China people mention steamed bread, and everyone doesn't like it. So when and where were steamed buns born? Legend has it that it evolved from the famous plum blossom in Wang Lou Cave in the Northern Song Dynasty and was brought to the south of the Yangtze River by the royal family in the Northern Song Dynasty. The more concentrated view is that it was born in the middle of Qing Dynasty, in Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi and other places today. Xiao Long is the embodiment of food culture in this area, which is famous for its thin skin, rich stuffing, fresh taste and tenderness.

2, osmanthus lotus root

Jiangnan likes to use osmanthus as one of the blending ingredients of food, and the food enjoys a high reputation for its sweetness, crispness and rich flavor. Pour glutinous rice into lotus root, with sweet-scented osmanthus sauce and big red dates, which is a unique Chinese dessert in Jiangnan traditional dishes. Hangzhou osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root is soft and sweet, while Nanjing osmanthus glutinous rice lotus root, together with "sweet osmanthus taro seedlings, plum blossom cakes, and red bean wine jiaozi", is known as the most humane street snack in Jinling and Nanjing.

3. Dongpo Meat

According to legend, when Su Dongpo was relegated to Hangzhou, he lived in poverty. He imitated the previous practice and improved it, making braised pork with wine and stewing it slowly. This dish originated in Huangzhou, and later spread to Hangzhou, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, and became a famous local dish. Dongpo meat is mainly made of pork. The dishes are thin and tender, bright red in color, rich in juice, crisp in shape but not broken, clear and refreshing in meat color, fragrant and waxy but not greasy.

4. Dried plums

Lu Xun wrote in "The Tempest" that the dried Lai is very attractive. This attractive black dried vegetable is called moldy dried vegetable in Shaoxing, Lu Xun's hometown. Because its color is black, it is also called black dried vegetables. It is one of the famous "three evils" in the local area: black awning boat, black felt hat and black dried vegetables. It is a vivid portrayal of the old Jiangnan water town.

5. Hairy crabs

There are many crabs in Jiangnan. Yangcheng Lake is the most outstanding crab in Jiangnan, and it is called "hairy crab". For example, the words of Mrs. Zhang Taiyan and Mrs. Tang Guoli, a modern scholar, are frank and straightforward: "Yangcheng Lake crabs are not good, why should we live in Suzhou?"

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