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Where is Changzhou cuisine?

1, Shrimp Cake: Also called Tonggu Cake, it is a traditional famous food in Changzhou with a history of more than 200 years. The main materials are raw shrimp and flour. Mix raw shrimp and flour into batter, then fry in an oil pan, remove and drain the oil. Its characteristics: golden color, crisp outside and soft inside, fresh and delicious.

2. Sesame cake: one of the traditional cuisines with Changzhou flavor. It began in Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, and has a history of 150 years. It is made from raw materials such as pig suet, flour, shelled sesame seeds, sugar, refined salt, etc. by baking in a traditional barrel furnace. It has three flavors: sweet, salty, pepper and salt. It is round or oval, golden in color, crisp and soft, with distinct layers. This kind of cake is best eaten while it is hot, but it will affect the taste when it is cold.

3, add crab steamed buns: also known as crab steamed buns. It started in Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty and was initiated by Wanhua Teahouse in the south of Xiaohe Bridge in Changzhou. Actually, it's soup packets. The stuffing is made of pork, crab meat and crab roe. Leather is made of semi-wool powder, which means that steamed bread is tough and transparent. It is characterized by thin and transparent skin, rich marinade and crab fragrance.

4. Fermented jiaozi: It is one of the traditional snacks in Changzhou, where it is customary to eat jiaozi during the Spring Festival or Lantern Festival. /kloc-More than 0/00 years ago, a master named Pei Gaoyu added some fermented grains to the traditional jiaozi. Its characteristics are: fragrant wine and unique flavor.

5. Crab shell yellow: Crab shell yellow is one of the traditional snacks in Changzhou, commonly known as Ma Xiao Cake. Crab shell yellow has salty and sweet fillings. Salty is generally put with scallion oil, fresh meat, crab powder, shrimp and so on. Sweet is usually sugar, rose, bean paste, jujube paste and other varieties.