Wanning watermelon 万宁西瓜
Hainan Wanning side of the watermelon planted on the sand ground, watermelon fresh sweet juice, crispy and delicious. Taking the watermelon from the greenhouses to the beach, farmers said that the quality of the melon on the sand is also more transport resistant, not easy to rot, and the taste is better, even if it rains, it is not afraid of flooding, and the water can quickly penetrate into the sand. The sand is soft and delicate, and the watermelon planted out is crisp and sweet, good-looking, and full of juice. It is contracted by foreign merchants all the year round and transported to all parts of the country for sale.
 

hainan chocolate 海南巧克力
Did you know that chocolate grows on trees? Well, actually it’s the colorful cocoa fruit that adorns the cocoa trees in Hainan with rainbow colors. The cocoa beans inside the fruit are made into the chocolate that sweetens your day. At the Botanical Gardens in Wanning, you can try your hand at making your own chocolate, as well as buy some local Hainan chocolate to show your love to those back home!
 

Coconut Jelly 椰子冻
Eating a fresh-picked Hainan coconut is an excellent way to enjoy your time on the island, but if you are feeling a bit fancy, you should definitely check out coconut jelly as well! Served right inside the original coconut shell, the all-natural coconut jelly adds a cool creaminess to this traditional island treat, and is often topped with  crispy fried shredded coconut to really make it pop. 
 

Enhancing Fruit Flavors with Dips 辣椒盐水果
chili salt it’s not just for sour fruits like green mango or pineapple; chili salt pairs very well with sweeter fruits like watermelon and star fruit. Different dips and seasonings go well with different fruits, sparking fresh taste sensations. In Hainan, the beloved lychee is paired with soy sauce, adding umami and sweetness to the fruit’s already refreshing taste in a distinct and exciting Hainan combo.

Pandan Rainbow Rolls 斑斓彩虹卷
The pandan is a plant, and it’s used to make yummy treats perfect for cooling you down in the Hainan summer heat. The delicate, fresh flavor of pandan shows up in many Hainan dishes both sweet and savory. These colorful dessert rolls are flavored with pandan and other natural fruits and vegetables, giving them layers of alternating colors! Some of them are stuffed with shredded coconut, peanuts, and other yummy ingredients.

Recommendations: Nanyang Flavor ADD.Huaya Town, Wanning City.

Coconut Layered Pudding 斑斓糕
Natural green pandan juice mixed with white coconut juice creates a refreshing and delicious flavor.
 

Mango Roll 芒果肠粉
The Hainan Mango roll consists of fresh juicy slices of fresh Hainan mango wrapped in a delicate rice noodle wrapper, and topped with a drizzle of mango juice. This dish is not only tasty and cooling, but also very visually appealing. Instagram will never know what hit it.
 

Fried Ice 水果炒冰
Fried Ice is the perfect summer snack to cool you down in the sizzling Hainan weather! Pick your favorite combination of fresh fruit, which will be blended with condensed milk and then “stir-fried” until it is frozen into a kind of fresh fruit sorbet. Toppings like chopped nuts and raisins are optional. Fried Ice stalls often set up late in the evening, appearing around 9 or 10 PM in markets or snack street areas.

Qingbuliang 清补凉
Qingbuliang is a cool refreshing sweet dessert soup commonly sold from small carts on blisteringly hot Hainanese evenings. Common ingredients include dates, mung beans, barley, taro, watermelon, quail eggs, and nuts, but you can choose which you want, with a cold coconut milk or sweet syrup base.

Cotton Ice 绵绵冰
This luscious treat is made from frozen flavored milk and sugar, much like ice cream. It is poured in soft, layered mounds onto a dish, where it resembles a pillowy pile of colorful cotton. Cool and refreshing, this sweet treat is just the thing to beat the heat!

Haikou’s Volcano Litchi 海口火山荔枝
What does a volcano taste like? It’s sweet and juicy! Well, that’s what the litchi fruit that grows on the Haikou volcano tastes like, anyway! The rich volcanic soil and warm Hainan weather result in spectacular litchi with skins so red you could almost believe that they are covered in hot lava. There are several litchi orchards in the Haikou Volcano area where you can spend the day picking your own litchi, hiking the volcano trails, and eating the fruits of your own labor.
 

Orchids from the Volcano 铁皮石斛
In Shicha Village, the stones themselves have come alive! Purple and white orchid blossoms rise from the volcanic rocks, tumbled down from the ancient extinct volcano that juts from the earth here.The rocks were used by the villagers of ancient times to build sturdy homes that still stand, and are now the perfect cradle for the growing local orchid cultivation industry.

Hainan Chocolate 兴隆巧克力
Did you know that chocolate grows on trees? Well, actually it’s the colorful cocoa fruit that adorns the cocoa trees in Hainan with rainbow colors. The cocoa beans inside the fruit are made into the chocolate that sweetens your day. At the Botanical Gardens in Wanning, you can try your hand at making your own chocolate, as well as buy some local Hainan chocolate to show your love to those back home!

Recommendations: Xinglong Tropical Botanical Garden 兴隆热带植物园

Hainan Coconut Candy 海南椰子糖
The coconut is one of the iconic island flavors of Hainan, where you can drink a cold, fresh coconut on the beach, enjoy coconut chicken hot pot, and eat many desserts with coconut as the main ingredient, including coconut fried ice, coconut qingbuliang, and coconut yibua. Since you likely won’t be able to get any of those things outside Hainan, bring home some Hainan coconut candy to eat instead!

Recommendations: 海南特产店（春光、南国）
 

Jinshan Beef Jerky 锦山牛肉干
Jinshan Beef Jerky is crisp, with a pleasant mild sweetness. It’s made from either beef cattle or water buffalo meat, and makes a great snack for hiking or long road trips! The beef jerky from Wenchang is quite popular with Hainan residents, so head on over to Hainan’s east coast and give it a try! There are several flavors available, from sweet to spicy and savory, so try them all and stock up on your favorites!

Chicken Dropping Soup 鸡屎藤粿仔
Don’t let the funny name keep you from trying this tasty Hainan dessert soup! The “chicken droppings” are actually made from a mixture of ground fevervine leaves, flour, and sugar. Nothing that actually comes from a chicken! The mixture is formed into small round balls, and cooked in a broth of coconut milk or ginger water. This dessert soup is not only refreshing and sweet, but is also known throughout Hainan as a health tonic.

Mango Rice Noodle Rolls 芒果肠粉
The Hainan Mango Rice Noodle Roll consists of fresh juicy slices of fresh Hainan mango wrapped in a delicate rice noodle wrapper, and topped with a drizzle of mango juice. This dish is not only tasty and cooling, but also very visually appealing. Instagram will never know what hit it.