The Ten Signature Dishes——Steamed Mud Crab with Egg White (Furong Youmou). - The Hands Behind Wenzhou's Culinary Heritage

Ou Cuisine is built on seafood, light oil, delicate thickening, and meticulous knife work. These ten signature dishes showcase its culinary mastery — pounded fish consommé, scallion-oil croaker, mud crab with egg white — and ten more snacks embody its vibrant street culture, from fish balls that are decidedly not round to the bowl of glutinous rice the city wakes up to.

Steamed Mud Crab with Egg White (Furong Youmou). "Youmou" is the local dialect for the green mud crab. The meat and roe are extracted, gently folded with whipped egg whites, and stir-fried or steamed into a white-and-gold "hibiscus" blossom; alternatively, the whole crab is steamed with beaten egg drizzled over it. At its fattest around the Autumn Equinox, this is the definitive crab dish of the Ou banquet table, earning a spot among the "Top Ten Hot Dishes of Ou Cuisine" in 2021.

Served at: high-end banquets, Mid-Autumn and National Day feasts.