Ou cuisine facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ou cuisine
Wenzhou Glutinous Rice, One of the notable dish of Ou Cuisine, ranked Top 10 snacks in Ou Cuisine
Chinese	瓯菜
Traditional Chinese	甌菜
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ōu cài

Ou cuisine, alternatively known as Wenzhou cuisine, is one of the four schools of Zhejiang cuisine, whereas Zhejiang cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China. The ancient name of Wenzhou is called DongOu. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in order to improve the popularity of Wenzhou cuisine, catering experts has renamed the cuisine with its ancient name, as “Ou cai”. The major elements in ou cuisine are seafood, which tastes fresh, light, and not bland. During the cooking process, it emphasizes "two light and a heavy," that is, light oil, light thickening, and heavy knife action, and it has a noticeable distinctive style.

Origin

According to a historical Records Huozhi Biography, "In the land of Chu and Yue, rice and fish, fruits, vegetables, and clams..." It demonstrates that people at the period not only cooked fish soup using raw fish but also ate "fruit and veggies with clams." "People in the southeast consume aquatic fish, mussels, snails, and clams as delicacy, but don't recognize it's fishy," according to Zhang Hua's "Natural History." "The Beauty of Food" and "Qiou Wen Mirage" are references to the people of Ouyue at the period, who lived off snakes and clams and believed them to be high-quality treasures. The dietary practices were further developed and enhanced, and cuisine was gradually evolved, which is now known as Ou cuisine. (simplified Chinese: 史记·货殖传》载)

Notable Dishes

In order to promote the construction of "Poetic Painting Zhejiang & Hundred counties and thousand bowls" (simplified Chinese: 诗画浙江·百县千碗), recently, hosted by Wenzhou Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism Bureau, Wenzhou Restaurant and Catering Industry Association, the 2021 "hundred counties and thousand bowls - Ou cuisine top ten series of dishes" selection results are available. There were a total of evaluation of 2021 "Ou cuisine top ten hot dishes" "Ou cuisine top ten cold dishes" "Ou cuisine top ten snacks" "Ou cuisine top ten desserts " and "Ou cuisine top ten fashion dishes".

Ou Cuisine Top Ten Cold Dishes 2021

Dish Images	English	Simplified Chinese	Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	Notes
	Wenzhou fish cake	温州鱼饼	溫州魚餅	Wēnzhōu yú bǐng
	Wenzhou duck tongue	温州鸭舌	溫州鴨舌	wēnzhōu yā shé	The duck tongue is marinated, airy to semi-dry, chewy in the mouth, very chewy
	Wenzhou River Crab	温州江蟹生	溫州江蟹生	wēnzhōu jiāng xiè shēng
	Yongqiang Garlic Jelly	永强泥蒜冻	永強泥蒜凍	yǒngqiáng ní suàn dòng
	Hijiki salad	凉拌羊栖菜	涼拌羊栖菜	liángbàn yáng qī cài
	Eel	鳗鲞	鰻鯗	mán xiǎng
	Ruian Zhayang	瑞安扎羊	瑞安扎羊	ruì'ān zhā yáng	sliced lamb
	Raw vegetable dish	盘菜生	盤菜生	pán cài shēng
	Wenzhou Roast Goose	温州烧鹅	溫州燒鵝	wēnzhōu shāo é
	Wenzhou Lomei	温州卤味	溫州滷味	wēnzhōu lǔwèi

Ou Cuisine Top Ten Snacks 2021

Dish Images	English	Simplified Chinese	Traditional Chinese	Pinyin	Notes
	Wenzhou wonton	温州馄饨	溫州餛飩	Wēnzhōu húntún
	Wenzhou Fish Balls	温州鱼丸	溫州魚丸	wēnzhōu yú wán
	Pig Dirty Powder	猪脏粉	豬臟粉	zhū zàng fěn
	Wenzhou glutinous rice	温州糯米饭	溫州糯米飯	wēnzhōu nuòmǐ fàn	It is made of steamed glutinous rice, sprinkled with minced fritters or chunks of fritters and minced meat soup. It is a special breakfast in Wenzhou and the first choice for all Wenzhou people.
	Ginger Wine Plain Noodles	姜酒素面	姜酒素面	jiāng jiǔ sùmiàn
	Ginger cat ears	姜丝猫耳朵	薑絲貓耳朵	jiāng sī māo ěrduǒ
	Qingjiang Three Fresh Noodles	清江三鲜面	清江三鮮面	qīngjiāng sān xiān miàn
	Tengjiao five spice dried	腾蛟五香干	騰蛟五香乾	téng jiāo wǔxiāng qián
	Wenzhou Fried Noodles	温州炒粉干	溫州炒粉乾	wēnzhōu chǎo fěn qián
	Wenzhou jelly	温州胶冻	溫州膠凍	wēnzhōu jiāo dòng	Most of the raw materials are yellow fish maw or mink fish maw, boiled with water to form a thick liquid, and then naturally cooled to form a "jelly"