The specialties of Kaifeng are as follows: Specialty 1: Peanut Cake Peanut cake is a traditional specialty of Kaifeng and an ancient palace meal. It originated in the Song Dynasty and has been passed down to the present day through the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
Because Kaifeng is located in the plains, the peanuts produced in Kaifeng are relatively high-quality, and the peanut cakes produced are unmatched by other regions. Coupled with the unique technology and production process, the peanut cakes produced are sweet and sharp, and melt in the mouth, making people have endless aftertaste.
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Every time I go to play with the lights on, I bring a few packets of peanut cakes for my relatives and friends to try.
What you bring is not just peanut cake, but the essence of local culture.
Specialty 2: Soup dumplings. Soup dumplings are a delicacy that all outsiders must eat when visiting Kaifeng. The soup dumplings are beautiful in appearance, small and exquisite, with thin skin and lots of fillings. The soup is dripping with oil and tastes delicious. Just thinking about it makes me drool!
Folks often say "lift it gently, move it slowly, open the window first, then drink the soup, sweep it all away, and your mouth will be full of fragrance." This is the trick for guests to taste the deliciousness of the soup and the full texture of the filling in the mouth.
Of course, the main reason is that by following this recipe when eating soup dumplings, I, a Libra, can ensure that I eat them elegantly without causing embarrassment by scalding my mouth with soup.
Specialty Three: Tongzi Chicken. Tongzi chicken is a famous specialty dish of Kaifeng. It is famous for its bright yellow color, salty, tender and crispy, fat but not greasy, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes.
The production process is exquisite and the materials are strictly selected. Live hens with a growth period of more than one year and less than three years and a gross weight of more than 1,250 grams are always used. The chickens are required to have plump muscles, thick fat, and thicker breast and crotch oil.
, soaked in century-old soup for about two hours. When eating, Tongzi Chicken is very particular about shaving the bones first and then slicing them. When eating, pick up the boneless meat slices and chew them carefully. The more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes.
The best part is the chicken thigh, which is fragrant and has a good texture. It is the best in cold dishes.
Specialty 4: Bao Gongdou There is Bao Qingtian in Kaifeng, and Bao Gongdou is also a famous snack in Kaifeng.
It is a black peanut bean that looks like Bao Gong's face. It is soaked in various natural plant spices and baked with salt. Because of its unique flavor, black appearance, resembling Bao Gong's face, fragrant taste, and Bao Gong's character, he looks serious and upright on the outside.
, in fact, it is kind and mellow, so it is called Bao Gongdou.
Specialty Five: Kaifeng Straw Weaving Straw weaving is a traditional handicraft in my country. Kaifeng straw weaving was very prosperous in the Northern Song Dynasty.
Kaifeng straw weaving mainly produces various wheat straw handicrafts. The products include straw baskets, straw handbags, children's basket hats, various craft straw hats and wheat straw crafts, twelve zodiac animals, artistic hanging screens, craft facial masks, and the Eight Scenes of Bianliang. They are all beautiful in shape and meticulous in workmanship.
, the image is rich, realistic and full of three-dimensional sense, and it is exported to more than 60 countries and regions on five continents of the world.
Kaifeng straw weaving has won the "Henan Province Arts and Crafts Hundred Flowers Award" for two consecutive years and has been rated as a folk craft award many times.