Are there any special "private kitchens" in Zhejiang?

I vaguely remember that it was around 20 10. Really? Court science fiction drama? A little boy who works in a film crew invited some friends we haven't seen for a long time to have dinner in a quadrangle in the Second Ring Road of Beijing.

The yard is big, without plaque, quiet and quaint, just like a big house. After entering, I found it was a well-decorated restaurant. When paying a small bill, I glanced at the bill, which was the salary of a wage earner for two months at that time.

From then on, private? This word has formed an inherent concept in my mind: where is the place where high-income people spend money, where is the place where stars hang out, where luxury goods are low, and where is the place that is not close to the people? In the next long time, when I was traveling, I met? Private cuisine? 、? Private cuisine? Will hide far away? It was not until I came to Zhejiang these two years that I reorganized my rights? Private cuisine? In my mind.

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The private kitchens in Beijing are very different from those in Zhejiang. Most of the famous private kitchens in Beijing originated from the Ming and Qing palaces or high officials? Private assets? , folk is not popular, give a common example:

Pea yellow, a special snack in old Beijing, has a delicate taste and melts in the mouth. It is because Empress Dowager Cixi likes to eat, so the royal chef improved it with the best beans of the season. In the folk, pea yellow is something that only exists in temple fairs for a long time. So is there one in Beijing? Imperial food? 、? Tribute? Does the Forbidden City have such a name? Kitchen? A place like this. After retiring, the imperial chef in the palace opened a private restaurant on the street corner where there are many dignitaries, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people on weekdays. Even today, it is still a very? Niche? Something. In Zhejiang, the concept of private cuisine is quite different.

Zhejiang has been a land of hundreds of miles since ancient times, with complex water system and complex landforms. Although the history is profound and the food culture has a long history, most of them are blended and collided with the hinterland of the Central Plains. There are fewer deep-rooted things. The mountain is high and the emperor is far away, but the people of Zhejiang have changed from snacks to events to emperors. Tribute? . Take Dinglong Tea of Quzhou civilization as an example. People went up the mountain to collect from home, and Liu Bowen brought it back to Zhu Yuanzhang once, which became tribute tea of the Ming Dynasty.

This is the biggest difference between Zhejiang cuisine and Beijing. For example, in Beijing? Eating in the palace? Must be exquisite, high-grade and delicious; In Zhejiang, all the delicious food is hidden in the kitchens of ordinary people, and then what? Rising? To the government.

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The eastern coast of Zhejiang is backed by mountains in the west of Zhejiang. In the old society, the traffic was blocked, and the people were poor. They had to rely on the sea to eat the sea and rely on the mountains to eat the mountains. This time in go on road trip, southwest Zhejiang, I found that more than 90% of Taizhou, Shaoxing and Quzhou were mountains, and there were few people in the old society. In order to get a full meal, chefs have to rack their brains to show their skills. Therefore, in Zhejiang, many chefs hidden in the market may have the conditions for private kitchens. Now Zhejiang is one of the provinces with the best economy in the country. Did those snacks and big flavors gradually enter the big halls such as five-star hotels from childhood tables, or were they transformed by chefs? Personal taste? .

What about Zhejiang? Private cuisine? I understand it this way: get used to the taste of your mother, and then eat the taste of other people's mothers.

This is also the biggest advantage of Zhejiang private cuisine: close to the people and affordable. There are pictures and facts, as well as some private restaurants I went to southwest Zhejiang to eat before.

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Linhai City, Zhejiang Province: Hutchison Private Cuisine. Linhai is an ancient town. This private kitchen is located in Ziyang Street, a Millennium town in the old city. Hutchison private kitchen owner, is it the only one in Linhai? China cooking master? There are only three such chefs in Taizhou, and he is one of them. Their food is very complete, egg white, sheep tail, rotten soup, wheat shrimp, wheat fat, wheat cake. You can eat enough at once in this shop. After the improvement of the chef, the taste of childhood has become more? Any ideas? And the price is close to the people, and the per capita is only 100 yuan. I ate a unique food in his house called Yangmei soup.

Linhai is rare in China? The hometown of Yangmei? It is famous for its abundance of Yangmei, which is the size of table tennis. The life cycle of this fruit is very short, and it can only survive for about 20 days a year. Every year in late June, Ziyang Street is crowded with tourists.

This Myrica rubra soup has no extra food except egg white, honey and fresh Myrica rubra. It was only eaten at the chef's house for 20 days. Is it worthy of the name? Private cuisine? .

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Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province: Huamei seafood private cuisine.

This is a shop I passed when I visited Tiantai National Temple. Xiaoguo Temple is a famous 5A-level temple scenic spot, with free admission and excellent geomantic omen. It is said that wishing to worship Buddha is very effective, and tourists come in an endless stream all year round.

Kokuseiji has set fire to many hotels, restaurants and homestays around, among which this private seafood restaurant in Huameidi ranks among the top ten in Tiantai County's food list. The price is still close to the people, and the per capita is only 80.

I have eaten a kind of burrito here, which tastes very unique, a bit like the pancakes in the northern stalls, but the taste is stronger than the pancakes. There are several kinds of wild vegetables in it. Is it a folk snack? Pull your head? Advanced and improved versions of.

The braised pork in this house is also a must. Every table must be in order. It was robbed as soon as it was served. I only ate 3 pieces, which was fat but not greasy, and even tasted like roast goose.

Except braised pork, most other dishes are local specialties of Tiantai, such as soup screws, crystal cakes, Tiantai eight-treasure rice and Nanshan bean noodle soup. The taste is really from the heart, salty and sweet, neither heavy nor light.

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Shaoxing, Zhejiang: Xinchang Jufu Garden.

Shaoxing food is famous in my memory? Salty and smelly? This Xinchang county belongs to Shaoxing city, but there is no such thing at all? Shaoxing flavor? . This shop was transformed from a century-old hospital. This used to be a primary school. Many of them are here? Primary school graduates? Will come back to relive the memories and tastes of childhood again.

What impressed me during the dinner was the little sweet potato, which was produced in a place called Dongming Township in the southwest of Xinchang County. It is small and thin, with red hearts and yellow skin, sweet and soft.

There is also a kind of crispy rice, which is especially delicious. The friend in the same trade said, what is this? The smell of southerners when they were children? I have never seen this northerner. Look at this shape, it should be to spread rice at the bottom of the pot and bake it into a deep circle. When it's crisp, take it out and buckle it on a plate, and pour it with salty and sweet juice.

When eating, first break it with a mallet and drop the whole plate. The rice flavor of the crispy rice and the rich mixed flavor of the sauce are unforgettable, and the bagged crispy rice pressed by the machine can't be compared.

Later, a netizen in Jiangnan saw the picture and said:

This dish is also very common in Jiangsu. Often, just after the pot is cooked, it is served on the table, and then the sweet or salty soup is poured, and only the sound of' snooping' is heard, accompanied by the smell of crispy rice. So this dish is also called' the voice of heaven and earth'. ?