Chapter Forty-Eight: Enjoy Suzhou Food
Han Zhou checked the latitude and longitude as usual.
It's in Suzhou, next door to Jiangcheng.
Two treasure spots, one silver and one golden.
The next day, Han Zhou took the high-speed train to the local area.
Suzhou, referred to as "Su", formerly known as Gusu and Pingjiang, is a prefecture-level city in JS Province, one of the important central cities in the Yangtze River Delta, a national high-tech industrial base and a scenic tourism city.
Suzhou is located in East China, southeast of Jiangsu, the middle of the Yangtze River Delta, is an important part of the Yangtze River urban agglomeration, east of Shanghai, south of Jiaxing, west of Taihu Lake, north of the Yangtze River, four distinct seasons, abundant rainfall, planting rice, wheat, rape, cotton, sericulture, forest fruit, special products are Biluo spring tea, Yangtze River saury, Taihu Lake whitebait, Yangcheng Lake hairy crab and so on.
The famous land of fish and rice, the land of abundance.
Suzhou is one of the first national historical and cultural cities, with a history of nearly 2,500 years, and is an important birthplace of Wu culture, with the reputation of "paradise on earth". The representative of China's private gardens, the Suzhou Classical Gardens and the Suzhou section of the Grand Canal of China, are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Although it is only a prefecture-level city, Suzhou is very wealthy, and has always been one of the top ten cities in the country in terms of GDP. As of 2019, SZ achieved a gross regional product (GDP) of 1,923.580 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6% over the same period of the previous year at comparable prices. In terms of industries, in 2019, the primary, secondary and tertiary industries achieved added value of 19.670 billion yuan, 913.018 billion yuan and 990.892 billion yuan respectively, with growth rates of -6.5%, 5.1% and 6.3% respectively.
In August 2020, it ranked among the top 10 in China's GDP in the first half of the year.
In the province, it has been competing with Nanjing for the right to speak.
Su Xi often occupies a high position in the chain of contempt.
But it's a little bit of light close to Shanghai. In recent years, the economic ranking has also been declining.
You can see a lot of related arguments in the Chinese City Bar, which is very interesting.
Han Zhou came to Suzhou.
I ate local specialties first.
The dishes in Suzhou are very exquisite, interesting and delicious.
Hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake.
Yangcheng Lake hairy crab is also known as golden claw crab. It is produced in Yangcheng Lake, Suzhou. The crab body is not sticky to mud, commonly known as the clear water hairy crab, the body is large and fat, the green shell and white belly, the golden claws and yellow hair, and the meat is greasy. Female crabs in September and male crabs in October have the best gonad development. Cooked and condensed, the female becomes golden yellow, and the male is like white jade, and the taste is delicious.
On May 9, 2005, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China approved the implementation of product protection for "Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab".
Yangcheng Lake hairy crab is the most famous among hairy crabs.
Many of the hairy crabs sold are claimed to be produced in Yangcheng Lake.
But in fact, many of them are produced in Taihu Lake.
Before going on the market, put it in Yangcheng Lake to take a bath.
It claims to be a hairy crab in Yangcheng Lake.
But it doesn't really matter. Because Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are not better than Taihu Lake hairy crabs, they are just famous.
After all, Yangcheng Lake is just a lake, and its natural conditions are not superior to Taihu Lake.
There are a lot of such things. Similarly, there is Xuyi crayfish, a famous lobster production area.
But in fact, many of the so-called Xuyi lobsters are produced in Qidong and other places. Probably a little better than Xuyi's.
It's about borrowing a brand.
Han Zhou tasted the hairy crab and it was very delicious.
The yellow of the female crab is very plump.
The cream of male crabs is also very thick.
The so-called crab roe is actually the ovaries and digestive glands in the crab's body, which are orange and delicious. Crab paste is the ** of male crabs.
The yellow of the crab is worth eating.
Nowadays, many people have to find yellow to eat crayfish, which is purely not going to eat. The yellow color of crayfish is actually a variety of liver, which is not delicious and unhygienic.
I tasted three shrimp noodles again.
Three shrimp noodles are a noodle snack in Shanghai and Suzhou. The color is bright, the noodles are flexible and smooth, and the taste is extremely delicious.
The so-called "three shrimps", namely shrimp roe, shrimp brain, and shrimp, are the most precious things in shrimp.
The shrimp is tender, the shrimp brain is fragrant, and the shrimp roe is fresh in soy sauce.
Put it in the noodles and mix it, it's so delicious.
A book of satisfaction.
In the evening, eat pickled tuk xian.
Pickled Duxian is actually a traditional famous dish that originated in Anhui (ancient Huizhou), belongs to the Huizhou cuisine; this dish tastes salty and fresh, the soup is white and thick, the meat is crispy and fat, the bamboo shoots are crisp and tender, the umami is strong, there are different differences in local culture and taste practices in various places, and the ingredients have their own increases and decreases, but basically include spring bamboo shoots (the origin of Huizhou cuisine can also be winter bamboo shoots), pork (including various parts), bacon, ham, shutter knots, lettuce and other ingredients.
It is mainly a soup made with bamboo shoots and slices of fresh and salted pork belly. "Pickled" means marinated salted meat, "Xian" means fresh meat (chicken, hooves, short ribs, etc.), and "Tu" means simmered over low heat.
The dishes taste salty and fresh, the soup is white and thick, the meat is crispy and fat, the bamboo shoots are crispy and tender, and the umami is strong.
Jiangcheng people also like to eat pickled tuxian. Jiangcheng people not only like pickled tuxian, but also especially like to tell outsiders that they like pickled tuxian very much. It's hard to describe the psychology of this.
Snowflake crab bucket. It is also a delicate delicacy, which can show the delicacy of the city of Suzhou. Don't get tired of eating, don't get tired of fine.
The crab shell is filled with stir-fried crab roe, covered with white egg bubbles like snow, slightly embellished, with color, fragrance, taste and shape.
The Qing Dynasty literati Yuan Mei pointed out in the "Suiyuan Food List" that fried crab roe "is better to be freshly peeled and fried". If it is left for a long time, "the meat will lose its taste". When stir-frying crab roe, add an appropriate amount of fat to make the crab roe more fattening.
It's also delicious.
Han Zhou ate very happily.
Overnight at the hotel. Had a good night's sleep.
I got up the next day, rented a car, and went to look for the treasure spot.