1, salted duck: salted duck is a famous specialty in Nanjing, belonging to Jinling cuisine, one of the representatives of Jinling cuisine, also known as osmanthus duck, which is a geographical indication product in China. Because Nanjing also has a name "Jinling", it is also called "Jinling salted duck", which has a long reputation and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Nanjing salted duck has a long history and accumulated rich production experience. Duck skin is white and tender, fat but not greasy, fragrant and delicious, with the characteristics of fragrance, crispness and tenderness.
2. Stewed chicken house: Stewed chicken house is a traditional dish in Nanjing, belonging to Jinling cuisine. It is cooked by traditional stewing method. The soup is clear, mellow, crisp and delicious. Hu Xiaoshi, a famous scholar, had a special liking for this dish before his death, and it was a must for every banquet guest, saying that "the chicken tastes crisp and rotten, and the clear soup tastes mellow and white".
3. Squirrel: Squirrel is a traditional famous dish in Jiangsu Province, belonging to Jiangsu cuisine. The main ingredient of this dish is yellow croaker; Squirrel fish, named for its squirrel-like shape, usually takes yellow croaker, carp, mandarin fish and other fish as raw materials, removes the scales, gills and internal organs of the fish and washes them with clear water. Cut the fish head at the chest and abdomen fin with a knife, then cut the fish head from the jaw, split the fish head in half, pat it gently with a knife, remove both sides of the fish, remove the fine spines on the chest, fry the fish tail in the oil pan until golden brown, and then pour the sauce on the platter, which is a delicious dish.
4. Egg steamed dumplings: Egg steamed dumplings is a traditional Nanjing dish, which belongs to Jinling cuisine and Jinling snacks. It is also called "the four famous dishes of Beijing-Jiangsu cuisine" with squirrel fish, beauty liver and anchovy. It is one of the famous dishes of Ma Xiangxing Muslim Restaurant in Nanjing. It is made of shrimp stuffing, boiled in an egg bag, steamed in a cage and poured with fresh juice. Eggs are cooked and sold in egg skin bags, which is novel, and the stuffing is mainly shrimp. Its practice is to wash the shrimp first, chop it into rice grains, and then add chopped green onion, monosodium glutamate and other seasonings to stir.
5. Ren Mei liver: Ren Mei liver is a famous traditional dish in Nanjing, belonging to Jinling cuisine and one of the representatives of Jinling cuisine. Together with squirrel fish, fried eggs and anchovies, it is also called "the four famous dishes of Beijing-Jiangsu cuisine". It was founded in the 1920s, also known as fried chicken breast with gourd, Ren Mei liver and duck pancreas. Beauty liver is usually cooked with duck pancreas and chicken breast, and fried with duck oil. After serving, the color is milky white, smooth, tender and delicious, refreshing.