Huaian cuisine

Famous dishes in Huai 'an include stewed crab powder, lion's head, boiled dried silk, three sets of ducks, crystal meat, squirrel squid, crisp eel in Liangxi and so on. Its dishes are exquisite and elegant. Huai 'an cuisine mainly refers to the ancient Huai 'an (formerly county-level Huai 'an, now Huai 'an District, the same below) cuisine, supplemented by the current Huai 'an (formerly Huaiyin) cuisine. Huai 'an cuisine is one of the main branches of Huaiyang cuisine. Shangshu records that there was a "Huai Yi Gong Fish" in the Xia Dynasty, which seems to be the original literature record of Huai cuisine and even Huai Yang cuisine. Huai cuisine was already one of the four classical cuisines in China, which was famous in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the development of Huaiyang banquet became a craze. In the Records of Huai 'an Prefecture during the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, it was recorded: "To the north of Shejiang, the banquet was full of treasures and mistakes, and Huai 'an was the most. Folk or extended guests, the abbot of the display, the mixed music of the ci-poetry, the unique taste, and the cost of a banquet. Huai cuisine is rigorous in selecting materials and applying arts according to their materials; Fine production and elegant style; Pursue the original taste, freshness and peace. "Drunken crabs don't watch the lights, wind chickens don't watch the lights, swordfish don't watch the Qingming Festival, and sturgeon don't watch the Dragon Boat Festival." This time-varying principle ensures that the food ingredients on the plate come from the best state, and people can experience the wonderful Huai cuisine at any time. Huai cuisine is very particular about swordsmanship, with fine swordsmanship, especially melon carving. The dishes are exquisite in shape and mellow in taste; In cooking, he makes good use of heat, pays attention to fire power, and is good at stewing, stewing, simmering, steaming, burning and frying; Most of the raw materials are aquatic products, which are fresh, mild in taste, fresh and slightly sweet. Famous dishes include stewed crab powder, lion's head, boiled dried silk, three sets of ducks, crystal meat, squirrel squid, Liangxi crispy eel and so on. Its dishes are exquisite and elegant.
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