Mother tanker duck

"Mother tanker duck" is a famous dish of Suzhou and Wuxi in autumn and winter. Its meat is plump and tender, crisp and not broken, with rich flavor and unique flavor. It has always been popular with people. "Mother tanker duck" started in Wuxi area and is a famous Taihu boat dish. More than a hundred years ago, there were many cruise ships in Wuxi, and all the boatmen cooked and cooked on board for tourists to eat. In Jiangnan water town, there are many river ducks, and the boatman cooks the whole duck in a clay pot. The original juice and soup are rich in flavor, and the meat is crisp, rotten and tender, which is welcomed by tourists, so people call it "boat duck". Later, the chefs in Suzhou improved the preparation method, changed the boned duck into boned duck, filled the duck belly with ingredients such as Sichuan winter vegetables, chives and shredded pork, and changed the seasoning to Suzhou famous mother oil (high-quality soy sauce baked from dog days to autumn, named "autumn oil" in ancient times), which made it taste better and was named "mother tanker duck" at the same time. This dish has become the most famous traditional dish in Taihu Lake for nearly a hundred years, and now it is operated in many Suzhou, Wuxi and Shanghai Suzhou-Wuxi style restaurants.
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