Cantonese saying goes, "Autumn wind rises, three snakes fat"
Autumn is a good season to eat snakes
Foshan is located in the Pearl River Delta, with a developed water system
The unique Sankey fish pond is very conducive to the growth of water snakes
Of course, Foshan people will not let go of this first-class delicacy
Jiang Taishi snake soup, water snake porridge...
A good place to eat snakes in Foshan
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Jiang Taishi snake soup
In "A Generation of Grandmasters", Zhao Benshan said, "Snake soup is a dish for decades, and when making soup, we must pay attention to the heat, the heat is not enough, the mouth is difficult to adjust, the fire is over, things are scorched, and it is the same for people." ”
Our family is not luxurious, not a bell ringing food, we are just a family that pays attention to food. ——Jiang Xianzhu, the daughter of Jiang Taishi Gongsun
Chrysanthemum water snake soup in "Taste of Shunde"
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Foshan Zhang Chaxialang appeared a Jiang Kong Yin who had the reputation of "the first person of Cantonese cuisine", known as Jiang Taishi. At the beginning of the 20th century, whenever the Jiang family introduced a new dish, the major restaurants immediately pirated it and attracted diners under the name of "Taishi".
Taishi snake soup is the highlight of Taishi cuisine, sweeping autumn and winter, the cooking secret is that snake soup and shangtang should be cooked separately.
Snake soup is mainly made of snakes, adding dried abalone, chicken, aged orange peel and so on to cook into a soup. The raw materials are scooped up and torn into silk by hand, and the goz powder is pushed into a soup. When you eat, you add shredded chrysanthemums, the taste is delicious, rich and fragrant, and the otherworldly taste makes you can't help but feast.
Chrysanthemum is the protagonist of Taishi Snake Soup Seasoning. It is said that Taishi Diuchi employed four Flower Kings throughout the year, two of whom specialized in planting chrysanthemums.
Taste recommendations
Tokai Seafood Restaurant
Address: Foshan City Shunde District Xiya Road No. 8
(Shunde traditional restaurant positioning is a relatively high-end one, the main manager is the Shunde food family, chrysanthemum water snake soup, Caiyuan stir-fried mud carp balls are its representative dishes)
Water snake porridge
Chefs in Foshan Shunde have developed different ways to cook water snakes, of which water snake porridge is the most popular one.
Photo: "Foshan "Rice" Book"
The sweet porridge water swims between the teeth, and the rich fresh sweetness and light salty aroma are intoxicating as the juice slides into the throat.
Foshan people eat water snake porridge is very exquisite, boiling water snake porridge to choose high-quality water snake, such water snake skin crisp, meat tight rich elasticity.
Water snake porridge is made on order, after the guests select the snake, the chef will kill and cook, with fresh water snake to keep the meat tender and delicious. There is also a secret when catching snakes, to be "loose", because too tight the snake may bite you back, slaughter the selected fresh snake, peel off the snake skin, and decisively separate the snake's internal organs, flesh and bones.
The porridge base of the water snake porridge is also very exquisite, and it takes several hours to use a pot of beautiful porridge to be simmered over a slow fire. Then the water snake that has been disassembled into parts is put into the porridge, and some ginger shreds, red dates and other ingredients are added to simmer until soft and sticky.
Freshly processed snake meat, snake skin, etc. are added to the white porridge, and then red dates and other ingredients are added, and carefully stewed, the taste is very fresh and sweet.
The taste of water snake porridge is smooth and soft, and there is no trace of fat on the water snake, and the meat is soft and smooth. The snake skin is refreshing, the snake gall is sweet, and the snake eggs are smooth, which makes people extremely satisfied.
1. Set North Water Snake Street
Address: Shunde District Longjiang Town "Jibei Food Street" (located in Jibei Village Mouth)
2. Drunken water snake porridge
Address: No. 43 Longzhou West Road
3. Fat Boy Chang Water Snake Porridge
Address: Shunde District Lunjiao Street Beihai Arch straight into 150 meters
In cooler weather
Eat a bowl of snake soup/water snake porridge
Couldn't be more appropriate
(Source: Foshan Rice Book, Taste of Shunde)