A wide variety of agricultural products, rice, peanuts, sugar cane, jute is a traditional staple products. Rich in a variety of Lingnan good fruit, citrus Chaozhou known as the "Citrus Queen", apples, olives, red bayberry, Yau Kam, Australia and other local famous pomegranate fruit. Is the prestigious "vegetable kingdom," the four seasons are high-quality seasonal vegetables, should the city package mustard, early imperial Chinese cabbage, kale flowers, broccoli flowers are privileged local varieties, improved varieties of rapeseed renowned at home and abroad. The more well-known poultry lion geese, gulls Ting chicken, local black pig and so on, particularly in the lion"s head, goose"s most famous, known as "King of 100 birds." The sea, fresh water product is very rich, the most valuable of the eel, grouper, pomfret, mackerel, shrimp, Live Crab, swimming crab, squid, oysters, seaweed and so on. A rich selection of seafood as the main raw material of the Chiu Chow, the materials used in its elegant, ingenious, unique and delicious popular at home and abroad. With beef balls, pork balls, fish balls "three balls" and oysters baked flavor as represented by food, popular. All kinds of pickled vegetables, preserved fruits, and are traditional dishes. Chaozhou-Shantou Artex, living symbol of wood carving and other handicrafts, enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad, ceramics, beaded, gold and silver ornaments are also very well-known.

Source:  Shantou Culture, Broadcasting, TV and News Publication Bureau

　　农产品品种繁多，水稻、花生、甘蔗、黄麻是传统大宗产品。盛产各种岭南佳果，潮州柑被誉为“柑橘皇后”，苹果、橄榄、杨梅、油甘、澳榴等是本地名优杂果。是享有盛誉的“蔬菜王国”，四季有优质当令蔬菜应市，包心芥菜、早皇白菜、芥蓝花、椰菜花是本地的特优品种，良种菜籽蜚声海内外。较有名的家禽有狮头鹅、鸥汀鸡、本地黑猪等，尤其以狮头鹅最负盛名，被誉为“百禽之王”。海、淡水产品十分丰富，最名贵的鳗鱼、石斑鱼、鲳鱼、马鲛、对虾、膏蟹、梭子蟹、鱿鱼、牡蛎、紫菜等。选用丰富海鲜为主要原料的潮州菜，以其用料考究、制作精巧、美味独特而风靡海内外。以牛肉丸、猪肉丸、鱼丸“三丸”和蚝烙等为代表的风味食品，脍炙人口。各式凉果和腌制蔬菜都是传统名菜。潮汕抽纱、金漆木雕等手工艺品在国内外享有很高声誉，彩瓷、珠绣、金银饰品等也很著名。

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