Yancheng, located in the north-central part of Jiangsu Province, is one of the three coastal cities in Jiangsu Province. In ancient times, salt fields surrounded the city here, hence the name "Yancheng".
everyone in Yancheng has a delicious food of their own. The night market that Yancheng people crave is not a online celebrity cafe or a literary bar, but a roadside stall in the streets and lanes.
This barbecue shop is the Midnight Food Store of countless Yancheng people. Chicken skewers and all kinds of vegetables are put into the oil pan, and the fragrant smell permeates the whole street.
the stall owner said that the key to the delicious fried snack lies in his own secret sweet sauce, hot sauce and sweet and hot sauce.
There are many delicious foods hidden in the corners of Yancheng. And these are all delicious foods that have stood the test of time. There is no luxurious facade, relying on loyal diners who have been passed down by word of mouth.
The humble soup pot in this wonton stall turned out to be a Yuanyang pot. The pot on the right cooked wonton, and the shrimp skin soup pot on the left.
The stall owner said that the soul of his wonton is this bowl of soup boiled with shrimp shells.
As night falls, the nightlife markets in Yancheng light up one by one.
The new landmark of nightlife is the best fashion synonym in Yancheng Xinnong. Xinnongli Street Night Market is located in Yannan High-tech Zone. On the southeast side of the square, it is a "food market" that gathers all kinds of snacks in the north and south of the Yangtze River. The street food is steaming.
It is this sweet potato cavity that can catch all the snacks and delicious food in Yancheng in this new lane neighborhood. The sweet potato cavity is full of "accent", and the dazzling array of snacks is dazzling and overwhelming.
The mung bean jelly in Yancheng is clear and crystal clear. Brush it with bean jelly, pour peanuts, coriander, pickled cucumber and soup and stir it. This is the simplest summer temptation.
The stinky tofu in Yancheng comes from Dongtai, which is twice as thick as that in other places and tastes sweet and sour.
Yancheng is located in the plain, and local people like to eat pork. The cold dishes made from pig's head meat, pig's tail, pig's ears and pig's door cavity have a strong and smooth taste and different tastes.
What this cauldron is pasting is Subei fried dumpling. After the cooked noodles are fermented, they are quickly pasted on the pot, which is an authentic way for farmers in northern Jiangsu to eat.
Jianhu lotus root dumpling is the most famous special snack in Yancheng, with a history of more than 2 years.
lotus root starch is used as raw material, mixed with white sugar and jujube paste, and then sesame is used as stuffing pill, which is made by boiling in boiling water for many times.
The Funing cake being cut is mainly refined from glutinous rice flour. The cake slices are as white as snow and have the sweetness and chewiness of glutinous rice.
Wang Yan, the person in charge of the restaurant:
"It was given by Emperor Qianlong, and it was called Jade Belt Cake. The glutinous rice is fragrant, sweet and glutinous, and it is particularly chewy."
Yancheng people used to eat sweet potatoes three times a day. In the season when there were no sweet potatoes, ordinary people would dry the raw sweet potatoes and cook them into dried sweet potato porridge with barley.
Stir-fry the broad beans slowly, without adding oil, until they are crisp and dark, with a little burnt color. Rinse them with boiling water, add star anise, onion and ginger, cook them thoroughly for about 25 minutes, take them out and dry them, then mix them with vegetable oil, garlic and salt. This fried broad bean is also unique to Yancheng.
have you eaten boiled dumplings, and have you seen fried dumplings? This is a very memorable hometown dish in Yancheng. After the glutinous rice is cooked into noodles, it is scalded, kneaded into small balls, fried in oil pan until golden brown, and served with black and white sesame seeds and white sugar, which is a distinguished food for guests.
Jiangsu sauced duck head, with star anise, fennel, pepper, cardamom, onion ginger, dried pepper and carved wine, not only kept the sauce techniques and techniques, but also added sweetness to make the taste more in line with the taste of Yancheng people.
what other specialties can you eat at the night market in Yancheng? This northern Jiangsu grass chicken soup is definitely worth a taste.
Grass chicken is a hen that is kept by local people in the fruit forest and eats fruits and insects, and its growth cycle is one year.
The method of grass chicken soup is quite simple, but it embodies many techniques. After blanching with water, combine with mountain spring water, add chicken blood and stew for three hours.
After the grass chicken soup in northern Jiangsu is cooked, a little salt is added to the pot, and it is carried in a sedan chair to the diners, which is usually unsealed by distinguished guests. Of course, there will be an allegro before the soup is served.
Chef Zhang Xu:
"This bowl of soup is clear and bright, and the chicken is loose and soft. Many diners from other places have driven hundreds of kilometers just to drink this bowl of chicken soup."
The native geese, which are also kept in the reeds, are the best choice for Yancheng people to hang and roast geese. Blanch the goose in a large iron pot, and then add rapeseed oil and lard in the iron pot to fry together, so that the fragrance of goose can be generate. After that, onion, ginger, spices, sauces, beer and broth are the key to simmering roast goose.
Add goose blood, dried orchids and other ingredients to the roasted goose, and simmer slowly for one hour. The oily goose oil is saturated with goose meat, which makes people drool.
Yanfu soft pocket is a traditional famous dish in Jiangsu, and it is also the most famous dish in Huaiyang cuisine. Soft pocket is eel, Yancheng people also call it "long fish", and the soft pocket of Yanfu is made of long fish with a pen. Boned the long fish, then spread the leek on the bottom of the casserole and quickly pour in the black pepper juice.
When eating, use an alcohol stove to heat it at the bottom, so that the flavor of wine, leek, and the umami flavor of long fish shreds are mixed.
the lotus root dumplings in Yancheng are also different from those in other places. Generally, lotus root dumplings are steamed or stewed, but Yancheng lotus root dumplings are fried. Dice lotus root into mud, squeeze out water, add egg, onion, ginger and minced meat, stir well, and form dumplings. Lotus root dumplings wrapped in rice, after frying, have distinct appearance particles, soft stuffing, fat but not greasy.
The plump shrimps are cut from the inside, sauteed in a pan at high oil temperature, and then sauteed with homemade sauces and sauces, which are crispy and fleshy.
Dazong Lake in Yancheng is rich in shrimps and crabs, and there are many rhubarb. After washing, it is brewed together with Yancheng tangerine peel wine, white wine, lemon, star anise, cinnamon, coriander and fragrant leaves.
Chef Zhang Xu:
"Some ladies and children actually like to eat drunken crabs very much, but they can't accept the taste of carved wine. Chenpi wine is different, it is sweet, with a little wine flavor, and it is combined with this crab. "
after two to three hours, the drunken crab with tender meat, full-bodied taste and intoxicating smell is full of fragrance.
At night, the lights in Binhai County of Yancheng are on. Binhai County is named after the Yellow Sea in the east, with a tidal flat area of 16 square kilometers and a salt flat of 6, hectares. Rich marine resources also provide endless ingredients for local people.
Binhai people like to fill sausages, using the first-class hind leg meat, cutting into pieces, mixing with homemade seasoning, filling into small intestine, drying in the sun, steaming, sweet and fragrant.
Of course, Binhai people are also good at cooking little seafood. Sun-dried mussels and cuttlefish are washed with clear water, blanched with shredded white radish, and then stir-fried with onion and ginger. Add the broth and adjust the taste. The stewed mussel with radish and black seeds is simple and refreshing.
The coastal people call herring "Hunzi". Put homemade fish soup, herring and cooking wine in the pot. After boiling for 1 minutes, add soaked peanuts and pickles. The soup will be thick and the Binhai Hunzi tastes delicious.
"Drunkenness" is still the main character on the dining table of coastal people.
Drunk snails and drunk crabs are drunk in the same way. Spray white wine, add homemade seasonings such as ginger and garlic, and soak for more than 6 hours.
when we arrive in Binhai, how can we miss the rice and crispy rice cooked by Tujia people?
wash rice, dice vegetables and bacon, stir-fry onion and ginger until fragrant, add minced bacon and vegetables, add rice, and cook or steam with water. Add vegetable oil to the pot, and then add steamed vegetable rice to fry until crisp, and it becomes a crispy rice cooker with both vegetables and rice.
coastal people eat sweet potatoes in various ways. Soak the dried portulaca oleracea in clear water, clean it, chop it, add minced meat, onion and ginger, and adjust the taste. Then slice the sweet potato, steam it, knead it with pure sweet potato powder, wrap it in purslane stuffing and steam it, and it is sweet potato dumplings.
sweet potato is also very popular, and sweet potato with rock sugar ranks first. Peel and wash the sweet potato, add crystal sugar, honey and water, and burn for one and a half hours. The sweet potato is soft and glutinous, and the soup is sticky.
Nowadays, nightlife full of fireworks is appearing in Yancheng every night.
The new lane is bustling and the Haitang Garden is crowded. The light and shadow show of a large unmanned ship-"The Ship Says Begonia" is being staged brilliantly. The unmanned ship formation appeared with clever lights, and the dancers dressed as Haitang fairies danced lightly, creating a colorful symphony poem. Yancheng, the city is becoming more and more exciting!
broadcast notice
CCTV2 "Consumer Proposition" broadcast "22 China Night Market Raiders: Yancheng, Jiangsu" at 19: 28 on October 7th, and it will be replayed at 16:29 the next day, so please pay attention!