Most of the people of Kinmen are descendants of emigres from China's Fujian Province. As a result, Kinmen's cultural landscape, and even its culinary interests, preserve much of its Fujianese heritage. Tribute candy is perhaps the island's most famous culinary treat, and many would argue that the tribute candy of Kinmen is even better than that of Fujian.
金門人多由大陸福建省遷移過來，當地除人文景觀仍大量保持傳統閩南的風格外，連吃食的品味都源自大陸，其中尤以「貢糖」最為有名，比之福建地區，說是「青出於藍」，一點也不為過。