Delectable dishes added to Doumen's cultural menu

Four traditional culinary delicacies are being applied for eighth-group Doumen intangible cultural heritage items, according to a June 25 public notice on the district website.

With a history of more than 20 years, two of the selections --Double-Shelled Crab and Doumen Xiaofeng Cake (Chicken Cake) -- are signature dishes of Yi Li Restaurant. The others are moon cakes and eels.

Crabs are halved and steamed at Yi Li after being removed from the shell. Secret-recipe soy sauces poured over the dish upon serving are touted to be its soul. 

Double-Shelled Crab

Xiaofeng Cake is a famous chicken-shaped Cantonese dim sum with a golden, crispy crust. It has a rich taste that mixes the sweetness and saltiness of pork, sugar, white sesame seeds, melon-seeds, olives, and other fillings.

Xiaofeng Cake (Chicken Cake)

The third entry, Lianxi Moon Cake With Red Bean Paste, is valued for thin skin and smooth fillings. Not only is it popular in neighboring areas of the Pearl River Delta, but it is also sold via Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hunan, Hubei, and Heilongjiang online shopping. 

Lianxi Moon Cake

Then, Fried Eel Slices of Qianwu Town are best known for their unique favor integrating the spiciness of ginger slices that sandwich the eel.

Culture-laded Doumen is now home to two national, six provincial, and 19 municipal intangible cultural heritage items.

Qianwu Fried Eel Slices [Photos by Zeng Yao / Zhuhai Daily]