Wen Hu Jiang ya
Wenhu sauce duck is a special food and specialty of Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing. Because it can be packed in vacuum, it has become almost a must-buy gift for tourists when they visit Nanhu Lake. Wenhu sauced duck is marinated with unique cooking techniques and special ingredients. This dish is served in many restaurants in Nanhu and Jiaxing, and the recipes of each restaurant are somewhat different, but there is little difference on the whole.
Wenhu sauced duck is brownish red in color, especially rich in flavor, delicious, salty, oily but not greasy, crisp but not rotten. Although it was cooked for a long time, the shape of the duck can remain relatively complete, and it is a delicacy with good color, flavor and taste.
Steamed white water fish
Steamed white water fish is a special food in Wuzhen, Jiaxing. It is a white fish from Taihu Lake, also known as Taihu White Knife. It is a relatively precious fish, mostly wild. It is the most delicious in summer and inferior in other seasons.
Steamed white-water fish are usually freshly slaughtered white-water fish. After scaling and viscera removal, they are cut in half, cut into flowers or directly cut into sections, then sprinkled with shredded ginger, chopped green onion, steamed fish lobster sauce and a little salt and steamed in the furnace until the fish eyes turn white and stand out. The fish meat of white water fish is especially tender, smooth and elastic, but the disadvantage is that it has a little more thorns, so you should be more careful when eating it, which is one of the main reasons that affect its promotion.
Lotus leaf steamed pork with rice flour
Steamed pork with lotus leaf powder is a special traditional dish in Jiaxing. It is made of fresh lotus leaf, pork belly with skin, fried fragrant rice, and various spices and ingredients. It is necessary to marinate the pork belly first, and then fry the fragrant rice. At this time, you can choose whether to add pepper together according to your personal taste, stir-fry it and grind it into powder, then mix it with pork belly, add seasoning, and then wrap the pork belly with lotus leaf.
The taste of steamed pork with lotus leaf powder is crispy and rotten, and the rice flour is soft and glutinous, while the taste is fragrant, salty and sweet. If pepper is added, the flavor will be more full, it will be fat but not greasy, and it is especially delicious to eat.
South lake water chestnut with scallion oil
South Lake water chestnut with scallion oil is a special dish in Jiaxing. South Lake is not only a scenic spot, but also rich in many kinds of fish and plants, and water chestnut is one of them. South Lake water chestnut is very different from water chestnut in other places, that is, its shell is green and looks quite special.
South Lake water chestnut with scallion oil is selected from peeled water chestnut (cooked first, then peeled), then heated in oil pan, stir-fried with chopped green onion first, then water chestnut, stir-fried, add a little water, cover and stew for a while. It smells rich in onion, while water chestnut is soft and crisp, soft and sweet, and tastes very fragrant.
Sister's cake
Sister-in-law's cake is a special cake in Wuzhen, Jiaxing. It is said that it was invented unintentionally by a pair of sisters-in-law more than a hundred years ago, and it was named after it to commemorate this event.
Sister-in-law's cake is made of white flour, black sesame seeds, powdered sugar, pork suet oil and salt. Generally, the finished product is oblate, crisp and delicious, melts in the mouth, and is salty with sweetness. It is a kind of snack with a unique taste.
Wufangzhai zongzi
Wufangzhai Zongzi can be said to be a city card of Jiaxing. It is a well-known brand in the whole country, and even dares to be called "the king of Jiangnan Zongzi". It can be said to be a household name in Jiaxing, and it is also a gift that tourists will basically buy when they go to Jiaxing.
Wufangzhai Zongzi has the characteristics of waxy but not rotten, fat but not greasy, tender and fragrant, and moderate salty and sweet. Although it seems that it is just glutinous rice wrapped in pork belly, its taste is quite good and can leave a deep impression on people.
Bazhen cake
Bazhen cake is a traditional cake in Xitang, Jiaxing. It is also a food with medicinal value. It is made of eight kinds of ingredients, such as Euryale ferox, Poria cocos, lotus seeds, yam, coix seed, lentils, hawthorn and malt.
Bazhen cake is generally white or light gray. It tastes soft and sweet, and the smell is faint with traditional Chinese medicine. It also has the effect of invigorating the spleen and nourishing the stomach, so it is not just an ordinary dessert snack, but it is beneficial to the body.
The city of Jiaxing may not be as famous as the three 5A scenic spots under its jurisdiction, but its food is quite attractive because it combines the different characteristics of these three places, so it is a good experience to go to Jiaxing, even if you don't visit the scenic spots.