The "two wonders" are Kaiyang dried silk and crab shell yellow sesame seed cake in Yonghe Garden;
"Three musts" are sesame oil dried silk and duck oil crisp sesame cake in Qifangge;
"Four musts" are tofu stains and scallion cakes in Liu Fengju;
"Five unique" is the assorted rice bag and shredded chicken noodles of Qifangge;
"Six musts" are ginger beef soup and beef pot;
"Seven musts" are the thin bag jiaozi and red soup fried fish noodles in Zhanyuan noodle restaurant;
"Eight musts" are sweet-scented osmanthus sandwich jiaozi and five-color cakes in Lianhu dessert shop.
Catering introduction
Nanjing cuisine has always been called Jingsu cuisine, while chefs call themselves "Jingsu Gang".
Nanjing cuisine is famous for its strict selection of materials, fine production, outstanding main ingredients, exquisite and bright colors, and it is constantly renovated in time. Its flavor characteristics are mainly manifested in mellow taste, moderate salinity and wide adaptability. Dishes pay attention to the original flavor, mainly fresh, fragrant, crisp, rotten and tender. Its shape is both rigid and soft, and the soup is thick and mellow, fat but not greasy, light but not thin. Crisp and rotten without losing shape, smooth and tender without losing flavor.
Nanjing's duck-making technology has a long reputation, which was recorded as early as 1400 years ago in the Southern Dynasties. Nanjing's duck dishes are famous all over the country. Besides Jinling roast duck, salted duck, roast duck, Jinling sauce duck, crispy duck, eight-treasure pearl duck and salted duck gizzard also have their own characteristics.
In addition, the crucian carp in Longchi, Nanjing is famous for its small head, big body, thick back and empty belly, and tender and delicious meat. The "eight fresh" in aquatic products are fish, water chestnut, lotus root, water bamboo, arrowhead, water celery, cockscomb fruit and lotus flower, which are the best products to enrich citizens' food baskets in Mid-Autumn Festival.
Dashiba Street in Confucius Temple and Lion Bridge in Hunan Road are famous food streets with many special snacks, such as recalling duck blood vermicelli, lion's head in Lion Palace, Yin's chicken soup bag and so on. You must try it when you have the chance.
Qinhuai Eight Wonders: The so-called "Qinhuai Eight Wonders" refers to sixteen famous scenic spots among the eight snack bars in Nanjing: Kuiguangge spiced tea eggs and spiced beans; Crab shell yellow sesame seed cake and Kaiyang dried silk in Yongheyuan; Duck oil cake and sesame oil dried silk in Qifangge; Liu Fengju's scallion cake and tofu; Assorted rice bags and shredded chicken noodles in Qifangge; Jiang's beef pot stickers and beef soup; The thin bag of jiaozi and red soup fried fish noodles in Zhanyuan noodle restaurant; Five-color cakes and sweet-scented osmanthus stuffing jiaozi from Lianhu Pastry Group Store. There are also different versions, for example, some versions contain halogen drying. Some stores have closed down, such as Kuiguang Pavilion, and some stores are just so good. Don't be superstitious. Many restaurants in Confucius Temple have snack packages, and you can taste all the eight wonders of Qinhuai once, but you'd better find a big store to ensure the taste. Suggest going to Zhuangyuan Building, VIP Building or Qinhuai Family. Of course, the price is also quite high (the average person needs 100 yuan or more).
Characteristic colorful vegetables
dried salted duck
Nanjing salted duck is famous at home and abroad. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were "ancient academies, glass pagodas, dark satin and salted ducks" circulating in Nanjing. Folk songs show that Nanjing salted duck has long been famous. Dried salted duck is salted with brine, which can be divided into two types: salted duck and spring salted duck. Because its meat is tender and firm, like a plate, it is named dried salted duck. The production technology of Nanjing salted duck has a history of more than 600 years. In Qing dynasty, local officials always chose new salted duck with better quality to pay tribute to the royal family, so it was also called "tribute duck". Court officials exchanged salted duck as a gift when they visited each other, so they were also called "official salted duck".
Boiled salted duck
Salted duck is a famous specialty in Nanjing, with a long history of 1000 years. Nanjing salted duck can be cooked all year round, and the curing cycle is short. Now it's sold, bought and eaten, so it shouldn't be stored for long. This kind of duck skin is white and tender, fat but not greasy, fragrant and delicious, with the characteristics of fragrance, crispness and tenderness. The salted duck around Mid-Autumn Festival every year has the best color and taste. Because ducks are made in the season when osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, they have a good name: osmanthus duck. "White Door Recipe" records: "In August in Jinling, salted duck is the most famous, and everyone thinks that there is osmanthus fragrance in the meat." Sweet-scented osmanthus duck is a good wine brewed for a long time. On holidays or working days, it seems to have become a secular etiquette in Nanjing for tourists from home to go out and buy a bowl of salted duck.
Authentic vacuum-packed salted duck can be bought in the osmanthus duck shop next to the shopping mall on Hunan Road.
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Jinling famous snacks
Nanjing Confucius Temple is the birthplace of Jinling snacks, with a long history and a wide variety. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it was already a place where merchants gathered, and it was more prosperous in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with restaurants, teahouses, restaurants and snack bars everywhere. There are more than 200 kinds of snacks alone. With the development of urban construction, there are more and more snack bars. In addition to Confucius Temple, relatively concentrated snack groups have gradually formed in Hunan Road, Xinjiekou, Chaotian Palace, Changle Road, Shanxi Road, Central Gate, Huimin Bridge and Yanziji. In addition, street hawking can be seen everywhere.
The famous snacks in Nanjing are Liu Fengju (bean curd, scallion cake, etc.). ), Qinyuanchun (wonton, cakes), Lianhu dessert shop (Suzhou-style cakes) and Jiangguotie dumplings restaurant.