Writing this late at night seems a bit less authentic! However, I would also like to share with you the "Mackerel Feast" that I went to Yingkou to taste a few days ago. From Nanjing to Yingkou, the first meal after landing will go straight to Yingkou Hongyun Hotel, as a local famous enterprise, Hongyun Hotel is not only one of the local landmarks, but also a must-have mackerel banquet.
Yingkou is located at the mouth of the Daliao River, with the unique geographical advantages of the river and the sea, and the beach is very much, rich in small seafood, seafood has naturally become the most characteristic local cuisine, the most representative of which is the "mackerel", the local is the main ingredient of the mackerel to the extreme, this full of a large table "mackerel banquet" is enough to explain everything, no wonder everyone comes for this.
Such a large table is delicious, its cooking methods are naturally diverse, the use of home stew, braised, fragrant frying, steaming and other methods, with accessories, a dish full of color and flavor composed of a large table of mackerel feast, from the appearance of the dish, it is not difficult to find its creativity, instantly let people appetite.
Mackerel, also known as mackerel, is mainly distributed in the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea in China, the body length is generally 30-50 cm, the longest up to 1 meter, as a warm pelagic fish in the coast, mackerel mainly inhabits the shallow sea continental shelf area, ferocious, and swimming speed is very fast.
I believe you must have heard or eaten "mackerel dumplings", as a raw material for fish aquatic cooking, mackerel is used as the main filling of dumplings, as early as the Qing Dynasty in Shandong made mackerel dumplings, for the traditional famous dish of Jiaodong region. Of course, Yingkou is located on the east coast of the Bohai Sea, and mackerel dumplings are naturally a famous local delicacy.
Mackerel balls are also a popular dish, made of mackerel, lean meat and coriander minced as raw materials, we eat this dish of mackerel balls also added cabbage, the two together, has a good effect of promoting digestion.
The meat of mackerel is tender, thick and elastic, and the taste is also very delicious, and it is rich in protein, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin E and calcium, iodine and other nutrients, for malnourished people, mackerel is a very good food.
This large table is very rich in dishes, including salted mackerel steamed dried radish, mackerel roast cabbage, home stewed mackerel, mackerel roe stewed tofu, mackerel balls, raw stir-fried mackerel belly, old-fashioned pot wrapped fish fillets, green pepper grilled fish maw... It tastes delicate and suitable for all ages, and is a must-try gourmet feast in Yingkou.
Looking at the delicacies in front of me, I couldn't help but salivate again.
In addition, you must remember to eat it while it is hot, if it is cold, the taste is not so delicate, and the taste is slightly changed.