Nanjing Longpao Crab Roe Bun has been famous since the late Qing Dynasty. It is famous for its thin skin, rich marinade, tender filling, beautiful shape, fresh taste and not greasy. There are strict requirements for processes such as making crab oil, skin soup, stuffing, rolling, kneading and steaming. Crab buns look like autumn blooms and taste fresh but not greasy, a Nanjing delicacy.
Crab roe soup dumplings are a delicacy in Liuhe Longpao. Longpao crab roe soup dumplings have a history of 140 years and are said to have been a tribute to the imperial court. It originated during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is said that during Emperor Qianlong's sixth visit to the south of the Yangtze River, he encountered a dragon robe. After tasting the steamed buns filled with crab roe and crab meat specially made by the villagers, the dragon's face was overjoyed and he repeatedly praised "delicious, delicious". The villagers were also flattered. , so they called this kind of steamed buns "Qianlong soup dumplings".
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Master Tao Ji from Paizikou Street founded the "Taipingchun Restaurant", which inherited the traditional craftsmanship of Qianlong soup dumplings and reprocessed the fillings, adding a variety of ingredients to make the soup dumplings more delicious. It tasted better and was renamed "Crab Roe Soup Dumplings". In the 1930s, Tao Ji passed on this art to Qin Youfa, Yi Chunbing, and Shen Ou to continue the business. It was well received by diners and well-known in the countryside. In the 1960s, Zhou Yuchun, the successor of Qin Youfa, took over "Laohongyuan" and inherited and developed the craft of crab roe soup dumplings. Since the 1980s, the favorable situation of reform and opening up has provided excellent opportunities and environment for the development of the soup dumpling industry in our town. Restaurants such as "Liuba Restaurant" and "Yangtze River Hotel" have emerged at the historic moment and have achieved good social success. effects and economic benefits. In 2004, with the care and support of the Municipal Catering Chamber of Commerce, the "Nanjing Catering Chamber of Commerce Dragon Robe and Crab Roe Soup Bun Branch" was established, consisting of 24 soup dumpling shops. As a result, the Dragon Robe and Crab Roe Soup Bun Industry has become bigger and stronger, with unprecedented success. Well-known at home and abroad.
Longpao crab roe soup dumplings are made from crab meat, crab roe and fresh pork as the main ingredients, plus chicken soup and various condiments to make the filling, and then wrapped in dough. There are strict requirements for using authentic Chinese mitten crabs, boiling crab butter, making skin soup, making stuffing, rolling skin, steaming buns, etc. The soup dumplings produced are shaped like autumn chrysanthemums, with paper-thin skin, golden soup color, rich aroma, juicy and fresh taste, and rich in amino acids. It is a rare good thing and can be called "one of the best in China".
Nanjing’s Liuhe District holds the Dragon Robe Crab Roe Soup Bun Festival all year round, which is an unprecedented event and is well-known at home and abroad.