Pinghu City delicacies include Pinghu bad eggs, Xianxian anchovies, fried shredded eels, chi cakes, pickled pancakes, noodle crabs, etc.
1. Pinghu Eggs: Made from high-quality glutinous rice and soaked with distiller's grains, the eggshells fall off without breaking the membrane. They are shaped like a rugby ball, full of wine aroma, soft and refreshing.
2. Xianxian Anchovies: Made from sea fish as raw material and refined with more than a dozen kinds of seasonings, it has golden color, fresh and tender meat, crispy and delicious taste, and a long aftertaste.
Pinghu City delicacies include Pinghu bad eggs, Xianxian anchovies, fried shredded eels, chi cakes, pickled pancakes, noodle crabs, etc.
1. Pinghu Eggs: Made from high-quality glutinous rice and soaked with distiller's grains, the egg shells fall off without breaking the membrane. They are shaped like a rugby ball, full of wine aroma, soft and refreshing.
2. Xianxian Anchovies: Made from sea fish as raw material and refined with more than a dozen kinds of seasonings, it has golden color, fresh and tender meat, crispy and delicious taste, and a long aftertaste.
3. Stir-fried shredded eel in oil: stir-fry raw eel, sprinkle with garlic and pepper, and serve with Erliang thin noodles cooked in chicken soup. The aroma is overflowing.
4. Chi Gao: People in Pinghu eat chi cakes during the Chinese New Year, which symbolizes a prosperous career. There is also a folk saying: the size of the chi cake is about the same size as the official seal of the county magistrate, which means that one will rise step by step.
5. Pickled vegetable pancakes: In the countryside of Pinghu, pickled vegetable and bamboo shoot dumplings are made between Qingming Festival and Beginning of Summer, also called pickled vegetable pancakes.
The dumplings are smooth and shiny when they come out of the pan, and the pickles are slightly sour when you take a bite of the chopped bamboo shoots. It is a delicious delicacy during the transition between spring and summer in the countryside.
6. Crab noodles: Use blue crabs with fresh meat and lots of crab roe as the main ingredient. The batter is cooked with the crabs, and the orange crab shell is wrapped in the thick turmeric juice.