Hangzhou duck in sauce

As the classic Hangzhou sauce goods - duck in sauce is the traditional flavor of Hangzhou famous dishes. It is said that as early as the Qing Dynasty, it has become a good gift for officials and dignitaries, and there is a saying of "official gift duck in sauce".

Hangzhou sauce goods culture also has a long history, Hong Rusong supplemented by the "Hangzhou vulgar heritage" records: "sauce duck a flavor, to Hangzhou Shao hotel made by the best. Every year in August and September, each restaurant are homemade duck sauce, more than hundreds, less than a hundred or so. There are also buyers from Shenjiang, a winter solstice, that is, sold out. Anyone who lives in Hangzhou and is addicted to Chinese food is aware of this."

Hangzhou sauce goods culture has a long history, so far there are more than 1400 years of production and consumption history. Hangzhou duck with sauce, known in ancient times as "official gift duck with sauce," is on a par with Peking duck and Nanjing duck.

The ducks we see on the market now are all dark brown, but in fact, the old Hangzhou duck was supposed to be dark and white. It's just that the white duck was so delicate that only the dignitaries used to be able to eat it.

Because of the materials to pay attention to, light sauce duck with white soy sauce, the price is several times the ordinary soy sauce, the general public can not afford to use. Over time, duck in white sauce has been lost.

Hangzhou duck sauce is very recognizable: the meat color jujube red, tender meat, skin cool bone aroma, delicious flavor, anytime, anywhere can be eaten, both the best wine dishes, but also to pass the time snacks.