As we all know, Shanghai is known as the Paris of the East and the magic capital of the world, and is one of the most economically developed cities in the country. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics in 2020, among the per capita disposable income of residents in 31 provinces in the country, Shanghai reached 70,000 yuan, ranking first in the country, and its consumption level also ranked first in the country. In most people's minds, Hangzhou, which is more than 170 kilometers away from Shanghai, should have a much lower level of consumption than Shanghai, but this is not the case.
As the saying goes, "there is heaven on the top, suzhou and Hangzhou on the bottom", and the "Hangzhou" refers to Hangzhou. Hangzhou is located on the bank of the Qiantang River, with the famous West Lake, which presents the unique Jiangnan charm of lakes and mountains, smoke and rain. Every holiday has attracted countless Chinese and foreign tourists to come to visit.
Over the years, in addition to the beautiful scenery in Hangzhou, the rapid development of online digital technology and the increasing number of high-income people have driven the local consumption level.
Hangzhou people love to eat crabs, specializing in crab stores at least a few hundred, "autumn wind, crab feet itch, chrysanthemums bloom, smell crabs come" during the National Day to Hangzhou, it is crab ripe crab yellow crab cream season, because Hangzhou is not far from Yangcheng Lake, most of the time you can eat authentic Yangcheng Lake hairy crab.
However, the slightly famous hairy crab is expensive. On the second day of the National Day holiday, our family of 3 went to a shop called Tianlunli to eat crabs, this shop features crab eating, located next to the Ant Financial Park in Yuhang District, according to Friends in Hangzhou, authentic Yangcheng Lake hairy crab, the taste is very good, holidays to queue up to call.
We called 3 hours in advance to make an appointment, after arriving at the store found that there were many people waiting in line, we ordered 6 dishes, the portions are very beautiful, 3 people ate a total of 686 yuan, netizens: catch up with the consumption level of Shanghai.
1. Steamed hairy crab
This shop hairy crab practice has more than a dozen kinds, for the whole crab to eat the method is divided into steamed and drunken crab two, drunken crab price is cheaper, 48 yuan per, for us outsiders, may not be used to eating. Steamed hairy crabs are charged for size, the smallest is less than 2288 yuan a piece, the largest 5 two each price is 428 yuan, we hope to taste the original taste of crabs, ordered 3 steamed female crabs of 3 pairs, each price is 128 yuan.
Crab steamed on the table, because there is no crab legs tied, there is a little crab yellow overflow in the abdomen, overall the crab meat is very tender, sweet, but the crab yellow is not full, obviously not fully mature. The dipping vinegar equipped with the shop is the famous Zhanjiang balsamic vinegar.
2. Crab stuffed orange
Crab stuffed orange is a characteristic traditional dish in Hangzhou, which belongs to the Zhejiang cuisine family. It is a way of eating a combination of fruit and crab yellow, characterized by the fruit aroma of both orange and crab yellow, and a little bit of slightly acidic acid that is just right to dissolve.
Cut the jagged lace from one-fifth of the top of the orange, then remove the orange seed and fascia, leaving part of the orange flesh and fruit, then add crab meat, crab yellow and crab oil for a total of 50 grams and stir well with the orange fruit grains, cover the cut orange top, and steam for a few minutes.
When eating crab stuffed oranges, the top of the orange is uncovered, the mouth is just enough to put a small spoon, and when the orange juice is not hot, then take out a spoonful and enjoy it slowly, full of aroma. Tianlunli crab stuffed orange 48 yuan a piece.
3. Crab powder dumplings
Crab powder dumplings are common features in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, with crab meat and pork as the main filling, adding ginger, meat skin jelly and other bedding materials, and the skin is thin and the soup is full. When eating, pay attention to the flow of broken skin soup.
Crab powder small dumplings, small and crystal clear, first the top of the small dumplings with chopsticks to pull out a small hole, and then use the mouth to gently suck out the soup part, and then you can eat with confidence. A small dumpling into the mouth, full of fragrance. A cage of 3 small buns, a total of 25 yuan.
4. Jiangnan braised pork
Jiangnan braised pork is also one of the special dishes of this restaurant, made of pork belly with skin, the appearance is about 2.8 cm square shape, the color is bright, fat but not greasy, soft and hard moderate, unlike some braised pork lean meat part of the taste chai.
Fat and thin, should be carefully selected, the base of the fat and lean each half, the fat part of the entrance is melted, lean meat light rotten and fragrant, my favorite to eat is the skin of braised meat, fragrant Q teeth, very tempting. The price of each small piece of braised pork is a little expensive at 25 yuan.
5. Crispy radish peel
Crispy radish peel is the first course on the table, to be precise, this crispy radish peel is just a pre-meal appetizer guide cold dish, made of 14 small radish peels marinated, crossed and vertically placed on a plate. Because the radish peel is too small, it gives the feeling that the plate is too empty, and the two are somewhat out of tune.
6. Spicy stir-fried sweet potato seedlings
This is a home-cooked side dish, that is, sautéed sweet potato leaves, but just a few non-spicy dried peppers. Jiangsu and Zhejiang people do not eat spicy, these peppers are just posing. This dish may have been put on for a long time, and when served on the table, it lost its emerald green color, a little dark, which greatly reduced people's appetite, and the portion was also particularly small, but it cost 32 yuan per serving.
The above 6 dishes are exquisite and small, costing a total of 686 yuan, no wonder some netizens said: There is no difference with the consumption level of Shanghai.
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