Video: Yantai sea cucumber
Updated : 2023-06-21
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Yantai is located on the coast of the Yellow and Bohai seas and has a unique marine environment. The city has picturesque landscapes all year round and is home to kinds of delicious delicacies like Yantai apples, sweet cherries, Laiyang pears, Yantai wine, Yantai sea cucumber, abalone from Changdao Island, and Laizhou crabs.
The city's most famous produce is its sea cucumber, which are as famous as Yantai apples and considered one of the top eight seafoods in China.
A National Protected Geographical Indication, sea cucumbers from Yantai are popular with locals because they are high in amino acids and low in cholesterol.