Yangzhou fried rice, also known as Yangzhou fried rice with eggs, was originally spread among the people. According to legend, it originated from the broken golden rice that Su Yang, King of Yue in Sui Dynasty, loved to eat, namely fried rice with eggs. When Yang Di visited Jiangdu (now Yangzhou), he also introduced fried rice with eggs to Yangzhou. Later, it gradually represented the chef's innovation, softened into Huaiyang cuisine with the characteristics of "strict selection of materials, meticulous production, exquisite processing, attention to color matching and original flavor", and finally developed into one of Huaiyang's famous staple foods. Yangzhou-style restaurants in Europe, America, Japan, Hong Kong and other places have also listed this food, which is very popular.
2. Gaoyou duck eggs
Gaoyou duck lays more eggs, with large egg heads and a large proportion of yolk, especially for producing double yellow eggs. Its egg quality can be summarized by fresh, fine and tender protein, red yolk, sand and oil. In Wang Zengqi's Hometown Cuisine, there is a vivid description: It used to be difficult to get water in the sea, but I really looked down on salted duck eggs in other places. Gaoyou salted eggs are characterized by good quality and rich oil. Protein is very tender, unlike other places where the hair is dry and pink, and the mouth is like chewing lime. There is more oil here than anywhere else. Usually eat, usually eat with chopsticks. When the chopstick head is dropped, the cheap red oil comes out.
3. Baoying lotus root
Baoying Lotus Root, also known as Baoying Lotus Root, is a specialty of Baoying County in Jiangsu Province and a landmark product of chinese national geography. The product has bright color, smooth skin, white body, high yield and excellent quality. All kinds of lotus root vegetables processed with it are also famous. In the Ming Dynasty, it was a tribute of the imperial court, and it was selected into the Complete Collection of Famous Cuisine in China and included in the State Banquet "National Cuisine". Baoying lotus root production environment, climate and soil alternate from north to south, and its products are very rich, so it is known as the "land of fish and rice".
4. Yangzhou lacquerware
Yangzhou lacquerware production has a long history. As early as the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, it was world-renowned. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Yangzhou lacquerware technology was particularly exquisite, and the products inlaid with metal increased day by day. Ming and Qing Dynasties were the prosperous period of Yangzhou lacquerware. In addition to painting and lacquer carving, new technologies such as flat grinding of mother-of-pearl, bone stone inlay and treasure inlay were also exhibited. Traditional Yangzhou lacquerware is made of 800 precious materials, such as jadeite, agate, coral, jasper, white jade, ivory, rosewood, mica, luminous snail, gold and silver, on the basis of exquisite lacquerware.
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There are many kinds of fried rice with eggs in Yangzhou, such as fried rice with clear eggs, fried rice with golden eggs, fried rice with crescent eggs, fried rice with shrimp eggs, fried rice with ham eggs, fried rice with three fresh eggs, fried rice with assorted eggs and so on. Yangzhou fried rice with eggs, from the perspective of material selection, the main ingredient is refined white indica rice or new white japonica rice instead; It needs to be cleaned with water before cooking. After a little soaking, put it in a pot and cook it until it is cooked thoroughly, without hardness and loose particles.
The decorative patterns of lacquerware imitate a large number of famous painters and painters of Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics, which further improves the artistic appreciation value of Yangzhou lacquerware. Lacquerware is an important tribute to the salt policy of Yanghuai. For example, in the 15th year of Qianlong (1750), the 36th year (177 1) and the 54th year (1789), Yangzhou presented lacquerware to the Qing Dynasty, including red sandalwood, mother-of-pearl and so on.
All kinds of utensils, from royal cabinets, thrones, beds, cabinets, tables, incense, screens, to all kinds of boxes, fans, boxes, bowls, dishes, utensils, everything. Its inner tube materials include rosewood, pear wood, mahogany, boxwood and other precious wood. After the Opium War, Yangzhou lacquerware industry gradually declined.
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Network Popularization to Realize Yangzhou Specialty "Selling Nationwide"-People's Network