Shaxian delicacies
Style of cuisine from Shaxian District, China
Shaxian Delicacies (simplified Chinese: 沙县小吃; traditional Chinese: 沙縣小吃; pinyin: Shāxiàn xiǎochī) refers to a style of cuisine from Shaxian District, Sanming, Fujian, China.
Business expansion in mainland China
As a business model, Shaxian Delicacies has the character of "connected and not locked" and "family oriented". The business model is similar to Yellow Braised Chicken Rice (黄焖鸡米饭) and Lanzhou Beef Noodles soup, and is mainly operated by Shaxian County locals. According to the tastes of various places, the dishes provided by "Shaxian Delicacies" are often adjusted accordingly, and are therefore welcomed and loved by many people.
In 1997, the government supported the expansion of Shaxian Delicacies across the country. Shaxian Delicacies eventually expanded from Fujian to the Pearl River Delta, and then to Beijing and the Yangtze Delta, and eventually became a nationwide food product.
As of 1999 there were over 3,000 restaurants in Fujian Province serving Sha County cuisine. As of 2007, about 13,000 restaurants throughout China, operated by natives of Sha County, serve the cuisine. Huang Fusong, an official of Fujian County, stated that 240 varieties of Shaxian Delicacies were national delicacies. By 2011 there were over 4,000 restaurants under trademark from the Association of Shaxian Delicacies.
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