Fujian Cuisine

Fujian cuisine (闽菜) is derived from the native cooking style of the province of Fujian. Fujian style cuisine is known to be light but flavorful, soft, and tender, with particular emphasis on showing off and not masking original flavour of the main ingredients.The province is also well know for its "drunken" (wine marinated) dishes and is famous for the quality of the soup stocks and bases used to flavour their dishes, soups, and stews.

Representative dishes include:

 * banmien bianruo: (noodles with dumplings).
 * Filled fish balls (包心魚丸): Fish balls filled with meat
 * Qīngjiāo ròusī (青椒肉絲): Green pepper and pork strips
 * Zuipaigu (醉排骨): Wine marinade pork ribs
 * Dongbi longzhu (東壁龍珠): Meat filled longan fruit
 * Wucai xiasong(五彩蝦松): Stir-fried diced shrimp and vegetables