Langya Crisp Sugar, Machang Crisp Sugar Brand, Shijie Tea, Chuju (one of the four famous chrysanthemums in China) and Black-backed Golden Scaled Crucian Carp

Langya Crisp Sugar

Langya Crisp Sugar, a famous product in Chuzhou, was originally named "flour sugar" and "Dong sugar", which originated in the late Ming Dynasty. It is made of pure white sesame, white sugar powder, Fuqiang powder, maltose, etc. The produced

candy is uniform in thickness, paper-thin in bone, clear in section, spiral, and milky

white in color; The entrance is soft, delicate and free of impurities, and the fragrance is rich, sweet and not greasy. Literati praised the day of

: "The fragrance beckons guests from outside the cloud, and the taste attracts the fairy in the cave", which is rich in nutrition, and is popular in Xian Yi, young and old. Named after Langya

Mountain, it is a traditional and famous cake in Chuzhou. Its "sweet but not greasy, waxy but not sticky, crisp but not broken", Xian Yi, young and old, is deeply loved by the masses. Crispy sugar is also called "flour sugar", "Qin you crisp sugar" and "Dong sugar". At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Chuzhou workshop began to use wheat flour, sesame seeds and sugar as raw materials, which were baked and processed, commonly known as "flour sugar" (small packets of sugar). In the early Qing Dynasty, two masters, Qin and

You, made flour candy by coating it with glutinous rice and thin bones, so it was also called "Qin You Crisp Sugar". Later, a master surnamed Dong carefully reformed Qin You Crisp Sugar, and folded glutinous rice with flour sugar in multiple layers, which is called "Dong Sugar". Another scholar wrote: "During the Chongzhen period in the Ming Dynasty, Dong Xiaowan, a famous prostitute in the south of the Yangtze River, was good at cooking and making floral dew, and she was good at making candy cakes. Once a talented person was ill, Dong Xiaowan was ingenious in using sesame seeds, white sugar, fried noodles, syrup, sesame oil and other raw materials to carefully make square crisp candy and give it to Maoxiang. " Its sugar is "crisp and sweet, appetizing and refreshing". After being circulated among the people, people called this sugar "Dong Tang". "Chongchuan Zhiwen Record" also records: "Dong Tang was made by Dong Xiaowan, the concubine of Maochao people." In the early years of the Republic of China, there were many shops and workshops in Chucheng to make cakes. Crispy sugar (also known as Dong Sugar) made by stores such as Zhang Sanyi, Bian Yuanchang and Cao Hengxing is well known.

Machang Crispy Brand

Crispy Brand is one of the famous spots of all peppers in Chuzhou, and Machang Town is the most delicious. It is named because it looks like the ivory swallows used by ancient ministers when they went to court. Crisp and delicious, it is a good tea

and a good gift for friends and relatives. Especially suitable for the elderly. Created by Ming Yue Shao Feng. The main ingredients are flour, goose oil or duck oil and cooked sesame. Knead the pastry and dough

, fold it repeatedly, roll it into 24 layers to form a base blank with a length of about 16 cm and a width of about 6 cm

, sprinkle sesame seeds into the furnace and smother it with slow fire. Remove the charcoal fire after taking it out, then put it into the furnace layer by layer

, and use the residual heat in the furnace to smoke and bake it overnight. When the furnace is turned on, it smells fragrant, put it into a tea tray, and press it with your fingers at both ends, which will be broken into eight pieces. Eating it is beneficial to stomach cold, loss of appetite, physical weakness, night sweats and other symptoms.

According to legend, Le Shaofeng, the hero of the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the minister of war, was in agreement with Zhu Yuanzhang. One day, Zhu invited a musician to visit Jinshui Bridge. Zhu, together with the musicians, suddenly said, "Join hands in Jinqiao, and everything is incompatible." Le knelt down and replied, "I have been loyal all my life, not afraid of the emperor's sword." I am afraid of being happy afterwards. One day, Zhu Yuanzhang visited Yuefu, and he was happy to present his own brand of crispy rice for you to taste. Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the crispy water board and said with a smile, "Your family has a delicate mind. You must play something by making this water board.". Happy to answer, willing to hand over the power of the palm, return home to retire, and sing two poems at the court. The emperor granted his request. Therefore, Le Shaofeng died a good death and was buried in his hometown (see the county records of Ming and Qing Dynasties). The production of crispy rice was also spread from Yuefu to Quanjiao, and Machang Town was able to keep the secret of that year. In the 195s, the descendants of the Sufu brand in Machang Town once celebrated Chairman Mao's birthday, made Sufu brand and sent it to Beijing, which was praised by the Central Office.

shiji tea

this tea is flat and straight in appearance, green in color, with exposed peaks, clear and bright in soup color, long-lasting fragrance, mellow and refreshing taste, and tender in leaf bottom, which is one of Chuzhou's specialties.

Chuju

Chuju is mainly produced in Chuzhou, Anhui Province, and has the closest petals. Chuju tends to calm liver-yang, and is often used to treat dizziness caused by hyperactivity of liver-yang. If hypertension belongs to hyperactivity of liver-yang according to TCM syndrome differentiation, Chuju and Cassia seed can be used instead of tea. "compendium of materia medica" records that chrysanthemum can be used as a pillow to improve eyesight.

People with headache, dizziness, red eyes, swelling and pain, etc. who belong to hyperactivity of liver yang can use medicinal pillows made of Chuju.

golden crucian carp with black back

The golden crucian carp with black back, a special product of Chuzhou, is one of the four famous fishes (bream, flower, carp and crucian carp) in Chuzhou, so it is named because of its delicacy, sweet and mellow taste, golden scales with black back and glittering silver. It is comparable to the north and south of black-backed crucian carp in Longchi, Liuhe County. In the late Qing Dynasty, this fish was famous for a while. Because it lived in Xiashuiguan area, its waters were narrow, and artificial protection and reproduction were ineffective, it was on the verge of extinction.

there is a local legend: the lake in the south of Xiange Tower was rich in crucian carp in ancient times. Just as Confucius and others were starving for seven days, a big crucian carp several feet long automatically jumped ashore for them to cook and eat, saving the lives of Confucius teachers and students. From then on, all the descendants of South Lake crucian carp were glittering with golden scales. Legend has it that this was given by the Dragon King, because crucian carp gave their lives to save saints. If the fish is put in other water, it will lose its golden color in less than half a day.