Participated by over 50 merchants, the food festival in Yongkang Phoenix City not only invigorated the commercial vitality of these merchants and enriched the taste experience of proprietors but also deepened the friendship among neighbors. Food is something that inspires longing and evokes nostalgia, and the cuisine of the hometown is always the most comforting of all.
Scan and follow us