Changzhou snacks have both local traditional characteristics and the flavors of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. They use a wide range of ingredients, with fillings ranging from salty to sweet, meat to vegetarian. They are carefully made and enjoy a high reputation.

Xiao Long Bao with Crab

During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, it was first created by Wanhua Tea House on the south side of the floating bridge along the river. Its characteristics: the crab oil is golden and shiny, fat but not greasy, the crab fragrance is fragrant, the juice is delicious, the skin is thin and strong, the filling is tender and refreshing, and it is delicious when served with balsamic vinegar and shredded ginger.

Changzhou cannabis cake

Changzhou cannabis cake is a large oval-shaped sesame cake with a unique taste and flavor. It is also the favorite traditional home-cooked food of Changzhou people. When making it, raw materials such as refined white flour, high-quality sesame seeds, white sugar, and refined salt are selected, and it is refined through multiple processes such as dough mixing, stirring, kneading, stuffing, shaping, and baking. There are two flavors, salty and sweet, for buyers to choose from. Once the qualified sesame cake comes out of the oven, it will have a rich and tangy aroma, a yellow color but not burnt, moderate salty and sweet but not greasy, crispy and delicious but not crispy, and good color, aroma and taste. In the past, Changzhou hemp cakes were mostly eaten by locals as breakfast. Nowadays, after reform and innovation, careful packaging, beautiful appearance and easy to carry, it has become a must-have gift for people to visit relatives and friends.

Sesame Candy

Changzhou sesame candy has a long history and unique flavor. It is said that as early as the Tang Dynasty, local people began to use maltose and sesame to produce a kind of sesame candy that looks like sesame balls, called sesame balls. By the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, war smoke was everywhere, and the Jin soldiers invaded the south on a large scale. Kang Wang Zhao Gou fled south from Bianliang, the capital, and settled south of the Yangtze River. He blindly compromised and sued for peace, not wanting to regain the lost territory in the north. The people were very angry about this. At that time, someone once wrote a poem that said: "Beyond the mountains, there are towers outside the mountains, when will the singing and dancing in the West Lake stop? The warm wind makes the tourists drunk, and they call Hangzhou Bianzhou." To vent his dissatisfaction. The people in the Changwu area took another form to express their desire to resist the Jin Dynasty and regain their lost land. They transformed the spherical sesame dough candy into a cylindrical shape like a firecracker and gave it to King Kang to inspire his courage to fight against the Jin Dynasty and restore the country. Changzhou sesame candy was made into a cylindrical shape and is still in use today. Changzhou sesame candy has carefully selected ingredients and exquisite production. It is required that the sesame seeds are fully covered without exposing the skin, and both ends are sealed so that the filling does not leak out. The sugar layer is porous but not stiff, the taste is sweet and crispy and does not stick to the teeth, the color is bright and uniform, the thickness is about the same length, and a pound is exactly 20 sticks. It is indeed a good gift for home travel and as a gift to relatives and friends.

Dried radish

People who have been to Changzhou will say: "There is a strange thing in Changzhou. Dried radish is used as a side dish with wine." Authentic Changzhou dried radish is indeed different from dried radish elsewhere. The sweet and tender solid carrots produced in Ximenwai Xinzha, Changzhou are selected as raw materials. They are washed and cut into strips, dried appropriately, and then added with appropriate amounts of salt, sugar and various accessories, and then carefully pickled. Due to the excellent selection of ingredients, a unique pickling process is used, and it is paired with unique seasonings. Therefore, Changzhou dried radish is yellow in color with red inside, salty but not salty, salty but slightly sweet, crispy but not spicy, and very delicious. Moreover, it is cheap, good quality and easy to carry. It is not only a side dish for people to eat, but also can be used as a snack for drinking and after dinner. If you buy authentic Changzhou products, customers will definitely be in for a treat.

Shrimp cakes

It has a history of nearly 200 years. Qing Dynasty writer Yuan Mei's "Suiyuan Food List" contains: "Shrimp cakes, raw shrimp meat, green onions, salt, pepper, a little liqueur shank, add water to make noodles, and sesame oil to sear it through." It is golden in color, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. , fresh and delicious.

Horse hoof cake

After the Taiping Army captured Changzhou in the 10th year of Xianfeng Period in the Qing Dynasty, a shortbread shaped like a horseshoe appeared among the people, which was intended to praise the achievements of the Taiping Army. Water chestnut cake is made from refined white flour, cotton sugar, soybean oil and other raw materials, and is baked in a traditional furnace. Golden in color, sweet and crispy. It has been included in "Chinese Famous Dishes Recipes".

Tianmu Lake Casserole Fish

Tianmu Lake Casserole Fish Head: Founded in Tianmu Lake Hotel in Jiangsu Province, it has been carefully cooked by Zhu Shuncai, a famous chef in Jiangsu Province for nearly 30 years. It is now known as the best traditional dish in Jiangsu and has become a wonder in the world of Chinese food. When cooking Tianmu Lake casserole fish head, we use large silver carp heads naturally grown in the water body of Tianmu Lake as raw materials, pure natural Tianmu Lake water as the soup base, and processed with unique cooking techniques. Due to the beautiful scenery of Tianmu Lake, it is not only The green vegetation on the surrounding mountains filters the lake water, and the bottom of the lake is sandy rather than silt. This unique natural environment makes the water of Tianmu Lake clear, sweet, and spotless, so the fish growing in it have no earthy smell. Therefore, Tianmu Lake Casserole Fish Head is highly praised by food lovers for its excellent quality of "fresh but not fishy, ??fat but not greasy".

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