Writing/Small Fatty Shrimp
Early one morning in Wuhan, walking along the Yangtze River, I ran into a group of middle-aged and elderly swimmers. The captain is an uncle, topless, scalp light, chat a few words, invited us down to swim for a while. The enthusiasm was so great that he threw out a few famous stores, "all went to eat the risk?
Riverside gusts of breeze, hot and humid air. I think of Wuhan in the pen of Ji Li: "Jianghu, loose, capricious, chivalrous, fire, heavy soldiers, all over the world, a thousand people, turnip cabbage, each love, is indeed a good place to write a novel.
Wuhan, too, is a place where eating eight meals a day is delicious.
01
Yan Laoshi Siu Mai
"Laoshi" in Wuhan means the youngest child in the family. On the way to Yan's youngest, the driver told me that the family is doing catering, so just go to any brother's house, the flavor is good!
Prepared a day in advance, the morning about 7:30 a.m. to the door of the Missing Yan. There were about seventy to eighty people lined up outside the store. It was the middle of summer and the temperature wasn't very high in the early morning, so everyone patiently stood in line.
The long line was actually for the bean skins, which take time to make, pot by pot. The two boys were busy, spreading the egg cakes, filling them with rice and sprinkling them with ingredients, and every time they made a pot, they took a flat spatula and served it to the customers, and it took two minutes to distribute them.
The roasted wheat is white, soft and sticky, and is served in a large steamer basket, with one hand holding an empty tray and the other grabbing the siu mai on the tray. A lot of people have been putting their siu mai directly on the plastic square stools on the side of the road, and the cashier's aunty saw them and yelled, "No, no, no, no, no! The city police will come to investigate.
The hot noodles are served in a paper bowl with a black sesame sauce, topped with minced pork and mustard greens. You can't go wrong with hot dry noodles without eggnog and osmanthus rice wine paste. Sitting in the steamer-like room over the morning, sweating profusely.
02
Swallow's Simmered Soup Restaurant
Recommended by Baek Jong-won in his book "The Street Food Fighter". When I arrived at noon, there were not many customers and the owner was leaning back in his chair.
The lotus root and pork rib soup is the first choice, served with a bowl of rice and a few dried radishes. Lotus root soup boiled to taste, the top of a full layer of oil, black pepper and green onion embellishment to enhance the flavor; lotus root is soft and glutinous, a bite, pulled out of the silk, the fragrance of the nose.
An uncle at the next table put a bottle of buckwheat wine, with lotus root rib soup and rice, slowly, unhurriedly, eat tastefully.
Outside the door, I saw a few pots like pots of soup on the stove, through the baptism of the years, has been burned black.
03
Ade Fish Bay
A small restaurant located in an old neighborhood, the room was filled with people at noon.
The environment is intimate, the space is cramped, and there are only walking paths between the tables, and the whole house smells of stir-fried food.
The kitchen is bustling with happy conversations and laughter from the waiters and cooks. Small store, even if there are a lot of people, the food is also very fast, a few dishes, simple and rough to eat.
The first to come to the iron pot floating fish. Fish hanging paste, in the pot slowly duk, crispy skin and tender meat, rich juice.
Squid popping waist flower fire in place, crisp and tender teeth.
Chicken crispy bone with flower nut is also delicious, crispy to wine and rice.
The dry-fried lotus root is a must-order for Ade, who glances at the neighboring tables. The lotus root is crispy and spicy, and after a few chews, you get the sweetness of the lotus root itself.
04
Idle Clouds and Wild Crane
I went to Idle Clouds and Wild Crane because of the name of the Black Pearl. Chatting with the clerk, I found out that this local restaurant group has a number of famous stores under its umbrella, so I thought the product naturally would not be too bad.
Idle Clouds - Wild Crane specializes in Cantonese fusion cuisine, two people ordered a set menu, the whole meal down, do not think there is any special surprise, it is a moderate.
Potato flavored asparagus and baked fish head in Shawan belongs to the taste of similar dishes;
Yuanbei mustard heart slightly stepped on the mine, mustard heart bitter, the taste is not good;
casserole Wenchang chicken and oysters stewed with the same, relying on the heat of chicken and oysters simmering The chicken and oysters were soft and juicy from the heat, and it was the best of the show.
A big pot full of preserved rice is good, but less wok-like and less flavorful.
05
Wu Chang Zi Marinated Vegetable Restaurant
In the afternoon, I had a few cups of coffee, and then in the evening, when the sun was setting, I wandered into an intersection, and saw Wu Chang Zi Marinated Vegetable Restaurant.
Various kinds of marinated food in a big pot, duck head, chicken claws, sausages, dried sausages, pig tails, pig's ears piled up together, in the sunshine of the sunlight is charred yellow, very attractive.
The ingredients are brined to perfection, and with the store's own seasoning, you can't help but taste them first.
06
Siu Man Dai Pai Dang
At Wu Chang Zi, I cut a portion of marinated vegetables and packed it away, and went straight to Siu Man Dai Pai Dang.
The wall reads "Treat the late-night stomachs of Wuhan people", and the room is filled with guests, bustling with activity. Everyone ordered beer and BBQ stir-fry and enjoyed the summer night.
Shredded withered beans is simply a casual drinking standard; iron plate shrimp slippery tender and smooth; spicy chicken set of numbness, spicy, fresh in a body, eat a full head of sweat; dry stir-fried lotus root folder is still authentic Han flavor; randomly to a few strings of meat tendon skewers barbecue can not go wrong.
Xiaomin Dafang, the name sounds friendly enough. There are several chains of this local bistro, and it's not uncommon to see queues at meal times. In addition to tourists to hit the fresh, many locals or a bowl of cold noodles, a handful of kebabs, or order a few dishes to drink, two people share a large bottle of Baiyunbian.
07
Pretty Steamed Shrimp
Pretty is on a par with Xiaomin, famous for its crayfish and queues.
Drinking coffee near Wan Song Yuan, the owner said that if you want to eat Pretty Pretty, remember to line up early. Listen to her recommendation, not far from the neighborhood there is a, not yet to the restaurant, do not have to queue, beautiful.
Stewed prawns are very tasty, the signature beautiful steamed shrimp quality is good, peeled shrimp dipped in some of the material, eat out of the shrimp meat fat and sweet.
08
Unknown Barbecue
Unknown Barbecue, reminiscent of the masters of the martial arts novels, hidden in the world, hidden fame.
The barbecue restaurant is located in an alley outside the door of a neighborhood, although the store is not easy to find, but after sunset will be crowded with diners, business is so good that everyone manually hand a piece of white paper to order their own food, write it to the boss, slowly waiting for a place.
The owners are a couple of "bossy" people who don't say much, but keep telling people not to rush, that the skewers need to be grilled by the handful, and the meat needs to be eaten one bite at a time.
There are not many types of food, but a few specialties that can easily soothe the stomachs of foodies. Roast pork and meat tendon must be ordered, I'm afraid you can't eat it late; chicken claws are especially good, more and more soft after cooking, spicy flavor; ham and sausage grilled like the flavor of a store in front of the school, evoking memories.
Late at night, the owner and his wife were still busy. The oil splashes stir up the fire and the spices burn in the air.
Yim's Youngest Siu Mai
240 Qianjin Si Road
Swallow's Simmered Soup House
27 Chezhan Station Road
Ard Fish Cove
1 Torch Road 14
Idle Clouds, Wild Horses
388 Hong Kong Road. No. 388 Hong Kong Road
Wu Changzi Marinated Vegetable Restaurant
No. 2 Tianmendun
Xiaomin Stall
Jianghan 1st Road, side of the O'Leary Xintiandi
Pretty Steamed Shrimp
No. 69 Xuesong Road
Unknown Grill
No. 46, Wan'an Lane No. 46