Cao Yang is a specialty of Yangzhong's writing.

Unexpectedly, the most humble and delicious seedling grass in my hometown Yangzhong is now famous all over the country. When I was a child, what attracted my special memory were puffer fish and seedling grass. Yangzhong puffer fish is now the first in the country and has the reputation of the county of puffer fish, and puffer fish and Miao grass are cooked slowly together, and the taste is really the best in fresh. This memory has only been mentioned occasionally for many years, but I have never dared to try it, because only in Yangzhong can I taste such delicious food, and I have not returned to Yangzhong where I was born for more than 60 years. On the afternoon of May 18, Mr. Guo Qing from Xilaiqiao, Yangzhong drove to Building 8, Biyuyuan, Bijingkou District, Zhenjiang, and took my wife and me to stay in Yangzhong for three days. That afternoon, he stayed in Yangzhong Hotel, and invited us to taste hometown dishes in the evening, including puffer fish and Miao grass.

As the name implies, seedling grass is the grass in paddy field. In our hometown of rice, seedling grass is not only the feed of fertile land, but also a delicious food. Because it grows extremely vigorously and is a life-saving grass in difficult times, my first reaction when talking about my hometown is to taste authentic Miao grass. See a report saying:

I don't know who initiated it or when it started. Seedling grass was actually put on the dining table and was honored as the head dish of grass seeds. Although it is a trivial matter, it is insignificant. Finally, the people of Bali were moved by Chun Xue, and the saplings gained value and appeared on the menus of big hotels and small hotels. Stir-fried seedling grass is a common way to eat, while the sesame seed cake under stir-fried seedling grass has a different flavor. The most elegant way is to steam seedling grass with shad. The shad is the first of the three delicacies in the Yangtze River, but now it is extinct. This dish only exists in the memory of the older generation. It is common to burn seedlings of mandarin fish and puffer fish. The second thing is that silver carp is burning seedlings. Wild puffer fish and seedling grass are cooked together, which is also a perfect match. Just listening to the name of this dish makes people salivate. Older people often say that it is fresh, tut tut, and there is not even soup left. In the past, people along the Yangtze River had a saying of "eating puffer fish to death". Because puffer fish is highly toxic, it will kill people if it is not handled properly. However, the temptation to eat fish can make people disregard their lives. It is reported in the newspaper that eating puffer fish will kill them every year. Smart people don't eat puffer fish, they eat boiled seedling grass.

This statement is very reliable. Of course, Yangzhong native products are not only seedlings, but also Malan, shrimp paste, mung bean and buckwheat flour. It is not easy to taste these local products at the same time now.

Eight photos were taken from the entrance of Yangzhong Hotel restaurant.