Yangzhou has beautiful scenery and is also the birthplace of Huaiyang cuisine, one of the four major cuisines in China. When it comes to Yangzhou’s most famous food, everyone’s first reaction must be Yangzhou fried rice.

But it’s not just fried rice, there are many famous snacks in Yangzhou. The editor will recommend them below. Please see below for details.

1. Yangzhou fried rice, also known as Yangzhou egg fried rice, is a traditional local dish.

It is said that it originated in the Sui Dynasty. The main ingredients are rice, ham, eggs, shrimps, etc. It has developed to now, with different flavors and many varieties. Egg fried rice is sold all over the country.

But the editor still feels that the food here is the most delicious. It has been passed down for thousands of years, so it must have something special about it.

2. Thousand-layer cake is a famous local traditional food in Yangzhou. It is said to have originated in the Qing Dynasty and has a history of a hundred years.

It is usually made with white flour, pig suet, white sugar, sweet red melon shreds, edible alkali, cooked lard, etc.

Its characteristics: layers of sugar and oil, soft, sweet and tender, very delicious.

3. Sanding buns are a famous local traditional food. According to legend, they originated during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. They were made for breakfast by Yangzhou chef Master Ding when Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River.

When the buns are made with diced sea cucumber, diced chicken, diced meat, diced winter bamboo shoots and shrimps, they are called Wuding buns.

Taking into account the consumption level of ordinary people, the diced sea cucumber and shrimp were removed to become the current Sanding Baozi.

Its characteristics: fresh, fragrant, crispy, tender, fat but not greasy.

Very tasty.

4. Jade Siomai is one of the famous local dishes. It was created by Chen Buyun, the founder of Fuchun Tea House.

It has a history of a hundred years. It is made by chopping green vegetables, adding refined salt, sugar, and cooked lard and mixing them well to form a filling. Then roll it into a thin skin with half-cooked hot noodles and knead it into a chrysanthemum shape. The filling is slightly exposed at the neck and is topped with a little ham.

embellishment.

Its characteristics: white skin, green filling, sweet and fragrant.

5. Shrimp roe dumpling noodles literally mean dumplings and noodles. In fact, they are wontons and noodles in the same bowl.

Its characteristics are: the wonton skin is as thin as paper, the meat filling is delicious and full, and the noodles have smooth texture.

The soup is made with shrimp roe. The soup is sauce-colored and looks inconspicuous, but it is the most delicious soup.

really tasty.

The key is that I have never eaten anywhere else.

6. Yangzhou spring rolls are a famous local traditional snack. According to legend, they evolved from spring cakes.

Founded in the Tang Dynasty.

Spring rolls are mostly long in shape and usually filled with pork, bamboo shoots, leeks, fungus, mushrooms, carrots, etc.

The flavors include salty, spicy, sweet and sour, etc. No matter which flavor you choose, they are delicious.

7. Boiled dried shreds, also known as boiled dried shreds in chicken soup, belongs to Huaiyang cuisine.

Dried shredded tofu refers to shredded dried tofu. It is usually made with chicken soup and added with shredded bamboo shoots, shredded chicken, fungus, shrimp, egg skin and other ingredients.

It is said that it originated in the Qing Dynasty, and the methods passed down to modern times are also somewhat different. Some are made of chicken shreds, ham shreds and dried shreds, which are called "Chicken Fire Dried Shreds", and those made of Kaiyang (i.e. dried shrimps) and dried shreds are called "Kaiyang Dried Shreds".

"Silk", those made with shrimp are called "Dried Shrimp Silk", etc.

No matter what it is, it's delicious.

Don’t miss it when you go to Yangzhou.

Editor's comment: In fact, Yangzhou food seems to be relatively bland, but it is delicious and healthy at the same time, and it caters more to the appetite of the locals.