Huaiyang cuisine originated in the pre-Qin period and is a representative cuisine in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Huaiyang cuisine, centered on Huai 'an and Yangzhou, combines the local cuisine characteristics of Zhenjiang and other places, forming a unique cooking skill and flavor. Huaiyang cuisine pays attention to material selection and knife work. When cooking, pay attention to the heat and emphasize the original flavor. It is famous for its freshness, peace and strict materials. Traditional dishes of Huaiyang cuisine include stewed eel, lion's head with crab powder, boiled shredded pork and so on. These dishes have the characteristics of light taste, exquisite materials and fine production.
Huaiyang cuisine used to be the representative of official dishes in the south of the Yangtze River in history, and once became a state banquet dish in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Huaiyang cuisine has gradually won the praise of diners at home and abroad for its unique cooking skills and flavor.
Characteristics of Huaiyang cuisine
1, YEATION ingredients: Huaiyang cuisine pays attention to the freshness and quality of ingredients, and selects seasonal ingredients and fresh aquatic products with local specialties. Pay attention to reasonable collocation in material selection, and highlight the original flavor of raw materials.
2, fine knife work: Huaiyang cuisine has extremely high requirements for knife work, paying attention to the shape and size of raw materials. Exquisite knife work can make the raw materials more delicious after cooking and present exquisite dishes.
3. Unique cooking: Huaiyang cuisine has unique cooking skills, focusing on the mastery and control of cooking time. In the cooking process, slow cooking methods such as stewing, stewing and simmering are often used to make the dishes have the characteristics of original flavor, mellow soup and delicious taste.
4, the taste is light and peaceful: Huaiyang cuisine is characterized by light and peaceful, paying attention to the taste of the food itself. The dishes are moderate in taste, not too salty, not too sweet, not too spicy and not too sour, which makes people feel comfortable and natural after tasting.