Huzhou has been known as "the land of silk and plenty" since ancient times, and there are also various special foods and snacks in Huzhou. So, what are the famous snacks in Huzhou? MAIGOO has compiled the top ten snacks in Huzhou, including four famous spots in Huzhou, such as Huzhou wonton, Huzhou thousand steamed buns, rose crisp candy and Huzhou zongzi, as well as Nanxun Dingsheng cake, fine sand sheep tail, Anji Wu Jun baozi, Deqing Xinshi tea cake, Changxing dry-picked noodles, Zhang Yipin sauce mutton and other famous special snacks in Huzhou. Let's take a look at the delicious snacks that Huzhou must eat.
1. Huzhou wonton
Huzhou wonton is the most representative traditional snack in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, with a long history. It is made of pork leg, bamboo shoots, sesame seeds, chopped green onion, white sugar, monosodium glutamate, sesame oil, Shaoxing wine, refined salt and other raw materials. After the wonton is cooked, it is put into meat and bone soup and sprinkled with chopped green onion and shredded egg skin. The finished product is thin and stuffed. As a famous traditional pasta snack in Huzhou, Huzhou Big Wonton is especially famous for Zhoushengji Wonton, which is the "four famous spots" in Huzhou together with Laoda Zongzi, Ding Lianfang Qianzhang Baozi and Zhenyuantong Rose Crisp Sugar, and is well-known in the areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. It has also been selected as "Top Ten Snacks in China" and "Famous Snacks in China" by China Cuisine Association.
2. Thousand-piece steamed buns in Huzhou
Thousand-piece steamed buns are a famous traditional name in Huzhou. They were first made by Ding Lianfang, a vegetable vendor in Huzhou in the late Qing Dynasty, using fresh pork and thousands of pieces as raw materials, wrapped into pillow-shaped steamed buns and mixed with fine silk powder, and have been made for more than 1 years. This famous spot is famous for its exquisite materials, skillful cooking and delicious taste. It has the characteristics of being thin, tough, fragrant and fresh. It is also known as the "four famous spots" in Huzhou along with Huzhou Da Wonton, Zhulaozongzi and Zhenyuan Rose Crispy, and has become one of the famous specialty snacks in Huzhou. Huzhou Qianzhang Baozi is especially famous for Ding Lianfang Qianzhang Baozi and Zhenyuantong Qianzhang Baozi, and it has also been rated as "Top Ten Special Snacks in Zhejiang Province" by Zhejiang Agriculture and Rural Affairs Department, while Ding Lianfang Qianzhang Baozi has been selected as "China Gold Medal Tourist Snacks" by china tourism association.
3. Nanxun Dingsheng Cake
Nanxun Dingsheng Cake is named after its shape like a silver ingot. It is the most representative snack in nanxun town, Huzhou, and also a famous traditional pastry snack in Huzhou. It originated in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is said that it was made by the people in the Southern Song Dynasty to encourage Han Jiajun to go out to war. The cake has the word "Dingsheng" on it, so it is called "Dingsheng Cake". Nowadays, in Nanxun, every festival or happy event, the local people will put this cake, which means "we will win". Nanxun Dingsheng cake is reddish, soft and fragrant, and the entrance is sweet and waxy. Nanxun Dingsheng Cake was also rated as "Top Ten Special Snacks in Zhejiang Province" by Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. MAIgoo Xiaobian recommended other special snacks in Nanxun: Nanxun Mulberry Cake, Nanxun Orange Red Cake, Nanxun Braised Mutton Noodles, and Nanxun Hoof.
4. Zhenyuantong Rose Crisp Sugar
Rose Crisp Sugar, together with Zongzi, Zhoushengji Wonton and Ding Lianfang Qianzhang Baozi, is one of the four traditional places in Huzhou, and it is a famous pastry snack in Huzhou. Zhenyuantong rose crisp candy was created in Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, and it was made of "crumbs, crisp hearts and bones". It has the characteristics of tangy aroma, delicate entrance, sweet but tireless, loose but not scattered, and is famous at home and abroad and in the south of the Yangtze River for its "rich aroma and non-sticky food", ranking the top of Huzhou's "four famous spots". Rose crisp candy is especially famous for its Zhenyuan and rose crisp candy, and has won the "Jade Rabbit Award", the gold medal of the provincial agricultural fair and the gold medal of the food fair for many times. In addition to rose crisp candy, Zhenyuan crisp candy also includes sesame crisp candy, salt and pepper crisp candy, bean paste crisp candy, meat and oil crisp candy and so on.
5. Huzhou Zongzi
Huzhou Zongzi is a traditional local name in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, and it is a special food for the Dragon Boat Festival. The biggest feature of Huzhou Zongzi is that the stuffing inside is particularly rich, and its shape is long and square. The slender Zongzi body is not only heated more evenly, but also full of rice grains and stuffing at every bite. Huzhou zongzi can be divided into two kinds: salty and sweet, of which fine sand sweet zongzi and fresh meat salty zongzi are the most famous. The special rose fine sand in sweet zongzi is black and shiny, sweet and waxy. Salted rice dumplings are made of fresh pork soaked in superior soy sauce, with stuffing at the beginning and end, which is fresh and fragrant. Huzhou Zongzi includes egg yolk Zongzi, Mantianxing Zongzi, red bean paste Zongzi, fresh meat Zongzi and so on, each with its own characteristics. Among Huzhou Zongzi, the oldest Zongzi is more famous. Together with Zhenyuan, Rose Crispy Sugar, Chow Sang Kee Wonton and Ding Lianfang Qianzhang Dumplings, the oldest Zongzi are called the four traditional places in Huzhou.
6. Anji Wu Jun baozi stuffed with soup
Wu Jun baozi stuffed with soup is a famous specialty snack in Anji, Huzhou. It is made by original traditional techniques and secret recipes, and has the characteristics of thin skin, big stuffing, delicious soup, delicious overflowing and rich meat flavor. According to legend, Wu Jun's baozi stuffed with juicy pork originated from Wu Jun, a writer and historian in the Southern Liang Dynasty, and was famous for his praise and admiration. Wu Jun baozi stuffed with juicy pork has the unique characteristics of an old brand in seasoning, formula and stuffing, and its thin skin and compact meat stuffing are the winning methods for Wu Jun baozi to gain a foothold in the steamed stuffed bun industry. If you bite the glittering and translucent steamed stuffed bun skin and the looming meat stuffing, the soup in the steamed stuffed bun will spread in your mouth instantly, and it will be full of flavor and make you addicted. Wu Jun baozi stuffed with juicy pork was also rated as "Top Ten Special Snacks in Zhejiang" by Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
7. Fine sand sheep tail
Fine sand sheep tail, named after its appearance resembling the tail of a Hu sheep, is a dessert made of red bean paste, pork suet, egg white, etc. It is an indispensable dessert in Huzhou people's festivals, entertaining guests and hosting banquets, and it is also a traditional characteristic point in Huzhou, Zhejiang Province. The production process of fine sand sheep tail is complicated. Fine bean paste wrapped with fine suet and dried glutinous rice flour are used to make stuffing, then egg paste is hung, fried until golden, and sprinkled with white sugar and rose fragments to make sweet and soft glutinous rice, which is golden in color, plump in shape, soft in crispness and fresh and sweet in fragrance.
8. Deqing New Town Tea Cake
Deqing New Town Tea Cake is a traditional cake name point in the new town of Deqing Water Town. It is famous for its long history, exquisite selection of materials and delicious taste. It has three characteristics of looseness, fragrance and freshness. It is a kind of cake with glutinous rice flour and rice flour as the skin and sauce meat as the trap. It is a famous pastry snack in Huzhou and a gourmet gold business card in Deqing. The history of Xinshi tea cake can be traced back to the Southern Song Dynasty, and it has a history of thousands of years. As a famous traditional breakfast in Huzhou, it tastes delicious, the stuffing is thin and the juice is soft and waxy. Take a bite of cake and sip tea, and its taste is endless.
9. Zhang Yipin Sauced Mutton
Zhang Yipin Sauced Mutton is the signature food of Zhang Yipin, a century-old brand in Huzhou. It has a history of more than 1 years. It is made of Nenhu sheep, stewed with charcoal fire and refined with soy sauce, water sugar, red dates, ginger, pepper and other ingredients. It is characterized by bright red color, rich juice, tender meat, crisp but not rotten, fresh and delicious, with both color and fragrance. It is not only a century-old traditional dish in Huzhou, but also a famous specialty snack in Huzhou. It can be taken away in vacuum packaging besides being eaten in the hall.
1. Linghu Snow Dumpling
Linghu Snow Dumpling is a traditional famous spot in linghu town, Huzhou City, with a history of more than 3 years. Its appearance is white, its taste is soft and crisp, sweet but not greasy, and it is very distinctive. It is deeply loved by local people and is also one of Huzhou's famous specialty snacks. "Snow dumpling" is a visual name. The so-called "snow" is a kind of fried indica rice ground into powder, and then added with soft sugar, which is as sweet as snow and accompanied by a cup of green tea, which is an excellent tea partner.
Changxing dry-picked noodles
Changxing dry-picked noodles originated in Changxing and later spread in Huzhou. It is a characteristic pasta in Changxing County, with strong taste, strong taste and long taste, and it is also one of the famous specialty snacks in Huzhou. Dry noodles, as the name implies, are "dry" noodles without soup, and only a small amount of oil juice is needed to lubricate the noodles. "Picking" is to stir the noodles constantly, so that a small amount of oil juice can be evenly mixed on the noodles, and then mixed with fresh lard, as well as the traditional spicy seasoning, traditional soy sauce and flavor powder made by the store, to cook an indescribable fragrance. Maigoo Food Xiaobian recommends other special snacks in Huzhou: Shuanglin descendants cake/sprouted wheat cake, Songmao soup bag, Shuanglin aunt cake and so on.
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