What are the specialties of Shaoxing? Introduction of Shaoxing famous specialty

Speaking of Shaoxing's specialty, Shaoxing's shiitake mushrooms are well-known and can be seen everywhere in the streets. Don't forget to bring back two bottles of Shaoxing wine when you buy dried vegetables. Shaoxing wine has a history of more than 2500 years, and has won many national wine awards, which is the top grade of wine. Xianheng Hotel also has fennel beans, which is also famous all over the world because of Kong Yiji, a character written by Mr. Lu Xun.

In addition, Shaoxing's famous handicrafts include Shaoxing lace, woody satin and black felt hat. Local specialties include Shaoxing sufu, Shaoxing Pingshui Bamboo Tea, Shaoxing Ma Duck, Zhaimao sweet cake and Ding Daxing Rice Cake.

Shaoxing rice wine

Shaoxing has a history of 2500 years. According to Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, excellent wines can be brewed here. The story of Toulao River is a good example. In 473 BC, after ten years of reunion and lessons, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, personally conquered the State of Wu. On the day of his departure, he threw the wine sent by the elders of Yue into the river and drank it with the foot soldiers. The soldiers are deeply grateful for their virtues and spare no effort. Wu Jun was finally broken. Toulao River, which still exists in the south of Shaoxing, is named after it. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Shaoxing wine was listed as a tribute. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, Shaoxing old wine became more and more refined and famous.

Shaoxing dried vegetables

Dried mushrooms are a kind of cheap traditional non-staple food in Shaoxing, with a long aftertaste. According to Yue You Bian, dried vegetables were made by Shaoxing people in19th century. Up to now, the habit of pickling and drying vegetables in urban and rural families is still very common, and even many overseas Chinese housewives will pickle them.

Shaoxing sufu

Locals call it moldy tofu, and it is also known as vegetarian meat. Its varieties are red, white and blue. The chess pieces are square and angular, crisp and delicate in texture, and salty and delicious in taste. It is a good food with good quality and low price.

Shaoxing wangxingji paper fan

Shaoxing has a long history of producing paper fans. Zhejiang Tongzhi records that the Yan Tao paper fan in Huiji was very successful, with dense bamboo as the handle and white paper as the painting and calligraphy. Paper fans in Shaoxing in Ming Dynasty were quite prosperous, while Wangshan Village, founded in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, was famous for its excellent production. Fortunately, Wang Fan's villa is particular about the materials used. Most of them are made of bamboo with fine and uniform bamboo tendons, pure mulberry paper as fans and alpine cotton paint as glue. A paper fan needs more than 70 processes and is carefully made. This kind of fan is rain-proof and sun-proof, and it is not easy to be eaten by insects when stored for a long time. It's called a paper fan and half an umbrella.

Gonggua is another traditional famous product in Shaoxing sauce and wine industry. It was once one of the eight tributes in Shaoxing, hence the name Gonggua. During the Qing Dynasty, Shaoxing sent a certain number of tribute melons to Beijing every year to pay tribute to the emperor. Shaoxing Gonggua is quite famous in Beijing.