Overview of Huaian gourmet snacks
13 flavor lobster
13 sweet lobster is the specialty of Xuyi. The lobster cultured naturally in Hongze Lake is carefully cooked with 13 Chinese herbal medicines. Its color is deep red, the meat is tender, the shrimp yellow is delicious, the anesthesia is strong, and the spicy feeling is unique and unique. At present, 13 sweet lobster has entered thousands of households in large and medium-sized cities such as Shanghai and Nanjing, enjoying a high reputation. In the process of building a big tourism in Xuyi County, 13 sweet lobsters were carefully cultivated as a special catering industry, and "Xuyi Lobster City" was planned and built in the county seat and Maba. ?
Long fish in soft bags (Chang 'e is good at dancing)
"The bones of soft-shelled long fish are very fresh." Soft-skinned long fish is the first course on the long fish table. It is made of tender live eel (common name: Penpenqing) and its back meat, which is cooked in an oil pan with strong fire. This dish is dark in color, pure and tender, rich in aroma and delicious. It contains a jade plate, like a full moon. The eel spine is slender and graceful, just like Chang 'e's smooth sleeves, so it is also called Chang 'e's good dance. In 2002, it was rated as a famous dish in China by the State Bureau of Domestic Trade.
Pingqiao Tofu (Xishi Tofu)
Softer than crispy beef will make old teeth, sweeter than honey and moisten intestines. Pingqiao Tofu is named after Pingqiao Town in Chuzhou. According to legend, in the seventh year of Qianlong (1742), Emperor Qianlong went down Jiangnan Road and rested at Pingqiao in Guzhen. After tasting the tofu from Pingqiao, he was amazed at its delicacy and was rated as "the best food in the world". It is tofu made of brine produced in Pingqiao, finely cut into jade-like pieces, and carefully stewed with cooked diced meat, shredded chicken, shrimp skin and chicken soup. Delicious, spicy, tender and oily, it is rich in protein, fatty acids, calcium, vitamins and other nutrients, and it is a good product for nourishing the brain, improving intelligence, beautifying and keeping fit. Pingqiao tofu is as smooth as jelly and shredded chicken is as soft as gauze, so it is also called "Xishi tofu".
Zhu Qiao Turtle (Birthday of Old Turtle)
Soft-shelled turtle, also known as tuanyu, Yuanyu and Trionyx sinensis, is rich in protein and contains a variety of vitamins and amino acids. Delicious, there are three flavors: chicken, cow, sheep, pig and fish. The surrounding skirts are tender and smooth, comparable to sea cucumbers, and are the treasure of the feast. Soft-shelled turtle produced in Chuzhou, stewed soft-shelled turtle is a traditional famous dish, while stewed soft-shelled turtle in Zhu Qiao is carefully processed with big soft-shelled turtle, sea cucumber, squid, winter bamboo shoots and other raw materials. It is famous for its fresh taste, overflowing aroma, fresh and tender meat and unique style. Stewed turtle in a turtle-shaped bowl can recuperate the body, soothe the nerves, remove moisture from the body and prevent edema of limbs. Therefore, it is also called "the old turtle sacrifices his life". ?
Huaijiao (fried rice wonton)
Sophora japonica is a kind of flavor snack with Chuzhou characteristics. The stuffing is selected from lean pork in front and back legs, and the fat and tendons are removed, and the back of the knife is beaten into a paste. Add onion, ginger juice, sesame oil, white soy sauce, bamboo shoots and other ingredients and stir to make a meat paste. Its skin is as thin as paper, and the stuffing is fine without stains. Boil it with boiling water, put it in a bone soup bowl soaked in fried rice, pour sesame oil, sprinkle with pepper and shallots. Huai dumplings are smooth and delicious. In the past, people in Chuzhou had the habit of eating Huai dumplings for breakfast and taking a bath at night, which means "water in the morning and water in the evening".
The Freshest in the World —— Wenlou Crab-yellow Soup Bags
Traditional Chuzhou famous crab soup. Wenlou, an ancient town in He Xia, Chuzhou, has always been a gathering place for literati and poets. Tangyuan is a famous chef in Wenlou who changed it into a water-regulating tangyuan. Its skin is bright and Ming Che, and its stuffing is made of 20 kinds of raw materials, such as crab roe, old hen soup, diced chicken, pork belly and shrimp, which is delicious and greasy. It is famous at home and abroad for its crystal clear, soft and abnormal, and fresh air. It is rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, iodine, vitamins and other nutrients. Has the effects of nourishing liver and kidney, promoting blood production, and promoting the growth of liver cells. It is said that when Daoguang was on a southern tour, he was very happy after eating, boasting, "It's the best in the world!" " There is even a poem praising: "Sweet-scented osmanthus is fragrant and chrysanthemum is yellow, and the soup packets in Wenlou compete for people. The thin-skinned crab roe stuffing is delicious, and it is cool when you enter the throat. " 1997, Wenlou Steamed Bun was awarded the title of "Chinese Famous Snack" by China Cuisine Association. ?
Glass mutton (imperial concubine mutton)
Select high-quality mutton from Bolizhen, with special ingredients such as yam, ginger, onion and garlic, pepper, pepper, soy sauce, cooking wine and so on. Delicious taste, unique flavor, not greasy, can strengthen stomach and kidney, nourish yin and strengthen yang when eaten in spring and summer; Tonifying in autumn and winter can strengthen tendons and promote blood circulation, and drive away cold and warm. It is a delicious food and health food suitable for all ages and all seasons. When the Qing emperor went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he ate it. Because sheep and sheep have the same sound, it was nicknamed "Guifei Mutton".
Wenlou Zhang Dan
Founded in Wenlou, a century-old store in Chuzhou, Huai 'an. It is made of grass eggs, pig fat, bread flour, chicken soup and other raw materials. In the eighth year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (AD 1870), Chen Jicheng, the owner of this shop, learned from his ancestors' experience in raising eggs and invented Wenlou to raise eggs. This dish is golden in color, oily but not crusted, fluffy in meat, fresh and tender, oily but not greasy, rich in nutrition, rich in high-quality protein, fat, compounds of carbon and water, calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamins, and has the effects of strengthening the body, strengthening the brain, improving intelligence and enhancing memory. 1999 was awarded the title of "Jiangsu Famous Cuisine" by the Provincial Department of Trade and the Provincial Cuisine Association.
Huaian tea house (golden thread wrapped around arm)
It is one of the famous specialties of Chuzhou. Its production began in the Tang Dynasty and became famous in the Qing Dynasty. It is made of flour, sesame oil, refined salt and other raw materials. 1930 The International Panama Games won the gold medal and silver prize in the first food fair in China, which was the best product. Compendium of Materia Medica records the effects of relaxing bowels, moistening intestines, warming the middle warmer and benefiting qi. According to the test, drinking tea before delivery has wonderful functions of relaxing muscles and tendons, promoting blood circulation, loosening bones and promoting growth, and drinking tea after delivery can strengthen the body and contribute to health. Because of its crisp texture, yellowish color, fragrant taste and beautiful shape, it is deeply favored. Liu Yuxi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem: "Hands are rubbed into jade, and jade oil is fried into light yellow and deep. It doesn't matter if you sleep in the spring at night. Jade people hold gold on their backs. "
Braised Pu Cai with Shrimp (Hongyu Private House)
"I think Pu Cai is very tender, and the whole dish is a fresh memory of carp." Pu Cai is a unique aquatic vegetable in Chuzhou. Mud is not stained, tender and fragrant, and white and flawless. The poem says, "How tender it is, Huai bamboo shoots and Pu". According to county records, in the Southern Song Dynasty, when Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu were guarding Chuzhou against gold, they found that Pugen was edible and delicious, so it was also called "anti-gold dish". Shrimp baked general dishes are carefully processed from local high-quality general dishes, shrimp, lard, broth and other raw materials. Shrimp is as bright red as a general, and Pu Cai is as white as nephrite, neatly arranged in a long plate, just like a private jade girl with beautiful eyes, so it is also called "Ruby Private". Its taste is delicious and refreshing, and it is smooth and refreshing. In 2002, it was rated as a famous dish in China by the State Bureau of Domestic Trade.
Oil end
Huai 'an cuisine is worth tasting. There are many famous delicious snacks in Huai 'an. For example, Youduan is a kind of flavor snack in the street of Wang Ying Town (now Huaiyin District), which can be seen everywhere inside and outside the street station from morning till night except in summer. Most people in this business are well-dressed big girls and little wives. In the morning, they put a stove burning briquettes and a pot with ear tips in the streets. When the oil boils, they put a ball of shredded radish mixed with spices such as coriander, chopped green onion, vegetable oil, monosodium glutamate, etc. with homemade long bamboo chopsticks, sieve it into oval small ends with a sieve, spread it out, and then add flour, bean powder and eggs to make a thin paste; Lift and loosen the boiling oil pan, and take it out after minutes; With a slight shake of his left hand, a bright yellow oval "oil tail" poured out. When young people pass by here on their way to and from work, they can't help jumping out of the car, taking out 20 cents from their wallets to buy one, wrapping it in white paper and eating it while walking. That's really a unique enjoyment.
Laohou wild duck
The mallard duck is small and thin, with little fat, rich in trace elements such as copper, iron and zinc, and high and balanced content of essential amino acids. This product is made of pure mallard duck, with less fat and lean meat rate as high as 99%. Rich in trace elements such as copper, iron and zinc. With the secret recipe handed down from Lao Hou, it has been carefully produced by modern high technology, forming the unique style of Lao Hou wild duck, which is tender, fragrant and refreshing. This product does not contain any preservatives and pigments, and has good color, fragrance and taste, with endless aftertaste. Giving gifts is more decent and innovative. ?
High groove binding shoe
High-furrowed hoof is red in color, fat but not greasy, salty and sweet, soft and waxy and delicious. Gaogou bound hoof was created by Zheng Guowen, a famous teacher in Qing Dynasty, in Gaogou Town. It has a history of 100 years and is a prestigious specialty in Lianshui County.
Qin Gong meatballs
Qin Gong meatballs have been made for thousands of years. It is characterized by smoothness and elasticity, white soup color and delicious taste. There is a local folk song that praises: "Qin Gong's meatballs are piled all over the wall, but they are still round and bright;" I fell to the ground and jumped a few times, and my mouth was tender and fragrant. "Qin Gong meatballs are exquisite in material selection, fine in production and diverse in ingredients. First of all, we should choose the main raw material: lean pork hind legs. When making, wash it with cold water, cut it into small pieces, and then beat it into paste with the back of a knife or an iron bar. When flapping, the force should be appropriate, even and in one go. Add appropriate amount of fat meat, coarse refined salt, chicken juice, egg white, alkali powder, pure soybean powder, ginger onion and other seasonings, stir evenly, ferment for 4-5 hours, then cook, soak in water or fry, which is delicious.