When traveling to Wuxi, many people will buy Wuxi special products to give to their relatives and friends. Let's find out what Wuxi special products are. I hope you like them!
Sauced pork ribs
Wuxi Sauced pork ribs, Wuxi Qingshui oil gluten and Huishan mud Afu are well-known at home and abroad as the three famous products in Wuxi, which flourished during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1872-1919). With the rapid development of industry and commerce in Wuxi, many butchers have hired famous teachers, struggled to create famous brands and competed for business, and there have been "old treasures" and "Lu manuscripts recommended" one after another. Due to the competition among families, the quality of meat and bones is constantly improving.
Wuxi ribs are very particular about cooking. First, the selection of fine materials, you need to take three fine straw rows as raw materials. This kind of grass row is used as raw material. This kind of straw chop weighs only seven or eight pounds on a pig, and it is characterized by tender meat. Second, the ingredients are good, and you need to cook with soy sauce, soft sugar, old rice wine, and onions, ginger, fennel, cloves, cinnamon and so on. Third, the operation should be strict. For 111 kilograms of raw meat and bones, add 12 kilograms of soy sauce, 3 kilograms of sugar and 3 kilograms of yellow wine, and burn them with slow fire for two hours. Finally, Wuxi spareribs with a weight of about 64 kg were made, and their characteristics were maintained.
Wuxi sauce ribs is a famous Jiangsu dish suitable for all ages. Its color is red sauce, the meat is crisp and rotten, the bone is rich in fragrance, the juice is rich and fresh, salty and sweet, which fully reflects the basic flavor of Wuxi cuisine.
oil gluten
the production of oil gluten began in the Qing dynasty (the middle of the 8th century) and has a history of more than 231 years. At the beginning, the method of making was to step the screened bran with salt water into raw bran (also known as gluten) by manpower, then knead the raw bran into a block and fry it in a boiling oil pan to become spherical hollow oil gluten. The name of clear water oil gluten appeared in the late Qing Dynasty (mid-19 th century), and the first brand in Wuxi to hang up the "clear water oil gluten" was Ma Chengmao gluten shop in Badou Lane.
Oil gluten is a specialty of Wuxi. It can be used in restaurants to turn over a variety of dishes, and it is often used to accompany meals, cook and cook soup. There is also a folk custom in Wuxi. Every family reunion on holidays, a bowl of meat-brewed oil gluten is indispensable on the dining table to show the reunion and increase the happy atmosphere. Oil gluten has long been a famous local product in Wuxi.
Oil gluten is golden in color, smooth in surface, crisp in flavor, delicious to eat, and high in vitamins and protein. If it is stuffed into meat pulp and cooked, it will have a special flavor.
Wheat flour is lightly washed and precipitated, which is wheat starch, and its by-product is water gluten. If water gluten is kneaded into small balls and fried in an oil pan, it will quickly expand and become a distinctive Wuxi oil gluten.
Huishan clay figurine
Huishan clay figurine is one of the three famous specialties in Wuxi. Wuxi is located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province. It was established as a county in 212 BC and was promoted to a state in 1295. The production and sales of Wuxi clay figurines are concentrated near Huishan in Wuxi, so Wuxi clay figurines are also called Huishan clay figurines.
Huishan clay figurines are rich in themes, exquisite in skills, lifelike, elegant and popular. The products are divided into two categories: one is clay figurine with wonderful conception and fine workmanship, and Mr. Guo Moruo praised it as "a clay figurine with no ancient and modern figures, and it is a masterpiece with high artistic appreciation and collection value"; The other is clay figurines and gypsum handicrafts, which are produced in batches with molds, with large quantities and low prices.
The representative work of Huishan clay figurine "Da Afu" was created according to folklore. He is a cute image of a strong folk child, mainly to suppress evil spirits and bring down happiness. There are also wonderful hand-held operas based on Beijing Opera, Kunqu Opera, local operas and myths and legends. In recent years, clay figurine artists have created a new generation of clay figurines according to their real-life images, which are vivid and vivid. Huishan clay figurine, with its unique artistic style, deserves to be regarded as the most oriental folk art.
Yangshan peaches
Yangshan peaches are produced in Yangshan Town, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, a famous peach town in China. Due to the unique natural climate and volcanic geological conditions, Yangshan peaches are larger in fruit shape, more beautiful in color, more fragrant and sweeter in juice than other peaches. And this is famous in the world!
In the spring of March, 6,111 mu of peach blossoms spread all over the mountains, competing in full bloom, competing for novelty and beauty, making the ancient Yangshan a real "peach blossom source". In late May, Zaotao went on the market until it closed in the middle and late September. When peaches are ripe, they are fruitful. At first glance, their lips are red and their colors are beautiful and fragrant, so they are called "a must in the south of the Yangtze River".
White Fish in Taihu Lake
Wu Jun produces a famous food in Taihu Lake. It is named after the three flavors of Taihu Lake: whitebait, white fish and white shrimp, so it is called "Taihu Lake is three white". This is a well-established and vivid statement. Taihu white fish, also known as "minnows" and named after "head-to-tail", is one of the carnivorous economic fish, with a long and narrow body, thin bones and scales and flashing silver light. At present, it has not been cultivated, mainly relying on natural fishing. White fish, with tender meat and much fat under the scales, looks like shad and is a valuable fish in Taihu Lake. "Wu Junzhi" contains: "White fish out of Taihu Lake wins, the people have to pick it, and when Sui Dynasty entered Luoyang", at that time, white fish had been presented as a tribute to the imperial court. White fish mostly grow in the open waters of Taihu Lake, feeding on small fish and shrimp. They are self-propagating sleeping fish in Taihu Lake, which can be caught all year round. The fishing yield is the highest during the reproductive and spawning period in July. "Wu Junzhi" has "Wu people call it moldy on the day of awning, and it is timely on the fifteenth day after plum blossom. White fish is even out. It is called white at the time. " After liberation, the resources of white fish were protected, and it was forbidden to catch them during the breeding period, making them prosperous.
Yixing ceramics
ceramics museum, Yixing, China, is located at No.51, Dingshan North Road, Dingshu Town, Yixing, which is the famous "Tao Dou" in China. There are 11 exhibition halls, and more than 31,111 pieces of ancient and modern famous ceramics produced in Yixing are gathered. Among them, the "five golden flowers"-purple sand, celadon, uniform pottery, painted pottery and fine pottery have long been well-known at home and abroad. Since 1988, Yixing has held a "China Yixing Ceramic Art Festival" every two years.
whitebait in Taihu Lake
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, whitebait was abundant in Taihu Lake. During the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, whitebait was listed as a tribute, and it was also called the Three Treasures of Taihu Lake together with plum and white shrimp. Whitebait is shaped like Hosta, with ivory color, scaleless cartilage, tender meat, delicious taste and rich nutrition, and contains many ingredients such as protein, fat, iron, riboflavin, calcium and phosphorus. The Japanese call it "fish ginseng". Whitebait can be fried, fried, steamed and made into soup. Scrambled eggs with whitebait, whitebait soup, whitebait balls and hibiscus whitebait are all famous dishes in Soviet cuisine.
Yixing zisha pottery
Yixing ceramics have a history of four or five thousand years, among which zisha pottery is the most distinctive. Its unique shape, exquisite craftsmanship, simple color and excellent practical functions enjoy a high reputation at home and abroad. There are thousands of varieties of purple sand pottery, such as pots, cups, bottles, pots, etc. Among them, purple sand teapot not only has high artistic value, but also has the unique advantages of not losing flavor when making tea, not changing color when storing tea, and not spoiling easily in summer. In 1984, the bamboo slips purple sand tea set won the gold medal in Leipzig International Expo. In addition to purple sand pottery, there are Yixing celadon, which is known as the "emerald of the East", as well as Jun pottery, Jing pottery, painted pottery and arts and crafts pottery.
Yangshan peaches
Wuxi is one of the four famous peach producing areas in China, and Yangshan area is the main peach producing area in Wuxi. Yangshan has been planting peaches for more than 811 years. As early as the Luxu Bridge, which was built in the third year of Baoqing in the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a sentence of "wild geese flying on the shores of peaches". Ming Wanli's "Wuxi County Records and Native Products" recorded: "Fruit belongs to plum, apricot and peach ..." According to "Wuxi County Records", in the early years of the Republic of China, there were many private agricultural products in Fu 'an Township (including the towns of Yangshan and Hudai), and peach trees were planted in pieces. Excellent varieties such as Baimang Flat Peach, Yulu Peach, Small Red Flower, Baifeng and Baihua have been introduced from Fenghua, Zhejiang, Feicheng, Shandong and Japan. In the 1921s, it was planted in the low hills around Yangshan and Hudai, mainly in Yangshan area, which was called "Yangshan Peach". Yangshan peach has a large fruit shape, sweet juice as honey and rich fragrance. In the thirty-fourth year of the Republic of China (1945), the planting area of peach trees increased to more than 4,111 mu, with an annual output of more than 2,111 tons. They sold well in Shanghai, Suzhou, Changzhou, Nanjing, etc., and enjoyed a good reputation in Shanghai and Nanjing. Yangshan fruit farmers also put the trademark of their orchard on the peach basket for sale (more than 61 years ago, Yangshan had
Wuxi Haocha
Wuxi Haocha is a specialty of Xishan District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. Wuxi Haocha is plump and curly in appearance, covered with velvet, with high and lasting fragrance, fresh and mellow taste, green and bright soup color and tender and even leaves. After brewing, the white hair is obvious and the soup color is green and clear. Wuxi tea culture has a long history. As early as the Ming Dynasty, there were records of monks planting tea in Huishan Temple. Huishan Spring, the famous "second spring in the world", is more like a pearl, adding a bright luster to Wuxi tea culture. In order to develop and inherit Wuxi's rich tea culture, Wuxi agricultural researchers successfully created Wuxi Haocha in 1979 after more than six years of hard research and development. After Wuxi Haocha was successfully created, it won awards in previous famous tea competitions, and was exported to the United States, Britain, Canada and other countries, and won favorable comments. Wuxi Haocha is mainly produced in the suburbs of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. Its raw material is clonal fine variety Dahuo, and it is named after its finished product Baihuo. Dahuo tea tree was introduced from Fujian in 1966, which belongs to semi-arbor, big leaf type and early bud species, and has strong adaptability in Wuxi suburb near Taihu Lake.
Myrica rubra in Mashan
Myrica rubra in Mashan is round in shape, and each fruit weighs 12g；; The color is purple and black, full of luster; Meat is thick and small, and the edible rate is high; The meat column is blunt and round, the meat is delicate, the juice is rich, and it is sweet and sour. The soluble solid content of Mashan Myrica rubra is ≥11.5%, the edible rate of fruit is ≥94%, and the titratable acid (calculated by citric acid) is ≤ 8.6g/kg. Dietary fiber ≤ 1.2g/111g; Vitamin c ≥ 3.1 mg/111 g; Vitamin e ≥ 1.35 mg/111 g; Total amino acids ≥1.21g/111g. The geographical indication protection area of bayberry agricultural products in Mashan: 8 communities including Guzhu, Qunfeng, Zhangqing, Xicun, Heping, Wan Feng, Gengwan and Qiyun under the jurisdiction of Mashan Street in Binhu District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. Geographical coordinates are 121o4' 9.94 "~ 121o8' 38.32" east longitude and 31o22' 22.11 "~ 31o27' 22.26" north latitude. The production scale is 1933.3 hectares and the annual output is 11111 tons.
Myrica rubra
is produced in Dafushan and Majishan in the suburbs. It has a cultivation history of nearly a thousand years. Jiangnan is the birthplace of Yangmei, which was called "Wu Yue Jia Guo" in ancient times. Myrica rubra is thick and small in kernel, sweet and sour, and there are more than 11 varieties such as dark plum, white litchi, big leaf and fine pedicle. The results have the effects of quenching thirst, appetizing, benefiting qi and promoting fluid production. People in Wuxi also like to eat "red bayberry soaked in wine". Soaking bayberry in wine and adding a small amount of brown sugar can remove dampness, stop diarrhea, relieve summer heat and keep out the cold.
Mashan taro
is produced in Mashan area and along the coast of Taihu Lake. It is famous for its high yield, good quality, soft and delicate glutinous rice, sweet and palatable. Mashan taro is rich in vitamins and minerals, and has medicinal values such as clearing away heat and resolving phlegm, relieving swelling and pain, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels. In the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is a traditional custom to have family reunion, return relatives and friends, and taste sweet-scented osmanthus candied taro.
Huishan clay figurine
Huishan is a scenic spot in the south of the Yangtze River. Visitors can see the famous Huishan clay figurine almost everywhere when they come to the mountain. It is said that there have been clay figurines in Huishan since the Song Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty, the production and sales of clay figurines reached its peak. Huishan clay figurine is made of the soil at the foot of Huishan. This kind of soil is not only delicate and tough, but also has strong plasticity, and it does not crack and bends constantly. As early as the seventh year of Zhaoning in the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Shi passed through Wuxi, and there was a poem "The soil under the mountain of Hui Quan is like glutinous rice". Now Huishan clay figurines are made of gypsum, which solves the problem of the shortage of Huishan clay resources. There were 1, portraits and various animals in the early Huishan clay figurines. The former is sold to Buddhist believers for worship, while the latter is used as children's toys. They are generally 3-7 cm in length: simple in shape, rough and slightly exaggerated, bright and simple in color tone, and strong in contrast, showing a strong local flavor in the south of the Yangtze River. His masterpiece is a pair of boys and girls, that is, clay sculpture big lucky. The two clay dolls, with their heads tied in a double bun, are smiling, barefoot and cross-legged, and embrace animals, which are childish and charming.
water shield of Taihu Lake
Water shield, alias water shield and water sunflower. It is a perennial perennial lake herb. The underground stems are white, creeping in the mud at the bottom of the water, and the main stems and branches bend with the water. In April, the water shield leaves, which are like lotus leaves, gradually spread out and float on the water surface, with green front and dark red back with transparent stickies. Young leaves can be picked for eating from Qingming to first frost every year. Long summer used to call spring water shield, and long summer later called autumn water shield. Taking the water shield as a soup, it is crispy and tender, and it clears your teeth and cheeks. Water shield was originally wild, and it is found in the south riverside of Dongshan Mountain and Xiaxia Bay of Xishan Mountain. It was not until the late Ming and early Qing dynasties that cultivation began. The water shield has high nutritional value and has the functions of enriching blood, moistening lung, invigorating stomach and stopping diarrhea. Can be cooked, fried, especially with fish or meat soup, fresh and delicious, sticky and sweet taste, good color, fragrance and taste, known as Jiangnan famous dishes. In early summer, nearly 11,111 mu of lake around Dongting Dongshan is covered with a green water shield, which is beautiful and moving, with an annual output of hundreds of thousands of kilograms.
Taihu Cuizhu Tea
Taihu Cuizhu is mainly produced in Shanlin Tea Fruit Farm in Bashi Town, Wuxi, Xiangyang Forest Farm in Xuelang Town, Qiyi Forest Farm in Outang Town, Zhangjing Tea Forest Farm, Dongjiao Forest Farm in Chaqiao and Wuxi Hudai Liutang Tea Farm. The above-mentioned tea forest farm has elegant environment, beautiful mountains and ecological advantages. Taihu Cuizhu is a famous tea created in the late 1981s. It was first made by hand. In 1994, a multifunctional tea machine was introduced for mechanical processing. Quality characteristics of bamboo in Taihu Lake: unique style, flat like bamboo leaves, green and oily color. The endosperm tastes fresh and mellow, the fragrance is lasting, the soup color is clear and bright, and the leaves are light green and even. The tea has a flat shape like bamboo leaves, green and oily color, fresh and mellow taste, high and lasting aroma, clear and bright soup color, even and green leaves, and unique style. When brewed in a cup, the green tea buds slowly spread out, shaped like bamboo leaves, standing and standing, like mountains and bamboo forests. Value honor Taihu Cuizhu tea, as a flower in tea products, stands out among many famous teas.
jiangyin puffer fish
puffer fish is a fierce fish. Small fish, shrimps and all kinds of mussels are its food. Once threatened, puffer fish will expand into a spiny ball, making it difficult for its natural enemies to bite. The toxicity of tetrodotoxin ranks in the top ten of all toxins, which is 1,111 times that of-. About 1.5 mg of toxin can be extracted from a one-pound puffer fish, which can poison dozens of elephants. So far, no antidote has been found to remove the toxin from puffer fish, so eating puffer fish is desperate, while selling puffer fish is even more risky. The key to detoxifying puffer fish lies in the chef's operation. Because of the great responsibility, the chef who burns puffer fish has a much higher income than the average chef. As the saying goes, chefs who dare to burn puffer fish are brave. Zhenhua Yang, who is 69 years old this year, is known as the "king of puffer fish in China". At our request, Zhenhua Yang, who has been sealing the knife for many years, demonstrated the detoxification method of puffer fish for us.