Xuzhou, abbreviated as "Xu" and known as Pengcheng in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province and the center of Huaihai Economic Zone. Xuzhou is the birthplace of Chinese culinary culture and has a long history of food culture. Peng Zu is recognized as the founder of the Chinese culinary world. It is said that in the time of Yao, Peng Zu, who was good at cooking pheasant soup, was appreciated by Emperor Yao and was granted a title, and established the state of Dapeng in the area of Xuzhou. Xuzhou's cuisine has the Da Peng flavor, which is well-made, unique and self-contained, and almost every dish has a touching legend. There are many kinds of specialties here, and today I would like to introduce a few of them to you.
Xuzhou Frog Fish
Xuzhou Frog Fish is a specialty snack of Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Frogfish is shaped like a tadpole, so it is called "frogfish". Most of the raw materials used to make "frogfish" are sweet potato starch. After adding vinegar (soy sauce), carrot pickles (peanuts, Luo Ganzi), chili paste and other raw materials, the taste is cool, smooth and refreshing, and it is an indispensable leisure food for local people.
Xuzhou Ground Pot Chicken
Xuzhou Ground Pot Chicken is a specialty of Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. The color of the chicken is glossy red, the aroma is rich and smooth, the flavor is mellow and thick, the shape is pure and natural, and the utensils are ancient and simple. It is eaten with thick soup, crispy cake, bright color, sweet and sour, bitter and spicy, and all five flavors. This is a very popular local dishes, generally to the restaurant is often point, there are vegetables and rice hot hot pot, affordable, but also allows consumers to have a feeling of home flavor.
Wangji Roasted Chicken
Wangji Roasted Chicken is a specialty of Wangji Town, Suining County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Suining Wangji Roasted Chicken is sweet in aroma, salty and light in taste, good in color and taste, tender and crispy. Suining Wangji Roasted Chicken was famous in northern Jiangsu Province as early as during the Kangxi period, and the flavor of the soup has remained unchanged through the vicissitudes of time, continuing to this day and spreading its fame far and wide. The main ingredient of the roasted chicken is local grass chicken, supplemented by more than 20 kinds of precious Chinese medicines, relying on traditional technology, combined with modern innovative technology and refined.
Suining Wangji Sausage
Suining Wangji Sausage is a specialty of Wangji Town, Suining County, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Wangji sausage is made of fresh lean pork, lean pork hind leg and many kinds of valuable Chinese herbs. It has a unique flavor, fresh aroma, salty and sweet taste, which makes people have a good aftertaste. Products with fresh lean pork, supplemented by more than 10 flavors of Chinese herbs, traditional technology, unique taste, fresh and delicious, is pure green food, enjoy the "Wang Ji sausage, the king of sausage" reputation.