It is said that there are eight major cuisines in China, each with its own characteristics and its own advantages. And Huaiyang cuisine, as a state banquet dish, does have its own superiority. To say that Huaiyang cuisine has to mention Yangzhou, because the "Yang" in Huaiyang cuisine represents Yangzhou. As the birthplace of Huaiyang cuisine, Yangzhou has been a water town in Jiangnan since ancient times, and it is also a city full of beautiful scenery of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Throughout the ages, many literati and inkers have come to Yangzhou to punch in, and many famous sentences have been circulated, and Yangzhou cuisine is even more praised.
Most of the dishes in Yangzhou are based on "jianghu and river freshness" as the main ingredient, with the chefs' exquisite knife work, paying attention to the freshness and peace of the dishes. The dishes are as gentle and beautiful as the women in Jiangnan Water Town, and the first thing to say about Yangzhou dishes is "big boiled dry silk".
Cut the leaves into filaments, blanch them in boiling water, and add them to chicken or broth and cook them. Add dried shrimp, fungus, egg skin, shredded bamboo shoots and some lean meat shreds. Since the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, this large boiled dried silk has been continuously processed and improved, becoming the dried silk of Yangzhou cuisine, which is very delicate in the mouth, and then accompanied by other side dishes, multiple flavors bloom on the taste buds, making up for each other but not grabbing each other's limelight. Take another sip of soup, it's full of flavor.
"Vince Tofu" is another dish that tests the chef's knife skills. When cutting the tofu, the chef places the tofu in the water, holds it on his hand, and then uses a knife to cut the tofu into a silky shape. After the finished product, the Wensi tofu is like a strand of hair floating in the soup. It tastes tender and mellow, melting in the mouth. As a favorite dish of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty, its variations can also change the flavor according to the different seasonings.
As one of the most classic staple foods in Yangzhou, "Yangzhou fried rice" has become one of the essential staple foods in various restaurants. Although there is fried rice in every place, each of our families will also make fried rice. If one day you arrive in Yangzhou, be sure to try authentic Yangzhou fried rice. Rice, ham, shrimp, eggs and a variety of other ingredients are brewed in a pot that is unique to Yangzhou.
The above are just a few representatives of Yangzhou cuisine, and Yangzhou, which is known as the "World Capital of Gastronomy", and all kinds of cuisines will come to you to taste.