Shaxian snack has a long history, which originated from the Chinese food culture in the Yellow River valley in Xia, Shang, Zhou, Jin and Song Dynasties. It has a strong historical and cultural foundation among the people, especially famous for its variety, unique flavor and good economic benefits. The food culture of the Central Plains spread to Shaxian County with the many southward migrations of the Central Plains people. Shaxian has become a gathering place of traditional food culture in China, which is one of the main reasons why Shaxian snacks are famous all over the country. Shaxian snack actually belongs to a branch of the ancient Central Plains food culture tradition with a long history. Many snacks in Shaxian still retain the characteristics of ancient traditional ideology and culture, and some snacks even retain the original characteristics, which can be called "living fossils" of ancient traditional food culture in China.

There are not only the characteristics of Fuzhou and Minnan cuisine, but also the Hakka food culture style in Tingzhou mountain area. Shaxian snacks with strong China characteristics are divided into two groups, which are fresh and sweet in taste and elaborate in Chengguan snack pie. Representative varieties are flat meat (pasta), steamed dumplings, meat buns and so on. , are unique; Xiamao snack pie, with salty and spicy taste, is widely made, represented by Xiamao town, and its raw materials are mainly rice, potatoes and taro, such as frozen rice, sweet potatoes, frozen rice skin (japonica-indica noodles) and beef series.

Shaxian snack is not only popular in counties (cities, districts) of Sanming City, but also in Nanping, Fuzhou, Xiamen and other places, you can often find snack bars with the signboard of "Shaxian snack", even as far north as Beijing, as far south as Shenzhen, and in Saipan, a Pacific tourist resort in Singapore, Malaysia and the United States. It shows that Shaxian snacks have great influence and spread widely. According to incomplete statistics, there are hundreds of snacks in Shaxian county, and there are dozens of them that are supplied all the year round. There are steaming, boiling, frying, roasting and pickling, and the processing methods are diverse. The raw materials of rice, noodles, taro and tofu have unique local characteristics and rich sources. Every household can cook several kinds, and there are snacks in the streets and alleys of the city 24 hours a day, which is very convenient.