Yangcheng Lake clear water hairy crab enjoys the "king of crabs" reputation, its appearance characteristics: green back, white belly, yellow hair, golden claw, body strong. Green back, crab back green shiny, refreshing, translucent, cooked, showing pure red, red bright. It is different from other lake crabs gray, dark, heavy earth color, cooked light red, red with gray. White belly, crab belly is white, white with luster, giving a person a water bright jade-like beauty (with the development of aquaculture, some deep water places are also farmed Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, and thus there are a small number of other lakes crabs belly gray or gray, or white not clean. Yellow hairs, the velvet hairs on the crab's chelipeds and the whisker hairs on the crab's claws are yellow. Male crab velvet hair is dense and soft, without dirt chips. Crab claws on the whiskers refreshing, yellow. Other lakes crab hair with soil color, not clean. Golden claw, the tip of the claw is golden yellow like smoke. Other lake crabs, claws on the tip of no obvious golden color. Body strong, Yangcheng Lake hairy crab body strong, thick, sturdy, two chelae eight claws thick and powerful, put on the glass can hold up, crawling freely. Compared with other lakes crab, the same shape and size of the crab, Yangcheng Lake hairy crab weight much heavier, it does not have a shell water phenomenon.
Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs for the "king of crabs", its color, aroma, taste wonderful words, "chelsea seal tender jade double double full, shell convex red fat block incense". That orange-red crab yolk, white jade like fat, white and tender crab meat, color, aroma and taste of the three poles, more than one thing can be above, but also other lakes can not be compared to the crab, no wonder Mrs. Zhang Taiyan, Ms. Tang Guoli poem said: "not Yangcheng Lake crab is good, why bother to live in Suzhou in this life".
2, three treasures of Lake Taihu ......... Recommendation ★★★★★
Taihu Lake is rich in aquatic resources, which is located on the shores of Taihu Lake, Suzhou provides a rich food resources, the silverfish, crabs and white shrimp and known as the "three treasures of Taihu Lake", well-known at home and abroad.
Silverfish
Silverfish, commonly known as noodle fish, or noodle stick fish, a few inches long, slightly rounded body, according to legend, the King of Wu chopped food and abandoned in the water, and became a fish, also known as chopped fish in ancient times (the name of the silverfish because of its swimming in the lake, such as silver arrows away from the string of the reason). It can be seen that Lake Taihu silverfish has been developed as China's precious edible fish species long history.
Taihu Lake silverfish have big silverfish, Lei's silverfish, short-nosed silverfish and oligochaetonous short-nosed silverfish four species, the first two larger, the latter two smaller. The whole fish in addition to the two eyes for the black spot, the whole body white, transparent, soft bone, no scales. The spawning period is concentrated in mid-May to mid- to late-June each year, which is the peak season for fishing. Ming Dynasty poet Wang Shucheng wrote the "ice is the edge of the stream waves, silverfish on the rapid turbulence, fresh floating white jade plate, without having to explore the inner hole" verse is the silverfish praise, Song Dynasty Zhang Xian wrote the "silverfish after the spring phase under the perch" poem, the silverfish and perch and listed as a fish in the treasures.
Silverfish nutritious, according to analysis, per 100 grams of silverfish containing protein 8.2 grams, 0.3 grams of fat, carbohydrates 1.4 grams of calcium 258 mg, 102 mg of phosphorus, iron 0.5 mg, calories 41 kcal, as well as vitamins B1, B2, niacin and other nutrients.
Fresh silverfish can be made into dried silverfish by sunlight, which is shaped like a jade hairpin, and its color, aroma and taste remain unchanged for a long time. The dried silverfish produced in Dangkou, Suzhou, is less than two inches long, with a flat body, fat meat and soft bones, white color and light, and is classified as a top quality product. It is exported to Europe and the United States and enjoys a good reputation.
Silverfish meat is delicate, white and tender, no bones and thorns, no fishy flavor, can be used to cook a variety of delicious dishes fresh soup. Fish tender soup fresh "silverfish ball" and tender and fragrant fat "silverfish spread yellow cabbage" is to Taihu Lake silverfish as the main ingredient, by the hands of the chef processing, cooking from the two traditional dishes. Eating dried silverfish before cooking, to be soaked in water, such as if scrambled with eggs, tender and flavorful, soft as boneless, is a seasonal dish of Jiangnan.
Cabra nasus
Cabra nasus, also known as the lake crabs, commonly known as the hairy leaf fish, the body shape is slightly flat and thin, the head is pointed and small but the mouth is large, the two eyes are born in the front of the head at the upper end of the abdomen is a little broad, the tail is thin and narrow, the scales are fine and white, and the whole is a narrow and long hairy bamboo leaf shape.
According to the Jin Dynasty, Zhang Hua's "Museum" recorded: Legend has it that at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, King Goujian of Yue built up his strength through "lying down and tasting the guts", and launched a decisive battle against Wu to avenge the shame. At that time, King Fu-chai of Wu, who had acquired Xi Shi, spent all his time having fun and enjoying himself in a wild way, brutalizing his loyal men and women. As the Wu army was unwilling to fight for him, the Vietcong army won the favorable opportunity to win the battle, but later on, due to the obstruction of the Taihu Lake, they were unable to capture the capital city of Wu, and the war was stalemated. When the Vietcong army was about to run out of food and wanted to retreat, small fish, known as crabs, suddenly swam around the Vietcong warships. The Yue army caught and ate them, which boosted their morale, and soon attacked the capital city of Wu (present-day Suzhou) and destroyed the state of Wu. Legend has it that the crabs of Lake Taihu were made from the leftover flesh and bones of the chopped fish that King Fu-chai of Wu ate and poured into Lake Taihu, and because they were longer than the silverfish, the fishermen of Lake Taihu used to call the crabs as the silverfish's elder brother.
The crabs spawn in March and April every year, and the fish are seen in June, followed by the fishing season, so there is a proverb that "July 7, the crabs are all together", and the fishing period can last until the middle of February of the following year.
Medusae nasus, with its tender meat and delicious flavor, is rich in nutrients, containing protein, fat, carbohydrates and inorganic salts such as phosphorus, calcium and iron. What should be mentioned in particular is that the tender bones and eggs contain a large amount of calcium, about three times that of silverfish, which is a tonic for the human brain and bone marrow, and is especially suitable as health food for young people.
The fishermen of Taihu Lake usually used to dry the freshly caught crabs slowly with charcoal fire, and made the delicious and fishy-free dried crabs, which is a famous specialty of Taihu Lake and is regarded as a precious product on the table.
The dried crabs and their dried fish can be cooked in various ways, such as steamed or braised, and if the dried crabs are supplemented with salted vegetables or bean curd and other **** boiled, it is a delicious delicacy for the people around the Taihu Lake in the south of the Yangtze River.
White shrimp
White shrimp, growing in the open waters of Lake Taihu, is a freshwater shrimp. Transparent body color, head with whiskers, claws on the chest, two eyes protruding, tail into * shape. According to the "Taihu Lake Preparatory Examination" recorded: "Taihu Lake white shrimp A world, ripe when the color is still white."
Taihu Lake white shrimp mostly live in the abundant water plants, calm shallows, its diet is to plant debris, organic residues and weak invertebrate plankton as the main food. May to mid to late July each year, is the peak season for white shrimp spawning. Early spawning in the spring hatched out of the young shrimp, after two or three months, six or seven times after molting, to mid- to late June to grow into large shrimp, the end of August can be mature spawning. There is no special flood season, usually six or seven months of the lunar calendar is to eat shrimp season.
Taihu Lake white shrimp meat is tender and delicious, high nutritional value, according to scientific analysis, per 100 grams of edible shrimp, containing 20.6 grams of protein, 0.7 grams of fat, as well as calcium, scale, iron and other inorganic salts and vitamin A and other nutrients. In addition to food, can also be used as medicine. Contemporary pharmacologist Ye Kuangquan in the "food Chinese medicine and convenient prescription" book said: "shrimp taste sweet, warm, to acne sores, under the breast milk, Yang Road, is a strong tonic medicine, internal service has the function of Tori detoxification".
Shrimp as the main material for the production of dishes, color, aroma and taste. "Biluo shrimp", "fried shrimp cake" and "three shrimp tofu" and other famous dishes are out of the hands of skilled chefs, after eating, people are full of praise.
3, conch spring tea ......... Recommendation ★★★★★
Biluochun tea is native to Suzhou East and West Mountain, but about Biluochun has many beautiful and moving legends. One legend says: Biluochun rise in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, Ming and Qing dynasties throughout the Jiangnan. Because the color is like blue, the shape is like a screw, and at the time of spring, so it is named. It is said that this tea for the Queen Mother sent cranes to pass the seed, mountain man Zhu Yuanzheng unique mastery, planted under the cliff. Initially called it "scared people incense", after the Qing Emperor Kangxi's southern tour to the East Mountain, only to be renamed Biluochun. Another type of statement is currently recognized a legend that Biluochun so far has a history of three hundred years, when the tea farmers picking tea, because "the basket is not enough to store, placed in the arms, the tea is hot, suddenly a strange fragrance," the tea farmers then exclaimed "scared the death of human fragrance", "scared the death of human fragrance", and "the death of human fragrance". "Scared people incense" then became the common name of Bi Luochun. After the Kangxi Emperor's southern tour, Jiangsu Governor Song Eindo with this tea into the offering, very much appreciated, but the Holy Spirit thought the name is not elegant, and then gave the "Bi Luochun" name. Thus, today there is a beautiful name of Biluochun celebrated by everyone.
4, Kunshi ......... Recommendation ★★★★
"Lonely root snow recommended by the qin, small clouds Run pen bed", this is the Yuan Dynasty poet Zhang Yu in the "get Kunshan stone" poem on the praise of Kunshi. Kunshi is named after Kunshan in Jiangsu Province. Mainly from the city outside the Yufeng Mountain (ancient name of Maanshan). It is known as "China's four great stones" with Lingbi stone, Taihu Lake stone, Yingshi stone, and with Taihu Lake stone, Yuhua stone, known as "Jiangsu three famous stone", occupies an important position in the strange stone.
"About hundreds of millions of years ago, due to the extrusion of crustal movement, deep underground magma in Kunshan rich in silica hot solution invaded the rock cracks, cooled to form quartz veins. In this quartz vein crystal holes generated in the quartz crystal clusters is kunzite. Because of its crystal clusters, veins, the image of the structure of the diversity, it was found that it has a "chicken bone", "walnut" and so on more than ten varieties, produced in the Yufeng Mountain of the East Mountain, the West Mountain, the front of the mountain. Chicken bone stone by thin as a chicken bone stone pieces of criss-crossed composition, giving a person the feeling of toughness, it is the most valuable in Kunshi; walnut stone surface wrinkles all over the block abruptly, crystal lovely. In addition, there are "snowflake", "jellyfish", "lychee", "lotus leaf chapped" and other varieties, mostly named after the hieroglyphic . The Kunshi general seems to be snow-white crystal, hole all over the body, delicate and clear as the main characteristics.
Kunshi mining history is very long, the Song Dynasty "Yunlin stone spectrum" has been introduced. It is extracted roughly through the selection of blanks, exposure, washing, picking mud, carving, soaking and other complex processes, can be completed, but also because the number has been very small, so it is quite valuable. Yufeng Mountain is only 82 meters high, a radius of only three miles, after thousands of years of continuous foraging, now the mountain surface has been very difficult to see the stone billet.
Kunshi general size of only feet, the big ones are rare, according to the "Qing secret collection" author, he saw a Kunshi in the Jiajing years, ten feet high, square seven or eight feet, the lower part of the shape of a walnut block, the upper part is a chicken bone piece, color white as jade, exquisite and lovely, and then was a big family in Songjiang to eighty thousand dollars to buy it. Now Kunshan Tinglin Park has two one-person-high Kunshi peaks, for the Ming Dynasty, one for the "spring clouds out of the Ridge", one for the "autumn water across the waves", displayed in the pavilion in front of the Gu Yanwu Memorial Hall. These two boulders, delicate and delicate, hole all over, is the only surviving giant peak of the best. More Kunshi miniature for the folk collection, become the case of the table offerings.
5, ten thousand three hooves ......... Recommendation ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Zhouzhuang preferred dishes, to select the pig's hind legs as raw materials, with condiments, after simmering or steaming and become. The meat is crispy and off the bone, the soup is red, fat but not greasy, salty and sweet, crispy and delicious, very tasty. Originally Zhouzhuang New Year's Eve, feast celebrations in the main dish, meaning reunion, and then turned into a hospitality for VIPs of the best dishes, rumored to be Shen Wansan home hospitality essential dishes.
6, Wansan vegetable amaranth ......... Recommendation ★★★★★
Wansan Vegetable Amaranth is made of locally produced, picked in the spring of Zhouzhuang, young vegetable core as raw material, after careful pickling, put in a small Beng Beng, Beng Beng mouth with Ruo leaves and yellow mud seal, stored for several months and become. It is fragrant and can be eaten raw or stir-fried in soup. Ingredients: vegetable core, edible salt, sugar and so on.
7, gravy ......... Recommendation ★★★★★
The Gorgonberry is the top of the Tongli specialties, produced in the northwest of Tongli Dang Gorgonberry (commonly known as "chicken head rice") is known as "water ginseng". According to "Compendium of Materia Medica" records, Gorgonzola main treatment of paralysis, lumbar spine and knee pain, tonic, in addition to the violent disease, the benefit of the essence of the spirit of the strong will, so that the ears and eyes smart, appetizing to help the gas, quench the thirst, benefit the kidneys, treatment of urinary incontinence and so on. It can be used as medicinal food, soaked in water for half a day, boiled over a gentle fire, can be used with red dates, lotus seeds, cinnamon more delicious.
8, Taihu Lake Brasenia schreberi ......... Recommended degree ★★★★★
Brunneria schreberi is a perennial aquatic plants, originally wild in the lakes and ponds south of the Yangtze River, especially the Taihu Lake in southern Jiangsu Province, Hangzhou, West Lake produces the most, and is also the most famous. Brasenia schreberi's leaves are oval, dark green, the back of the secretion of a mucus similar to agar, rich in protein, glucose and other ingredients, can be boiled or fried, not only is the unique flavor of the precious vegetables, but also has a heat, moistening the lungs, diuretic, decongestive, detoxification, stomach, diarrhea, and other efficacy. Taihu Lake Brasenia schreberi has been artificially cultivated since the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and it grows and reproduces quickly, and the underground stems under the water begin to sprout and grow around the time of "Qingming" every year. The young pieces of Brasenia schreberi picked at this time of the year are called "spring Brasenia schreberi"; after "summer", the temperature rises, Brasenia schreberi grows vigorously, and a large number of Brasenia schreberi can be picked in the "frost", which is known as "fall Brasenia schreberi ". At present, the production of Brasenia schreberi is greatest in the lake area of the East Book Consortium and the Summer Bay of the West Book. In the summer and fall of each year, a large area is covered with clusters of Brasenia schreberi, stretching for miles, as if the surface of Lake Taihu, which is as clear as a mirror, has been embroidered with emerald-green "lace", which is breathtakingly beautiful. Brasenia schreberi in addition to fresh Brasenia schreberi edible, can also be processed by the food factory into bottled or canned Brasenia schreberi preserved or exported, Taihu Lake Brasenia schreberi not only sells well in the domestic market, but also won the title of high-quality products for foreign trade exported abroad. With Taihu Lake Brasenia schreberi plus auxiliary ingredients cooked from "is the fire Brasenia schreberi soup", "Hibiscus Brasenia schreberi", tender and fresh, fragrant and attractive, is the famous dishes in the Soviet cuisine, so the domestic hotels, restaurants, hospitality to the Taihu Lake Brasenia schreberi demand is increasing. People also compare Ulva schreberi to homesickness. According to the Book of Jin, there was an official named Zhang Han, who thought of Brasenia schreberi in the north and returned to his hometown, which is the origin of the allusion to "the thought of Brasenia schreberi".
9, 煽禽 ......... Recommended degree ★★★
Shajiabang incited bird has nearly 100 years of history, has gradually developed into a famous product of Jiangnan. Its main raw material is grass chicken, grass duck, with the traditional technology of Shajiabang, with more than ten kinds of natural spices, the use of modern vacuum packaging and sterilization technology refined, does not contain any additives. The product can be eaten in the bag, and can ensure that in the storage process does not deteriorate and maintain the original unique flavor, for travel, home banquets and gifts to friends and relatives of the good products
Woof is an ancient handmade art, used to be used in the production of the emperor's consort's dragon robe and cape, it is a kind of special handmade fabrics through the warp following the weft. It is a special handmade fabric through the warp and weft. It is woven with raw silk as warp and colored silk as weft, and in the place where the pattern of the woven fabric is combined with the plain ground, the height is slightly obvious as if it is engraved by the cradle, and thus it is also called, "engraved silk" Woof weaved into the screen, the middle of the hall, the kimono belt, and the daily articles are the artistic masterpieces.
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Suzhou production of sandalwood fan, folding fan, silk official fan, paper fan, such as the production of exquisite, the appearance of Rose, rich in artistic characteristics. Especially the fragrant sandalwood folding fan, using the three techniques of carving, pulling and stamping, and decorated with silk tassels, looks graceful and noble, is a kind of elegant artwork. Suzhou Jade Carving Jade carving is also a traditional craft in Suzhou. In ancient times, Suzhou jade workers were hired by the court to create various jade objects for the royal family. "Although good jade is gathered in the capital, the craftsmanship is pushed to Wu County."
Suzhou jade carving
is inheriting this fine tradition and regaining its youth. In addition to the above crafts, others such as ethnic musical instruments, gold and silver joinery, mahogany wares, Chinese paintings and pigments, and calligraphy and painting mounts are also famous Suzhou crafts.
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The ingredients are carefully selected and finely made with unique recipes and techniques. The ingredients of the candies are mainly pine nuts, walnuts, sesame seeds and melon seeds kernels, which form the characteristics of Suzhou-style candies. Soviet-style confectionery sweet pine glutinous tough, fragrant soft fat and moist, delicate and crispy is the characteristics of the Soviet-style confectionery. It has many varieties, with more than 170 kinds of different styles and fillings. Biluochun green tea is one of the sixteen famous green teas in China. Because of its tea color green and tender, leaf shape curled like a snail, and picking dry early spring, so the name. It is characterized by color, taste and shape, and listed as the best green tea. Jasmine Tea Suzhou is an important producer of jasmine tea, production accounted for one-third of the country. Suzhou jasmine tea aroma elegant, strong and not greasy, popular with customers.