Which store in Hangzhou is famous for West Lake water shield?

West Lake Water Shield Soup is also called Chicken Fire Water Shield Soup. West Lake Water Shield Soup is a famous traditional dish in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province and belongs to Zhejiang cuisine. The West Lake water shield is used as the raw material, which is delicious and unique. "West Lake Water Shield Soup" made with water shield ingredients. The water shield is green, the chicken legs are red, the color is bright, the soup is tender and fragrant, and the soup is pure and delicious. It is a famous traditional dish in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

Chinese name

West Lake Water Shield Soup

Taste

Fresh and smooth

Main ingredients

West Lake Fresh Water Shield

Classification

Zhejiang Cuisine

Origin

Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province

Historical Origin

Cultivation of water shield in Hangzhou’s West Lake has a long history, as recorded in the “West Lake Tour Chronicles” of the Qing Dynasty.

It is said that Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited the south of the Yangtze River and would eat with a spoon of water shield every time he visited Hangzhou.

Water shield soup is not only appreciated for its fragrant taste, rich nutrition, and rich in colloid secret vitamins; but also the allusions of "Water Shield Soup with Perch" and "Water Shield Thoughts" can be traced back to "Shi Shuo" It has appeared in "New Speech" and has become an idiom to express homesickness. Water shield soup also symbolizes a deep feeling of homesickness and longing for the country. Therefore, in recent years, some overseas Chinese who have returned from abroad and tourists who are far away from home come to Hangzhou and are often willing to order this famous dish to express their feelings.

According to "Shishuo Xinyu Shijian": Zhang Jiying was sent to Cao Cao, the king of Qi Dynasty, and he saw the autumn wind blowing in Luo. He thought about Wuzhong wild cabbage soup and seabass clams, and said: "Life is so precious that you can enjoy it. How can you control an official for thousands of miles to get a title?" Then he ordered him to return home. When the king of Qi was defeated in Russia, everyone at the time said it was an opportunity. Later generations called the feeling of homesickness "the thought of water shield", which shows the charm of water shield.

Method

Ingredients

175 grams of West Lake fresh water shield, 25 grams of cooked ham (top), 350 ml of clear soup, 10 ml of cooked chicken oil, cooked chicken 50 grams of breast meat,

Selection of seasonings

2.5 grams of refined salt, 2.5 grams of MSG

Preparation steps

1. Cut the chicken breasts into Cut both (cooked) and cooked ham into 6 cm long shreds;

2. Put the wok on a high fire, ladle in 500 grams of water, bring to a boil, and add the water shield;

3. Take it out immediately after boiling, drain off the water, and put it in a soup bowl;

4. Put the broth, salt and MSG into the wok and bring to a boil;

5 , pour it on the water shield, then put shredded cooked chicken breast, shredded cooked ham, and drizzle with cooked chicken oil. [1]

Dish Features

Cooked with shredded chicken and ham, water shield is fresh and mellow, refreshing and refreshing. When Qianlong traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, he would also try the water shield soup. There is a saying that "the Sudi is full of flowers and filled with smoke, and it is a sunny day when picking water shield."

Nutritional value

There is white and transparent gelatin around the young stems, buds and curled leaves of water shield, which contains high gelatin and other ingredients. According to measurements, every 100 grams of fresh water shield contains 900 mg of protein, 230 mg of sugar, more vitamin C and a small amount of iron. If you use water shield and crucian carp together in a spoon, in addition to being delicious, it also has the functions of eliminating qi and vomiting, treating hot gangrene, and removing sores.