Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of wine and food in Jiangnan.
Naturally, Nanjing also has a lot of delicious food.
Friends who are going to Nanjing, you should pay attention.
There are several delicious foods here, but you can’t miss them in Qianqian!
Shiziqiao Food Street'Shiziqiao Food Street is located on Hunan Road, Gulou District, Nanjing, and is also one of the bustling areas in Nanjing.
This food street is very unique.
There is a huge archway at the corner of the street, with bronze statues reflecting old folk customs on both sides.
There are many benches on the street, which is very considerate, making it easy for people to stop and stroll among the delicious food and linger.
There are Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, delicious duck blood vermicelli, Beijing Gourd King, octopus balls, and Yin's century-old chicken soup dumplings, which are of high quality and low price, and have endless aftertaste.
This is also a paradise for children.
Beef pot stickers Beef pot stickers are a traditional snack in Nanjing and belong to Jinling cuisine and Jinling snacks.
It is a fried stuffed food shaped like a dumpling but slightly longer than a dumpling.
Beef pot stickers are one of the eight specialties of Jinling Qinhuai.
It is a beef-filled dumpling made with flour, fried in a frying pan until golden brown, and then served on a plate.
This sweet and salty snack is tender on top and crispy on the bottom, with delicious beef filling and unique taste.
Nanjing has to mention its famous beef pot stickers.
The pot stickers are soft and crispy, golden in color, the beef is delicious, and the flavor is unique.
There are many restaurants making pot stickers in Nanjing, but if you want to eat authentic Nanjing-style beef pot stickers, you still need to go deep into the alleys and explore them carefully.
Plum Blossom Cake It is said that plum blossom cake originated in Suzhou.
I had never eaten it when I went there before, but now I am eating it in Nanjing.
The southern Fujian snack 'bowl cake' is somewhat similar to plum cake in appearance, but there are not as many fillings as plum cake.
Jinling Salted Duck is a grain-fed duck produced in Nanjing with white and white fat and fresh and tender meat.
They were famous throughout the province during the Song Dynasty.
At that time, it was popular in Nanjing to use duck for cooking, and it was once known as "Jinling duck is the best in the world".
"Jinling Roast Duck" appeared after the Ming Dynasty established Jinling as its capital, followed by "Jinling Salted Duck".
This kind of duck is made from the "osmanthus duck" produced during the Mid-Autumn Festival that year. It is marinated with hot salt and clear brine, and then taken out and hung in a cool place to dry.
The cooked duck is tender and delicious with a unique flavor.
Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, it became famous at home and abroad, and was as popular as the Nanjing salted duck in the late Ming Dynasty.
In the Qing Dynasty, it was used as a palace tribute.
For more than 500 years, "Jinling Salted Duck" has enjoyed a long-standing reputation and has now become a popular food paired with wine in the Jiangnan region.
Recommend the Korean Fuxing Assorted Tofu, soaked in tofu, also called tofu nao and tofu pudding, which is also said to be immortal in Nanjing dialect.
This snack is available all over the country, but Nanjing’s tofu pickles are different from those in other places, except that they are as white as jade.
Nanjing's tofu pickles not only have a refreshing taste, but also pay attention to one kind of seasoning, supplemented by more than ten kinds of seasonings such as shrimp, mustard, fungus, chopped green onion, spicy oil, sesame oil, etc.
It is not only bright in color, but also mellow, strong, fragrant, fresh, salty, light, moderately spicy and delicious.
Nanjing people are right about eating snacks, and simple snacks like tofu pickles also prove this point: it is said that tofu pickles are a trick for young people to strengthen their brains, and for the elderly to prolong their lives.
In order to win favor, the store also added jambalaya rice to it.