Nanjing-steamed rice wrapped in fried dough sticks

Speaking of Nanjing, Jinling duck blood fans are definitely the most famous, but personally, duck blood fans should be attributed to dinner, which is beyond the scope of our breakfast discussion.

Today in Nanjing, we choose steamed rice wrapped in fried dough sticks. Spread a layer of steamed glutinous rice on the chopping board, wrap a little side dish, add a fried dough stick in the middle, put a hot dog and some floss if you like, and finally roll it up and take a set of plastic bags for no more than 3 seconds. It's a bit like sushi, but obviously ours is more grounded and we can eat whatever we want.

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Wuxi-steamed buns

The steamed buns in Wuxi are obviously invincible in the world. Thin skin and thick meat, full of soup. You don't have to choose Wang Xingji, Zhenganlong, Manxingji, Qinyuan Steamed Bun, Yiqinyuan … The steamed bun shops in Wuxi are all over the city, and each has its own characteristics and loyal users. If you come to Wuxi, you must come to two or two small cages (one or two or four). Before eating, poke a hole in the cage, dip it in vinegar, and it will be full of satisfaction.

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Xuzhou-pita soup

"pita" If you know this word, I guess you must have been to Xuzhou, because only Xuzhou has this word, and it is only before the soup. Zhuita soup is a famous breakfast in Xuzhou. It is said that it was created by Peng Zu. It is based on chicken soup, accompanied by cereal, gluten, pepper, kelp and other raw materials. It is delicious and spicy, and has a unique taste, which is deeply loved by people. According to legend, Emperor Qianlong tasted this soup when he passed through Xuzhou on his southern tour, and he praised it and asked the soup seller, "What soup is this?" The soup seller tactfully replied, "The emperor is right, this is [Zuitai] (homophonic word for' what') soup." Afterwards, Qianlong named it "the best in the world." If you go to Xuzhou, you must try the "Mashi Street Juta Soup", which is very distinctive with the spicy taste of pepper.

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Changzhou-Sesame Cake

The secret of Sesame Cake lies in a dense layer of sesame seeds on its surface. Small in size, it is similar to the oval sesame seed cake, and it is also the favorite traditional food for Changzhou people. Generally, there are two flavors: sweet and salty. Sweet is round and salty is oval, which is easy to distinguish. The sweet one is wrapped with some sugar and the salty one with some salted lard. If you happen to be in Changzhou, you can walk into the market community and serve a freshly made hemp cake with steaming heat. The taste is excellent.

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Suzhou-rice cake

Cooked japonica rice is made into a rectangular shape, which is less than the size of a palm. You can put some salt in it, fry it in an oil pan, and take it out when it is golden on both sides. The appearance is hard, the inside is soft, salty and waxy, and the taste is excellent. If you come to heaven, Suzhou must have a piece.

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Nantong-Xiaodaomian

Nantong is adjacent to Shanghai, and many delicious foods are influenced by Shanghai, such as Shanghai fried dumplings, glutinous rice dumplings and steamed buns. Let's talk about Nantong Xiaodaomian, which no one else has. Press the baked dough flat with a rolling pin, then roll it up and make it into strips, and add pork bone soup, chicken soup, shrimp skin, clam and lard. After cooking, it is tough but not hard, chewy and tasty, with some topping, and I still want to eat it.

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Zhenjiang-Steamed Cake

Steamed Cake, as the name implies, is steamed cake, but the steamed cake in Zhenjiang is not steamed in advance, but steamed and eaten now. On one side, there is a small tricycle with a stove on it, and a pot is put on the stove. Water is boiled in the pot and there are several air holes on it. The mold of steamed cake is placed on the air outlet. Put the rolled glutinous rice flour in the mold, and a steamed cake will be ready in a few minutes. Add some sesame seeds mixed with sugar in the middle, and it still smells hot, soft, glutinous, crisp and delicious.

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Yangzhou-crab-yellow soup packets

Yangzhou calls breakfast-morning tea. There is also an old saying called "skin in the morning, skin in the afternoon". The first half of the sentence is about Yangzhou people who like to drink morning tea and soak in teahouses. The second part is about taking a bath in the bathhouse. Being able to write morning tea into proverbs shows how rich the breakfast in Yangzhou is. Yangzhou, as the capital of food, naturally can't tell the variety of breakfast in one sentence or two. Since every city only talks about the same thing, we will talk about crab-yellow soup packets in Yangzhou. Crab-yellow soup bag is made of crab yellow and crab chicken soup, pork skin as raw material and high-gluten flour as dough. Its characteristic is that the skin is as thin as paper, and it will break when blown. You'd better get into a habit when eating, so as not to let every drop of soup flow out. Of course, there are many places where there are crab-yellow soup buns. Besides Yangzhou, Nanjing and Jingjiang are also delicious. As for which one you like, you can judge for yourself.

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Lianyungang-egg-filled cakes

When it comes to Jiangsu cuisine, egg-filled cakes definitely have a place, and they are popular all over the country, and I like them myself. The egg filling cake is composed of two dough skins, which are oiled, baked on the stove and naturally separated in the middle, bulging out a big bag, punching a hole in the middle, filling the beaten eggs in, and heating on the stove until the eggs are cooked. At this time, the soul of an egg-filled cake is basically built. When the cake is ready, wrap some side dishes, some tenderloin, lettuce, fried vermicelli, wrap it and fill the cake. The crispy skin of the meat is as delicious as a hard dish.

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Huai 'an-Shredded Chicken Spicy Soup

When it comes to Shredded Chicken Spicy Soup, there are two famous ones, one is called Chinese Pasta King, and the other is on the road of traffic. Chicken soup is selected as the base material, and dried silk and kelp are the main materials. The secret of taste lies in the amount of pepper. The price is not expensive, but it is full of dry goods, and I am lucky to eat some chicken at the bottom of the bowl. Since we are in Huaian, why not have a taste?

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Yancheng-Egg Cake

Egg Cake is also a popular food in the north and south of the country, and it is known as the third largest cake in the breakfast field with miscellaneous grain pancakes and egg-filled cakes. Different from miscellaneous grain pancakes, the dough of egg cakes is generally prepared in advance. Some people buy it and heat it. If they are curious enough, it is no problem to put two or three eggs on the cake. When the cake is ready, add some side dishes, which is similar to filling the cake with eggs. Which do you prefer, dough and eggs?

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Suqian-Fried Steamed Bun

It's not quite the same as the steamed stuffed bun that people in Suqian remember. This steamed stuffed bun is horseshoe-shaped or ingot-shaped. The prepared steamed stuffed bun is rolled in an oil pan and golden on both sides. You can eat it after filtering it in the pan, and it is delicious with a bowl of spicy soup, but be careful when eating it.

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Taizhou-steamed dumplings

I first ate steamed dumplings when I was in high school, and it was quite delicious. Steamed dumplings looks a bit like a steamed stuffed bun, but the difference is that the steamed stuffed bun is filled with meat and vegetables, while the steamed dumplings is filled with rice, but it is processed rice, usually cooked rice mixed with soy sauce. After steaming in the steamer, you can eat it, which is not only delicious, but also full. Friends who have never eaten it can try it.

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