Source: Jiaxing Daily - Jiaxing Online
If beauty is the shape of a city, then food is the soul of a city. There are always people who want to go to the ends of the earth and eat all over the world, and now, without the "Jia" door, this wish can be realized.
From October 22nd to 24th, sponsored by Jiaxing Municipal People's Government, supported by the Italian Consulate General in Shanghai, jointly organized by the Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Tourism, the Municipal Bureau of Commerce, Jiacheng Group, and the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, and implemented by Zhejiang Meilin Cultural Development Co., Ltd. and Jiaxing Restaurant and Hotel Industry Association, the "Italian Cuisine Gathering Jia Cuisine 100 Bowls" Sino-Italian Food Carnival will be held in Meiwan Street West Street. The event aims to promote international exchanges through food culture exchanges, achieve diversified industrial cooperation such as "promoting trade with culture, promoting investment with trade", allowing citizens to participate in and feel international culture, enhancing the international image of Jiaxing, and creating an atmosphere of open cooperation.
An unexpected food encounter
When Chinese red meets Italian green, and traditional food meets Internet celebrity food, what kind of spark will be generated? The reporter learned that the Italian merchants participating in the exhibition are CNIT NEW FRONTIERS LTD, Foodyi, YW, Vesuvius International Trading Co, Ltd, Rosemary, Da Marco, Chinese Wine Expert, Zios Restaurant, BERETTA, La Perla, The Drqnkery, Vespa. The Chinese side participated in the exhibition of "Jia Cuisine Hundred Bowls" merchants, including Sharon International Hotel, South Gate Head, Qiangqiang Catering, Nanhu Boat Cuisine Hotel, Jiangnan Mingzhuang, Longju Catering, Jinghui Hotel, etc., as well as some long-established stores such as Jiahu Diandian, Wei Defeng, Xu Zhenzhai and Hongda Roast Chicken.
Neapolitan pizza, classic pasta, pure ice cream, wine, ham... The wide variety of Italian cuisine makes people feel exotic without going abroad.
Take, for example, the Da Marco Italian Restaurant, which is one of the oldest Italian restaurants in Shanghai Beach, known as the kitchen behind the Italian Consulate. During the event, the chef team will present classic Italian snacks including fried squid & shrimp, desserts, Puglia baked potatoes & sausages, Grilled sausages with Roman meat sauce and more.
When it comes to Italian cuisine, pizza is naturally the trump card. The reporter learned that this carnival, Italy's "pizza feast" will also gather N kinds of flavors to make a wonderful appearance. Among them, the famous "VESUVIUS Volcano Pizza" will be the first time to land in Hecheng, the bottom of the pizza is handmade, through the 400 ° C high temperature to bake for 90 seconds, making the pizza crisp on the outside and tough on the inside, rich and authentic Neapolitan flavor makes people feel like you are in Italy. Rosemary (Rosemary Restaurant), which has been certified by many gastronomic institutions, will also bring authentic classic Italian meals, including salami spicy pizza, Margaret pizza, Italian charcoal grill and so on.
A "100 Bowls of Cuisine" food recommendation
Jiaxing has been famous since ancient times as the "silk house, the land of fish and rice". Rich property resources, convenient location transportation and simple folk customs have made Jiaxing's unique and well-known local food flavor, and famous dishes have emerged in large quantities.
Haining Banquet Ball, Jiaxing Zongzi, Nanhu Ling, Pinghu Bad Egg... A delicious dish of color, aroma, taste and shape has become a local food IP, which often opens people's eyes and praises.
In recent years, Jiaxing City has comprehensively promoted the construction of the "1000 Counties 100 Bowls • Jia Cuisine 100 Bowls" project, excavated the cultural connotation behind the "1000 Counties 100 Bowls • Jia Cuisine 100 Bowls" food, told the story of Jiaxing food culture, and formed a set of food videos, a food book, a food song, a food list, and a number of food experience stores.
For the small partners in Jiangnan, the curd meat of the Salon International Hotel is a taste of home, and the Jiangnan curd meat with good color and flavor is accompanied by rice, poured with a spoonful of curd milk, and eaten a bite. In addition to curd meat, shallot oil Nanhu Ling, white cut three, rock sugar eel, boat lady eggplant, erjin filling, Haining feast ball... The "little fresh" delicacies are also unforgettable.
The south gate of this exhibition is the nostalgic food coordinates of Jiaxing. According to the relevant person in charge of the Jiaxing Nanmentou Food Court Project, Nanmentou is based on Jiaxing, bringing together the delicacies of ordinary alleys, restoring the unique folk customs of the city, and creating a unique Hewei impression experience place with unique Jiangnan cultural characteristics for local citizens and foreign tourists.
In addition, Longju Catering, which won the double honors of "China's Top 100 Catering Enterprises" and "China's Top 500 Stores" in 2020, Jinghui Hotel, which combines oriental charm and European style with Jiaxing Flower - Rhododendron and Rice Spike representing the "Land of Fish and Rice" as the theme elements, Qiangqiang Catering, Nanhu Boat Cuisine Hotel, Jiangnan Mingzhuang, Baolian Fudi, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Qingchi Hot Spring Hotel and Pinghu Shenglake Hotel will also show their style at the Carnival.
It is worth mentioning that in order to deepen the brand of "1000 Bowls of 100 Counties • Jia Cuisine 100 Bowls" and continuously inherit and innovate dishes, the "Jia Cuisine 100 Bowls • Hecheng Ten Flavors" collection and promotion activity sponsored by the Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Television Tourism, Jiaxing Daily Newspaper Media Group, and co-organized by the county (city, district) governments, the cultural and tourism departments of each county (city, district), and the Jiaxing Catering And Hotel Industry Association was also officially launched recently, and the activity span was one month. This collection and selection activity will select the "Jia Cuisine 100 Bowls" top ten snacks, top ten dim sum, ten cold dishes, and ten creative "Jia Cuisine".
Let the "Jia Cuisine Hundred Bowls" enter the homes of ordinary people, let tourists taste the special cuisine of Jiaxing, meet the people's yearning for a better life, this event will also launch the "Jia Cuisine Hundred Bowls • Jiahe Autumn Feast" display, on the basis of jiangnan traditional dishes to integrate "autumn flavor", let people feel a "summer to autumn is still clear, autumn in the taste is stronger" comfort.
A transnational operation with extraordinary "intentions"
Food is a brilliant culture and a wisp of nostalgia that can be awakened. As the saying goes, "In black and white life day after day, we need to inject color into food." ”
As the focus of the Sino-Italian (Jiaxing) Cultural Month series of activities, the "Italian Cuisine Gathering Jia Cuisine 100 Bowls" Sino-Italian Food Carnival activity allows citizens and friends to feel an audio-visual feast of Chinese and Western integration at the "Jia" gate, share the food feast, and paint a picture of cultural exchanges and international cooperation.
When it comes to Jiaxing's gastronomic memory, many people may think of the century-old wufangzhai store, but Jiaxing's food culture is far more than that. As a century-old brand, Wei Defeng is also an ace character, and the firing technique of its core product, Gufa Wudao Sauce Goose, was included in the list of intangible cultural heritage of Jiaxing City at the beginning of this year. It is understood that Wei Defeng's ancient method of five sauce goose production includes five processes, namely washing, pickling, waking, cooking, and boiling. From the inheritors to the firing craftsmen, they are meticulous and conscientious, each one is produced by ancient craftsmanship, and every step is tested by modern standards. Entering the new era, Wei Defeng has inherited the unique firing technology, summarized and improved the ancient formulas and techniques, and formed the unique operation skills and techniques of the brand. The color and taste inherit the connotation of the secret recipe, and highlight the feelings of modern people's taste buds, showing the unique charm of the century-old formula after improvement.
Imagine what it's like when Chinese water towns and Italian styles are cleverly combined. When VESPA retro locomotives perform in the streets of Jiaxing, it can be described as a collision between a locomotive gangster and Jiangnan Water Town, classic and trendy, even if you have never been to Rome, you can feel the style of "Roman Holiday". In addition, the K· Live Italian traditional singing, handsome men and women dressed in Italian national costumes with a sense of ceremonial parade performance, all make people feel like they are on the local street, enjoying a warm cross-border journey.
"In the context of Sino-Italian international cooperation, we will bring together the gastronomic resources of both sides to create an international gastronomic experience activity of high character and high standard, so that the taste buds can be satisfied with the collision of cultures." At the same time, through wonderful cooking competitions, internet celebrity markets, food promotion, people-to-people exchanges, cultural performances and other activities, the international image of Jiaxing city has been enhanced, and a bridge of friendship has been built for Cultural Exchanges between China and foreign countries. The relevant person in charge of the Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Television Tourism said. (Photo courtesy of the organizer)
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