What's delicious in Tongli Ancient Town?

Tongli Town, one of the six ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, is located in Wujiang District, Suzhou City, east of the ancient canal near Taihu Lake. Founded in the Song Dynasty, it has a history of more than 1, years, and it is a veritable ancient town of Han water culture.

Food recommendation:

Champion's hoof

Although this dish is unique in Tongli, its recipe is very different. As for the recipe, it is kept secret. Fellow guests are invited to dinner, and this dish must be on the table. Residents of nearby villages and towns have traveled hundreds of miles to Tongli to buy this thing, which also shows its popularity. The pig's trotters cooked in thick oil red sauce are bright red, soft and sweet to eat in the mouth but not greasy, with endless aftertaste.

green dumplings

According to legend, green dumplings are made by mixing bromegrass juice with glutinous rice, so that the glutinous rice is soaked in grass juice to become mud and turn into a emerald color. This is used to wrap bean paste or jujube paste, and then put the reed leaves into the cage and steam it. Ming Langying's "Seven Revision Manuscripts" once recorded: "The ancients ate cold food, picked leaves of tung poplar, dyed rice cyan as a sacrifice, and Ziyang was also angry. This is what it means to become a green and white dumpling. " There is also a legend about Dayu. At that time, Dayu managed water for thirteen years without anyone. He used the method of dredging to make the three rivers flow into the sea, so that the water level in Taihu Lake dropped and the flood was calmed down, which created conditions for planting winter wheat and won the love of Suzhou people.

tuisi cake

Three white dishes in Taihu Lake. Oh, here are three dishes, including white fish in Taihu Lake, white shrimp in Taihu Lake and scrambled eggs with whitebait. They are all served in the morning, authentic peasant cooking, nutritious, light and delicious. Whitebait not only has the effect of conditioning and beautifying, but also tastes good and is worth a try.

There are small smoked fish in Tongli everywhere, but the small smoked fish in Tongli is different from others, and the local residents especially love the taste. Especially with the small bridge and flowing water, it is especially comfortable.

Grass chicken pot

All the raw materials used are grass chickens raised in the countryside by local residents in Tongli, who eat grass, tender insects and rice. Stewed grass chicken with flat tip and wild fungi, it tastes delicious and the chicken is tender. Recommended place to eat: Tongli Mantianxing Hotel.

Jiuniang cake

is a seasonal food in Tongli, an ancient town in spring. It is a kind of pancake made of fermented wine and flour, baked and wrapped with sweet stuffing.

malt cake

malt cake is ugly, but it is a traditional Soviet-style tea in Tongli ancient town, and it is a local snack that people in Tongli will make. The cake is mainly made of rice flour mixed with proper amount of malt powder and picking Foerstrass on the ridge between villages.

orange red cake

orange red cake is a traditional winter food among Soviet cakes, which has a history of more than 1 years. In the past, this kind of cake was specially used by fellow villagers to entertain new guests or door-to-door sons-in-law.

The orange red cake has even particles, a fine and moist taste, and a sweet, soft and waxy feeling when eaten in the mouth. After eating, the mouth will leave a faint fragrance of roses and oranges.

Fermented rice balls

Fermented rice balls are a representative of rice culture. They look crystal clear and have a smooth and elastic taste. The making method of boiled wine-brewed dumplings is simple. Boil the water, add the wine-brewed dumplings, add the soft white sugar, and then wait for the water to boil again, put the dumplings just made into the water, and wait for them to float on the water, indicating that they are ripe. Finally, put a thin seal on the mariko before it comes out.

Min Cake

Min Cake, a specialty of "Bentangzhai" in Minjiawan, Tongli, is a well-known traditional cake with a history of more than 4 years. Its production is only made by the Min family, so it is called "Min Cake". Minbing is made of "Minbing Grass" kneaded with rice flour as skin, stuffed with bean paste and walnut meat, and steamed. It is a kind of green group, with dark blue color, bright and fine knot, oily but not greasy, fragrant and smooth, and has a unique flavor of Jiangnan farmers. In the Qing Dynasty, Min Cake was once listed as a tribute of the imperial court, and was chosen to be tasted by Empress Dowager Cixi.

The famous dish of fresh lake

Shrimp in cake: It is made by mixing egg whites, adding rice flour and shrimp, frying in oil, with bright color and delicious rosin. It can also be served in a small box with tomatoes for better taste.

Three-silk fish roll: Choose herring or grass carp weighing five or six Jin, take the middle part of the female catfish, remove the belly as skin, wrap it in shredded ham, shredded chicken and shredded fragrant shavings, and steam it with yellow wine and chives. Its meat is tender, fragrant and delicious, and has a unique flavor.

sesame oil eel paste: it is prepared with fried eel shreds, shredded ham, shredded chicken and shrimps, with a little ginger shreds, ghee, garlic paste and boiled meat oil. When serving, pepper is sprinkled thinly, the aroma is tangy and the entrance is delicious.

Euryale ferox

Euryale ferox is a top-grade local product of Tongli. Euryale ferox (commonly known as "chicken's head rice") produced in northwest of Tongli is known as "ginseng in water". According to "Compendium of Materia Medica", Euryale ferox is mainly used to treat dampness, lumbago and knee pain, tonify middle warmer, eliminate violent diseases, benefit essence and qi, strengthen ambition, make eyes and ears smart, stimulate appetite, help qi, quench thirst, benefit kidney, treat urinary incontinence and so on. Can be used as a medicated diet, soaked in water for half a day, and cooked with slow fire, which can be more delicious with red dates, lotus seeds and longan.