2. Longjing shrimp: Longjing shrimp is named after the selection of Longjing tea and shrimp around Tomb-Sweeping Day. This is a famous dish in Hangzhou with strong local flavor. After cooking, the shrimp is white and tender, the tea is green, the color is elegant and the taste is delicious. According to legend, one year in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Gan Long traveled to Jiangnan incognito. He once took shelter from the rain at a girl's house in a village near Longjing, and felt very good after drinking her Xinlongjing tea. After the rain stopped, a pack of tea was asked to leave. At dusk, I went to a small shop, ordered fried shrimp, and then took out tea for the bartender to drink. I never thought that when I was digging out the tea bag, the bartender accidentally caught a glimpse of the corner of the dragon robe under the plainclothes and quickly reported to the shopkeeper who was cooking. Shopkeeper was surprised, threw the bag of tea just handed over by the shop assistant into the pot as chopped green onion and took it out in a panic. I don't want to do this. I haven't eaten this kind of food, but I smell a unique fragrance. My eyes lit up and I put a chopstick in the entrance. Yeah! Sweet fragrance moistens the teeth and cheeks, and the breath of peace lingers around the cheeks. Really tasteless! Praise again and again: "Good food! Good food! Longjing shrimp! " Since then, it has become famous all over the world.
3. Pianchengchuan Noodles: Pianchengchuan Noodles is one of the most famous noodles in the history of Hangzhou Yuan Kui Pavilion. July 20 13, Piarchuan in Hangzhou was listed as one of the "Top Ten Noodles in China", which triggered the "Hangzhou Erfeng" with fragrance throughout the city. According to legend, when the Yuan Kui Pavilion was founded, Piarchuan noodles were also the specialty of noodle restaurants. According to legend, many scholars came to Hangzhou to take the exam after Zhejiang Provincial Examination failed in the Qing Dynasty, and candidates from all over the country gathered in Hang Cheng. In order to attract the business of these scholars, the shopkeeper specially supplied popular noodles made of boiled vegetables, bamboo shoots and pork slices to foreign scholars. Sell breakfast noodles with three eggs, which means "three yuan in a row". At one time, a scholar often came to eat noodles, because the noodles in Yuan Kui Pavilion were very cheap. Later, he won the first prize of "Xie Yuan" in the trial of Zhong Xiang. On the day of publication, he went to the store to thank the owner. As there was no signboard in the noodle restaurant, he wrote the word "Yuan Kui Pavilion" as a signboard on the spot. Since then, the noodles in Yuan Kui Pavilion have become famous, and the customers are full. People who come to Hangzhou to take the exam are attracted by the good luck of eating noodles. By the end of 1940s, Yuan Kui Pavilion was very famous, and there was a saying among tourists: "If you don't eat noodles from Yuan Kui Pavilion when you go to Hangzhou, you have never been to Hangzhou. "At that time, Mei Lanfang, Gai Jiaotian, Zhou Xuan, Shi Hui and other literary and art celebrities were guests of the Yuan Kui Pavilion. 1945 After the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, General Cai Tingkai, commander of the former Kuomintang 19 Route Army, came to Hangzhou with Mr. Li and went to the restaurant to eat yellow croaker noodles. When tasting, General Cai wrote the four characters "Southeast Original" on the spot. Yuan Kui Pavilion's Pianrichuan cooking is unique. First, the pork leg and bamboo shoots are cut into rectangular slices, and the upside-down cabbage is cut into slices. Put the pot on the fire, add lard to melt, stir-fry the meat slices first, then add bamboo shoots, stir-fry the soy sauce slightly, finally add water, add cabbage and appropriate amount of boiling water, stir-fry and cook slightly, and then serve as a topping. At the same time, put the noodles into another boiling water pot to cook, take them out and quickly drain the water, pour them back into the pot where the toppings are fried, cook them a little, add monosodium glutamate, pour lard, take them out of the pot, and cover them with toppings respectively. Noodles are smooth, soup is thick, meat slices are fresh and tender, and bamboo shoots are refreshing. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou dialect often has the sound of "er", such as chopsticks, which is pronounced as "chopsticks", and the sound of "er" is heavier than the northern sound now. Because "Yue" and "Chuan" are homophones, they are both "pianer", so they are called "pianer Yue". There is another saying: Su Dongpo is said to have said this when he was an official in Hangzhou: "No bamboo is common, no meat is thin." It is said that stew, winter bamboo shoots and shredded pork are also very particular about these ingredients. Cut these three materials into pieces and blanch them in boiling water. It is said that this is the origin of the name Pipachuan.
4. Fried eel noodles with shrimps: Yuan Kui Pavilion is also famous for its pasta, which is fried eel noodles with shrimps. Eating shrimp and fried eel is the exquisite beauty of Jiangnan snacks, tender and soft; Fresh, fragrant and salty; Fried eel noodles with fresh, crisp and refreshing shrimps pay attention to frying in plain oil, frying in meat and pouring sesame oil. The eel slices fried with lard are particularly fragrant. Shrimp slices fried with rapeseed oil in ordinary oil retain the delicate flavor of shrimp. Finally, sesame oil fried eel noodles must be sprinkled with sesame oil to enhance flavor and freshness. When served, noodles are soft and Bai Jie, eels are black and butter, shrimps are white and tender, with faint rouge and pink, black, yellow and white powder, which looks good. It is said that when Mr. Jin Yong went to Hangzhou, he specifically asked for this kind of noodles.
5. Ding Sheng Pastry in Southern Song Dynasty: Ding Sheng Pastry in Southern Song Dynasty began in Song Dynasty and has been loved by Hangzhou people for thousands of years. The outer layer of Ding Sheng cake in Southern Song Dynasty is refined fragrant rice and glutinous rice flour. Rice noodles are delicate and even, with bean paste stuffing inside and a small amount of sugar and osmanthus in the middle. The color of Ding Sheng cake is crimson, which symbolizes the victory of the war. Ding Sheng cake is delicious, sweet but not greasy. It is a special snack with good quality and low price, only one yuan.
6. Chopped juniper: "Chopped juniper" is a traditional snack with unique flavor in Hangzhou. Legend has it that Wang Er pancake shop near Wang Xianqiao is famous for frying "fried sesame seeds", which was imitated by many people for a time. Fried sesame shops can be found everywhere in Hang Cheng. Wang er sometimes fried too much and couldn't sell it at once. It's soft and tough when it's cold, and it tastes bad, so no one buys it. He hates Qin Gui and his wife's heart, but he is still angry. He roasted cold fried chicken in a hot pot, put the cooked fried chicken and onion together in a spring cake mixed with sweet noodle sauce, and then pressed it with an iron plate until the chicken skin was golden yellow and the fried chicken squeaked. Wang Erfang was able to avenge himself. He picked it up and ate it. Onions were delicious.
7, cat ears: Hangzhou cat ears, according to legend, Emperor Qing Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, disguised as a boat to enjoy the West Lake. While swimming cheerfully, it suddenly began to rain, and everyone quickly hid in the cabin. Everyone waited and waited, but it rained harder and harder and it took a long time to stop. A few hours later, Emperor Qianlong was hungry and hungry, so he couldn't help asking the old fisherman if he had eaten. The old fisherman told Ganlong that he couldn't make noodles without a rolling pin. Just as he was worried, the little granddaughter of the old fisherman came up with a Xiaohua Mall and said, "There is no rolling pin. Come and twist it by hand. " So the little girl began to twist the noodles into small pieces, which looked like Xiaohua Mall's ears, small and lovely. She cooked this strange-shaped noodle in a pot, and then poured it with fish and shrimp gravy for Qianlong to eat. Gan Long noodles are unusual in appearance, exquisite and unique, and even more memorable after eating. She quickly asked the little girl what it was, and the little girl replied that it was a cat's ear. Gan Long likes this snack very much. When he returned to Beijing, he asked the little girl to make "cat ears" for him. Since then, "cat ears" have become famous cat ears.
8. Dongpo meat: Dongpo meat is stewed with pork. Generally, it is a square pork of about two inches, half fat and half thin, with a bouquet of wine, bright red color, rich and mellow juice, fat but not greasy at the entrance, crisp and rotten like tofu but not broken, and fragrant and glutinous at the entrance. Allusions: During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Su Dongpo was an official in Hangzhou, mobilizing tens of thousands of migrant workers to dredge the West Lake, build dikes and irrigate fields for the benefit of the people. During the Spring Festival this year, people knew that Su Dongpo liked meat, and everyone gave him pork and Shaoxing wine. Su Dongpo received so much meat and wine that he thought it should be shared with thousands of migrant workers, so he ordered his family to cook it and give it to migrant workers. I didn't expect the family to burn wine and meat together by mistake. As a result, the cooked meat was particularly mellow and delicious, and it became a story for a while. People praised Su Dongpo as a man and imitated his unique cooking methods. Since then, "Dongpo Meat" has become a traditional dish in Hangzhou.
9, lotus root powder: lotus root powder, is the underground stem of lotus root, specially treated lotus root powder, light and smooth texture, white and red color. When it is taken, it only needs to be mixed with a small amount of cold water, and then it is made into paste by boiling water. The brewed lotus root starch is crystal clear and mellow, which has the effects of stimulating appetite, nourishing blood and benefiting qi, and is very suitable for infants, the elderly and patients. West Lake lotus root starch is a traditional specialty in Zhejiang, which is as famous as Longjing tea, Hangzhou silk and Chrysanthemum morifolium. Hangzhou West Lake is named after lotus and lotus root.
10, Shortcake: Shortcake, a famous specialty in Hangzhou, named after it is mainly produced in Wu Shan. As early as two or three hundred years ago, it was famous in all directions. The Scholars, a famous novel in Qing Dynasty, has always been talked about by people. Shortcakes are made of refined white flour mixed with white sugar and fried with peanut oil. Because the cake looks like hemp fiber, Hangzhou people also call it hemp fiber cake. This cake is golden yellow. When eating, the white sugar powder is fine first, and the entrance is crisp and delicious, which is quite flavor. For hundreds of years, anyone who climbs Wushan has always enjoyed tasting Wushan shortbread. Of course, there are many local cuisines in Hangzhou, such as sauced duck in Hangzhou, steamed buns in Hangzhou, Longjing in West Lake and so on.