Recommended gourmet food in Chuzhou, Huai'an: Zhenfeng wontons, Huai'an Pucai.
1. Zhenfengyuan Wonton Zhenfengyuan Wonton is a famous traditional snack in Huai'an City. Zhenfengyuan Restaurant was founded in Shanyang County, Huai'an Prefecture (now Chuzhou, Jiangsu Province) in the 10th year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1872). It sells wontons, pot stickers, and sugar porridge.
As a popular dish, generations of chefs continued to improve their techniques and taste, and Zhenfengyuan Rice Wontons became famous far and wide.
2. Huai'an Pucai is a specialty of Huai'an City and a national geographical indication of agricultural products.
Pucai is especially produced in the Tianfei Palace in the southwest corner of the ancient city of Huai'an (today's Huai'an District). The vegetable is as white as jade and is tender and fragrant. It is known as "the best bamboo shoot in the world".
The edible part of Huaian Pucai is the pseudostem wrapped by young leaf sheaths.
The pseudostem is milky white, round and plump, with a length of not less than 35 cm and a base diameter of not less than 1.5 cm.
Raw food is tender and juicy, fragrant and slightly sweet, without astringent taste; cooked food is tender and soft, without residue.
Quality characteristics and external characteristics of Huaian Pucai: plant height is about 200cm, leaves are flat, lanceolate, about 150cm long, 1.0~1.2cm wide, dark green, leaf sheaths are 40~70cm long, cylindrical leaf sheaths, about 2cm thick, light appearance
green.
The product is white, tender and rich in nutrients.
Stop dividing the plants after the white dew. After the beginning of winter, the above-ground stems and leaves wither and turn yellow, while the underground parts overwinter.
Intrinsic quality: Every 100 grams of young cattail stems contains 0.9 to 1.2 grams of protein, more than 1.5 to 1.8 grams of carbohydrates, and 0.08 to 0.25 grams of dietary fiber.
The production environment of Huaian Pucai should comply with the environmental requirements of NY5331-2006 pollution-free food aquatic vegetables.
According to the technical specifications for the cultivation of pollution-free food aquatic vegetables, Huai'an Pucai production has formulated the "Huai'an Pucai Production Operating Procedures".