The ancient city of Nanjing is worth visiting. It has ancient traces such as the Xiaoling Mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the fashion sense of the Republic of China. It is also a modern city with a full literary and artistic atmosphere.

Of course, when it comes to eating, I prefer down-to-earth snacks, which are the things people in old Nanjing eat on the streets.

Nanjing is not just about duck blood and vermicelli soup.

Li Ji Qijiawan Pot Sticker is an old-fashioned state-owned restaurant. During lunch time, you can take your dinner plate to the window to pick up your meal. There are plenty of seats inside.

To make pot stickers, a big pot is used. The pot stickers are placed in long and slender circles and fried golden with plenty of rapeseed oil.

After frying, the oil is poured out, and the chef skillfully counts the dishes and puts them on the plates for those waiting in line according to the number on the ticket.

Bite one end of the pot sticker, suck in the soup, and then dip it in vinegar and chili to enjoy.

The method of eating is similar to the soup dumplings, but the taste is unique. The fragrant soup first arouses the expectations of the taste buds, and then tastes the fried hard dough and solid meat filling, which fills the mouth with the aroma of beef.

The fried dumplings in the store are also amazing. The meat fillings are juicy, salty and sweet. As a northerner, I fall in love with this taste.

The bottom is fried very crispy, I feel like I could order ten more.

Xiao Zheng Shaobing Xiao Zheng Shaobing is always lined up on the street in Lao Mendang, Beijing, and always brings tears to my eyes.

Many people buy one large plastic bag at a time.

When you come to Nanjing, you must not miss the duck fat biscuits!

The sesame cakes made of duck fat are eaten while they are hot. The aroma is irresistible.

My favorite is the scallion oil flavor. The aromas of chopped green onion and duck fat are intertwined. The puff pastry on the outside falls all over the body when you take a bite. The white sesame seeds are roasted and fragrant.

There are all kinds of flavors in your mouth.

Han Fuxing's century-old store in Nanjing specializes in selling salted duck. Many people buy salted duck here to take back as souvenirs.

But what I want to recommend here is the duck fat biscuits!

Layer after layer, the salty chopped green onions are perfectly blended with the flour.

How can folk wisdom be so powerful.

I bought a hot one that had just come out of the oven, and everyone standing in front of the store had finished eating it.

Duck fat biscuits also have sugar fillings, bean paste, black sesame, fresh meat, dried prunes and other flavors to choose from~ Lao Men Dong Lan Lao Da Sugar Lotus Root Porridge In Nanjing, many shops sell red bean wine rice dumplings, which can be considered very traditional.

Street sweets.

When you are tired from walking, sit down and drink a bowl. No matter whether it is winter or summer, it is sweet and comfortable.

The red beans are boiled until soft, the white rice dumplings feel chewy and smooth in the mouth, and the thick fermented wine still has the taste of osmanthus.

After a big bowl of sweetness, I felt full.

Nanjing’s No. 1 Lotus Root in Rock Molasses Sauce. The Lotus Root in Rock Molasses Sauce is definitely one of the must-eat meals in Nanjing.

Steamed soft lotus roots are filled with glutinous rice, sprinkled with osmanthus honey juice, sliced ??and eaten, it is very refreshing.

This store has three or two branches in Nanjing, and there are only a limited number of items sold every day. If you go there late, you won't be able to buy them.

There is even a long queue for lunch.

There are big and small. Once you choose, weigh it and the waiter can slice it.

Sauces are individually bagged.

I ate it in the park while taking a break.

Fangpo Pastry Shop has been a popular store in Xinjiekou for several years, with queues starting at 6:30 every day.

The aunt inside is very nimble with her hands and feet.

The popular star item is glutinous rice balls. There are also regular and old-fashioned fried dough sticks to choose from. Purple rice is wrapped in old-fashioned fried dough sticks, plus pork floss. It tastes soft, hard, old and tender after one bite. It will not last until lunch.

Hungry.

I went there before the Dragon Boat Festival, just in time to eat chestnut meat rice dumplings.

The meat has the texture of bacon, with a strong salty aroma.

Facing the salty-sweet war of zongzi, I felt like I had betrayed the sweetness of my hometown.

Have a bowl of red bean rice dumplings stuffed with wine, perfect!

Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup If you want to have an ideal bowl of duck blood vermicelli soup, its contents must first be all-inclusive - duck blood is delicate and tender, duck gizzard meat is tight and has a long taste, duck intestines are tough, tough and chewy, duck

The liver is tender and delicious, with a shadow of foie gras.

Many stalls cannot do this alone. Even if they are so complete, they would not be willing to put in an extra piece of material.

There is only one requirement for these various things to taste good - freshness. Only fresh offal can release the richest flavor. Nanjing's duck blood vermicelli soup is the most famous in the country.

For the best food, you must choose the dilapidated old shops in the old alleys.

The atmosphere is full of locals speaking Nanjing dialect, and the aunt serving soup has a gentle and down-to-earth smile.

Take one bite of the delicious soup base, the duck blood and tofu soak that you can't get enough of, and pair it with a duck pancake. It's a golden pairing.

The one above is duck blood vermicelli soup with clear soup.