The name of the West Lake has not only become a tourist signboard in Hangzhou, but also many dishes in Zhejiang are named after the West Lake. For example, this Zhejiang dish introduced to you today is named after the West Lake. This dish is called Xihu beef soup. As can be seen from the name, you must be in Hangzhou to eat authentic West Lake beef soup. There are different opinions about its name. What is more reliable is that the soup is made of starch and egg white, and its shape is very similar to the ripples in the lake.
In fact, the ingredients and practices of West Lake beef soup are not difficult. It is a very common home cooking in Zhejiang, but it is such an ordinary home cooking, but it has become one of the dishes that must be served at dinner or major banquets. Usually, this kind of food will be used as soup to moisten the throat and appetizer before serving. West Lake beef soup is delicious and deeply loved by people, so it has become a traditional dish in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
There are many versions of this dish, which is generally not difficult. It is not difficult to see from the name that the main ingredients needed for this dish are beef, tofu, eggs, coriander and so on. Beef should be washed and chopped first, then cooked, with water in the pot, then diced tofu boiled, some seasoning bottles put according to personal taste, and finally egg white, coriander powder and pepper poured in, and a delicious West Lake beef soup is ready.
Of course, there are many ways to make Hangzhou West Lake beef soup, and the process is different, and the taste may be different. Even if the above method is simple, this kind of food can also exist in high-end hotel banquets and often appear in ordinary people's homes.
However, many people in Hangzhou cuisine have different views on whether West Lake beef soup belongs to Cantonese cuisine. I don't know how to verify whether it belongs to hangzhou dishes. Have you ever eaten this delicious food?