Today, I'm going to introduce some snacks in "Qin Huai Ba Jue" to you, and see if you have eaten, and which one is the best.

Huangqiao sesame seed cake

Huangqiao sesame seed cake is a traditional noodle in Nanjing Confucius Temple. Cooking cakes should be made of fine flour, sesame seeds and lard. The finished product is golden in color, crisp outside and soft inside, full of sesame flavor and moderate in salty flavor. This sesame seed cake made a great contribution to the battle of Huangqiao, hence its name.

It is said that in 194, the New Fourth Army led by Chen Yi and the government army led by Han Deqin fought in huangqiao town, and the people of huangqiao town made baked cakes day and night to send them to the New Fourth Army to eat, so as not to be hungry, and they won the battle.

beef fried dumpling

beef fried dumpling is a traditional snack in Nanjing, and it is also one of the eight wonders of Qinhuai. Beef pot stickers are similar to fried dumplings, but they are longer than those in jiaozi. When they are made, beef is the main ingredient. Now they are wrapped in a jiaozi shape and fried in an oil pan with golden bottom. The finished product has crisp bottom and soft top, fresh and juicy stuffing and unique taste.

It is said that during the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Taizu lost his appetite and didn't want to eat for a while, so he took a walk in the palace. Suddenly he smelled a fragrance and found himself strolling near the imperial kitchen. So he went into the imperial kitchen and saw the cooks frying the leftover dumplings in the pot. Song Taizu got together and picked up one to have a taste. It didn't matter if it tasted. He immediately seduced Song Taizu's appetite and ate several times in a row before he was satisfied. At this time, he found that the cooks were all kneeling on the ground, so he asked, "What's the name of this food?" The cooks trembled and couldn't answer. Song Taizu said, "Get up, I think it's soft and sticky in the pot, so call it a pot sticker." The cooks said with joy, "Yes, it's called a pot sticker." Since then, it has been widely circulated, and today.

jambalaya Bao

jambalaya Bao, also known as vegetarian steamed buns, is made with green vegetables as stuffing, and then rolled into cakes with old noodles to wrap the vegetarian stuffing and steamed. Jambalaya, a traditional snack in Nanjing Confucius Temple area, pays attention to strict selection of stuffing. This delicious food is a must-have breakfast for ordinary people in the morning every winter solstice in the local area, which symbolizes the meaning of reunion and adding new year. It is also used to worship the ancestors.

spiced egg

spiced egg is a famous snack in Nanjing Confucius Temple, and it is also one of the eight wonders of Qinhuai, also known as spiced egg and spiced tea egg.

Spiced egg is said to have a short story. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a scholar named Ma. At that time, he was going to take the top exam, so his wife made spiced tea eggs overnight and prepared to eat them on the way to catch the exam. After Ma Xiucai finished the exam, he was ashamed to go home and sleep outside when the list came out and found that he didn't win the list. The wife waited for her husband to come back at home, so she made a pot of spiced tea eggs and peddled them along the street to find her husband. When his wife found Ma Xiucai, he was so hungry that he stuck his chest to his back. He picked up the spiced eggs and ate them. He found that the spiced tea eggs made by his wife were really delicious, so he decided not to take the top prize and went home to sell them. After that, the spiced tea eggs have been passed down to this day.

Sweet-scented osmanthus Lantern Festival

Sweet-scented osmanthus Lantern Festival is a special traditional food in Nanjing Confucius Temple area. Sweet-scented osmanthus dumplings are made of glutinous rice flour wrapped with stuffing. After the Yuanxiao is cooked, its color is milky white, soft, waxy and fragrant, smooth and tender, and shaped like pearls. Be sure to use a small fire when cooking, otherwise the waves of boiling water will break the Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival is ripe when it floats.

Tofu brain

Tofu brain is a traditional snack in Qinhuai area of Nanjing Confucius Temple. Tofu brain is sold in the north and south of our country, but the name and taste are different. The southern seasoning likes sweet taste, while the northern seasoning likes salty taste. Tofu brain is rich in nutrition, soft and smooth in taste, very suitable for breakfast, and delicious with sesame cakes.

Have you eaten any of these delicacies? Which one do you think is the best and most distinctive?