First, plum blossom cake
Plum blossom cake is a famous snack with special flavor in the south of the Yangtze River, such as Nanjing, Suzhou and Wuxi. Originated in Ming Dynasty, it became the most famous traditional pastry snack in Jiangnan area in Qing Dynasty. According to legend, when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he saw that it was shaped like plum blossom with attractive color and pretended to taste it. The entrance is sweet but not greasy, soft and crisp, with endless aftertaste, which is even more delicious than the Forbidden City. Clap your hands and clap your hands. Because it looks like plum blossom, it is named plum blossom cake, which has been passed down to this day. Plum blossom cake is similar to Begonia cake, golden yellow, soft and delicious, suitable for all ages.
Today's plum cake inherits the traditional method of making, and at the same time, jiaozi, green red fruit and pine nuts are added. It tastes more delicious, and there are more than a dozen methods of making bean paste, jam and nuts, which are baked in a special stove with more than a dozen raw materials such as flour, bean paste and sugar.
Second, Wu Mei.
Plum, Rosaceae, apricot, plum. The height can reach 10m. Bark is light gray, twigs are slender, the apex is prickly, and simple leaves are alternate. The flowering period is in spring, and the fruiting period is from May to June. Plum blossom has strong adaptability and cold tolerance. It should be planted in loose and fertile sandy loam with deep soil layer and good drainage, but not in low-lying and humid places that are afraid of waterlogging and drought. It is cultivated in many places in China, especially in the south of the Yangtze River basin.
Small deciduous trees, up to 10 m. The bark is light gray, with slender branchlets and thorns at the top. Simple leaves alternate; Petiole length 1.5 cm, pubescent; Stipules fall off early; The leaves are oval and wide oval, and the first leaves bloom in spring with fragrance. 1-3 flowers clustered in the axils of biennial lateral branches. Pedicel short; Calyx is usually reddish brown, but some varieties of calyx are green or green purple; Petals 5 are white or reddish, about 1.5cm in diameter and obovate in width; Stamens are numerous. The fruit is nearly spherical, 2-3 cm in diameter, yellow or green-white, and pilose; The nucleus is oval, with a small tip at the top, grooves on the ventral surface and the rear edge, and honeycomb holes on the surface. It blooms in spring and bears fruit in May-June.
Third, sauce duck.
Stir-fried duck is one of the famous traditional dishes in Jiangnan and other places. It is named after its yellow and black color and has the characteristics of fragrance, spicy, hemp, crispness and tenderness. Its skin is black and tender, mellow but not greasy, and its meat is tender and attractive. It is sweet, spicy, spicy, and fragrant, with a penetrating fragrance, which makes people drool and never forget. This famous dish has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, nourishing yin, reducing fire, stopping dysentery and nourishing, but it is not suitable to be used equally with rabbit meat, bayberry and walnut.
Sauced duck, with black skin and tender meat, is mellow and not greasy, delicious, fragrant, spicy, hemp, crisp and tender. Its meat is tender and attractive, which looks unremarkable, but it smells delicious and makes people eager to try. Named for its yellow and black color, it has a long taste, sweet with spicy, spicy with hemp, fragrant with hemp, and its fragrance is bone-chilling.