What are the famous foods worth tasting in Nantong? As a coastal city, Nantong has fish, fresh crabs and fat shrimps all year round. Natural seafood is one of the must-eat foods, among which clams rank first in the list of must-eat foods. The clam produced in Nantong is the top grade of shellfish seafood. According to records, as early as the Tang Dynasty, Meretrix meretrix was listed as a tribute of the imperial court. Its meat is delicious, rich in protein, fat, calcium and other nutrients, and it is known as "the freshest meat in the world".
Nantong Meretrix is also called Meretrix meretrix and Clam. At the same time, because its shell is thick and full of patterns, its shell is pale white, and its shape resembles the ancient weapon moon axe, so it is also called moon axe. Meretrix meretrix is tender and nutritious. It can be eaten in many ways, such as frying, frying, stewing and frying. The most popular way to eat in Nantong is fried clam, which is full of liquid, smooth and fresh.
The fried clams in Nantong are delicious and not difficult to cook.
Ingredients: 3 kg of Meretrix meretrix (1 500g), onion1segment, 30g of Lentinus edodes, 0/5g of starch/kloc-0, 40g of water chestnut, appropriate amount of cooking wine, appropriate amount of salt, 60g of pork suet oil, appropriate amount of sesame oil, a small piece of ginger and yellow wine.
Step 1: soak the clam in clear water to spit sand. After about 65,438+0 hours, break the shell of the clam with a knife and take out the meat inside. Be sure to handle it carefully here, and put the damaged coating on the clam shell. Take it out and put it in a bowl. Pour in clear water and stir it in one direction. After washing, remove the water, add yellow wine, salt and Jiang Mo to marinate to remove fishy smell.
Step 2: put the wok on fire, add pork suet prepared in advance after the water is boiled. When it's 80% hot, add clam shells and stir fry, then take them out.
Step 3: Wash the wok, then put the pork into the wok for 60% to 70% hot baking, add the prepared water chestnut slices, onion slices and mushrooms and stir well, add the clam marinade and salt to boil, then add starch to thicken, then put the fried clam shell into the wok and stir well, and add sesame oil before taking it out.
Meretrix meretrix tastes delicious, so be careful not to blanch before frying. After blanching, Meretrix meretrix lost its original flavor and all its nutrients were lost. Of course, Nantong is rich in clam, which can be eaten in almost all restaurants in Nantong. Among them, Meretrix meretrix in Rudong County, Nantong is the most famous, and it is also exported to Japan, Europe and other places. According to legend, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, local officials entertained clams. After emperor Qianlong tasted it, he was very happy and said, "This thing is very fresh and the best in the world."
Of course, in addition to clams, Nantong also has famous specialty food crispy cakes, fat and delicious Haimenshan mutton, Nantong saury, one of the three great cuisines in the Yangtze River, and crispy and delicious grass stove biscuits. There are too many little reds here to introduce them all. If you know any famous food in Nantong, please leave a message below to discuss.