Zhejiang food plaza during the warring states period
Huzhou has a long history.Eating in Huzhou has a good reputation.Huzhou cuisine is characterized by a long history, exquisite ingredients, fresh requirements, light taste, fine production, freshness and smoothness, elegant color, pollution-free and nutrition. It also lays emphasis onthe season and solar term very much.
Ginkgo Honeycomb
The honeycomb lays tier upon tier, as if a castle in the air. The Ginkgo diffuses a fragrant odor on the land of Changxing. The cooking process and dishes seem simple, but are different from ordinary fried food. They are full of personal charm and send out exotic flavor.
Rhizome Shoots with Brocade Vegetable of Nanxun Style
According to legend, during the spring and autumn period and the warring states period, Xi Shi and Fan Li is a pair of lovers who love each other. To please the king of Wu Kingdom and complete the task of the restoring the Yue Kingdom at that time, the king of Yue Kingdom giftedthe beauty Xi Shi to the king of Wu Kingdom.The loverswere forced to give up their love. Fan Li escorted Xi Shi all the way to the Wu Kingdom. When they arrived at border of WuKingdom (now Nanxun), it was getting dark already. They planned to stay in a farmhouse for one night. Thinking of the separation the next day, this pair of lovers couldn't help but shed tears.The beauty’s makeup looked fuzzy after crying, so she removed her makeup with the water in the basin which the peasant woman gave her. Then the woman dumped the water in her vegetable garden. From then on, the vegetables grown on the land have a special fragrance. The leaves are like brocade. The local people named them brocade vegetable in honor ofXi Shi. So far the brocade vegetable is well known in the region, and sold well in cities like Shanghai and Hangzhou city. It is a famous local cuisine of Nanxun.
Gelao Salted chicken with Feather
The chef selects the ingredients strictly that the salted chicken must from local chicks born in the very year. The chicks with feather are salted and wrapped with straw tightly. They are hung in a ventilated place for half a month or so. And then they are shed with feather and washed.The chicken has bright color, tender meat, fresh taste and unique flavor. It is loved by the majority of guests.
Large Meatball Made of Crab Meat Paste and Fish Paste
The Large Meatball Made of Crab Meat Paste and Fish Paste was adapted on the basis of the Large Meatball Made of Crab Meat Paste, which is a former Huaiyang style famous dish. The pork was changed to fish, which is more suitable for the demands of modern healthy diet. Crab meat paste is disassembled from Taihu hairy crab. The combination of the fresh and fragrant tastes makes it an important dish ofHuzhou in every festival celebration.