This article continues to introduce Yangzhou's special cuisine to all food lovers, we pay attention to Huaiyang cuisine friends know that Yangzhou cuisine in addition to maintaining the original Huaiyang characteristics of the three-headed feast, roasted tail feast, and now it has introduced a new Qionghua feast, river fresh feast, chrysanthemum crab feast, wild game feast, eight monsters feast, palace banquet, Red Chamber banquet, Qianlong royal banquet, all vegetarian banquet, hot pot feast and a series of banquets.
River feast
Feast of the Red Chamber
Chrysanthemum crab feast
Lotus feast
Qianlong Imperial Banquet
Yangzhou Eight Strange Feast
Burn the tail feast
Today I would like to introduce you to the popular summer feast in Yangzhou in recent years, which is said to be a unique whole lotus feast made of more than 50 kinds of lotus dishes. Among them, it uses various cooking techniques such as frying, frying, frying, brine, roasting, mixing, stir-frying, stewing, boiling, stewing, baking, steaming, boiling and so on. In addition, we have innovated in the traditional lotus root preparation method, and through the combination of Chinese and Western cooking techniques, the dishes are more suitable for all ages. It is similar to the previously mentioned roast tail feast, river fresh feast, etc. However, the real big fish and meat are placed in the feast, which inevitably makes people tired, so the whole lotus feast has become a clear stream, diluting the meat and fish, perfectly blending the meat and vegetables, and achieving the best quality in the feast.
Pan-fried lotus cake
Roasted lotus flakes
Lotus stuffed meat
Glutinous rice with lotus root
Cut the hob block
Cut the lotus root into slices
Cut the lotus root
Cut slices of lotus root
Cut the lotus strips
Fry the coupling
Boil the glutinous rice root
If you want to know what are the dishes of the Lotus Feast? The list goes on and on. These include: honey root, sugar water flower lotus, fried lotus clip, green onion lotus cake, lotus cake, glutinous rice root, chopped pepper lotus, dry pot lotus slices, red brine lotus slices, fried lotus root, sweet and sour sauce combination, white sugar lotus root, lotus flour balls, moisturizing lotus porridge, etc. Behind each dish is a little-known story, a kind of inheritance on the tip of the tongue.
All parts of the country have their own set of lotus, Yangzhou Baoying County lotus root is a specialty of Jiangsu Province, China's national geographical indication products. Baoying's lotus root color is bright, the skin is smooth, generally white, not only the yield is very high, the quality is also very good.
The rhizome of the lotus root is large and knotted, with some tubular holes in the middle, which are connected by silk after breaking. Fresh lotus contains 20% of sugars and rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron and a variety of vitamins, delicious and refreshing, known as "treasure in water". Its rhizomes and leaves, flowers and whiskers and fruits, all of which are treasures, can be nourished into medicine. Made of lotus root into powder, it can digest and stop diarrhea, appetize and clear heat, and is a good liquid food and nourishing treasure for women, children, concubines, frail and sick people. It is said that during the Qing Xianfeng period, it was designated as a royal tribute. China is a country that pays attention to eating culture, so there are many poems about eating lotus in ancient times.
In the Song Dynasty, Yang Wanli wrote "Small Collection of Extremely Tender Lotus", writing about the extremely tender lotus that is eaten - "More than the snow is loose, there is no silk to float." Flicking the sorrow to pieces, untying has been sold first. "In the Song Dynasty, Su Shi wrote "Water Dragon Yin Xiaogou East to the Yangtze River", wrote about lotus and other foods, year after year can not leave - "but silk jade lotus, pearl japonica koi, nostalgia, and years" and so on.
Xie Guo, one of the "Four Talents of Linchuan" of the Jiangxi Poetry School, also wrote a poem called "Eating Lotus".
Man pitied the mud, out of this ten thousand lotuses. It should be noted that in the silt, there are lotus roots as large as rafters. Ben Qing condensed ice and snow, and the last Yan Fang ChanJuan.
Exquisite tricks, several knots of crickets. The cold is not counted, but the summer is the most convenient. The bearded slave came to the city and caged him before me.
The opening is still muddy, and it is salivated before chewing. Hohomo Frost Knife, Thunder Thunder Stream Spring. Cut jade fell cold, and had already felt depressed and healed.
Purple horns, red heads peel beads round. Autumn pan recommends this fruit, and immediately makes two things donated. Reading this nirvana is not stubborn, and the rest of the products are not contested.
And being able to think openly makes my heart rejoice. Qigong is more resistant to aging, cooperative flying immortals.
The writer is really a leader among foodies, starting with the lotus flower and writing about the lotus root in the water. He also wrote about digging lotus roots, buying lotus roots, making lotus roots, eating lotus roots, and finally writing about the efficacy of eating lotus roots: "And being able to think openly makes my heart happy." Qigong is more resistant to aging, cooperative flying immortals. ”
After eating lotus, it is not only pleasant, but also makes people flutter and rejuvenate.
White lotus root silk
Stir-fried lotus slices in typhoon shelter
Chilled lotus root syrup
Mince the diced pepper root
Steamed lotus flakes
Fragrant pot lotus slices
Glutinous rice osmanthus syrup
Lotus lotus mud
Lotus pond stir-fry
Flower juice soaked lotus
Lotus powder
Dry fried lotus balls
Spicy diced lotus root
Skewers in a cold pan
Lotus root duck soup
Lotus root pork rib soup
Lotus root crisp
Fresh lotus shrimp dumplings
Honey juice hammer lotus
Osmanthus lotus flour cake
Lotus powder balls
Lotus powder cool powder
Pumpkin lotus heart
Pickled pepper lotus strip
Shrimp lotus belt
Shredded parsley root
Moisturize fresh lotus porridge
Fried lotus strips with salt and pepper
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Pickled pepper lotus strips
Sugar fresh lotus
Sweet and sour sauce
Fresh clams and lotus clips
Here are a few short stories of well-known lotus root dishes:
Osmanthus glutinous rice root
A pair of lovers are about to separate, go to another country, the first three days of parting, every day the girl makes a osmanthus glutinous rice root for the lover who is about to leave, the process is extremely lengthy and complicated. The boy, Mune, did not know what he meant, so the boy asked, "How can you eat the same dish every day?" Speechless, the girl gently picked up a piece of glutinous rice root and asked the boy what she saw. The boy said "silk" (thought), yes, silk is connected! The boy immediately had an epiphany, and while he was moved, he hugged the girl tightly into his arms! The affection of love is in this wisp.
Money clips
There is also a beautiful legend of the Money Lotus. In ancient times, there was a lotus farmer who made a living by planting lotus and selling lotus, and although he worked hard, he could only make ends meet. One day, he was very tired and fell asleep by the lotus pile. In the dream, a white-haired old man floated up and said to him kindly, "You, guarding the golden mountain, cannot be rich." The lotus farmer hurriedly asked the old man what he said. The old man picked up a lotus leaf casually, and with a wave of his right hand, a piece of thick and even lotus piece slipped from the old man's hand and fell to the ground and suddenly became a pile of shiny coins. The lotus farmer was stunned and picked up a handful of coins, who knew that the coins had become lotus pieces in his hands. The lotus farmer quickly knelt down and asked the old man for advice, and the old man picked up the lotus farmer and taught him how to make lotus clips, and then he disappeared. After the lotus farmer woke up, he made a crispy lotus clip according to the method taught by the old man in his dream and gave it to the villagers to taste, and everyone agreed.
The legend of the lotus root
Thousands of years ago, a girl named Olen and her husband lived in a small village, and the two loved each other and never abandoned each other. One night, the husband was dragged by the bureaucracy to recruit soldiers, and there was no return. After leaving a "farewell poem" in pain, Ou Lian threw herself into the deep pool and ended her life. Water sends boats, shoes send mud, flying sand sends horseshoes. Pen sends ink, strings send sound, jade comb sends silk green. Pillow to sleep, moon to xia, candle fire to send incense wax. Beads send tears, Pa sends cheeks, and parting sends sorrow. Pathetic! Pathetic! Send the sunset in the west and send the king in the east, and the two depends on the autumn pond of the. Heaven was moved by O'Lin's infatuation and brought their souls together in the pool. Later, they transformed into lotus roots, in order to commemorate their love, the lotus root broke the thread, reflecting the greatness of love and the pain of people's parting.