Special Dishes
The most delicious clams in the world: The clams abundant in the South Yellow Sea Beach are known as the "most fresh in the world" and were presented as tributes to the imperial court in ancient times. Clam meat can be eaten in many ways, such as stir-frying, stewing in soup, grilling, and boiling raw. Sizzling clams and golden clam cakes are famous dishes in Nantong.
Wenfeng Double Bamboo: A famous dish of Wenfeng Restaurant. The main raw material is bamboo razor clams, stir-fried with bamboo shoots. Bamboo razor clams are mainly produced in Rudong tidal flat in this city. They are shaped like bamboo tubes, with light yellow shell color and jade-like flesh. They are top-quality seafood. In recent years, razor clam farms have been developed in Dongsha, Rudong. The razor clams harvested from autumn and winter to around Qingming Festival are fat and tasty.
White-glazed catfish: Catfish, also known as white catfish, has long snout fins and comes in many varieties. The catfish produced in the Langshan section of Nantong is white with hints of red, with less thorns and tender meat. It is a rare and valuable species with long snouts and fins in the Yangtze River. This dish has been included in "Chinese Famous Recipes" and "Chinese Cooking Dictionary".
Haimen mutton in soup: Haimen goat is famous for its fatness, tenderness and deliciousness. Haimen mutton in soup became famous in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Local famous chefs use castrated and fattened goats as raw materials, and make them through unique cooking. It has the characteristics of freshness, juiciness, deliciousness, meat essence, less fat, easy digestion, and light smell. It is also warm, tonic, appetizing and fitness. function.
Sweet and sour yellow croaker: The large and small yellow croaker produced in Lusi Fish Farm is one of the oldest and most important economic fish in my country. Yellow croaker contains protein, fat, sugar, vitamins, calcium, iron and other nutrients. Large yellow croaker is a high-grade nutritional supplement. There are many ways to eat yellow croaker. Sweet and sour yellow croaker is a famous dish in Nantong.
Money Carrot Cake: Created in the late Qing Dynasty, Nantong pastry chefs improved it in the 1970s based on the Suiyuan Food List, making the finished product harmonious in color and pleasing to the eye, shaped like money, with clear lines, crispy skin, and filling Heart plump and delicious. "Nantong Money Carrot Cake" has been included in "Chinese Snacks" and "Chinese Encyclopedia".
Hibiscus and Patchouli Dumplings: Patchouli has a cool and fragrant aroma and is a good Chinese medicinal material. Pastry chefs in Nantong use rugosa leaves as dumpling wrappers and sweet-scented osmanthus bean paste as filling to make soft-fried rugosa dumplings that look like hibiscus buds in bud, leaving a cool and fragrant taste. This spot has been included in "Chinese Snacks" and "Chinese Encyclopedia" and has become a famous spot throughout the country.
Chive box: adapted from "Suiyuan Food List" written by Yuan Mei during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Leek boxes generally use spring leeks as fillings, which are suitable for consumption in spring. The skin of this product is golden and crispy, and the leek filling is crispy and tender. It is crispy without the use of oil and glutinous and soft without the use of rice flour. It is a perfect snack at the right time.