This self-driving tour went north to south, during which we stayed for several days in Huzhou City (Deqing County) in northern Zhejiang, and the food here left a deep impression on us. This article specially sorts out these [25 kinds of gourmet snacks], which are very common in Jiangnan and Zhejiang. As a menu, give everyone a reference and guide. Gossip less, serve directly.
Plum blossom cake: super high value, reluctant to eat
【Plum Blossom Cake】
It is a traditional snack in Jiangnan, with a history of hundreds of years, named because the mold is in the shape of a five-petal plum blossom.
The main ingredient of the plum blossom cake is a naturally fermented (rice) batter, the ingredients are red dates, raisins, black sesame seeds, white sesame seeds and walnuts, sunflower seeds and other types of dried fruits, with clear oil base, bean paste as the filling, rock sugar seasoning, charcoal roasting for a few minutes to mature, need to eat while hot, sweet, aromatic.
The aunt who sells plum blossom cakes at the entrance of the ancient town of Xinshi
【Rice balls】
This is a traditional snack in Huzhou, the main ingredient is glutinous rice, generally for meat filling, Huzhou districts and counties and townships are not the same, the added filling is also different, is a common dish on the local New Year dinner table, take the meaning of "reunion", pray for good luck.
Rice balls: Looking at the sweetness, it is actually meat
【Exploding Bell】
This is a traditional Jiangnan snack, and the method is a bit like the dumplings in the north: first the meat filling is mixed, and then the meat filling is wrapped in dried bean skin and fried in oil. It can be used as a staple food or stir-fried with green vegetables to accompany rice. It is named after its crisp texture and its appearance like a bell.
Fried bell: I have always called it "bean skin roll meat", which shows the importance of good (have) name (text) word (chemical).
【Fried rice noodles】
This is a staple food commonly seen on the dinner table of ordinary people in Zhejiang. Different from the light and soft glutinous characteristics of "powder dry" in western and southern Zhejiang, the texture of rice noodles in northern Zhejiang is more similar to that of vermicelli in the north, translucent and more Q-elastic.
This is the fried rice noodles in the Huzhou Hotel
This is fried rice noodles from another restaurant in Huzhou
This is Wenzhou's fried rice noodles, wow such a big difference
【Bream in shallot oil】
This is a "Famous Dish of Jiangnan", which is very common in the Yangtze River Delta region and is suitable for "not knowing what to eat". Bream meat is able to soften blood vessels and is high in protein, but also relatively high in fat.
Without a long head, this fish tastes silly and silly
【Crispy roast duck】
It is the "original" version of Peking duck, with a crispy outer skin, soft inside, honest flesh, fat but not greasy, rich in nutrients, high content of trace elements, simple and not ordinary.
But...... Roast ducks are always only half on the table
【Various mushrooms】
From an affordable point of view, ordering mushrooms in a restaurant is a smart thing to do. On the one hand, mushrooms are highly produced, highly nutritious and affordable in Jiangnan. On the other hand, the freshness of mushrooms cannot be "fake".
The mushrooms in many hotels in the south are "one-pot fresh"
Tea tree mushrooms in Zhejiang have a large yield, containing 18 kinds of amino acids and rich vitamins needed by the human body; oyster mushrooms have thick flesh and rich mineral content, which is suitable for many people to eat together.
Tea tree mushrooms?
【Casserole meat\dish】
Casserole is a kind of high-temperature firing ceramic products, its heat transfer is uniform and slow heat dissipation, so it is usually used to stew all the delicious taste suitable for "rotten paste", convenient and affordable, can retain the taste and nutrition of food more completely, is a proper "health pot", but also the wisdom crystallization of the ancestors who have been passed down for thousands of years.
Still the first time to eat a casserole "stewed" pumpkin...
【Meat stuffing screw】
This is a casserole stew, pig's feet are rich in collagen, beauty and beauty; snails are aquatic animals rich in trace elements, the content of protein and vitamins is also very high, belongs to the health system cuisine, comprehensive nutrition.
This pot is next to the pumpkin just now
Push a close-up, is this a pig's foot?
【Chestnut Hoof Flower】
It's also a casserole stew. Chestnut is the "king of a thousand fruits", in addition to containing starch and protein, the content of vitamins is also very high, and the taste is more fragrant and mellow when stewed with pork.
Hoof flowers, hooves, silly and silly are not clearly distinguished
【Steamed bamboo shoots with bacon】
This is a Special Seasonal Dish of Jiangnan, the marinated bacon and spring shoots are lined up together and steamed, and the meat flavor will penetrate into the bamboo shoots during the heating process, which is salty and delicious, very delicious, and easy to get started.
Don't look at this meat looks fat, but it is actually fat
【Duck ravioli】
This is a nourishing and healthy dish based on old duck soup, which coincides with the "pot" in Zhejiang. In the Gangnam region, there is a saying that "you need to eat wonton soup", which is also the essence of this dish.
It's very similar to dumplings, but it's really called "wontons."
【Braised pork】
This is a popular dish, China's "eight major cuisines" have its figure, there are many kinds of braised pork in Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, Huzhou braised pork has a sweet taste, fat and thin, cooking techniques are more homely.
The braised pork in the south is really sweet, but this "brine egg" is very good
【Sweet and sour tenderloin/ribs】
This is a common dish on the dinner table in the northern region, pork tenderloin is rich in high-quality protein and vitamins, nourishing yin and dry, and working the same as pot-wrapped meat. The southerners do not have to hang such a thick batter, the outside is crisp and the inside is tender and beautiful, which makes people have a lot of appetite.
This is the sweet and sour pork ribs of the south, wrapped in starch
This is the northeast pot wrapped meat, hanging batter
【Coarse grain】
This is the standard of farmhouse cuisine, rich in high-quality dietary fiber, together with meat and vegetables can be called "health feast".
Eating staple foods with a low sugar load is not easy to cause stubborn fat accumulation (on the stomach).
【Small potatoes】
This is a soft food, can also be used as a staple food, its low fat content, rich dietary fiber, strong sense of fullness, is an affordable dish.
This one is super tasty, supple and soft like a snack
【White Shrimp】
A kind of shrimp that only needs to be white-burned to be delicious, crystal clear, after cooking, it is a beautiful tender pink, the meat is soft, easy to digest, rich in magnesium, and the nutritional value is very high, especially suitable for people who are not very good at cardiovascular disease.
This shrimp is much smaller than the common prawns
【Silver Fish】
A small fish that can't be found after a long boiling time, transparent throughout, super mini, extremely rich in calcium and protein, is an excellent tonic for people with low immune function, and is often used to make silver fish soup.
This is the silver fish soup that people eat
This is the silver fish soup we eat, and I believe the fish is in it, it must be inside
【White fish】
A fish that is very suitable for steaming, it tastes delicious, contains nutrients to nourish the kidneys, and contains brain-friendly ingredients in the skull.
The smell of this fish is almost the same as that of the bream, but it can't stand its aphrodisiac
【Steamed egg with clams】
This is a home-cooked dish in a Jiangnan restaurant, the taste is smooth, especially with rice, to be delicious and not fishy is a test of the chef's kung fu.
Egg custard: People do it very well, and they make it forever crumpled
【Sour soup fish】
Originally a Guizhou delicacy, the "secret recipe" was spread to the outside of the mountains and improved everywhere. In Jiangnan, its main material is generally blackfish or dragon fish, full of flesh, less spines, sweet and sour taste, men and women of all ages.
Blindly guess that this is a blackfish
【Sour soup fat beef】
It is a very common dish on the Jiangnan dinner table, the soup is refreshing, the beef slices are tender, usually based on enoki mushrooms, and can also be added to make "sour soup noodles", which is a versatile dish.
There's nothing better than sour soup with rice
【Stir-fried shredded meat with green pepper】
It sounds like a very ordinary dish, but it's well-matched with meat and vegetables, and it's affordable enough to mix with rice.
This plate is unremarkable but extremely delicious, and we don't know how people do it
The last two [finale dishes] come from Xinshi Ancient Town, Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province:
This is a thousand-year-old town, 1700 years old, 1200 years of institutional history, typical of jiangnan water town small town, still retained indigenous people, full of fireworks. As a famous pier during the prosperous period of the ancient canal trade, its unique food culture has been passed down to this day.
Tea cakes with glutinous rice noodles and unexpected meat fillings
【Tea Cake】
This is a snack unique to the ancient town of Xinshi, an "upgraded version" of Jiangnan rice cake, which is a local must-punch.
According to legend, tea cake originated in the Southern Song Dynasty, the earliest only sold in the tea house, with glutinous rice as the skin, with meat stuffing as the material, can be used as a snack, can also be used as a staple food, in the tea while filling the stomach, economical and practical.
They say that tea cakes are not "right" to have a pattern
Suggestions from enthusiastic netizens
Tea cake is a firm and insistent attitude of Xinshi people on their hometown culture, and it is also a "souvenir" on the road of Deqing travel in Huzhou, and it is also a must-have in the daily life and dinner table of Xinshi people. In 1517 AD, the Xiantan Zhi listed it as a "new city property" and has never changed its name for thousands of years.
This one is really topping... Eat two pieces and you'll be full
【New City Sauce Lamb】
This is a traditional dish of Xinshi Ancient Town, which has a history of thousands of years. According to legend, in the Song Dynasty, there was a minister Wu Qian who was a Xinshi person, and he brought back the imperial banquet practice prevalent in the imperial court to his hometown and then improved it, and since then the lamb in Xinshi has had a different taste.
This lamb and noodles are a good match
Xinshi sauce lamb secret recipe is unique, the production process is cumbersome, the color is dark red and uniform, the soup is thick, the taste is crisp and soft, the entrance is melted, suitable for eating in late autumn and winter, it is an essential dish on the holiday dinner table of Xinshi people, and it can also be accompanied by daily rice noodles, no smell, very under the rice.
It was delicious too, but I really forgot what it was called
Okay I'll go
So far, the 25 kinds of common delicacies and snacks in Deqing (around the ancient town of Xinshi) have been summarized. But this is only part of it, because next we have to go to Nanxun, Wuzhen, Shipu, Anchang... The zhejiang trip continues, and I will share it in a later article. Remember to follow me, remember to come and see.
Nanxun famous specialty, wow this orange taste is amazing
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