Brief introduction of Qiandeng ancient town
Qiandeng Ancient Town is 5 km north of Kunshan City/KLOC-0, 35km west of Suzhou City Center and 30km east of Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. Sandwiched between many water towns, Wuzhen and Xitang are in the distance, and Zhouzhuang, Jinxi, Zhi Zhi and Tongli are nearby. Far less exquisite than the well-known ancient town, it is only the daily living area of the residents of the water town. In the unknown corner of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there are many such water towns hidden. After being circled into a scenic spot, tourists are not required to look for it. Let's look at the farmers in an ordinary local water town. Just like the grandma's house carried by a girl or a young man in Jiangnan. There are four scenic spots in the ancient town: Shiban Street, the longest in Jiangsu Province, the birthplace of Kunqu Opera and Enbukuji, the hometown of Gu.
Qiandeng Ancient Town Food Punch Guide
Qiandeng, formerly known as Qiandun, is a famous cultural town in the south of the Yangtze River with a history of more than 2500 years. Wuyue was named because of its bullying. Since ancient times, Zhong Ling has had beautiful culture, rich people and beautiful scenery.
Qiandeng is the hometown of Gu, a thinker and scholar in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. It is also the birthplace of Kunqu opera, the oral and intangible cultural heritage of human beings in the world, and the ancestor of hundreds of operas.
Today, our journey to find fresh food in the ancient town has begun again, taking you to Qiandeng ancient town to find popular local food.
1, Kunshan spicy sauce noodle restaurant
Address: Shangshu Road, Qiandeng Town 127
Kunshan people's day begins with eating noodles in the stove. Boiled noodles are the representative of Kunshan's food culture and the symbol of Kunshan's long history and rich products.
If you ask Qiandeng which kitchen noodle restaurant is worth a try, many locals will recommend Kunshan Hongyou noodle restaurant. This popular noodle restaurant, which has been open for 6 years, welcomes the first group of diners at 5 o'clock every morning, and can sell nearly 400 bowls of kitchen noodles a day.
Kunshan Aozao noodles are divided into red soup and white soup. Red noodle soup is also called red noodle oil. And this noodle restaurant specializes in making a bowl of authentic and delicious red oil noodles.
Noodles soup made of herring, eel bones, snails, shrimp shells, etc. Concentrate the essence of Jiangnan water town cuisine, and every bite is original and fresh.
Coupled with the distinctive Longxu Noodles and various toppings suitable for matching meat and vegetables, this bowl of good noodles awakens the sleeping taste buds at the moment of entrance.
The most classic fish toppings are golden in color, crisp outside and tender inside, which is almost necessary for every table. Fat sausage, beef, vegetarian chicken, etc. Very delicious, mellow, tangy and attractive. There are fried eel shreds, dried green peppers and fried spicy ribs. A bowl of red oil noodles can be rich to a table.
2. Li Jiao Dim Sum Shop
Address:No. Shangshu Road 18 1 Qiandeng Town
In almost every ancient town, there is a dim sum shop that has existed for some years. Fireworks are everywhere in the morning, which makes people feel the warmth and kindness of home.
In the hearts of thousands of people, Li Jiao Dim Sum Shop is such an existence. The food is delicious and human.
Over here, the frying in the oil pan crackled and exulted. On the other side, the aunts are busy rolling skin, making small cages and steaming dumplings. That skillful action, at first glance, is a senior artist who has been doing it for decades.
There are bowls of wonton and noodles on the table, which smell warm.
I had a hearty breakfast and sweated a little. I felt very comfortable. The taste of the town is so simple and simple, but it is full of heart.
3. Zhoushi _ Duck Restaurant
Address: No.52, Shao Qing West Road, Qiandeng Town
At all banquets in Kunshan, there is always a delicious dish with local characteristics-Zhou Shi Roast Duck. The mallard duck with good color and flavor is one of the famous specialties in Kunshan, and it has the reputation of "cooked by one family and fragrant all over the street".
In Qiandeng Town, there is also a duck shop that has been open for more than 30 years. Master Yang, the owner of this shop, learned the skill of making ducks from his ancestors, and this skill has been passed down to his family.
Add secret old bittern, more than ten kinds of spices and Chinese herbal medicines into the pot, and the cooked duck has a unique flavor.
When cooking, red yeast should be added to the pot in time to make the cooked duck appear attractive sauce red.
An hour and a half later, a batch of ducks came out of the pot, chopped them up and sold them. Ming duck, every piece of meat is full of the mellow smell of old brine, and it is an excellent appetizer in summer.
Zhou's duck shop P.S. also deals in home cooking, which is cheap and good. Thousands of people come here to eat occasionally!
4. Living in Luzhai
Address: No.0/09, South Street, Qiandeng Town.
This small shop, which is famous for Zongzi, is located in the south street of Qiandeng Town, with constant passenger flow. Jiaozi made by my aunt in the shop is very popular with the local people. Every year before the Dragon Boat Festival, thousands of lantern people will come here to order jiaozi and give it as a gift to relatives and friends.
There are only three kinds of zongzi in the shop: candied jujube zongzi, fresh meat zongzi and fresh meat yolk zongzi. There are not many varieties, but they are all very fine and of high quality.
The glutinous rice used to make zongzi is delicious. Grab a handful of glutinous rice, put a big piece of lean meat and fat meat (really a big piece), wrap it quickly and put it on. A standard pillow jiaozi was born in the hands of my aunt.
The boiled zongzi is fragrant and sticky, and the greasy glutinous rice is wrapped in pork, and the pork is fragrant in one bite.
5. Wangjianglou Tea House
Address: No.0/09, South Street, Qiandeng Town.
Qiandeng ancient town is built by the water, and the scenery on both sides of the strait should be quietly watched and slowly appreciated. When you come to Wangjianglou Teahouse, you can see the beautiful scenery of the ancient town by choosing a window position.
A pot of green tea, several kinds of refreshments full of water town characteristics, mung bean cake, crispy socks, marinated tofu and smoked green beans. Salty and sweet flavors are intertwined on the tip of the tongue, arousing the deep affection of the water town.
In the hot summer, the host also prepared a cool iced mung bean soup. When cooking, crispy mung beans rustle, and rock sugar is added to the soup, which is sweet but not greasy, refreshing and delicious.
The quaint and elegant Qiandeng ancient town is a dream of Jiangnan water town. Come to Qiandeng to find delicious food, don't forget to take a walk on the 2000-meter-long slate street, and see China's Yu pawnshop, former residence, Qin Fengta and other attractions!