Huangpu delicacies selected as intangible cultural heritage items

On Dec 23, Huangpu district unveiled the sixth batch of intangible cultural heritage items, encompassing traditional crafts, dances, and medicine, with a total of nine items.

The number of intangible culture heritage items in the district now stands at 44, with 26 at the district level. The items primarily consist of traditional crafts, with six of them being related to Huangpu's renowned cuisine.

Apart from the craft of alcoholic beverage production, the remaining five items are all situated along the river in Huangpu district. Delicacies such as Huangpu eggs, Cantonese beef offal, shredded fish noodles, and chicken biscuits can be found in Nangang sub-district.

Experts demonstrate important techniques for crafting egg skins, as part of the art of making chicken biscuits. [Photo/WeChat account: gzhpfb]

Nangang shredded fish noodles are made using dace (scientific name Cirrhinus molitorella) as the main ingredient. [Photo/WeChat account: gzhpfb]

The manual production process for chicken biscuits. [Photo/WeChat account: gzhpfb]

Tanka cakes are found on Dajisha Island. Among them, the craft of making dance family cakes is the first intangible heritage item in Huangpu.

Dough is stretched to make a Tanka cake. [Photo/WeChat account: gzhpfb]

These culinary treasures showcase the rich traditional cultural heritage of Huangpu.

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