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Jiangnan "Youxiang", listening to this name will feel elegant. Qiu Yan is a Jiangnan person, and when she is free, she often likes to walk through the streets and feel the quiet atmosphere of Jiangnan alleys.
The quiet alley is leisurely and moving, if it is a rainy day, playing an oil-paper umbrella to stroll through it, that is Dai Wangshu's artistic conception.
Or, if you look up, you can see the fresh and elegant wax plum blossoms outside the wall of the old house of the pink wall Dewa. The fragrance of the alley, standing on the side of the wall, "tasting the light fragrance of cold plums", that feeling is particularly wonderful.
The "small alleys" in the north are called "hutongs", and the "small alleys" in Shanghai are called lanes. The alleys of Changshu are often called "you alleys", which are representatives of the alleys in Jiangnan.
Strolling through the alley, you will see the scene described in the poem "Xiaolou listens to the spring rain one night, and the Ming Dynasty sells apricot blossoms in the deep alley".
Many ancient alleys in Changshu are long and deep, narrow and narrow, like a classical woman hiding in a deep boudoir, simple and beautiful, and a little shy. In the alleys along the river, many walls are stained with moss, and the color of the moss penetrates the lime layer of the walls.
That day, Qiu Yan walked from Jiaotong Street to Qingguo Lane. Near Qingguo Lane, I saw an ancient bridge rebuilt during the Song and Ming Dynasties, named "Ying'en Bridge", because the ancient edict must pass through, so it was called "Ying'en".
The ancient bridge is a square single-hole stone flat bridge, the pier base is made of bluestone, and the bridge deck is made of 6 granite strips side by side.
The length of the bridge is more than 10 meters, and the side of the bridge is engraved with three large red characters of "Ying'en Bridge".
Ying'en Bridge is connected to Hedong Street in the east and Xiandong Street in the west, spanning the Qinchuan River. The Wall of the East Bridge is embedded with a Ming Dynasty bridge repair monument, and looking at the stone and shape system, it can be seen that it has been repaired repeatedly during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.
Every time I come to Ying'en Bridge, I always see a lot of customers gathered in front of a dim sum shop on the side of the bridge. I remember when I was a child, Ying'en Bridge was surrounded by a gathering place for changshu snacks, but now snack shops are rarely seen.
The shop is run by an elderly couple, the two look more than 50 years old, get up early every day and work in the dark, very hard. When you come here, the smell of fried oil always makes people stop, and the seductive aroma of food is mouth-watering.
Once, Qiu Yan passed by here and inexplicably wanted to eat fried dumplings. Casually said: "Is the fried dough here delicious?" ”
The boss immediately replied: "It seems that you are not an authentic Changshu person." Authentic acquaintances know that my family's fried dough is the best! My family inherits the craftsmanship of The New Ya Teacher, which is ancestral. "It turned out that the boss was the apprentice of The New Ya Teacher Fu."
After listening to the boss's words, I felt so embarrassed. Qiu Yan did not often come here, nor did she have the habit of eating roadside dim sum, and she did not know that this dim sum shop was so famous in Changshu City.
Speaking of the New Ya Dim Sum Shop in Changshu City, no one in Changshu knows about it, but it has now become a good memory.
I remember when I was a child, Qiu Yan took the hand of an adult, crossed the Golden Boy Alley, and came to Xinya Restaurant to buy small steamed buns.
There are always customers in the store, and there is a long queue outside the store, and the scene is still vividly remembered.
The price of this dim sum shop is quite cheap, radish silk cake 2 yuan, fried dough 3.5 yuan, sausage is also 2 yuan. It also sells stinky tofu, dried tofu and rice dumplings.
【Fried dough】 Golden fried dough, the outside is golden crispy, but the inside is soft and sticky. Take a bite, salty gravy that overflows the corners of your mouth. This texture is what it tasted like when I was a child.
Listen to the boss's introduction, the raw material made is their own water mill powder, so it tastes particularly sticky.
【Radish silk cake】Radish silk cake as long as 2 yuan, feel good cheap. I remember last year to Suzhou Xiangcheng District Taiping Old Street to see the ginkgo trees, where I bought a few radish silk cakes, for 3 yuan a piece.
The radish shredded cake here is also the shop's signature dim sum, with a golden skin, salty and tender taste, and taste good.
【Stinky tofu】Although stinky tofu smells special, it is full of aroma when eaten, and many people love it.
Stinky tofu has a soft texture and a peculiar aroma. Ancestors praised the cloud: "The taste has more than beauty, and the jade food is not passed on." It not only has a high nutritional value, but also has a good medicinal value.
【Fried sausage】After the sausage is fried, the fragrance is fragrant, the color is too tempting, and it really attracts the children. I saw several children buying sausages, some skillfully dipped in condiments, and some immediately tasted with relish.
【Dried tofu】Changshu people love to eat dried tofu, in the streets and alleys of Yucheng, many dim sum stalls, will support a small pot, which is boiled with tea eggs, rice dumplings, and this indispensable dried tofu, and even the deep alleys can float out the fragrance. Dipped in a little spicy seasoning, it is delicious and chewy.
Changshu Alley always makes people have a strong sense of nostalgia; and the food in the alley, cheap and delicious, always makes people remember. Some delicacies are hidden in small streets and alleys, and maybe they are in the inconspicuous corners, and you can taste amazing delicacies.
Do you like to shop in the small streets? Love to sample street food? Tell us about where the snacks are delicious and make you unforgettable?
About the author: Qiu Yan travels, is a Jiangnan woman, "beautiful Changshu" star push official. Love to travel, love to write, willing to share the beautiful scenery and food in the journey, like to pay attention to @Qiu Yan travel
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