What are the common marine fish species in the Hainan market?

Hainan is one of China's 23 provinces, with a sea area of about 2 million sq km, and its marine products are very abundant. The variety of marine products in the local market is also very large, so what are the common marine fish in the Hainan market?

1. What are the common marine fish in the Hainan market?

Black seabream, large white bream, large white croaker, white croaker, red drum, Pires' croaker, golden-line sillago, many-scaled sillago, spotted sillago and so on are all common marine fish species in the Hainan market.

2. What local products does Hainan have?

Local specialty products:

1. Coconut foods: coconut candy, shredded coconut, coconut flower, coconut candy triangles, coconut cake, coconut jam, etc.

2. Ethnic handicrafts: horn carving, rattan ware, Hainan red beans, wood pictures, wood carving, root carving, coconut carving series products, etc.

3. Gold ornaments and jewelry: striped beads, diamond beads, Buddha beads, star-moon beads, Qiong beads, seawater pearls, natural crystal, etc.

4. Tropical preserved fruits and fresh fruits: plantain, pineapple, jackfruit, orange, sugar apple, guava, Hainan pomelo, rambutan, wampee, lychee, green coconut, sugar palm, red coconut, durian, longan, mango, pepino, papaya, banana, Malay grape, star fruit, cashew, mangosteen, lemon, tamarind, egg fruit, baobab, passion fruit, miracle fruit, olive, betel nut, wax apple, etc.

5. Others: coffee, pepper, beef jerky, deer products, dried marine products, specialty tea.

Famous dishes:

1. Wenchang chicken: Wenchang chicken, the first of the “four famous dishes”, is a high-quality fattened chicken, named for being produced in Wenchang, Hainan Province.

2. Jiaji duck: Jiaji duck, one of the “four famous dishes”, commonly known as “Muscovy duck”, is a fine breed of duck introduced from abroad in the early years by overseas Chinese from Qiong, first raised and bred in Jiaji Town, Qionghai City, and the Muscovy duck raised by a Ding family household on Jiaxiang Street in that town is the most famous.

3. Hele crab: “Hele crab”, one of the “four famous dishes”, is produced in Hele Town, Wanning City, Hainan, and is known for its hard shell and plump meat and roe, and is listed together with Wenchang chicken, Jiaji duck and Dongshan goat as one of Hainan's four famous products. “Hele crab” can be cooked in many ways, steamed, boiled, stir-fried and roasted all have their own characteristics, with “plain steaming” being the best, as it both preserves the freshness of the original flavor and retains the beauty of the original color and form.

4. Dongshan goat: Dongshan goat, one of the “four famous dishes”, is a local-flavor dish of Hainan. It is made from Dongshan goat meat, a specialty of Dongshan Ridge in Wanning, paired with various spices and seasonings, and refined through various cooking methods such as boiling, frying, simmering, steaming and braising.

In addition, there are also “Qingbuliang”, bamboo rice, coconut rice and so on, all of which are Hainan specialty foods. Friends traveling to Hainan should not forget to taste the local specialty foods.