Xuzhou cuisine belongs to the Xuhai flavor of Jiangsu cuisine, which is quite different from most light and sweet Jiangsu cuisine. In fact, this is caused by geographical factors. Xuzhou is located in the transitional zone between north and south of China, bordering Lu Yu and Anhui provinces, and its cuisine is also influenced by different provinces and flavors in the north and south. Historically, Xuzhou cuisine belongs to Shandong cuisine. Later, with the change of time and the integration of northern and southern cuisines, Xuzhou cuisine now has its own style, forming a unique flavor with fresh, salty and mellow taste, clear but not light, strong but not greasy, and five flavors.
Xuzhou snacks are also quite famous, such as clay pots, steamed buns, steamed buns, stinky salt beans, spicy soup, oil tea and so on. , are common people's daily food, simple and simple, but there is a unique flavor that famous dishes do not have. Simple folk snacks, like simple people, always make our hearts warm and moved.
Diguo chicken
Diguo Chicken Modern Diguo Chicken originated from Weishan Lake, which has a history of more than 300 years and has been passed down to this day. In the past, we used to build a stove with stones in our small yard, put a big iron pot, put aside a dish, put up a pot sticker and sit around the stove and eat. So it's called clay pot. Now the pot is on the table. Xuzhou Diguo chicken is surrounded by raw noodle pot stickers, on which many peppers and prickly ash are put, and vegetables such as grass chicken pieces are used as seasoning.
Processed meat
Braised pork is a local specialty of Xuzhou. In the 1970s, there were only a handful of restaurants in Xuzhou. Now, it has become a "special local famous dish" named by the National Catering Industry Association. Many restaurants, restaurants or food stalls have made this special dish, especially when walking in the streets of Xuzhou at noon, you can smell the smell of braised pork everywhere.
Braised pork is very popular because of its delicious dishes, assorted meat and vegetables, fat but not greasy taste and moderate price. The main ingredient is pork belly, and the auxiliary materials are dried flowers, vegetarian chicken, eggs, kelp, dried tofu and small vegetables.
dog meat
You can't believe the legend of dog meat, but it's true that the dog meat in Pei County has been famous since ancient times. Dog meat has a very good nourishing effect, and it is very suitable for eating dog meat in cold winter or hot summer. Pei county dog meat is delicious. In addition to paying attention to the ingredients and mastering the heat, the key is to stew with the original soup. It is said that the longer the original soup lasts, the more fragrant the boiled dog meat will be. It's really great to dip some pepper when eating.
Longmen fish carp
Longmen fish carp is the favorite thing of Xuzhou people, which means that carp is more festive, so Xuzhou has the custom of "no carp, no table". When children enter school and students take entrance exams, they must cook carp for them to eat, which means "Jackie Chan". According to legend, the dish "Longmen Fish" began with Emperor Wu of Pengcheng.
When Emperor Wu of Song entered school in his early years, his father held a family dinner to celebrate and made four dishes. One is stewed chicken, which means Pepsi and Geely. The second is braised pork, which tastes mellow and wants to be honest; Third, stew eggs, golden dishes, hope its career is brilliant; The fourth kind is braised carp, which is rich and fat. On the whole, I hope that Emperor Wu of Song can be as proud as a carp crossing the dragon gate.
After hearing this, Emperor Wu of Song said, why not let the carp jump the dragon gate now? Then put braised pork under the fish head and chicken under the fish tail, and the fish head and fish tail will tilt up, and then pour the marinated eggs on the fish, and then say, didn't this carp jump over the dragon gate into the golden cloud? The guests present were greatly praised. After Emperor Wu of Song proclaimed himself emperor, he led an army to Pengcheng to reminisce about the past and be full of ambition. According to his meaning, a famous chef made a big dish from four courses, named "Longmen Fish", which was used to worship ancestors.