The most famous local specialty in Wuzhen is braised mutton, which is crisp, sweet and spicy, especially after the winter solstice. The choice of braised mutton in Wuzhen is very particular. It must be made of the "Walker sheep" of that year, that is, the small lake sheep. This kind of mutton is tender and plump, with thin and clean skin and a lot of burnt flavor. General condiments include radish, soy sauce, yellow wine, red dates, rock sugar, ginger and so on. And it must be cooked with high fire first, and then with slow fire. The heat depends on the flexibility of the burner.

The best time to taste Wuzhen mutton is after the autumn wind. At that time, all the mutton shops in the streets and alleys of Wuzhen were crowded with diners.

Baishui fish

Wuzhen white water fish is also a local specialty. Whitewater fish is a kind of wild fish, which grows in pollution-free rivers. Its tender and delicious meat is a rare freshwater treasure. The waters near Wuzhen used to be rich in this kind of fish, but the number has decreased in recent years. Generally, white-water fish die after taking out the water, but it is well preserved and its taste has not changed. If you meet live white water fish, don't miss the opportunity to let the store kill it alive and steam it to taste its fresh and tender taste. Of course, cooking white water fish with braised and chopped pepper is also a rare delicacy. Some shops even marinate white water fish with light salt before steaming, which is also unique.

Reminder: Although this kind of fish is fresh and delicious, it has many fishbones, so be careful when eating it.

Wuzhen sauce chicken

Wuzhen sauced chicken is made from the mother chicken that was stocked by local farmers that year. When processing, the whole body is burned, the raw juice is soaked and burned, and the soup is taken out for three times; Then adding first-class soy sauce, yellow wine, sugar and spices to soak and burn; After cooking, you have to apply a layer of sesame oil to finish it. Because the finished sauce chicken is repeatedly fired with the original juice and soup, the water in the chicken body has basically evaporated, so it is particularly easy to store. There is a saying that "June is not spoiled, and the twelfth month is not frozen." The appearance of the sauce is bright and shiny, the entrance is crisp and delicious, and the aftertaste is endless. In the eyes of outsiders, the production process of sauce chicken is not complicated, but every link of Wuzhen sauce chicken needs strict control, and the cooking temperature must be very accurate, which requires unique cooking methods and years of firing experience.

For the convenience of carrying, Wuzhen sauce chicken has vacuum-packed products.

Other food recommendations

General home cooking also includes moldy dishes, braised pork, crayfish, small screws and various seasonal vegetables. Famous snacks include stinky tofu, Ding Sheng cake, steamed pork with lotus leaf powder and small wonton. A) Tashi Tongan Inn and Jintang Club have high-end catering services, each with its own characteristics.

B) In every homestay in Tashi, the landlord can manage the catering independently, and they all cook well, but there are not many tables, and each family has only 1 to 3 tables. The menu and the price are roughly the same, including native 35 yuan and braised mutton 48 yuan. It is also very comfortable and affordable to choose a homestay near the water and sit down and taste the landlord's specialty.

C) On the edge of several workshops and sauce gardens, there is a snack bar selling fried stinky tofu (5 yuan/serving), with a wide range of ingredients and unique flavor.

D) It is more common in Dongzha snack bar, where mutton noodles can be seen everywhere, and the price is 65,438+00 yuan. As long as the braised mutton is 35 yuan, there are also special cakes such as silkworm cake and Osmanthus Jelly, but the environment is not as quiet and clean as Tashi.