Pummelo peel is a precious Chinese medicinal. Known as the "Southern ginseng", it can resolve phlegm, relieve cough and invigorate the stomach.
As early as the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Gaozhou Litchi was a royal tribute.
Originated in Shiguanzui, Jiaochidong Town, Xinyi, Maoming, Shiguanzui sheet jelly has a history of more than one hundred years.
Gaozhou citizens have had a custom of eating wormwood glutinous rice cakes in Zhengqiong Festival (the last day of the first month) since ancient times to drive out plague and monsters and pray for happiness.
As a coastal city, Maoming has various kinds of seafood, including shrimp, squid, crab, grouper, and cuttlefish.