When it comes to Yancheng cuisine, eight bowls are the most famous and distinctive. The so-called eight bowls refer to the eight dishes that must be served at the wedding banquet in the suburbs of Yancheng in the old society. These eight dishes slowly spread throughout Yancheng, forming eight bowls of Yancheng specialty food. What are these eight courses? Let's be specific.

1, farmyard manure stew

Soil fat is to swell the pigskin and make it look like a swim bladder. Yancheng people stew the earth fat with vegetables, ham and other accessories as the main material, that is, farmers stew the earth fat. This dish is a hodgepodge of Yancheng people, and it has a special liking for it. It is called the "first dish" of Yancheng people.

2, big chicken holding chicken

This dish is very vivid. The original dish was stewed with whole chicken and eggs. Now, the whole chicken is replaced by shredded chicken and the eggs are replaced by vermicelli, so this dish is also called fried vermicelli with shredded chicken.

3. Braised glutinous rice balls

Yancheng people call meatballs "meat buns", which are usually fried in pots during the New Year or important festivals. Meatballs are not pure meat, but fried with glutinous rice flour added to the meat stuffing. This is better than pure meat meatballs.

Step 4 lift the cake

This dish is mainly fried and stewed with eggs and some leeks. A well-made cake must be cut into diamonds, which means that the phoenix flies high and rises step by step.

5, radish roasted mussels

Clams can be caught in all kinds of port forks in Yancheng, and the inexhaustible clams can be cooked and dried in the sun. Because there is no need to put salt in the clams when cooking, Yancheng people also call them mussels. Cooked with mussel meat and chopped radish, it tastes very delicious and gradually forms this well-known food.

6. Braised pork

There are various versions of braised pork everywhere, and I especially like to eat braised pork here in Yancheng. When cooking, you can put some radishes and use radishes to absorb the excess oil in the meat. It's not greasy at all, but more delicious. The color of meat is red and bright, which is very appetizing.

7. Braised saury

The so-called "saury" is our common crucian carp. There are many rivers and lakes in Yancheng, rich in fish resources, especially common crucian carp, which can be seen everywhere. Yancheng people especially like to entertain guests with crucian carp. Slowly, this braised crucian carp became a popular dish at the banquet.

8. Taro, shrimp and rice bran

This dish is the last dish of eight bowls, which is both a dish and a soup. It is made of tofu, taro, dry tea, shrimp, pork and so on. It is not only beautiful in color, but also of high nutritional value. This dish also has profound meaning. Taro means meeting a good person, and shrimp means having a good harvest. After eating this dish, I hope you will meet all good people and nobles in the future.

The above eight bowls of Yancheng, although not expensive ingredients, are the most homely tastes. For Yancheng people, it is the taste of hometown, and it is the taste of home that you can't forget wherever you go. When you arrive in Yancheng, you can skip other foods, but don't miss these eight bowls!