What are the characteristics and delicious restaurants of Zaozhuang?

Zaozhuang City is located in the southern part of Shandong Province. It is the fourth prefecture-level city established by Shandong Province. It is bordered by Yimeng Mountain to the east, Weishan Lake to the west, Xuzhou, a cultural resort of the Han Dynasty, to the south, and the hometown of Confucius and Mencius to the north. Jining. Zaozhuang has 7,300 years of ancestral culture, 4,300 years of city-state culture, 2,700 years of canal culture, and 130 years of industrial culture. It is located on the golden tourism line of "one mountain, one water, two Han Dynasties, and three holes". It is a vibrant and unique city. It is a charming emerging tourist city that has both the boldness of northern cities and the beauty of water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. It is called the "Jiangbei Water Town·Ancient Canal City" and is known as the "Pearl of Southern Shandong".

Introducing the most popular specialties of Zaozhuang:

1. Spicy Chicken:

Zaozhuang’s Spicy Chicken is the first among the "Four Famous Foods" The peppers used are bright red hot peppers, all sharp and red. The color is bright and the flavor is strong. Tender chicken stir-fried with plenty of fresh chili peppers and rice vinegar makes your mouth water just thinking about it. Spicy chicken is mostly cooked with roosters, because roosters are more "masculine" than hens, and roosters are better to be "local chickens". Local chickens are mainly young roosters and old roosters. The chickens taste fresh and delicious. , there is almost no need to spit out the bones. The old chicken has an endless aftertaste and cannot be eaten enough. Wipe the neck with a knife, the roaring water spurts out, pluck the hair, disembowel the chest, put it on the willow board, wear an apron, hold the knife and ax, chop out the meat in a stance, and cut into a basket of carefully selected meat. Pick the local bright purple red peppers, first put the chicken into a pure iron pot with smoking boiling oil, turn it over several times, and when it is almost cooked, pour in vinegar and soy sauce. Then add anise, pepper, ginger, salt, MSG and other condiments one after another, and finally add the chili peppers and stir. At this time, put it on the plate, look at it, smell it in your nose, and be greedy in your mouth. Make a pot of your favorite spicy wine, make an appointment with a few close friends, and drink this dish, or drink slowly, or eat and drink so much that you don't know whether to taste the food or drink, until the "spicy" feeling in your stomach Shifting and sweating through clothes.

2. Vegetable pancake:

? Vegetable pancake is a popular food in Zaozhuang. It is suitable for all ages, easy to eat, easy and quick to make, rich in nutrition, rich in color and fragrance, and most suitable for people working in a fast pace. of instant fast food.

In the Zaozhuang area, there are usually small stalls, with a fire, a saucepan, a noodle table, a few vegetable basins, a few small tables and a piece of matza. Some don't even have tables. There are a lot of people eating, usually at one stall. Pancakes are made fresh when guests come. There are many kinds of vegetables. You can put the vegetables according to the requirements of the diners. Eggs or ham can also be added to them. When the vegetables are ready, pick up the oil pot and pour some oil on them. Generally, cut the pancake in the middle. Two servings. Then use a piece of straw paper to wrap it directly, use a small wooden board to support it, sit on a small bench, hold the small wooden board with both hands while eating, the oil is dripping down, the baked pancakes are brown and crispy, plus a variety of fresh The vegetables have a unique taste and are really delicious. Much better than any hamburger. Rice soup and porridge seem to be free, and two pancakes are usually enough to fill you up.

? Spread cooking oil, eggs, ham sausage and various seasonal vegetables on the newly baked pancakes, heat them until cooked, roll them up a few times, then divide them into several pieces and wrap them with clean paper , held in the hand, the aroma is fragrant and makes people appetite. Vegetable pancakes are rich in nutrients and are convenient and quick to eat. They can be eaten as breakfast or as a meal.

Vegetable pancakes are made by sandwiching vegetables between two pre-baked thin pancakes and slowly heating them on a pot. The vegetables are placed aside, including cabbage, vermicelli, tofu, radish, melon, leek and other vegetarian vegetables. Eggs, ham, or anything else can be added according to the customer's requirements. Each dish is placed in a small basin. Add oil, chili pepper, pepper, cumin, stir evenly, place on pancakes, and bake on griddle. Vegetable pancakes are white flour pancakes fried with vegetable fillings. Rectangular, golden yellow, rich but not greasy, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, with the aroma of fresh cakes

3. Xiji mutton soup:?

Xiji mutton soup has long been famous and has been called Known as "the best soup in the world", it is now also known as "the best soup in Qilu" and "the best soup in China". ?

Xiji mutton soup was first discovered by Tang Meixian, a gourmet in Zhenjiang, Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty, and then became famous throughout the country. When he got home, he told his grandson Tang Yongjiang about his experience of drinking Xiji mutton soup. Tang Yongjiang was so greedy that his mouth watered, but unfortunately he never had the chance to taste it and couldn't let go.

The ingredients used in Xiji mutton soup are freshly grown goats. The meat and internal organs are processed separately. When soaked in flowing water to a certain extent, they are simmered just right. The bone soup is specially made for broken bones. The mutton bones of several sheep are mixed and boiled until they are white, without any seasonings. The dish is called mutton clear soup. This clear soup does not add any seasonings such as salt, vinegar, etc., but it is refreshing and refreshing when you drink it, and it has an endless aftertaste and no smell. Next, there are ten whole-lamb banquets, including stir-frying, seasoning, stewing, and stewing. You will be satisfied after a while and leave happily.

4. Grit (sa) soup?

Grit (pronounced sa) - also known as "meat porridge", its main raw materials are hen meat (or beef, mutton) and Wheat rice, flour, supplemented by onions, ginger, salt, soy sauce, pepper, monosodium glutamate, five-spice powder, sesame oil, vinegar and other seasonings, the craftsmanship is exquisite and complex, and it is a traditional snack in southern Shandong. It has a long history. There is a record in "Shuoyuan·Miscellaneous Statements" that "if you don't eat for seven days, you won't be able to eat rice soup or grits." "Book of Rites·NeiZe" says: "Gritts are made from the meat of cattle and sheep. Three pieces are made into one, and they are chopped into small pieces. Combine two pieces of rice and one piece of meat as bait and fry them." The "grits" mentioned here are quite Similar to today's rice dumplings.

5. Spicy soup?

Spicy soup is a snack with a unique flavor and is very popular among local people. It is a "specialty" of Zaozhuang's catering industry. It is customary to drink this kind of spicy soup all year round in Zaozhuang. It is usually used at breakfast, or to make steamed buns, or eat fried dough sticks or steamed buns. Spicy soup tastes better. Because spicy soup requires adding pepper, it has a spicy taste, so it is named "spicy soup". Spicy soup uses flour as the main ingredient, plus a few condiments. The ingredients are simple and the cost is not high, but it has a unique flavor when you drink it. The secret lies in the production technology. The preparation of spicy soup is very unique. Usually, the noodles are kneaded and washed 10 hours in advance, that is, it is prepared in the afternoon the day before and eaten in the morning the next day. The specific method is: mix the flour with water and knead it into a dough, then add water and slowly wash it with your hands until only gluten remains. Put the washed gluten in a basin and raise it until 10 hours later, then slowly stir the raised gluten into the noodle soup pot of boiling water. After boiling, add pepper, tofu skin, green vegetables, kelp shreds, egg skin and other condiments, and it is ready to eat. When eating, add a little vinegar and sesame oil to make it spicy and delicious. Eating spicy soup has many benefits for human health. It relieves heat and prevents heatstroke in summer, and appetizes to avoid cold in winter. The soup contains a variety of nutrients and is a good soup for popular breakfast soups.