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Finally look forward to the full line of the Huaiyang high-speed railway in Lianzhen, before we went to "cloud eating" together, "bulk" Jiangsu has a new high-speed rail! This small town that invalidated public reviews came to eat in winter.
In the comments of the frolicking tour, it is indeed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and it was suddenly taken to Huai'an by you Amway.
No, I also quickly arranged it, after all, in winter, there is a fuller motivation to go out than eating and drinking!
▲After the high-speed rail is through, the fastest from Nanjing to Huai'an is 1 hour and 40 minutes,
Shanghai 2.5h, Hangzhou 3.5h
Before that, there were small partners in the comments, whether Yangzhou should be counted as northern Jiangsu or southern Jiangsu (the traditional art of "bulk" Jiangsu er).
However, there is no dispute about this place in Huai'an, after all, it is the "middle and not slippery" of the Eight Classics of Zheng'er - the confluence of the Huai River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the standard north-south dividing point.
▲Huai'an urban canal Qingjiangpu landscape belt
Why does Huai'an eat so much? It is also due to the unique geographical conditions.
In ancient times, waterways were a very important mode of transportation, and Huai'an's innate position of "south ships, north Horses, and nine provinces through the Qu" made her once very good at "engaging in the economy".
Although it is not as famous as Huishang and Zhejiang merchants, during the Qing Dynasty, the taxes created by Huai merchants once accounted for 1/4 of the national fiscal revenue.
This achievement is unimaginably strong when viewed today.
After eating and drinking enough every day, I naturally start thinking about higher-level things.
For example, how to eat better?
The Huai'an people thought about it and together with Yangzhou, invented Huaiyang cuisine, one of the eight major cuisines in China.
"Huai" is even ranked in front of "Yang", which is also an affirmation of huai'an people who know how to eat and can eat.
▲ The Huaiyang Cuisine Culture Museum is also in Huai'an rather than Yangzhou
Since Huai'an, the "Thoroughfare of the Nine Provinces", is on the dividing line between the north and the south, the eating habits naturally integrate the characteristics of various places:
The taste is mainly light and fresh, and at the same time, it pays attention to "not ordering no food".
Therefore, Huaiyang cuisine also has the ability to exclude public opinion and become the C-bit protagonist of the "first banquet of the founding of the country" that year.
In Huai'an, there is a well-known saying: a Huai'an mouth, eat all over the north and south.
The "one piece" here is not only the mouth of the Huai'an people, who has the ability to eat all over the north and south; it also means that as long as you open your mouth in Huai'an, you can eat the two flavors of the north and the south.
Isn't this the "dream place" of foodies?
Although there is no shortage of strength and reputation in Huai'an, to be honest, when it comes to Huaiyang cuisine, everyone's first reaction is Yangzhou.
Huai'an cuisine has a great ability to reconcile the differences in taste between the north and the south, but it is not very "out of the circle" at all.
I guess it's also related to the fact that many dishes can't be made as soon as they leave Huai'an.
Just like the white cannon shrimp have to use the white shrimp of Hongze Lake, the soft pocket long fish uses the local pen shaft green long fish flavor, the crayfish thirteen incense to Xuyi, garlic incense to go to the Golden Lake...
If you don't take the high-speed train to eat a trip, how can you understand the self-esteem of Huai'an people in the matter of "eating"?
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<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Huai'an-style Versailles: eat state banquet dishes every day</h1>
Huaiyang cuisine became a "state banquet dish", in fact, from a long time ago.
Of the "four great seats" of the Qing Dynasty, three of the seats (whole sheep seat, whole fish seat, and full eel seat) were Huaiyang cuisine, and the famous Manchu Han full table, more than half of the dishes were Huaiyang dishes.
But Huaiyang cuisine is a skill, not only can climb the tall diplomatic table, but also can be made into a delicious meal that ordinary families can enjoy every day.
Go to Huai'an to arrange a Huaiyang dish, round up to eat the state banquet dish, right?
China Huaiyang Cuisine Culture Museum - can be visited and learned and can eat more
Address: No. 88, Qinghe Xinhe River Road, Qingjiangpu District, Huai'an City, 100 meters east next to the ancient Huai river cultural scenic spot
Unexpectedly, the first recommended Huaiyang restaurant was actually a museum.
Although it is not a place for regular eating, if you want to systematically understand the story of Huaiyang cuisine and then experience authentic delicacies on the spot, the Huaiyang Cuisine Museum is unique.
The entire museum is open for free, divided into four functional areas: the Folklore Hall, the Furukawa Hall, the Culture Hall, and the Tasting Hall, all of which take about an hour to visit, and then eat at the restaurant next to it.
Eating in the Huaiyang Cuisine Museum is expensive, but it is indeed a more special experience.
The signature dish is indispensable to a soft pocket long fish, and when it is served, it is also accompanied by a jade cabbage that means "hundred fortunes", which is quite Chinese characteristics.
The dishes are all quite traditional Huai'an local methods, although they are aimed at tourists, but the taste and service are good.
▲Picture: @Wang turn around
Lao Huai'an Huai'an Cuisine - The most popular local restaurant in the city
Address: The old store is in Huai'an District, Huai'an City, Huaicheng Town, No. 278, there are 3 branches, the nearest choice is good
Speaking of the places where tourists are used to going, I recommend the Huaiyang restaurants that locals will go to.
This old Huai'an is a shoulder handle in the downtown Huaiyang restaurant, the earliest one has been open for 19 years, 3 branches are not too fast expansion, the taste can still be guaranteed.
Here is the Ming stall a la carte, the dishes are very many, the classic Huaiyang dishes can be eaten, and the possibility of stepping on the thunder is very small, very suitable for "tight time, heavy eating tasks" people, you can eat a full at a time.
And the cost performance of old Huai'an is also good, about 70-80 yuan per capita, you can eat quite satisfied.
The disadvantage is that regardless of the old store branch, there are very many people, and it is recommended to rush early or stagger the peak of the meal.
Tianfei Palace Restaurant - Hidden in the city's "intangible cultural heritage" restaurant
Address: Huai'an City, Huai'an District West Long Street No. 89
If you don't want to experience the taste of a long queue, this Tianfei Palace is worth recommending.
Their home is an ordinary environment, but the taste is very amazing small restaurant, opened in a two-story house in a residential area, you have to navigate to find it.
The owner is an old couple over sixty years old, making a good dish, of which the pu cabbage meat balls have been selected as intangible cultural heritage, and this dish alone is worth coming.
▲ Photo: @ Shanhai Deceased
Although the material of pu cai meat balls is simple, the Tianfei Palace restaurant is very elaborate.
The meat balls are homemade, not mixed with starch, and the gravy is overflowing in one bite; the puddle is selected from the tender and non-gluten-free parts, and the taste is crisp and refreshing, very flavorful.
And their dishes can be placed, which is very friendly to a small number of diners and avoids a large amount of waste.
▲ Picture: @ Big Pumpkin 888
Long Fish Feast Huaiyang Cuisine - Long Fish Specialty Restaurant
Address: Huai'an City, Huai'an District Liang Hongyu Road No. 22-28
Soft-pocketed long fish is the biggest business card of Huai'an cuisine, but there is more than one way to make long fish.
This parent fish banquet is a restaurant known for making long fish, which is very Characteristic of Huai'an.
And the restaurant environment is also very good, and local banquets will also be selected here.
Long fish into the dish is very eclectic Huai'an cuisine, so as long as the eel is not in your minefield, it is not very accustomed to eating.
Soft pocket long fish, local grilled long fish, long fish fish are very good, of course, there are dishes other than long fish in the shop can be ordered, but the play is more common.
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< h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > there are official dishes on the top and civilian food on the bottom</h1>
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, huai'an became an important "water hub" due to the convenience of water conservancy, and at the same time, because of frequent flood disasters, the gap between the rich and the poor in eating was widened.
So the Huai'an people, who are good at making fun in the bitter, invented a lot of "civilian food" with cheap materials and good taste, which is also what I think Is particularly interesting about Huai'an cuisine.
(1) Tea food
Tea bun is the most representative snack in Huai'an, it is actually fried noodles, delicious and crispy to eat.
In the former era of material scarcity, it was the best representative of cheap and satisfying food.
Yue family tea steamed
Address: Huai'an City, Huai'an District, Hexia Ancient Town Cheng Gong Bridge to the south 100 meters (150 meters southwest of Gemdale Square)
This Yue family tea in the ancient town of Hexia is a local time-honored brand, both scattered can be eaten by yourself, and there are also gift boxes of convenience to buy home as souvenirs.
Their tea canola oil taste is relatively heavy, is a very traditional Chinese dim sum taste, go to the ancient town of Hexia to play can be bought and eaten by the way.
▲ Picture: @ Sword Madness 2016
(3) Huai dumplings
Huai dumplings can be easily understood as huai'an version of wontons, the difference is that the trap of huai dumplings should be added with leeks and green garlic, giving people a sense of satisfaction of "pretending to eat a lot of meat".
Inexpensive and delicious, in the era of material scarcity in the past, it was one of the most common snacks eaten by Huai'an people to improve their food.
And Huai dumplings usually have "three eats", boiling, mixing, frying, ordinary ingredients should also be eaten exquisitely, very Huaiyang characteristics.
Zhenfengyuan Hotel
Address: Huai'an City, Qingjiangpu District Grand Canal Square north side of the Lilac Road No. 8
Originally called Zhenfengyuan Dumpling Shop, this shop is also a century-old brand, mainly engaged in dumpling porridge rice, and later developed and grew, became a Huaiyang restaurant, and also opened a branch.
The most distinctive feature of Zhenfengyuan is the fried rice wontons, the skin is very very thin, the filling is added with more than a dozen ingredients, after the pot is fished up, 6 kinds of condiments are added, and finally mixed with fried rice, the two senses of food are intertwined in the mouth, fresh and delicious.
(4) Soup buns
In the cities of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, it seems that it is not unusual to be able to come up with delicious soup buns, but the practice of Huai'an soup buns is very different.
In line with the previous practice of "saving meat", the soup juice of Huai'an soup bun is the protagonist who occupies a large proportion, and it is mistakenly hit, which also happens to be the characteristics of Huai'an soup bun itself.
Later, when the living conditions were better, there was also a "rich" way to eat crab yellow soup buns.
Wenlou crab yellow soup bun
Address: Huai'an City, Huai'an District, Hexia Ancient Town Flower Lane No. 67
There are many soup bun shops in Huai'an, and Wenlou is the most famous one, and there is no one, because they have a super fan Zhou Premier.
Wenlou's soup buns do taste good, the bun skin is full of toughness, and the inverted also pays attention to the use of crab yellow, meat skin, chicken cubes, shrimp, bamboo shoots, rice wine... A bunch of ingredients are made into a soup paste, and when it is steamed, it is a bag of soup, and every bite is the essence of the fresh tongue!
▲Photo: @Miss Taoyuan
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<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > many rivers near lakes, inseparable from a "water" word</h1>
Huai'an has many waters, in addition to "four waters through the city, two rivers around the city", there are also "five lakes mosaic" in the city.
Although there is less of a little umami taste of seafood, the river fresh and lake fresh alone are enough for the Huai'an people to eat from the beginning of spring to the cold winter.
If you have no idea how much Huai'an people are good at eating aquatic products, just remember that the xū yí that will blurt out when it comes to crayfish is Huai'an's!
(1) Xuyi lobster
Crayfish is one of the few foods that can unify the taste of the whole country, right? Among them, Huai'an Xuyi is one of the most famous crayfish producing areas.
Xuyi crayfish is nothing special, that is, more yellow, more meat! Eating crayfish in other places is counted, and Huai'an opens its stomach and presses the pot!
Xuyi Shrimp Monster - "Shrimp Myth"
Address: No. 8 East Lake East Road, Xuyi County, Huai'an City
It's not the season to eat crayfish, but I'll plant grass for you first, after all, you can eat crayfish in winter.
Xuyi shrimp monster can become an Internet celebrity shop in the mastery Xuyi, and there are definitely two brushes.
The shrimp shells that their family eats every day in the summer can pile up as high as a hill, and many outsiders will deliberately come to eat it, relying on a pot of thirteen-spiced crayfish that makes people feel endlessly evocative.
In winter, the shell of the crayfish will be a little harder, not as flavorful as in summer, so it should be eaten with the sauce.
▲Picture: @ What today_
Yu's Restaurant Shrimp God Lobster General Store - The winner of the Lobster Championship
Address: Huai'an Xuyi County Huaihe Mingzhu Road No. 8
With more than 700 franchise stores in the country, Yu's Lobster is located on Mingzhu Road in Xuyi.
Regardless of whether the quality of the franchise store has declined, the dignity of the main store must still be there.
Their lobster is first of all clean, white cheeks, white flesh, white bottom plate, and all very large, the signature lobster platter is quite eye-catching on the table, no wonder the business is so good!
(2) Long fish noodles
When huai'an is mentioned, it is impossible not to mention long fish. In addition to the dish, long fish noodles are also a very common way to eat.
Huaiyang vegetables are well done, and the toppings are not far behind. Although the fame of Huai'an noodles is not large, it is definitely underestimated.
The essence of Huai'an's bar noodles (long fish noodles are one of them) is that the soup base should be boiled with large bones to make bone broth, and then add the toppings that have been stir-fried and flavored, which is very different to eat.
Fengyun Noodle Restaurant - A bowl of noodles that must be eaten in Huai'an
Address: No. 39 Zhuhai Road, Donghu Street, Qingjiangpu District, Huai'an City
Da Huai'an does not need to fish noodles with the government, it is enough to have a fengyun noodle restaurant!
Generally, long fish noodles are made of soup noodles, and Fengyun Noodle Restaurant is one of the few noodle restaurants where soup noodles and fried noodles are very good.
The selected long fish is fresh and fat, and it is handled very well, there is no fishy taste, the soup noodles have a fresh aftertaste, the fried noodles are thick and the oil is red sauce, both methods will not feel greasy, you can taste the chef's skills are very deep.
▲Photo: @Lotus Bun
Sun Family Noodle Restaurant - an amazing century-old brand
Address: Huai'an City Qingjiang Pu District Kaiyuan Road Huaihai First City South Pingyuan Shop Room 27
The century-old brand in Huai'an Noodle Restaurant is also such a family as Sun Family Noodle Restaurant.
They have many branches in Huai'an, generally go to the New Century Road this one a little more, although the price is slightly more expensive than other noodle restaurants, but the taste is good.
The long fish noodles of SunJia Noodle Restaurant can be ordered with the double flavor of shredded meat, waist flower, pork liver, etc., and the toppings are very flavorful, which is a typical Huai'an method of heavy mouth.
▲Photo: @Three Brothers
Urao Noodle House - Old-fashioned approach, new taste
Their home only opened in 2016, in a group of Huai'an old noodle restaurants is a "stunned head", so the practice will be more biased towards the current taste, less oil, less salt.
In addition to the long fish noodles, their family's bone noodles are also a must, and those who do not eat enough must add 5 pieces and then a piece of bone meat.
In addition to noodles, Pulou snacks are also good, took the title of "Huaiyang famous snacks", quite suitable for eating morning tea.
(3) Small fish pot sticker
There are many lakes and rivers in Huai'an, and there are indispensable fish on the table, and small fish pot stickers are more classic Huai'an methods.
The earliest is that the fishermen on Hongze Lake kill the small fish they have just caught, cook them in the pot, and then paste a circle of pancakes around the iron pot, which is very similar to the chicken in the northeast.
The cooked pancakes have the salty flavor of the fish, and the fish is also mixed with the aroma of carb water, and the two are cooked together for a 1+1>2 effect.
Hongze Old Fish House
Address: Huai'an City Qingjiangpu District Huaihai North Road No. 90-5 (near Jiankang East Road)
In Huai'an, no one has ever been a fisherman by Hongze Lake. If you don't want to run a trip, recommend this Hongze old fish restaurant in the city.
Their family's aquatic products are mainly based on the lake fresh of Hongze Lake, there is no menu, directly look at the dishes to take cards, the amount of affordability is large, basically local people patronize, the taste is very reliable.
The small fish pot sticker is a specialty, the fish is very tender, it falls down when you sip the meat, and the pancake remembers to eat it with the soup.
▲Picture: @ Snow piece by piece
The opening of the high-speed rail is really a great thing, especially for those of us who love to eat and play.
When the time comes, drink morning tea in Yangzhou in the morning, go to Huai'an at noon to eat soft-pocketed long fish, and go to Lianyungang to eat seafood in the evening... Just thinking about your stomach is going to grumble.
/Itinerary Recommendation/
Huai'an city is not very large, and most of the attractions are concentrated in Chuzhou District, which is almost the same in 2 days and 1 night. Taxis between various attractions are also the starting price of the distance, or just enough to consume food after eating;
Day1: Enlai Memorial Hall → Huai'an Prefectural Office → The Former Residence of the Prime Minister (the nearby Business Circle of Tuoma Lane, Longwo Street, and Caoyun Square is very suitable for shopping) → Town Huailou → Hexia Ancient Town → Zhuangyuanfu → Wu Cheng'en Former Residence → Qingjiangpu Night View Day2: Qing banquet garden → Grand Canal Square → return
/Accommodation Recommendation/
Huai'an hotel choice is still quite a lot, the city center can choose Jinling Hotel (hanging five-star, good location), R&F Wanda Jiahua (with brand), New Century Yiju (relatively new, near the canal), Shenwang Hotel (Want Want hotel, cute suitable for punching);
There are also Hampton By Hilton and New Century in the Economic Development Zone, and the quality of the hotel is passed, but it is some distance away from the city, and the starting price of a taxi can be reached.