Fujian Cuisine · FFET10028
Minnan Sea-Worm Jelly
The Haicang sea-worm jelly craft is on Fujian’s seventh provincial intangible heritage list.
Mural guide
An opened Buddha-jumps-over-the-wall jar shows abalone, sea cucumber and shiitake in rising steam, beside a bowl of sea clams poached in chicken broth, a plate of lychee pork and a small bowl of red lees, with a wooden ladle in front.
The regional cooking of Fujian, using sea produce and mountain ingredients together, with a strong tradition of soups.
Fujian’s seventh provincial heritage list places Minnan sea-worm jelly making (Haicang) under traditional crafts, with Haicang District, Xiamen, as the applying area. Another Fujian government page describes the Haicang craft as a Xiamen municipal heritage item.