#我来唠家常#
Food, old streets, human touch
Craftsmanship, culture, sense of life
This small city on the edge of the Yangtze River has so many surprises
It's all unforgettable
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Every bite of river fresh has an endless aftertaste
In late spring and April, it is the river that is fresh and fat
Not only did we get "the sexiest soup dumpling in China"
It also enters the river to catch saury, and the aquatic market "teases" the pufferfish
At every meal, the presence of Jiang Xian is indispensable
This city should be felt from the dining table
With the mouth, with the tip of the tongue, with the sense of taste
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Fresh, the taste imprint given by the Yangtze River
Take a sip of China's sexiest buns
▲ The first meal to Jingjiang, crab roe soup dumplings started. Brother Shui, Yun Wuxin, Dong Keping, and Inspector Lei have all experienced soup dumplings, and I have to say, it's really kung fu work, we have to practice! But it doesn't matter, as long as we know how to eat, we can just eat it. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ In 2012, "A Bite of China" broadcast a clip of Jingjiang's crab roe soup dumplings, and many people made a special trip to Jingjiang from other places to taste this amazing delicacy. The skin of the crab roe soup is as thin as paper, the soup is delicious, the taste, tsk, it is really a fairy and not appropriate!
▲ Brother Shui ate crab roe soup dumplings and said: "It's like artificial respiration for soup dumplings." Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ Get up early and go into the river with the male god group to fish for saury, and you get a lot of harvest.
▲ When fishing for saury, the fishermen did not allow the girls of the team to come on the boat. In many places, there is a taboo saying that fishing boats do not allow women on board. It's not that I despise women, on the one hand, I take into account the safety and inconvenience of women, and on the other hand, women can't help anything when they get on the boat, they can't pull fishing nets, and they have extra chopsticks to eat. However, the captain of the fishing boat that day was a woman, and she was very strong. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ When we went into the river to fish for saury, we also accidentally met the very precious Yangtze catfish. Su Dongpo once wrote a poem praising catfish: "The pink stone head is still boneless, and the snow-white puffer fish is not a medicine." Because of its preciousness and endangerment, fishermen catch catfish and release them. Photo by Yan Jingsheng
▲ The saury and anchovy of that year were only a few cents a catty, but after a period of overfishing, the number has dropped sharply, and the anchovy has become extinct, and there are still a small number of wild saury and pufferfish. At present, it is necessary to give the Yangtze River fish time and space to recuperate by restricting fishing. In the near future, there will also be a total ban on saury fishing. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ The saury has been processed in the kitchen. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ The most authentic and most outstanding method of saury is steaming. Put the shallots and ginger, drizzle some lard, and put it directly into the steamer to steam. After steaming and serving, the silver swordfish lies on the plate, exuding a unique fat fragrance, which makes people's appetite move just by looking at and smelling it. The meat of the saury is extremely delicate in the mouth, melting almost immediately in the mouth, and a delicious taste bursts out in the mouth, which is very intoxicating. We ate the river knife we caught that morning, and the lake knife and sea knife could not imitate its taste. Photography / Sauce
▲ The saury is full of treasures, and its bones can also be eaten after being fried. Photo by Lucker
▲ Everyone is a cat, but Brother Shui picked up the puffer fish in Jingjiang The flirtatious puffer fish is about to be "fried"! Photography/Jia Yizhen
▲ Exclusive gift of puffer fish emoji to everyone. Cartography / Fengwukun
▲ The normal state of a puffer fish is like this. Photo by Lucker
▲ Fugu soup. Puffer fish is the earliest fish recorded in historical records in the "Three Fresh Foods of the Yangtze River". It's poisonous, it's really poisonous. Generally speaking, puffer fish are the most toxic in the liver and ovaries, followed by blood and eyes. It can be said that the puffer fish is basically a "poison jar". However, even so, there are still countless people who eat it with the "consciousness of death". Because the puffer fish is really - so beautiful! taste! Photography/Luckle
▲ Puffer fish rice, braised taste is very salty and fresh, with seasonal unique seedling grass, dipped in sauce to eat, delicious. Photo by Lucker
▲ All kinds of river fresh, as well as crayfish that are indiscriminate. Photography / Sauce
▲ When I came to Jingjiang, Jiangsu, everyone ate in addition to eating, and ate the crab roe soup dumplings from the first day to the last day. During the soup bun brunch on the last day of the journey, Brother Shui, Zhan Yan, and Yun Wuxin also experienced dismantling crabs, rolling skins, and blowing bun skins. The war research teacher, who is more and more self-free, even made up a soup dumpling with three and a half sentences (click on the video to watch it).
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Taste the authentic delicacies of spring and the streets and alleys
In the vegetable market, there is the most vivid atmosphere in the whole city
How different is the "magical" southern vegetable market from the north?
I saw a variety of seasonal vegetables in the area
They have a common name – spring
In the countryside on the outskirts, we fished for snails, dug lettuce, and ate farmhouse meals
Stroll through the ancient town of Jishi and feel the human touch from the delicious snacks
Jingjiang on the tip of the tongue, every bite makes people linger
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No matter how time urges, I take a leisurely stroll to find the ancient town of the Yangtze River
▲ The seasonal fresh vegetables in the fisherwoman's vegetable field are dizzying, and each one is so fresh that it seems to be able to pinch out the water (the war research teacher who is holding the carrot tassel live broadcast indiscriminately). Photography / Sauce
▲ Inspector Lei who fished for snails in the countryside of Jishi. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ Eating in a farmhouse in Ji City, the male god group went into battle. Inspector Lei fished for snails, Brother Shui dug lettuce (I want to be the bamboo shoot in Brother Shui's hand), Zhanyan earthen stove made a fire, Yun Wuxin personally cooked and made cold lettuce shreds, lettuce leaves and eggs together to make soup. Knock delicious!
▲ Teacher Yun Wuxin cooks it himself!Lettuce is freshly picked and cooked, not to mention how fresh it is!Photography/Jia Yizhen
▲ The original farmhouse meal, the ingredients are the freshest, and the food is super satisfying. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ The Fengwu team collectively "went to the countryside". Photography / Li Lei
▲ The old street of Jishi Ancient Town seems to have stayed in the 80s of the last century, and has been gently frozen in time. Walking on the narrow path is like passing through a paradise. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ In China, there are many delicious things, which can only be made and eaten in a small place, which has become a memory seal and a common topic on the tip of the tongue of people in those places. The Wang family's lotus leaf osmanthus cake is one of them. This is an ancestral cake-making technique, and it has also become a food symbol in Jingjiang. Yin cake is round, made of rice flour, glutinous rice flour mixed with osmanthus and sugar, pressed on lotus leaves, and steamed. Take a bite of Yin cake, lotus leaf fragrance, osmanthus fragrance, rice fragrance are all in it, melting into the sweetest taste of Lao Ji City. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ Wangjiayin cake in Laoji City, in addition to round lotus leaf osmanthus cake, there are also square cakes made of square molds. Whenever it comes to "eating" and "doing it with his hands", Brother Shui is full of interest and personally goes into battle to make square cakes with bean paste filling and sesame filling. The following conversation also occurred during the process - Brother Shui (said to the teacher of Zhan Yan): You shoot me, just shoot me. Zhan Yan: I only shoot food. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ Hot cake just out of the pot. The expression of the war research teacher has said it all!
▲ The cakes of Jishi Ancient Town come from all over the world, with a variety of flavors from the north and south. Big Oven Cake, Square Cake, Wine Brewed Cake, Rising Cake, Crisp Cake, Bao Cake, Huangqiao Cake, "Straw Sole" Cake...... Dazzled, drooling, is there a lot of saliva! The teacher of Zhan Yan just came out after eating the cake, and he couldn't walk in front of the baked cake stall, and he gave everyone enthusiasm after eating. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ There are a lot of delicious foods in the ancient town of Jishi, and the old sauce chicken can be regarded as one of the top brands. The essence of old sauce chicken lies in old juice. It is necessary to use the best autumn oil, sesame oil, vegetable oil, lard, and spices to make a juice. Then the birds and animals are boiled in juice to take their game and umami. In this way, raw materials are constantly added, and all kinds of flavors are taken to finally become old juice. Later, the local free-range chicken is taken and cooked whole in a century-old soup. The roasted old sauce chicken is red and bright like agate, fragrant and fragrant, and the bones are crispy and the meat is tender. It has both the original taste of chicken and an indescribable wonderful taste. Photography / Sauce
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Handicrafts that are integrated into life, and the ancient taste hidden in the market
The land of Jingjiang not only has many delicacies
It has also nurtured a lot of crafts and culture
Delicate bamboo, simple mud dogs......
Craftsmen use their hands to weave the shape of time
The melody of the warbler in the tin opera has accompanied the people of Jingjiang day and night
On the third day of March
The grand occasion of the Lonely Mountain Temple Fair
It's like pulling people into another world full of joy
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Bamboo weaving, they held on for half a century
▲ Brother Shui, Zhan Yan, and Yun Wuxin experienced the bamboo weaving handicraft together, and also received a mini windmill made of bamboo woven by the craftsman, which is super cute! Immersed in the wonderful world of intangible cultural heritage bamboo weaving, I can't extricate myself, "The big windmill is dripping and dripping~" Photography/sauce
▲ March 3 is a traditional Chinese festival. In Guangxi, there will be a 5-day holiday, which is the only case in the country. However, Fengwujun did not envy at all, because on that day we were visiting the March 3 Gushan temple fair in Jingjiang! In order to commemorate the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva, more than 100,000 people from the surrounding counties and cities would gather in Gushan to burn incense and light candles to pray for prosperity and peace. In addition to incense, everyone will also go to the market by the way. At the foot of the mountain is a grand festival venue, where businessmen gather, department stores are displayed, and it is super lively!
▲ Brother Shui experienced the intangible cultural heritage craft "mud dog" of Jiangsu Province at the foot of the lonely mountain. Pinched two puppies, the whole process was super serious! It can be said that it is a model of ingenuity. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ There are old craftsmen who make scales in the ancient town of Jishi. Such scales are basically no longer used. Lacks practicality, but is more decorative. Many people buy it home in order to have a "satisfying" auspiciousness. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ Accompanying the life of Jingjiang people is indispensable to tin opera. Tin opera was formerly known as "beach spring", which is a major tributary of rap art in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, originating from the ancient Wu song. What it carries is the memory of the older generation in Jingjiang. Even if it is a community performance for the benefit of the people, the Jingjiang Tin Opera Troupe is unequivocal. Their costumes come from the Suzhou Drama Costume Factory. On that day, it was "Linglong Girl", and Jiangsu Province Xi sang the repertoire of several generations. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ Before the performance began, Inspector Lei also changed into costumes and really experienced a look. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ Before wearing the headgear of the tin drama appearance, it will be put on the model to be adjusted first. The guest teachers also had a lot of fun, and they were full of "basic feelings" of Brother Shui and Zhanyan~ Photography/sauce
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Water makes Jingjiang, an industrial city
Jingjiang River, which lives adjacent to the Yangtze River
It has "China's largest private shipbuilding base"
As an industrial port
The economic importance of Jingjiang was revealed
This city, which was born of water, is now also thriving on the river
It is the rich fish-eating culture here
And also its port economy
▲ Jiuwei Ferry. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ Photography / Jia Yizhen
▲ The steam ferry was once one of the main channels for vehicles to cross the river. Only now, more drivers will choose more convenient bridges and tunnels. Jingjiang people are willing to choose the "not practical" mode of transportation, which is a habit, and perhaps it is also a sense of ritual to cross the river. The Jingjiang-Jiangyin steam ferry is open 24 hours a day, with 150 departures. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ In order to watch the beautiful sunset of the Yangtze River, we took several trips back and forth to Jingjiang Steam Ferry! A beam of golden light spreads in the river water, which also makes the ferry of Jingjiang River unique. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ Jingjiang's profit port, one of the largest timber distribution terminals in China, we saw a huge amount of timber shipped from Africa. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ "Water Brother" Wang Yuheng COSS a famous sketch of Leonardo da Vinci "Vitruvian Man" in front of a giant wood with a diameter of 1.8m. Photo by Jia Yizhen
▲ New Era Shipyard. The shoreline of the Yangtze River in Jingjiang is 52.3 kilometers, which is the largest among all cities and ports in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Represented by the New Era Shipbuilding and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Industry, the shipbuilding industry has gathered on this riverbank, and Jingjiang has also developed into China's largest private shipbuilding base. At present, Jingjiang's shipbuilding opponent is no longer a sister city in the Yangtze River Valley, but a broader world-class city. Photo by Jia Yizhen