Three hooves, commonly known as hooves. This kind of family banquet, known as "a must in Zhouzhuang", originated from Shen Wansan, the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, and has now become the most delicious specialty of Zhouzhuang tourism. Almost every family sells it, whether it's a restaurant, a private kitchen or a street deli, every family will do it.
2. grandma's cooking
Granny, also called pickled amaranth. The rape is bolting. Take off the tender moss of pregnant flowers, wash it with clear water, dry it in the sun, put it in a deep sand tank made in Yixing (called Xiaojun collapse in Zhouzhuang), then seal it with bamboo leaves and yellow mud, and turn it upside down to prevent air leakage. After a while, the leaves and yellow mud were removed and the mouth was opened. What comes to the nose is a cool and fragrant smell. After tasting it, it is obviously more delicious than potherb and more tender than plum. It can be eaten raw, served with tea, fried and made into soup. Another way to eat is to add sugar, pour sesame oil and stir, which is very refreshing. Nowadays, many people pickle amaranth in small bottles instead of traditional ones. Not only delicious, but also more convenient to carry. Small dishes are also refreshments.
3. Crystal shrimp
In summer and autumn, crystal shrimps in Zhouzhuang are on the market. Shrimp skin is thin, but shrimp meat is full and tough. Because I have eaten in a small restaurant, I know it tastes extremely fresh. Shrimp residue: Wash and put in a bowl. After a little glutinous rice is cooked, stir it into the shrimp bowl while it is hot, and add salt, yellow wine, pepper, Jiang Mo, etc. Leave it for about a week and the shrimp residue will be ready.
4. Qi Jiang Sanzhen
Zhouzhuang is a famous water town in the south of the Yangtze River, surrounded by lakes and rivers. Because of the clear water quality, it is rich in all kinds of fresh water, the most famous of which is the "three treasures in the river": white clam, whitebait and perch. White clams are fat and delicious, and they are light and refreshing after being cooked and dipped in seasoning. Or take boiled water and stir-fry leeks with clam meat, which is a typical Zhouzhuang dish. Whitebait is white, and elves are very popular with diners. Scrambled eggs with whitebait, steamed eggs, crispy soup and soup are all delicious. As for perch, it can be boiled, stewed and steamed. The practice of Zhouzhuang people may not be as exquisite and rich as that of hotels, but cooking river fish with river water, a fresh word, naturally adds points to the delicacy.
5, condescending thinking
This water shield is an aquatic plant. Suzhou and Hangzhou are the most abundant and famous areas. There is mucus in young leaves and stems, and it has a soft and smooth fragrance when entering the throat. It feels like a bud that swallowed a lotus leaf. It's smooth and interesting. It is said that shepherd's purse itself is tasteless, but it can be fried with meat or vegetarian. When the soup is made, it is clear in color and rich in flavor when it is filled. It's really the best of delicious food. In particular, the water shield bass soup is a perfect combination of two kinds of delicious food, and it is a famous banquet dish in Zhouzhuang and even southern Jiangsu. No wonder Hans Zhang, a scholar in Jin Dynasty, resigned and returned to his hometown because he missed the delicious water shield and perch in the north, which led to a story of literati and food that was envied by later generations-gracefully following his long-cherished wish to come to Jiangnan.
6. Sanweiyuan
Sanweiyuan looks similar to the fish balls that Cantonese people like to eat in Fujian. It may be because wheat bran is added to the flour, so the gluten made is very "gluten". Filled with fresh pork, chicken breast, shrimp and onion ginger. After they were cooked in the pot, they floated chubby in the soup bowl with a green leaf beside them ... No wonder Chen Congzhou, a famous ancient architecture expert, immediately wrote an inscription: "Zhouzhuang, Kunshan, Jiangsu, has three flavors, such as buns and wonton, which are delicious in the world."
Step 7 support the cake
About because it is located in Zeguo, a water town, it needs good posture to get in and out, and in order to give more festive excitement to the folk custom of "the dragon rises on February 2", Zhouzhuang's steamed "supporting cakes" on February 2 has been handed down. The matching cake looks similar to the sugar rice cake. It is made of glutinous rice, japonica rice and pine nuts, and then mixed with brown sugar and red dates. The color is slightly yellow and the taste is soft, which is more popular with women. I had hoped to do more farm work after eating in Huangmei season, but after "cutting the rice cake into short strips and frying it in blue oil, it was tender and yellow", but I ended up "holding the wind every year and blaming the five mothers for having less waist."
8. Communist Youth League
Zhouzhuang, like other places in southern Jiangsu, has a long-standing custom of having a reunion dinner in Tomb-Sweeping Day. It is related to the memorial meson push of the Cold Food Festival since the Zhou Dynasty, but it is not as lively as eating zongzi and rowing dragon boats on the Dragon Boat Festival to commemorate Qu Yuan. According to the old woman, eating more green balls can improve your eyesight, which must be related to the grass juice of green balls. The raw materials of green balls are wormwood and bromegrass juice, which are mashed with glutinous rice flour and then kneaded into balls with bean paste. The raw materials are simple, the production is convenient, and it looks glamorous, so it's no harm to eat while walking. Probably many people like it, so Zhouzhuang's shop came up with a small idea: after wrapping it in red paper, weave a bamboo basket and a clip up and down, tie it with red rope and keep it. Let's go, it's convenient and beautiful.
9. Begonia cake
In Zhouzhuang, the brown surface of the begonia cake is sprinkled with caramel, and melon seeds and sesame seeds are hidden underneath. It tastes sweet while it is hot and the skin is crisp.
10, tofu flower
Tofu flower is also added with douban, a specialty of Zhouzhuang, which is very chewy and delicious.