Four famous foods in Kaifeng:

Kaifeng soup dumplings, bucket chicken, stir-fried jelly, Bianjing roast duck

1. Kaifeng soup dumplings

Kaifeng soup dumplings have a unique flavor and are one of Kaifeng’s famous foods. The soup dumplings have thin skin and are as white as Jingdezhen ceramics, with a sense of transparency. When eaten, there is meat filling inside and fresh soup on the bottom layer. People in Kaifeng have a saying when eating soup-filled steamed buns: "First open the window, then drink the soup, and then fill your mouth with flavor."

Soup is like poetry, minced meat is like prose, and dough is like novel. Because novels are inclusive of everything, if prose is more refined, poetry will be the essence of the text. Therefore, after eating the soup-filled steamed buns, I was the first to remember the freshness of the soup. The meat filling is almost the same as the soup in the taste, and the chewy texture of the dough is almost negligible.

2. Bucket Chicken

Bucket Chicken is a famous specialty dish of Kaifeng. It is famous for its bright yellow color, salty, tender and crispy, fat but not greasy, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes. famous. The main ingredient is chicken, and the main cooking technique is boiling. The old hen has a higher replenishing effect. Many people who are chronically ill and weak use it to replenish their body, especially those who are afraid of cold and wind and are weak and cannot be replenished. The old hen can not only replenish qi and blood, but also dispel wind.

3. Fried jelly

Fried jelly is a famous traditional snack in Kaifeng, the capital of the Song Dynasty. It is white in color, crystal clear, tender and refreshing. There is a poem that praises: "Ice-cold fish is scraped and the fish is pierced, and the teeth are crystal clear and there is a lingering cold. The flavor is as thick or light as you want, just cool it and don't care about the sourness." There are many kinds of jelly, made from beans, rice or potato starch, etc., with an appropriate amount The water is diluted into a paste and cooked and condensed into lumps, commonly known as "jelly powder". Such as pea powder, mung bean powder, potato powder, etc., which are refreshing and fragrant.

4. Bianjing Roast Duck

Bianjing Roast Duck is a dish, also known as (Tokyo Roast Duck). The main raw materials include stuffed duck, honey, Beijing winter vegetables, etc. This dish is a famous traditional dish in Kaifeng, Henan, and one of the top ten famous dishes in Henan. One of the most popular dishes in the Northern Song Dynasty, this dish has a ruddy color, crispy skin, tender meat, plump and mellow flavor, and is fat but not greasy. Eventually, Bianjing Roast Duck became a treasure at Kaifeng banquets.