What food does Changzhou eat on the solstice in winter?

Changzhou eats onion tofu, bacon paella, Changdang Lake hairy crabs, Tianmu Lake casserole fish head and solstice mutton.

1, du tofu

There is an old saying in Changzhou: "If you eat onion tofu overnight on the solstice in winter, you will eat it overnight, but you will not be frozen overnight.". Eat hot for a winter, not frozen for a winter. " "DuDu" is Changzhou dialect, which means cooking. Onions are what northerners call "green onions".

Onion is a kind of winter vegetable, which came into the market just before the "winter solstice". Tofu is a common dish of ordinary people, which is cheap, affordable, delicious and warm. The fragrance of tofu, the fresh fragrance of shallots, a soft and delicious bite, and a bowl of warm-hearted shallot tofu in winter are really lucky. It is said that "rich" and "rotten" are homophonic, so eating shallot tofu is also the expectation of Changzhou people for a better life.

2. Bacon paella

Short and thin frosted diced bacon with glutinous and sweet new rice, then put it on the stove and cook it on a big fire, then stew it for a while, then simmer it on a small fire. After about half an hour, the delicious paella with bacon will be ready. Cut another piece of lard and let it melt in the rice. Slightly sweet short feet, with chewy diced bacon and ingenious lard, this bowl of bacon paella is enough to satisfy you!

3. Changdang Lake hairy crabs

There is a proverb called "When the west wind blows, the crabs itch, and the crabs in beginning of winter disappear without a trace", which means that there are fewer and fewer crabs after beginning of winter, but the golden age of eating crabs has just begun for those who pursue a full and rich taste. At this time, the male crab and crab paste are delicate and mellow. Bite down, full of fragrance, very unforgettable.

4, Tianmu Lake casserole fish head

The head of silver carp naturally raised in Tianmu Lake is fried in a pot, then taken out, put into a casserole and injected into Tianmu Lake. Add onion, ginger, cooking wine, balsamic vinegar, coriander, pepper, etc. Skim off the oil slick and simmer for more than 3 hours, and a plate of fragrant and tender casserole fish head will be ready. Drinking a bowl of fish head soup in Tianmu Lake in winter is not as good as living a fairy life.

5. Mutton

In winter, mutton is the absolute protagonist. In recent years, Changzhou people eat sheep in winter, and eating is the second. It's just fancy, and it has long been "squandering flowers and getting charming." As small as a bowl of hot mutton soup in the streets, as big as roast whole sheep and feast of whole sheep, everyone who hears it is salivating. Changzhou Xixia Mountain Villa, as a famous mutton producing area in Changzhou, was awarded the "Hometown of Mutton Food Culture" by Jiangsu Catering Industry Association, attracting tourists from the south to the north to seek fragrance every year. Xixia villa mutton is also the favorite of Changzhou people!

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Hu Cong Du Tofu