What is Shaxian Delicacies?

Shaxian Delicacies (simplified Chinese: 沙县小吃; traditional Chinese: 沙縣小吃; pinyin: Shāxiàn xiǎochī) refers to a style of cuisine from Shaxian District, Sanming, Fujian, China.

What is Shaxian snacks?

Shaxian Snacks is originally from Sha County in Fujian province, Eastern China. It’s different from the HK style Chinese cooking that we are used to. The taste is lighter and less umami but rather, more of the traditional herbs and spices used. 📌 Fresh Noodles. All their noodles and wonton wrappers are made in house.

How many Shaxian restaurants are there in China?

As of 2007, about 13,000 restaurants throughout China, operated by natives of Sha County, serve the cuisine. Huang Fusong, an official of Fujian County, stated that 240 varieties of Shaxian Delicacies were national delicacies. By 2011 there were over 4,000 restaurants under trademark from the Association of Shaxian Delicacies.

What is the history of Shaxian delicacies in China?

In 1997, the government supported the expansion of Shaxian Delicacies across the country. Shaxian Delicacies eventually expanded from Fujian to the Pearl River Delta, and then to Beijing and the Yangtze Delta, and eventually became a nationwide food product.

Is there a Shaxian delicacies development office in Fujian?

There is a Fujian Shaxian Delicacies Development Office in existence. At the end of 2015, the official authorized stores had reached more than 20,000, while the total number of stores estimated by the media in 2017 reached 60 to 80,000, and the size of the stores reached several times that of KFC.

What is Shaxian delicacies’ entry to the 2018 Winter Olympics food exhibition?

On January 10, 2018, Shaxian Delicacies was selected as the representative of Chinese cuisine to participate in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Food Exhibition in Korea.