When you think of Chengde, what comes to mind? Chengde has a variety of "world's best", the first is the world's largest royal garden we are familiar with: the summer resort, and then the world's largest royal temple complex: the Outer Eight Temples, the world's shortest river: The Rehe. Therefore, Chengde is also called: Rehe, not only that, there are more ethnic minorities living in Chengde, there are about 44 ethnic groups, each ethnic group has its own cultural characteristics, but also gave birth to: Fengning paper-cutting, Teng's cloth paste painting, walnut handicrafts and other intangible cultural heritage. As the saying goes: the people take food as the sky, today we take a look at Chengde's cuisine.
One. Baked cakes
Baked cake is a staple food made by the locals of Chengde with grain rice, which looks golden, the size is like a small round cake, and the bowl mouth is as large. Baked cakes and we are familiar with rice cakes, bean buns, pancakes and called "auspicious four cakes" The Qianlong Emperor has a poem "Ten thousand fireworks are steamed earlier, and there are steamed steaming in Jingyi", which describes the scene of every household making baked cakes. The cake is tender on the outside and tender on the inside, and there are many ways to eat it, you can eat it directly, you can also dip it in the sauce and dip it in vinegar, or add vegetables. Very tasty, is an authentic Chengde specialty snack.
Two. Flower rose cake
If we mention flower cakes, we are more likely to think of Yunnan, which is now one of the specialties that people often bring back when they travel. However, the history of Chengde's flower cake can be traced back to the Kangxi period, and Kangxi went hunting in Chengde, and this cake was offered as a tribute. The main ingredient of rose flower cake: rose, rose is called Saiwai famous flower, is also the city flower of Chengde City. Rose cakes are sweet, rich in floral, crisp and delicious, and are a good product for visiting relatives and friends.
Three. Soba river leak
Although the soba noodles are not as famous as the Beijing fried sauce noodles and the Shanxi knife-cut noodles, they are also one of the specialties of the northern side and are a traditional cuisine in the Bashang area. The entrance is strong and has the aroma of green onions. The medicinal value of buckwheat is also high, and it has certain benefits for the prevention of diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
Four. Castle shochu pot sake
Bancheng shochu has a history of at least 300 years, and during the Qianlong period, Qianlong and Ji Xiaolan of iron teeth and copper teeth once had a pair of "gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, Bancheng shochu liquor". The entrance taste is sweet, the taste is refreshing, the head is not on the head, the mouth is not dry, and it belongs to the typical rich and elegant northern wine. Today, it is already a landmark product of China National Geographic.
Five. Tiger dish
Tiger dish is actually not a dish in my opinion, just a condiment, divided into many kinds, the more famous is: with green peppers, green onions, coriander chopped into fine minces, into the bowl, add soy sauce, vinegar, MSG mixed, or with fried dried peppers, green onions, coriander chopped into minced, into the bowl, add soy sauce, vinegar, chili oil, MSG seasoning, this spicy taste is super full. This tiger dish can be eaten as a small ingredient, or it can be mixed with cold dishes, the taste is very delicious, under the rice.