West Lake lotus root starch is one of the famous products in Hangzhou. Its flavor is unique and rich in nutrition. Lotus root is the underground stem of lotus, which is made of lotus root powder by special processing. It is thin and smooth, and its color is white and red. Oil Dong Er is a street snack, and oil Dong Er is not common in recent years. It is made by blending shredded radish, pickles, dried shrimps, or bean paste with flour, putting it into a spoon-like mold and frying it in an oil pan. Dingsheng cake is rice, glutinous rice flour+monascus powder+white sugar, fermented for a while, pressed into a mold and steamed. It tastes sweet and not greasy, and it is more delicate than ordinary hair cakes.
Piarchuan is actually noodle soup. The soup is fresh and the toppings are delicious. The authentic toppings are usually made of cabbage, bamboo shoots and shredded lean meat. Now it has been improved, and other things are added to the toppings. I still think this authentic toppings are delicious. Stinky tofu, different from the marinade and sauce in Changsha, is mainly Shaoxing flavor in Hangzhou, crisp and delicious, and it tastes absolutely delicious when dipped in sweet and spicy sauce! Lu Xun once praised it in his works. Pan-fried, you have to eat thin skin and rich stuffing, and you can suck out a lot of soup with one bite. The fried food that can't be bitten is the best fried food. It's delicious. No wonder there are so many branches in Hang Cheng.
The beggar chicken actually tastes good, and its belly is filled with spices, which is similar to the process of sticking sesame cakes on our northern earthen stove. It is steaming and can be eaten directly by hand. Fried buns with scallion are also a special snack in Hangzhou. The steamed buns boiled with water are crispy outside and tender inside. When you bite them, there won't be too much soup, but the benefits will be cut. Scallion fried buns are available in many places, and the famous ones are Gao Zu fried. Shrimp in Longjing, the biggest feature of this dish is freshness. Although the soaked Longjing buds are only wrapped at the last time of juice collection, the sweet taste can always ripple in the mouth.
cat ears. This cat's ear is not made of real cat's ear, but made of flour. Because it looks a bit like a cat's ear, it is named "cat's ear". The most authentic restaurant to eat "cat ears" now is the "Zhiweiguan", a century-old brand shop.