Linqing, as a developed canal city, is a place where a variety of food cultures blend and converge. The emperors go on patrol, the bureaucrats pay attention to it, and the wealthy businessmen are extravagant, which stimulates the development of the food and beverage industry, thus forming a unique cultural and amorous feelings of the Huihan Canal in Linqing. The dishes are exquisite in materials, exquisite in workmanship, bringing together the flavors of all directions, and there are many kinds of snacks. Linqing soup is famous far and wide, and there is a saying that "Linqing soup, take a sip, don't want to go". Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty stayed in Linqing for many times on his southern tour, watched the bustling streets and tasted the delicious food of the canal, leaving a beautiful sentence of "Linqing is next to the canal, and Jiaqi County is rich".
In recent years, people in Linqing catering industry have inherited, excavated and innovated the traditional catering technology, and used foreign skills for reference to form a unique canal culture style banquet cuisine, which is known as "eating in Linqing" in the surrounding areas.
Canal Style Banquet
Sixteen hot dishes:
1. The Buddha Leaping Wall of the Canal: It is a famous dish in Guangdong, and the Buddha Leaping Wall of the Canal originated from the incense of the altar. After tasting Guan Ding's full altar fragrance, the treasurer felt delicious, then added seafood and delicacies, and cooked them with charcoal fire, which made them delicious. When a Cantonese came to be a Zhizhou, after tasting this dish, he couldn't help saying: Buddha jumps over the wall. Because of its heavy taste, it is different from Guangdong, and it is called the Buddha jumping wall of the canal. Emperor Qianlong was full of praise after eating.
2. Smoking fish in the test shed: Linqing has a test shed, which is usually an academy. In their spare time, students go fishing on the shore, and get fresh silver carp and give it to the restaurant for smoking with Chinese fir sawdust, which is appreciated by officials because of its fresh fragrance. Sometimes, "eat smoked fish and go to the shed", and the dishes have been passed down to this day and become famous dishes in Linqing Canal.
3. Xie Jia smoked pigeons: "Birds, pigeons and quails in the sky". Pigeons themselves are delicious. Xie Zhen, a great writer in Ming Dynasty, was born in Linqing and enjoyed the reputation of being one of the "last seven sons". I still love eating pigeons. As a poet in cloth, he traveled all over the world, got the craft of making smoked pigeons, and became the specialty of Xiejia Restaurant. Later called Xie Zhen smoked pigeon. In Linqing, "Xie Jia smoked pigeon" is used to entertain VIPs and relatives and friends.
4. Braised tenderloin in Huitong: During the Yongle period, Bai Li, an old man, came to inspect and excavated the south branch of the canal to improve the water transport capacity. Because of his age and bad teeth, he liked stewed tenderloin best. After the opening of the canal, Bai Li, the old man, contributed the most to the prosperity of Linqing. The stewed tenderloin he often eats is called Huitong stewed tenderloin, which has been passed down to this day because of its meaning that everything will pass.
5. Qingyuan bagged chicken: Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty once invited famous chefs from all over the world to Beijing to contribute their specialty dishes. Chef Shen from Linqing, Shandong Province made this dish, which was appreciated by Emperor Qianlong. Linqing was called Qingyuan in ancient times, and because the stuffing was in the belly of chicken, Qianlong called this dish "Qingyuan Bag Chicken". At the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, Song Zheyuan, commander of the 29th National Army, passed by Linqing when he was going to Nanjing. He featured this dish in Yushanlou, and praised it after eating, and took it south.
6. academy stir-fry: it is made by stir-frying seasonal vegetables. As the saying goes, "poor people are rich in martial arts", and most of the people who study in colleges are poor people. However, influenced by the sage's "insatiable appetite", vegetarian dishes also pay attention to cooking techniques, making excellent dishes with good shape and taste, and gradually spread, and academy stir-frying has become a local feature.
7. Huilian grilled pig's face: Linqing is the background of the story "-".It is mentioned in the book that Song Huilian can burn a whole pig's skin and flesh with only one piece of firewood, which is delicious and delicious, and is welcomed by Ximen's family. Modern science shows that pork fat-fire stew can produce a lot of unsaturated fatty acids and has the effect of softening blood vessels. Therefore, the pork face has become a famous dish.
8. Shrimp-beating in the exclusive building: There is a restaurant next to Ao Tou Ji Ruins, which is called the exclusive building and takes the lead. As expected, the business is booming, and its shrimp-beating work is unique, soft and tender, and it has become a famous dish in Linqing.
9, the money is full of incense: stew, which was founded by soldiers guarding the money in Linqing. At that time, the soldiers were well-paid and paid attention to eating and drinking. However, due to the time limit, they often ate cold meals. The soldiers put chickens, ducks and fish in a crock and simmered on charcoal fire, so they could eat hot meals at any time. Later, the materials and side dishes were continuously improved and gradually spread, saying that the banknotes were full of incense.
11. Cooked chicken: one of the famous dishes unique to Linqing, it is the most delicious dish with the simplest raw material-eggs, which is made by complex processing. After more than 411 years of inheritance, it is very popular among diners. Making the most delicious food with the simplest raw materials is the concrete embodiment that Linqing people can eat and eat.
11. Weishui Duck: In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the water quality of Linqing Canal is crystal clear, with pits and ponds all over the city, fish and shrimp swarming, and lush aquatic plants, which are popular in raising ducks. Ducks are sweet and delicious in traditional Chinese medicine and have high nutritional value. They should be eaten in all seasons. Stewed Weishui Duck has become a nourishing product for officials, farmers and businesses.
12. Autumn Crab in Wenshui: During the Yongle period of Ming Dynasty, the Huitong River diverted Wenshui River to reopen water transportation, and Huitong was nicknamed Wenshui. Every autumn in Wan Li, the sky is clear, the white sails are like forests, and grain ships gather. Wenshui Qiufan becomes a scene of Linqing. At this time, crabs in the river reach the most fertile moment, and Wenshui Qiucrab also became a delicacy at that time. However, because there was no artificial breeding at that time, only the big crabs were enjoyed by dignitaries and businessmen. "Linqing is near the canal and the rich family is in Qi County" is the appreciation of Linqing by Emperor Qianlong after eating autumn crabs, although
13. Wusong mixed vegetables: There is a Gu Song in the Ming Dynasty in the east of Linqing, with five kinds of leaves, which is a must. It is one of the 16 scenic spots in Linqing, where the "Gu Song in the Eastern Suburb" is located. Later generations in the Qing Dynasty imitated the shape of its leaves and made this dish, which is a famous dish in Linqing banquet room.
14. Gold wrapped in silver: the dish of ordinary people. The tofu made from canal water in Linqing is white, tender, sweet and nutritious, and the pallet tofu is famous all over the world. After sliced tofu and cooked with eggs, it is yellow as gold on the outside, white as silver on the inside, and the dish is named gold wrapped in silver, which means happy ever after. It is a dish suitable for all ages in Linqing.
15. Couple of gold and yuan: Linqing had abundant water resources in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and many kinds of lotus roots were fried with lotus root and meat stuffing, which was a must-have dish for ordinary people on the New Year's Day, symbolizing reunion, happiness and prosperity. The wedding banquet must be coupled, taking the meaning of a good couple. Fried lotus root was later given a high-end banquet. Jinyuan, the chef of Linqing exclusive building, was famous for cooking this dish, and the lotus root was named after Jinyuan.
16. Glass steamed bread: There is a Yuan Dynasty ancient well "Glass Well" on the bank of the river outside Yongqingmen, Linqing Brick City. There is a small shop near the well. It is called "Glass Steamed Bread" because it is cut into strips and oiled, then boiled with clear oil and wrapped outside the steamed bread. After it cools, its color is crystal clear like glass, and the shop is next to the glass well. It tastes sweet and crisp, and it can be used as a dish and a delicious snack. It is a good product for Linqing to visit relatives and friends to entertain guests.
17. Linqing Soup: At Linqing banquet, soup is essential. Linqing soup is fresh and refreshing, with endless aftertaste. All domestic guests who have been to Linqing are amazed after tasting Linqing soup. Some guests praised Linqing soup in this way: "It's so wrong to have no soup to drink in Linqing! Linqing soup, have a taste, don't want to go. "
Mr. Ji Xianlin, a leading academic, praised Linqing Decoction in A Trip to Hometown. Ji Lao once tasted these six soups when he passed his 91th birthday: radish in milk soup, walnut waist in clear soup, cucumber in clear soup, bean curd soup, melon and dried rice soup, and persimmon soup.
Staple food
The fragrant noodles in Linqing originated from the popular staple food in Linqing, that is, the "warm noodles" mentioned in the novel-. On the basis of inheriting the traditional production methods, the fragrant noodles created by Linqing Hotel are bold and innovative, with exquisite production process, many varieties of dishes, more than 18 kinds of materials, and the vegetables and vegetables change with the seasons. The noodles are smooth and refreshing, with high vitamin content and completeness, which conforms to the modern people's pursuit of healthy eating habits. Zhang Gaoli, former secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, lamented that only Linqing could make noodles so delicious. At present, the canal fragrant noodles of Linqing Hotel have applied to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce for brand registration.
Hand-torn cake is one of the unique wheaten foods in Linqing Hotel. Take the local high-quality flour as raw material, mix the flour with oil when making it, and distribute it after waking up. Roll it into a circle, brush it with oil, sprinkle sesame salt and chopped green onion, roll the cake in one direction, coil it into a spiral shape, flatten it by hand and roll it into a round cake. Repeat and bake in the oven until the skin is golden. Shake (tear) with your hands and serve. The finished product is golden in color, crisp and refreshing, and you can never get tired of eating it.
Braised noodles are one of the unique staple foods in Linqing, and there are many ways to make them, which can be both meat and vegetarian. When making a hotel, choose high-quality noodles. When the pot is six-ripe, quickly remove it and put it in clear water. After copying the water, control the water to dry and oil it for later use.
Appropriate amount of fresh vegetables, stir-fried conventionally, add noodles, stew for 3-5 minutes, add pre-made minced garlic, vinegar and sesame oil, mix well and serve on a plate. Noodles are tender and non-sticky, salty and delicious, and rich in nutrition.
black rice steamed bread is made of high-quality black rice flour as the main raw material and a small amount of flour through fermentation and steaming. Black rice has the functions of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, strengthening spleen and warming liver, improving eyesight and promoting blood circulation, and controlling blood pressure. Long-term consumption can treat anemia, dizziness, blurred vision, premature gray hair and other diseases, and its nutrition and health care functions are very obvious.
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