Huadali

Originally called "Yidali (Italy)", Huadaili was an old brand store. It was invested by a Qingtian overseas Chinese whose surname was Chen, and was forced to suspend business on the eve of liberation of China in 1949. The catering company transferred the Chinese and Western chefs and resumed its business in 1956. It was regarded as the prototype of the Wenzhou hotels with its supply of high-priced dishes. The second floor served the Chinese food, the third floor served the western food and snacks, and employed famous Chef Xu Yanchi to cook. It was called as the first restaurant in the south Zhejiang at that time. After the outbreak of World War II, Mr. Chen and his wife left Wenzhou to go abroad and transferred the hotel to Xu Yanchi and other two people. Then it was renamed as "Huadali". 

They renovated the restaurant greatly and decorated it luxuriously. Huadali specialized in the food business. Due to its well management and distinctive features, it gained a great fame for a time. The official and the wealthy always set up banquets at "Huadali" restaurant. 

In the mid and late 1980s, it became very popular. Setting up a wedding banquet in "Huadali" was the symbol of splendor and elegance. At that time, Hudali even once had launched a wedding banquet with over 2,000 RMB per table. 

Whit Snake Sesame-seed-cake 

The white snake sesame-seed-cake is a traditional snack in Zhejiang province. It’s crisp, fragrant and rich with aftertaste. At the end of the Emperor Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (AD1636-AD 1912), there was a sesame-seed-cake shop opened by Mrs.Zhang in the right side of the Clock Tower of Futou gate in Wenzhou downtown. Its "Scallion Oil & Crispy sesame-seed-cake" was made up of 50 kg of flours and 8.5 kg of lards and kneaded into a crisp noodle. And the stuffing was made of salted pork diced meat, wine soaked shrimps, sweet pickled cucumber, vegetable silk and chopped green onion, mixed with sesame oil. The cake was baked with charcoal after forming. The baked sesame-seed-cakes were yellowy in color and crispy in taste. The owner of the shop was a widow and her sesame-seed-cakes were very popular with people. Because she liked wearing white clothes, people called her as "Bai Niangniang", likening her to the character in the ancient opera "The Legend of White Snake". Then her sesame-seed-cake also got the name as "Whit Snake sesame-seed-cake".