As the hometown of food, Zhenjiang is constantly developing its tourism food culture, featuring Huaiyang cuisine and taking in both North and South flavors. Zhenjiang cuisine is known as "three fish and three monsters". "Three Fish" means "Three Seasons of the Yangtze River": shad, swordfish and squid. Legend has it that Dongxiang mutton is a special flavor of Zhenjiang, which is rich in Luda Town, Yaoqiao Town and Dagang in Dantu District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. This area is located in the east of Zhenjiang and is called "Dongxiang". The most famous place for making Dongxiang mutton is Li Ru in Yaoqiao Town, a small market town formerly known as Zhu Jiawei. It is said that it was named by emperor Qianlong, and the reason why Qianlong was named was from Dongxiang mutton.
When Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he heard that the mutton in Zhenjiang Zhu Jiawei was delicious, so he sent someone to buy it. Who knows that poor people are greedy and lustful in purchasing? When buying mutton in Zhu Jiawei, he molested the girls in the village and was finally killed by the local villagers. After learning this, he was furious and decided to remain anonymous to find out, thus making the final punishment decision. However, after arriving in Zhu Jiawei, the emperor found that local people, men, women and children, knew books and manners, so they were called "Confucianism". Among the local products of Zhenjiang, Danyang Fenggang wine is famous for its "light taste and dew, and its color is like spring in the hole".
The brewing technology of sealed jar wine with glutinous rice as raw material and wheat koji as saccharifying starter is exquisite. When the sugar content of the mash reaches the peak, Xiaoqu rice wine with the temperature above 50 degrees is added, the jar mouth is immediately sealed, the fermented grains are kept for a certain period of time, 60% clear liquid is extracted, squeezed, mixed in proportion, filled with a certain amount of jar, and sealed and stored for 2-3 years. After brewing, it is brownish red in color, full of fragrance, fresh and sweet in taste, and the alcohol content is above 14, which is the top grade of yellow rice wine. 1984, Danyang Fenggang Liquor won the National Silver Award and ranked first in the evaluation of China sweet yellow rice wine. Zhenjiang kitten sesame oil is famous for its clear, transparent and pure color. This product is exquisite in material selection and pays attention to technology. It is made by traditional stone mill grinding, and is processed by many processes such as impurity removal, cleaning, steaming and frying, pulping, precipitation and filtration. This sesame oil has been among the best in the quality evaluation of related sesame oil for many times. In March, 1985 Zhenjiang Xiao Mo sesame oil won the gold medal of International Cuisine Association and International Tourism and Tourism Committee.
Among Zhenjiang's native products, ground sesame oil may be one of the best developed products in the market. Nowadays, there are more than 10 brands and nearly 10 manufacturers in Zhenjiang. Among them, the famous brands are Mannan brand xiaomo sesame oil from Zhenjiang Riqing condiment company and Fuyu brand xiaomo sesame oil from Zhenjiang Fuyu sesame oil co., Ltd. The products of xiaomo sesame oil are exported to more than 20 countries and regions, such as Britain and the United States, and are well received by users at home and abroad. Zhenjiang's "crab-yellow soup dumpling" is famous at home and abroad, and it is a famous snack. According to legend, the "Crab Yellow Tangyuan" in Zhenjiang was handed down during the Three Kingdoms period. After Liu Bei abdicated in Baidi City, he died. Sun Shangxiang, his wife in Soochow, was very sad.
Mrs. Sun, who is loyal to love, looks at the rolling river and climbs up Beigu Mountain with indignation. After paying homage to the spirits of God and her husband, she jumped into the Yangtze River. In order to remember Mrs. Sun's loyalty and virtue, later generations wrapped minced pork and crab meat steamed bread with flour to propose a toast to Mrs. Sun. This kind of meat steamed bread is delicious, which has attracted the attention of many gourmets and soon became a hot food on the table of restaurants, and has been passed down from generation to generation since the Three Kingdoms period. "Crab Yellow Tangyuan" reached its peak in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and its reputation spread far and wide. According to legend, Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty visited Jiangnan incognito. When he passed by Zhenjiang, he heard that there was a delicious "crab yellow soup dumpling" in Zhenjiang and stayed in Zhenjiang for a few days. After tasting it, he was full of praise. Jingjiang navel, also known as "King Kong navel", is named after it looks like the navel of clay sculpture King Kong. The traditional Jingjiang navel has six corners, which are full, round and the same size. Jingjiang navel is made of special flour, peanut oil, sugar, yeast, sodium carbonate, osmanthus, etc. , which are sold in all major farmers' markets in our city. According to the old people, there was only a few cents at that time. Make a thin diamond umbilical cord, with pores in the cross section, soft, not loose, without acid-base agglomeration and impurities. The taste is sweet and soft, and it is good for both dry eating and soup.