Huangqiaoma pancake
Huangqiao sesame seed cake is a traditional pasta in Nanjing Confucius Temple. Cooking cakes should use refined powder, sesame seeds and lard. The finished product has golden color, crisp outside and soft inside, full sesame flavor and moderate salty taste. This kind of sesame seed cake made a great contribution in the battle of Huangqiao, hence its name.
It is said that in 1940, the New Fourth Army led by Chen Yi and the government army led by Han Deqin fought in huangqiao town, and the people of huangqiao town made baked cakes day and night for the New Fourth Army to eat, which made them win the battle.
Guotie beef stuffing
Beef fried dumpling is a traditional snack in Nanjing and one of the eight wonders of Qinhuai. Beef fried dumpling is similar to fried dumpling, but longer than jiaozi. When making, beef is the main raw material. Now they are wrapped in the shape of jiaozi and fried in an oil pan with a golden bottom. The finished product is crisp at the bottom and soft at the top, with fresh and juicy stuffing and unique taste.
It is said that in the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Taizu lost his appetite and didn't want to eat, so he took a walk in the palace. Suddenly he smelled a fragrance and found himself strolling near the royal chef. So he went into the chef's room and saw the cooks frying the remaining jiaozi in the pan. Song Taizu got together and picked up one and tasted it. It doesn't matter how it tastes. He immediately tempted Song Taizu's appetite and ate it several times in a row to satisfy it. At this time, he found the cooks kneeling on the ground and asked, "What's the name of this dish?" The cooks trembled and couldn't answer. Song Taizu said, "Get up. I think it's soft and sticky in the pot. Let's call it pot stickers." The cooks said happily, "Yes, it's called fried dumpling." Since then, it has been widely circulated.
Assorted rice bag
Jambalaya, also known as vegetarian steamed stuffed bun, is made of green vegetables, rolled into cakes with old noodles, and wrapped with vegetarian stuffing and steamed. Jambalaya is a traditional snack in Nanjing Confucius Temple area, which pays attention to YEATION stuffing. This delicious food is a necessary breakfast for ordinary people in the local area every winter to Sunday morning, which symbolizes reunion and adds the meaning of the New Year. It is also used to worship ancestors.
Spiced egg
Spiced egg is a famous snack in Nanjing Confucius Temple and one of the eight wonders of Qinhuai, also known as spiced egg and spiced tea egg.
Spiced egg is said to have a short story. There was a scholar named Ma in Qing Dynasty. He is going to be the champion in the exam. His wife cooked spiced tea eggs overnight and prepared to eat them on the way to the exam. Ma Xiucai finished the exam, and when the list came out, he found that he didn't win the list, so he was ashamed to go home and sleep outside. When the wife waited for her husband to come back at home, she made a pot of spiced tea eggs and peddled them along the street to find her husband. When his wife found Ma Xiucai, he was so hungry that he put his chest on his back. He picked up spiced eggs and began to eat. He found that his wife's spiced tea eggs were really delicious, so he decided not to win the first prize and went home to sell them. After that, spiced tea eggs have been passed down to this day.
Guihua jiaozi
Sweet-scented osmanthus Lantern Festival is a characteristic traditional food in Nanjing Confucius Temple area. Sweet-scented osmanthus dumplings are made of glutinous rice flour. After the Lantern Festival is cooked, its color is milky white, soft, waxy, smooth and tender, and looks like pearls. Cooking must use a small fire, or the waves of boiling water will break the Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival is ripe when it floats.
tofu
Tofu brain is a traditional snack in Qinhuai area of Nanjing Confucius Temple. Tofu brain is sold in the north and south of China, but the name and taste are different. Southern seasonings like sweet taste, while northern seasonings like salty taste. Tofu brain is rich in nutrition and soft and smooth in taste, which is very suitable for breakfast and delicious with sesame cake.
Have you eaten these foods? Which one do you think is the best and most distinctive?