The top ten famous dishes of Subang cuisine include squirrel mandarin fish, Jinling salted duck, crystal hoof, Liangxi crispy eel, whitebait scrambled eggs, Wuxi pork chop, casserole lion head, crispy shrimps, and braised silver carp. Fish heads, snowflakes and crab fights.
1. Squirrel Mandarin Fish
Squirrel Mandarin Fish is a famous dish in Jiangsu. To be more precise, it is a representative dish of Jinling cuisine in Jiangsu cuisine and is also a local dish in Jinling. The finale dish has been famous in Jiangnan as early as the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The main raw material of squirrel mandarin fish is mandarin fish, why is it called "squirrel mandarin fish".
Mainly because the finished dish has a "head raised and tail raised" and looks like a squirrel, which is very lovable; when cooking the marinade, it also makes a "squeaking" sound, so people like it. Known locally as "squirrel mandarin fish".
2. Jinling salted duck
As the name suggests, it is also a representative dish of Jinling cuisine in Jiangsu cuisine. It is a famous local traditional flavor food in Nanjing. The main features of the finished dish are the oily white jade duck skin and fresh reddish duck meat, which tastes very delicious. Jinling salted duck is made from local fresh fat duck, which is marinated by applying hot pepper and salt all over its body, then stewing in water and drying in the sun.
3. Crystal Pork Hoof
Crystal Pork Hoof belongs to the Huaiyang style of Jiangsu cuisine and generally follows the taste principle of moderate salty and sweet. The biggest feature of the crystal hoof is that it has a crystal-clear and smooth appearance, white skin and red flesh, and a transparent marinade. It tastes fragrant but not greasy. If it is supplemented with Zhenjiang vinegar, a specialty of Jiangsu, it will be the best taste in the world.
The selection and preparation of crystal trotters are also very sophisticated. They use high-quality pig trotters as the main ingredient, marinate them with ginger, green onions, cooking wine and other condiments, then stew and freeze them.
4. Liangxi crispy eel
Liangxi crispy eel is also a representative dish of Huaiyang flavor in Jiangsu cuisine and is a traditional famous dish in Jiangsu. The most distinctive feature of Liangxi crispy eel is that it looks bright and deep red in color, and tastes moderately sweet and salty, crispy and refreshing. Liangxi crispy eel is made from eel produced in Liangxi, fried and then marinated in thick marinade. The method is very elegant and unique.
5. Whitebait scrambled eggs
Whitebait scrambled eggs are a representative dish of the Suxi flavor genre in Jiangsu cuisine, and are also a veritable Jiangsu famous dish. Although the main ingredients of the whitebait scrambled egg dish are whitebait and eggs, the whitebait here is not an ordinary fish. It comes from Taihu whitebait, which has the honor of being "the first of the three treasures of Taihu Lake".
The Taihu whitebait is shaped like a hosta, white as silver in color, and has fresh and tender meat with excellent nutrition. Therefore, the whitebait scrambled eggs made with it have the characteristics of tender fish meat, golden color and delicious taste.
6. Wuxi Pork Steak
Wuxi Pork Steak is a traditional local dish in Wuxi and is famous both at home and abroad. This dish has a long history and originated during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. Wuxi pork chop is made from high-quality pork ribs and stewed with various spices. The biggest feature of this dish is its bright and rosy color; its texture is tender and fragrant.
7. Casserole Lion's Head
Casserole Lion's Head is a traditional Huaiyang dish in Jiangsu cuisine. Its original name is not "Casserole Lion's Head" but "Sunflower Chopped Pork". There are many historical allusions to the origin of the name of this dish. The earliest history of the dish of sunflower chopped meat can be traced back to the time of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty liked to eat it very much, so it became quite famous.
In the Tang Dynasty, when a cook at a court official’s home cooked the dish, the finished dish was shaped like a lion’s head, so everyone suggested changing the name of the dish to “Lion.” "Head" has been passed down to this day.
8. Crispy Crispy Shrimp
Crispy Crispy Shrimp enjoys the reputation of "the best dish in the world". It is a classic Jiangsu dish. The distinctive feature of this dish is its bright red color. Very tempting, the taste is sour and sweet, the meat slices are fresh and tender, and the shrimps are smooth. At the same time, the cooking method of this dish is also very unique. It uses shrimp and meat slices as the main ingredients, and then mixes it with other seasonings to make a marinade.
Pour the marinade over the crispy rice cakes. While the marinade is being poured, the rice cooker will make a squeaking sound, followed by bursts of aroma that hit your nostrils, giving you a double stimulation of vision and taste.
9. Braised silver carp head
Braised silver carp head is a famous Huaiyang-style dish in Jiangsu cuisine, and is a must-have dish for the famous local "Three Head Banquet" in Yangzhou one. This dish is famous for its unique flavor, tender fish brain and smooth and waxy fish skin. Braised silver carp head is made from local silver carp head as the main raw material. It is cooked and deboned, and then supplemented with winter bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms and other ingredients.
10. Snowflake Crab Bucket
Snowflake Crab Bucket is both a famous Jiangsu dish and a famous local traditional snack. This dish is made by using the crab shell of hibiscus crab as a container, putting the fried crab into the container, and then decorating it with snow-white egg foam, and finally steaming and shaping it into a dish.
As the name suggests, the dishes are not only beautiful but also very delicious, with perfect color, aroma, taste and shape, so they are deeply loved by people.