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Where can I buy popular gifts in Xiamen?

Xiamen is a vibrant and romantic city. Everything in the city shows an extremely gorgeous lifestyle, allowing your soul to be released to the greatest extent. So what are the popular escort gifts in Xiamen?

Xiamen is rich in products, and its local culture and specialties that have been passed down for thousands of years bring endless surprises to people. I suggest that when you travel to Xiamen, you must pay attention to choosing gifts. Below are products that are perfect for escorts.

1. Pineapple Cake

Pineapple Cake is usually considered a local specialty in Taiwan, but the taste of Xiamen’s pineapple cake is similar to that in Taiwan and can be found everywhere in the streets and alleys. There are a large number of pineapple cake specialty stores on Gulangyu Island, especially near Zhongshan Road, and some of the most popular ones are Miss Zhao, Huang Yuantang, Ajizi Stuffing, etc. Many local citizens often gather in front of their doors.

2. Nougat

Nougat is also a delicacy with a strong flavor on the table. It is extracted from fresh and pure milk. It has a strong milky flavor and rich nuttiness. It's delicious and doesn't stick to your teeth. The more you chew it, the better it tastes. In addition to traditional nougat, there are many stores in Xiamen where you can buy handmade matcha-flavored and cranberry-flavored nougat.

3. Pies

Friends who like sweets must not miss Xiamen’s pie. The pie, famous for its soft, glutinous and sweet flavor, is one of Xiamen’s most famous souvenirs. Xiamen’s pies can be roughly divided into two types: biscuits and salty cakes. The biscuits mainly come in fruit flavors such as mung bean, red bean, strawberry, etc. The salty biscuits are made with diced meat as filling, lard and sugar. In Xiamen, Gulangyu’s pies are the most famous.

4. Meat floss and dried meat

Dried meat and bacon are Xiamen’s classic delicacies, with high-quality materials and unique ingredients. The bacon produced in Xiamen is golden in color, elastic in texture and delicious in taste. Children and the elderly especially like it, and they are popular gifts in Xiamen. Gulangyu "Huang Shengji Dried Meat Shop" is famous for its meat floss, bacon and dried meat, and tourists come here every day.