When visiting Yufeng Mountain in Kunshan, people always go to Aozaoge to taste a bowl of "Aozaomian". The most famous noodles are fried fish noodles in red oil and stewed duck noodles in white soup. Fried fish noodles in red oil, noodles are white, and soup sauce is red; Braised duck noodles in white soup, white noodles in white soup, original flavor.
Aozao noodles not only pay attention to the selection of materials, but also have the characteristics of "three scalds": noodles are scalded, noodles are not soaked in warm water, but in boiling water; The soup is scalded, that is, the prepared noodle soup is put in an iron pot, stewed with residual fire and kept warm; The bowl was scalded. After washing the bowl, put it into boiling water, which not only keeps warm, but also disinfects it. Therefore, even in cold weather, eating "Aozao noodles" will make you sweat.
Zhouzhuang is located in the southeast of Suzhou and southwest of Kunshan, which was called Zhenfengli in ancient times. It is a typical "small bridge and flowing water family" in Jiangnan. The most famous scenic spots in Zhouzhuang are Fuan Bridge, Shuangqiao and Shenting. There are many special snacks in Zhouzhuang, among which elbows and trotters are Shen Wansan's favorites. Other special foods include three thousand cakes, cucumbers eaten by boys, shrimps, Sanwei source and local fresh water.
In Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, there is an "Aozao Pavilion", which is a century-old shop selling noodles. Every morning is crowded with people, and you are in and out in an endless stream. People who come here to eat noodles are not only close neighbors, but also guests from afar, such as Shanghai and Zhejiang in Jiangsu. People say that "if you don't eat noodles when you go to Kunshan, you won't come to Kunshan".
Why is this? Because Kunshan people's elaborate production of this characteristic traditional snack has reached the extreme. There's an oven noodle here. The soup tastes like soup. The noodles are very delicate, and the toppings match the toppings. Red noodle soup with smoked fish, white noodle soup with salted duck legs, everyone nods after eating. The small noodle restaurant can sell 3,500 bowls in one morning for a long time, each bowl is 16 yuan, totaling 56,000 yuan. A bowl of noodles attracted so many guests to Kunshan, and because a bowl of noodles made people firmly remember Kunshan, cooking noodles became a highlight of Kunshan's economy, culture and society, which really added a hand to Kunshan's economic take-off, cultural development and social progress.