Jinhua is an ancient city with splendid history and culture, and also a beautiful tourist attraction. When traveling in Jinhua, I strongly recommend the following foods.
1. Highly recommended: Jinhua ham.
Jinhua ham has bright color, distinct red and white, salty and sweet lean meat and delicious fat. It is rich in protein, fat, vitamins and minerals. After fermentation and decomposition in winter and summer, nutrients are more easily absorbed by human body, and have the functions of nourishing stomach, promoting fluid production, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang, consolidating bone marrow, strengthening foot strength and healing wounds. Its appearance is thin, its skin color is Huang Liang, it looks like a pipa, its flesh color is ruddy and its fragrance is rich. It is famous for its "four wonders" of color, fragrance, taste and shape.
2. Highly recommended: Jinhua shortcake
Jinhua shortbread was invented by General Cheng in Tang Dynasty and made a living from it. So far, the industry still regards Cheng as the founder. Crispy cakes are golden in color, crisp and delicious. They are the traditional famous spots in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, and also the famous traditional specialties given to relatives and friends. Its stuffing is mainly made of dried vegetables, so it is also called dried vegetable shortcake.
3. Strongly recommended: Yongkang Meat Wheat Cake
Yongkang meat wheat cake is also called Yongkang meat pie, and other provinces call Yongkang fruit eating. It is a traditional snack in Yongkang City, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province. Yongkang farmers have a tradition of making meat and wheat cakes as a meal during harvest and festivals. "Yongkang Meat Wheat Cake" is thick and rough, which is very different from the common bread in snack bars. The stuffing is thicker and the skin is tougher. You can feel the difference with a bite: the fresh juice in Yongkang meat pie flows out smoothly, and the dried vegetables smell fragrant.
There are generally two kinds of Yongkang meat pie and wheat cake. One is pancake (also called triangle cake), which is flat and has a large area. Pork is added with dried prunes, and the whole cake is cut into several triangular cakes for sale. The other is a thick cake with a smaller area, and the fillings are shredded potatoes, bean curd pickles (pickled potherb mustard), cowpeas, sweet potato vermicelli and shredded lotus roots.
Yongkang meat wheat cake is famous for its simple production, exquisite ingredients, exquisite craftsmanship, low price and unique flavor. Because it is cheap and affordable, it is very popular with people. Anyone who has been to Yongkang will inevitably taste a few mouthfuls.
4. Highly recommended: Bean skin set meal
Bean skin vegetarian bag is a special dish in Chian Town, Yiwu. Every family will cook a dish on holidays. Because Chian is rich in tofu skin, it has such a unique dish.
The way to make bean curd skin package is to cut a piece of bean curd skin into 4-5 pieces. Then the blanched vegetables/radishes are mixed with tofu and seasonings, wrapped with tofu skin and rolled into strips. Then fry in oil until golden brown. Special dishes suitable for all ages. Every household can do it. During the Qingming Festival, solstice is a must-have dish for smart women. Bells can be made into long strips, then cut into small pieces and fried in oil until golden brown. Deeply loved by everyone.
5. Highly recommended: Lanxi beef noodles
Lanxi people love noodles, so Lanxi has this unique food-Lanxi beef noodles. Compared with another famous bowl of beef noodles, Lanxi beef noodles are cooked in a bowl and full of pot gas. The base material is hot and fragrant, and it is seasoned with soup in one go. It's hot when you eat it. You can drink a big bowl of soup. Deng Chao, an actor, shouted "I want to eat another bowl of Lanxi beef noodles" in the roadshow of Looking Up, which shows the unique charm of Lanxi beef noodles. I recommend several time-honored beef noodles: Qingshijing Beef Noodles, Cage Beef Noodles, Tulaomao Noodles and Kiko Original Beef Noodles. These are all old-fashioned and especially delicious.
Jinhua has many delicious foods, such as boy's eggs, honey sauce, chicken gizzards and so on. I hope my recommendation can help you taste Jinhua cuisine.