1. Changzhou Silver Noodles.
Changzhou Silver Noodles is a famous snack in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province and one of the top ten famous snacks. It was created by the century-old Changzhou Weixiangzhai Noodle House in 1912 and has a history of a hundred years.
Page 93 of the book "Chinese Snacks (Jiangsu Flavor Volume)" edited and published by Jiangsu Provincial Catering Service Company in 1985 states: "Changzhou Silver Noodles were created by Weixiangzhai Noodle House, and egg whites were added directly to the flour, and then finely
The noodles are rolled with a toothed knife. The noodles are as white as silver and as thin as silk, hence the name. 2. Sesame candy.
Sesame candy is a traditional snack in Heze, Shandong, Changzhou, Jiangsu and other places. It has strip shape, flat shape, milky white color, shiny body, sweet and crispy, pure and delicious taste, rich in nutrients, and has the functions of smoothing the stomach, relieving cough and treating constipation.
It has a history of more than 200 years.
3. Nanshan chestnut.
The scientific name of Nanshan chestnut is Pearl chestnut, which is mainly produced in Liyang City, Jiangsu Province.
It is famous for its thin shell, large fruit, smooth brown-red color and sweet taste.
Among them, the freshly grown chestnuts before the Mid-Autumn Festival are the best. Their skin is light yellow and crisp and tender when eaten raw. When cooked with ingredients, they become more fragrant, soft and palatable. They taste like sweet-scented osmanthus, so they are also called sweet-scented osmanthus chestnuts.
4. Crab shell yellow.
Crab shell yellow is a traditional snack in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, commonly known as small hemp cake. It is often paired with hemp cake as a gift.
There are four kinds of fillings: shepherd's purse, scallion oil, sugar, and bright oil bean paste.
Its characteristics: shaped like a crab shell, golden in color, oily but not greasy, crispy and fluffy, sweet and mellow sugar filling, fresh salty filling.
There are three main ways to make crab shell yellow. There are sweet and salty versions of the Shanghai style: the sweet version mainly uses white sugar lard as the filling, but also puts roses, date paste, bean paste, etc.; the salty version mainly uses diced pork, and the more sophisticated ones use diced pork as the filling.
Including crabmeal and shrimp.
5. Shrimp cakes.
Shrimp cakes are a delicacy. The main ingredients include raw shrimp meat, flour, etc.
First popular in the Jiangnan region, shrimp cakes are currently the most famous as a special traditional snack in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province.
In Changzhou, shrimp cakes are also called "Tonggu cakes" because their shape resembles a waist drum and is wrinkled.