Xiamen A practical shortlist of 20 dishes, snacks and drinks to recognize before ordering in Xiamen.
20 dishes
Recipes, spice, offal and fish-bone handling vary. Fine bones may remain even when a dish is usually low-bone. Show the Chinese phrase and confirm allergies or dietary restrictions before ordering.
20 Category All Main dishes Staples & noodles Snacks Sweets & drinks
Spice All Not spicy Mild Medium Hot Varies
Main ingredients All Pork Beef & lamb Poultry Seafood Egg & dairy
Food concerns All Avoid organ meats Low/no-bone fish
Dietary needs All Usually no pork Vegetarian possible
Staples & noodles · Shacha noodles Shacha noodles 沙茶面 15–45 ¥ Organ meats: ask Sweets & drinks · Peanut soup Peanut soup 花生汤 6–20 ¥ Staples & noodles · Braised pork rice Braised pork rice 卤肉饭 10–28 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Oyster omelet Oyster omelet 海蛎煎 30–90 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Fish ball soup Fish ball soup 鱼丸汤 35–100 ¥ Organ meats: ask Snacks · Five-spice pork roll Five-spice pork roll 五香条 6–18 ¥ Main dishes · Ginger duck Ginger duck 姜母鸭 18–45 ¥ Organ meats: ask Snacks · Sandworm jelly Sandworm jelly 土笋冻 5–15 ¥ Staples & noodles · Xiamen fried noodles Xiamen fried noodles 厦门炒面 12–35 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Xiamen rice rolls Xiamen rice rolls 厦门肠粉 12–35 ¥ Organ meats: ask Staples & noodles · Xiamen roast meat Xiamen roast meat 厦门烧肉粽 12–35 ¥ Organ meats: ask Sweets & drinks · Peanut candy Peanut candy 花生酥 6–20 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Coconut cake Coconut cake 椰子饼 5–18 ¥ Main dishes · Seafood porridge Seafood porridge 海鲜粥 30–90 ¥ Organ meats: ask May have fine bones Snacks · Fujian spring roll Fujian spring roll 春卷 6–18 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Sweet rice cake Sweet rice cake 年糕 6–20 ¥ Staples & noodles · Taro bun Taro bun 芋包 10–25 ¥ Main dishes · Duck congee Duck congee 鸭肉粥 25–60 ¥ Organ meats: ask Snacks · Fried oysters Fried oysters 炸牡蛎 6–18 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Grass jelly Grass jelly 仙草冻 10–30 ¥ 