Yangzhou, known as Guangling, Jiangdu, and Weiyang in ancient times, its founding history can be traced back to 486 BC[1]. It is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province. It is located in central Jiangsu, at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is known as the "famous capital of Huaizuo."

It is known as the "Best Place in Bamboo West" and also has the reputation of "the first canal city in China"; it is also known as Yang Yi Yi Er, the first state in Huainan, and the Moon City.

Yangzhou’s delicacy, Yangzhou fried rice, Yangzhou fried rice, also known as Yangzhou egg fried rice, is famous all over the world.

Don't underestimate this fried rice. It combines the characteristics of Huaiyang cuisine with "rigorous selection of ingredients, fine preparation, exquisite processing, attention to color matching, and original flavor" and has developed into one of the famous staple foods of Huaiyang flavor.

There are many varieties of Yangzhou fried rice, including "gold-wrapped silver", "assorted egg fried rice" and "green vegetable fried rice".

It has many ingredients, commonly used ones include eggs, sea cucumbers, ham, green beans, shrimps, pork tenderloin, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, chopped green onions, etc.

The fried rice made in this way has clear rice grains and full of ingredients. It is really beautiful and delicious!

Sanding buns are a famous snack in Yangzhou. Its characteristics are: the skin of the buns has absorbed the marinade in the filling, making it soft and delicious.

The filling is soft and hard, salty and sweet, sweet and crispy, oily but not greasy, and the buns are beautiful in shape. They can be said to be one of the representatives of Huaiyang dim sum.

The so-called "Sanding" is made of diced chicken, diced meat and diced bamboo shoots.

The diced chicken is made from second-year hens, which are fat and tender; the diced meat is made from five-flowered ribs with moderate fat; the diced bamboo shoots are made from fresh bamboo shoots according to the season.

Sanding is also called Sanxian.

Sanding buns are a common breakfast snack in Yangzhou. You can try them at Fuchun and Yechun Tea Houses, time-honored restaurants in Yangzhou. However, these two restaurants are often so popular that it is hard to find one.

Yangzhou soup dumplings Yangzhou people often say: "In the morning, the skin is filled with water, and in the evening, the skin is filled with water."

The allusion to this sentence: Yangzhou people like to drink tea in teahouses early in the morning, eat a basket of soup dumplings, sip the thick soup, and chew the mellow meat filling.

It can be seen how popular soup dumplings are in Yangzhou. The soup dumplings are made with exquisite ingredients and are carefully made.

It is made from hot flour noodles and is made from rib meat. It is stuffed with fresh bone marrow soup and is seasoned with more than ten kinds of fine condiments.

The steamed buns are fragrant and tender, the skin is soft and tender, the appearance is exquisite and translucent, the soup is mellow and rich, and the mouth is oily but not greasy.

The must-order dish at every table in Yangzhou is the boiled dried shredded pork!

Some gourmets even order a pot of fragrant tea and a large plate of boiled dried shreds, but nothing else.

From here, we can see that it is well-deserved as the specialty dish of Huaiyang cuisine!

Boiled dried shredded chicken, also known as boiled dried shredded chicken sauce, is a refreshing and nutritious dish. The umami flavor of ham and Kaiyang permeates into the extremely fine dried tofu shreds, without a drop of oil or a trace of tofu.

Xingxing is a masterpiece that never tires of detail.

This dish seems easy, but it is not simple to prepare.

The knife skills are extremely fine, and the fresh aroma of various seasonings are cooked and blended into the shredded tofu. It tastes refreshing and appetizing, and is so delicious that you will never tire of eating it.

Thousand-layer oil cake Thousand-layer oil cake is a famous Yangzhou delicacy, soft, sweet and tender, with clear layers.

Diamond-shaped block, hibiscus color, translucent, the cake is divided into 64 layers, with layers of sugar and oil alternately, sweet and delicious.

It has a history of nearly a hundred years. It was founded by famous chefs in Yangzhou during the Guangxu period. They inherited the technique of thousand-layer steamed buns and improved it. They used a clear and slow fermentation method, and the oil, sugar and flour were rolled into even layers to avoid excessive grains and oils.

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Thousand-layer oil cake and jade siomai are both known as the "two delicacies of Yangzhou" in pastries.

Lion's Head The most famous Yangzhou dish is lion's head.

Although the soup is oily, the lion's head is soft, fat but not greasy, and slightly sweet in the mouth.

This dish is also very particular to make.

First of all, you must use pork belly. This is because the fat-to-lean ratio of pork belly is suitable for lion heads. Secondly, you must use a knife to chop the pork belly into minced meat instead of a meat grinder, because the minced meat minced by hand is very elastic.

The Yangzhou lion head made in this way is extremely light, and you can taste the delicious flavor of the meatballs with one bite!

Wensi Tofu Wensi Tofu is a famous Huaiyang dish with a long history.

It is said that Emperor Qianlong tasted this dish, and it was his favorite. It even became a famous dish in the Qing Palace.

Thousands of strands of tofu threads as thin as hair are floating in it, light, white and delicate, and dotted with some red or green vegetables.

It has extremely strict selection of ingredients, fine cutting skills, soft and tender taste, and melts in your mouth.

Yangzhou Pickles Yangzhou Pickles is a famous Jiangsu specialty snack. Su Shi praised it in a poem: "The color is like jade and the shape is like a hairpin, and the fragrance is fragrant. The taste is extraordinary. It is suspected to be an immortal product."

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The most famous Yangzhou pickles are Yangzhou Sanhe Simei pickles.

"Three Harmonies" means that the producers hope that entrepreneurs can unite and cooperate like the three friends of pine, bamboo, plum and winter; "Four Beauties" refers to the four enjoyable things in life, namely good time, beautiful scenery, enjoyment and pleasure.

Yangzhou pickles are beautiful in shape, bright in color, rich in sauce aroma, sweet and crispy, and include dozens of varieties such as milk cucumbers, radish tops, young ginger, and assorted vegetables.

It is now available in supermarkets.

Stir-fried Shrimp If you are a hardcore foodie, you must not miss the stir-fried shrimp when you come to Yangzhou.