What snacks are the best in Nanjing?

In the past, Nanjing snacks were the most popular in Confucius Temple area. Large and small, not less than twenty. For example, Xinqifang, Kuiguang Pavilion, Yuelai Pavilion, Jiang, Xueyuan, Yongheyuan, Wufengju, Deshunju and Longmenju are all well-known snack bars.

Dried silk and sesame cake. Nanjing people like to eat many kinds of snacks. Such as steamed buns, Lamian Noodles, pancakes, scallion cakes, bean curd stains, noodle soup jiaozi, vegetable bags, butter biscuits, steamed buns with sweet noodle sauce, dried shredded chicken noodles, spring rolls, biscuits, beef soup, steamed dumplings, pressed noodles, crab roe noodles, long fish noodles, beef pot stickers, braised pork jerky, braised tea eggs and sugar porridge lotus root. Among them, dried silk and sesame seed cake are one of Nanjing people's favorite popular foods. Citizens can't live without it, and dignitaries often use it to change their tastes. Therefore, all restaurants in Nanjing deal in dried silk and scones. When you go to a teahouse for dinner, you always serve dried silk before eating anything else. There is no teahouse specializing in selling green tea.

Nanjing dried silk is a unique production method. Those tender but not old, dry but not broken dried silk are specially made by tofu mill. They are finely cut, have the fragrance of sesame oil, and taste excellent in soy sauce (locally called "soy sauce"). There are several kinds of Nanjing dried silk, such as vegetarian soup and vegetarian pork. After the Republic of China, there were more and more new varieties. There are dried salted duck and Kaiyang in the mosque. There are dried bamboo shoots, dried mushrooms, dried crab roe and dried chicken in the meat restaurant.

Those who sell dried silk should also sell sesame cakes. The most popular Nanjing sesame seed cake was "crab shell yellow". It is shaped like a crab and colored like a boiled crab shell. This kind of biscuit uses refined white powder as raw material, so that the alkali content is moderate, the water temperature is certain, the dough is carefully kneaded, the filling is delicate and the furnace temperature is suitable. Therefore, the quality is extraordinary. Returned salted eggs and Nanjing snacks, as well as returned salted eggs and salted tea eggs. Dry salt water is fried tofu slices cooked with water. Put a handful of bean sprouts in the pot to get its faint fragrance and umami taste. Freshness is the most important way to get the raw materials of stewed tea eggs, and the most important thing is "firstborn eggs". The shopkeeper washed, cooked and shelled the fresh eggs, and made several shallow cuts in the egg white to make the eggs smell delicious. Cook with slow fire, not too short.

Lotus root with sugar porridge. It was another common food in Nanjing snacks that year. Every night, after shouting of fried rice, sugar, boiled water, fried Yuanxiao, Ding Dong jiaozi and tea eggs, "Sugar porridge-lotus root!" Shout. This kind of porridge is usually cooked with glutinous rice, which has both thick rice soup and distinct particles. Put brown sugar in the porridge, and then increase the lotus root section. When eating, cut the lotus root segments into thin slices and mix them into porridge. Lotus root is lavender, the slices are dark brown, and the rice grains are light green. This is a good porridge lotus root for all ages in Nanjing. Its price is reasonable, its temperature is moderate, its fragrance is overflowing and it is sweeter. Therefore, it has long been used by local people as a bedtime snack in spring, summer and autumn.

Authentic Nanjing snacks

Because of the geographical location, the tastes of Nanjing people are extremely complicated. Here, almost all foods from all over the world can catch fire: hangzhou dishes, Sichuan cuisine, Thai cuisine and Indian cuisine ... However, no matter how rich the imported dishes are, there are several authentic side dishes that Nanjing people have always loved: a kind of duck (duck head, duck neck, duck wings, duck liver and duck blood soup), mysterious widow's noodles, Qinhuai snacks and the simplest dried tofu and biscuits. When you come to Nanjing, these things are authentic. You must try them.

Dried bean curd+sesame seed cake: authentic quaint taste

"Kerry land in the south of the Yangtze River, the imperial capital of Jinling". In 229 AD, Sun Quan established his capital in Nanjing. After more than a thousand years, Nanjing has passed through Kyoto several times and become a famous historical city with rich cultural connotations. Zhuge Liang sighed and said, "The Dragon Pan in Zhongshan is surrounded by stones. This is really the residence of an emperor. " In this "Imperial Restaurant", dried tofu silk is the kind that Nanjing people can never get tired of eating. It is sold in almost every restaurant, and the most authentic one is Confucius Temple. Listening to the wind and watching the water in an antique teahouse, chewing flexible dried silk in your mouth, really has a different taste. Dried silk is mostly cooked in chicken soup and placed in a white porcelain bowl, showing the texture of warm and fragrant nephrite. Shops that can do business often choose a shallow small bowl, and the dried silk in it is only enough for you to pick a chopstick-not to deduct points, but to let you taste this bite carefully and have endless aftertaste. Snacks are snacks after all, and should never be eaten as meals-that's tantamount to forcing a rich young lady to be a menial nanny. But just this bite is enough to suffocate you for half a minute.

Besides dried bean curd, Nanjing people also like to eat sesame cakes. There are two kinds of biscuits: butter biscuits and ordinary biscuits. The latter can be eaten with fried dough sticks dipped in sesame oil.

About eating duck: the authentic taste of the whole meal

In Nanjing, salted duck is the most local characteristic. The word "board" is used wonderfully, which can describe the appearance and texture of this pickled product. There are not many people who like salted duck in Nanjing now. The popular salted duck here tastes more tender than salted duck, and stalls selling salted duck can be seen everywhere in the streets.

Salted duck was very famous in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was salted at that time. In Nanjing dialect, it means "salty and salty, killing and selling salt". On the one hand, it is convenient for long-term preservation, on the other hand, one duck leg is enough for you to eat two bowls of rice. Nowadays, salted duck is mainly used as an appetizer.

In addition to salted duck, there are "four pieces of duck", namely braised duck wings and duck feet. It's a bit chewy, but it's chewy, because it's the "live meat" of the sports parts.

Dried duck gizzards are necessary. Some Nanjing girls are greedy and even eat sliced dried duck gizzards as snacks, which is more memorable than plum blossoms.

Nanjing people seem to have something to do with ducks, and there are so many ways to eat them. Even with ducks as ingredients, it is very easy to cook a whole table of duck banquets. Among many snacks, duck blood vermicelli soup occupies a dominant position. This duck blood is tender than pig blood, and it is almost instant.

Widow noodles: authentic indigenous flavor

The most prosperous place in Nanjing is Xinjiekou. There is a small shop in Xinjiekou, which is famous for selling widow noodles. Widow's noodles may sound unlucky, but business is good. The facade of the shop is small, only enough for a few tables, and it is always full of people waiting for seats. Many times, the customer's team has to be dragged to the street, even extending to dozens of meters away. Although we are waiting in line, everyone is patient. It seems worthwhile to stand in the wind for half an hour in order to eat this bowl of noodles. Really persistent.

In the long queue, many people are white-collar workers in the office buildings around Xinjiekou, and there are also shop assistants in commercial buildings. Tired of box lunch and unaccustomed to American fast food, they turned into a busy alley and ate a bowl of hot noodle soup to cope with their hungry stomachs. But this kind of food is addictive, so the widow's face becomes very angry. The name of the widow's face also shows its goodness: how homely and friendly, it can be seen that "vulgarity" becomes "elegance" at home.

When I walked into the store, I saw a blackboard hanging on the wall, and the names and prices of more than ten kinds of noodles were written in chalk, including shredded pork noodles, beef brisket noodles, boiled green vegetables noodles, Yangchun noodles and so on. It is said that the most authentic is skin belly noodles. Skin belly is a special feature of Nanjing, which is hard to eat in other places. It is dried in the sun, fried in an oil pan, fluffy and smooth, and then sliced for cooking. Braised skin belly as the topping of noodles becomes skin belly noodles. Noodles should be cooked well, which really satisfies your appetite better than any big dish. Widow noodles are typical folk products. Although it is a snack, it is saturated with the local flavor of Nanjing.

Confucius Temple Snacks: Authentic and Elegant Taste

Qinhuai River is the cultural birthplace of Jinling ancient city. The 4.2-kilometer-long riverbank from Dongshuitou to Xishuiguan has been inhabited by aristocratic families since the Six Dynasties, where merchants and scholars gather together and Confucianism thrives, and is known as the "Golden Powder of the Six Dynasties". From the Six Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the prosperous scene of Shili Qinhuai was once eulogized by literati in previous dynasties. Confucius Temple is located on the north bank of Qinhuai River. This was originally a place dedicated to Confucius. Confucius Temple is the common name of Confucius Temple. You can find the most elegant snacks in Nanjing here.

The dim sum in Confucius Temple is exquisite in materials selection, exquisite in workmanship, beautiful in shape and unique in flavor, which may have originated from the Qinhuai painting boat of that year. Kuiguang Pavilion has spiced tea eggs and spiced beans, Yongheyuan has Kaiyang dried crab shell yellow biscuits, Qifangge has assorted steamed buns and duck shortcake, tofu fishing and scallion cakes, beef soup and beef pot stickers, Zhanyuan noodle restaurant has thin-skinned dumplings and red soup fried fish noodles, and Lianhu dessert shop has osmanthus sandwich dumplings and five-color cakes. Every old Nanjing can quote the names of these fancy snacks almost effortlessly. Order a cup of elegant yuhua tea, eat a little fragrant here, and suddenly feel that delicate taste has penetrated into my bones. Sola finishing

Recommend Nanjing famous local products

Salted duck gizzard: beautiful appearance, compact meat, fragrant, tender, fresh, crisp and not greasy. When eating, it is fragrant and refreshing, and it is extremely tough. The more you chew, the more fragrant it is. It also has the effect of appetizing and helping digestion. It can be used as a cold dish at a banquet and a good leisure product on the trip. Salted duck gizzards are easy to cook. Soak in clear water, boil in a cold water pot, and simmer for an hour.

Duck: According to legend, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Hou Jing rebelled and surrounded Taicheng, and the officers and men of the Liang Dynasty forgot to eat and sleep in order to defend the city. In early autumn, Nanjing people washed white ducks, cooked them with salt and seasoning, and tied dozens of ducks into a bundle. When they were sent to the city, the ducks were shriveled. When the soldiers unpacked their bags and prepared to cook, the ducks smelled delicious. They all said happily that the pressed duck is delicious, so let's call it dried salted duck. Known as the "Six Dynasties flavor, the best white door", dried salted duck has a set of traditional methods from material selection, production to cooking. After cooking, cool and cut, the skin is white and the meat is red, fresh and delicious, and the aftertaste is endless.

Salted duck: Also known as osmanthus duck, it is one of Nanjing's prestigious specialties with a history of 1000 years. Salted duck can be cooked all year round, and now it is sold, bought and eaten. The curing time is short and it is not suitable for long-term storage. This kind of duck skin is white and tender, fat but not greasy, with the characteristics of fragrance, crispness and tenderness, especially around the Mid-Autumn Festival. Because salted duck is usually made in the season when osmanthus is in full bloom, it is called "osmanthus duck". "White Door Recipe" records: "In August in Jinling, salted duck is the most famous, and everyone thinks that there is osmanthus fragrance in the meat." Going out to buy a bowl of salted duck on holidays or working days seems to have become the secular etiquette of Nanjing people.

Yuhua Tea: This tea is named after Yuhuatai outside Zhonghua Gate in Nanjing. It stands out among many green tea varieties in China with its elegant tea name and unique quality. Yuhua tea is still like a pine needle in shape, thin, tight, round and straight, with beautiful front seedlings, white fur and dark green color. Clear color, fresh and sweet taste, elegant aroma and light green and bright leaves. After brewing, the tea is green and clear, with a sweet aftertaste. It has the effects of quenching thirst, clearing away heart fire, promoting digestion and diuresis, relieving asthma and resolving phlegm, and relieving boredom.

Nanjing flavor snacks Qinhuai absolutely

Nanjing snacks (Jinling snacks) have a long history and a wide variety. Since the Six Dynasties, there have been more than 80 varieties. As we all know, famous snacks are sweet and salty, with different shapes, especially Qinhuai Eight Unique Snacks. Rong Yiren, former vice president of China, wrote a banner after tasting Qinhuai snacks at Confucius Temple, also called "Eat Small".

First place: Huangqiao sesame seed cake and Kaiyang dried silk in Yonghe Garden.

Second best: Jiang's beef soup and beef fried dumpling.

The third must: tofu stains and scallion cakes in Liu Fengju

The fourth must-have: duck oil crisp sesame seed cake and assorted rice in Qifangge.

The fifth measure: Qifangge dried sesame oil shredded chicken.

The sixth wonder: jiaozi with sweet-scented osmanthus filling and five-color cakes in Lianhu Pastry Group Store.

No.7: Smoked fish in Zhanyuan noodle restaurant, with silver noodles, and jiaozi in a thin bag.

Eight musts: Kuiguangge spiced beans and spiced eggs.