The birthplace of Huaiyang cuisine is Huai 'an, why Yangzhou?

In fact, this kind of competition is a bit unnecessary, because it involves some historical changes and the scope has changed. But from the historical source, the statement that originated in Yangzhou has more historical basis. Yangzhou in Tang Dynasty? Yang Yi one two? As a famous metropolis in China, the food culture is bound to flourish. The real Weiyang cuisine is salt merchant cuisine, which is the so-called literati cuisine. It is a cuisine created by the extravagant life of Yangzhou salt merchants, and there are tens of thousands of dishes in Huaiyang recipes. Yangzhou is recognized as the birthplace of Huaiyang cuisine in the world.

First, the history of Huaiyang cuisine

Huaiyang cuisine began in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Emperor Yang Di went to Yangzhou, where he stayed for a long time, which was the heyday of Yangzhou cuisine.

Before the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the history books were called Weiyang Cuisine, and some were called Huaiyang Cuisine, but what about here? Pregnant? It has nothing to do with Huai 'an today. Is Yangzhou an ancient name? Wei Yang? Or? Huaiyang? , from the book of history? Is there only Yangzhou in the southeast of Huaihai? The artistic conception of Wei, Wei and even Huai was universal at that time.

Before Yuan Dynasty, Yangzhou was divided into six different time zones: Huainan Road, Huainan Road and Huainan East Road. Pregnant? The capital of a provincial administrative region consists of the initials of the province and the provincial capital? Huaiyang? Just as Gusu represents Suzhou, Qinhuai is Nanjing, Qiantang is Hangzhou, and Weiyang Huaiyang refers to Yangzhou. Today, the oldest river in Yangzhou is still called Huaiyang River, while today's Huai 'an was called Yang Shan and Chuzhou, but it was old in earlier dynasties. Huaiyin? Belonging to the northern concept, Huaiyang was equivalent to Weiyang before Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Huai 'an Prefecture was established in the Ming Dynasty, and Huai 'an was completely seized by the Yellow River in the late Ming Dynasty. The floods in Yang Shan area are very serious. In order to protect this north-south waterway artery, the imperial court sent many government agencies and labor workshops here, which stimulated the development of business opportunities here. With the recovery of grain transportation, Huai 'an Prefecture, as a salt distribution center in the north and south, is becoming stronger year by year, and the cooking business is also rising.

After the Qing soldiers captured Yangzhou City, they slaughtered 800,000 Yangzhou soldiers and civilians and set the city on fire. Yangzhou began to decline. At this time, Huai' an has overshadowed Yangzhou, which has been coquettish for thousands of years. Officials, Huizhou merchants and salt merchants in Jianghuai area moved closer to Huai 'an Prefecture with famous chefs. Some scholars began to discuss? Huaiyang cuisine? Huai refers to Huai 'an, and Huai 'an did cook many famous dishes with local ingredients at this time. Many celebrities identified Huaiyang as Huai 'an and Yangzhou. Objectively speaking, this interpretation is completely reasonable, but Yangzhou chefs are naturally unwilling to accept it.

With the coming of the prosperous time of Kanggan, Yangzhou rose again, and Ganlong was fortunate enough to come to Yangzhou frequently and take over driving all the year round? State banquet? Our cooking world is only called Weiyang cuisine, and it is rarely called Huaiyang cuisine.

During the period of Beiyang government, a? Huaiyang Road? Huaian, the area north of the Yangtze River, I wonder if this has anything to do with it? Huaiyang cuisine? Whether the dispute is relevant.

In short, it has existed since the Qing dynasty? Huaiyang? Although there are different explanations and statements, the mainstream school still believes that Huaiyin cuisine belongs to northern cuisine, while Huai 'an cuisine belongs to southern cuisine, which is not the same as Huaiyang cuisine, but should be an integral part of Huaiyang cuisine.

Before Ming and Qing Dynasties? Huaiyang? The meaning of Huaiyang cuisine is quite different from the political map and cooking pattern after Ming and Qing Dynasties. Not in line with the spirit of the times, too narrow. As one of the four major cuisines, the official should make an authoritative explanation: Huaiyang cuisine refers to the cuisines in Huaihe River and Yangtze River basins.

2. Features of Huaiyang cuisine

1, fresh and peaceful in taste, moderate in salty and sweet depth, suitable for both north and south.

The seasoning is light and delicious, emphasizing the original flavor, paying attention to the soup, and the flavor is fresh; Bright colors, refreshing and pleasing to the eye; Beautiful shape, unique and novel, vivid and realistic; There are many dishes and a huge system. The raw materials of Huaiyang cuisine are mostly aquatic products, which are fresh, mild in taste and slightly sweet in freshness.

2, making fine, pay attention to the knife method.

Among the four major cuisines, Huaiyang cuisine is the most exquisite, with a square stem and a thickness of 2 cm, which can be divided into 30 pieces, such as silk. The production of cold dishes and the technical requirements of assorted dishes are extremely high. A sector can be put together in three ways, only six words, such as seam, sector and overlapping angle, but it is extremely difficult for a knife worker to put it together. Fine knife work, clever arrangement and accurate color matching make Huaiyang cuisine like a finely carved handicraft.

Step 3 pay attention to the temperature

Huaiyang cuisine was put forward by the ancients? Take fire as a subject? The cooking procedure is exquisite and delicate in the tripod, and the different characteristics of dishes such as freshness, fragrance, crispness, crispness, tenderness, waxy, fine and rotten are reflected through the adjustment of pyrotechnics. Huaiyang cuisine is good at stewing, because these methods can better highlight the original flavor of raw materials. The famous dishes of Huaiyang cuisine, mainly stewed, include crab powder lion's head, stewed round fish, wild duck in casserole, three-piece set of duck, boiled dried silk and so on.

4, rich in change

As far as the technology of making Huaiyang cuisine is concerned, there are many kinds and rich imagination. A three-piece set of ducks, domestic ducks with wild ducks, wild ducks with pigeons, supplemented by ham and winter bamboo shoots, trinity. Huaiyang cuisine is full of changing characteristics, which can be seen. Huaiyang cuisine rarely uses delicacies, and most famous dishes are ordinary local raw materials, which are neither condescending nor tasteless. Regardless of material selection, knife work, seasoning, etc. Huaiyang cuisine is well-behaved, meticulous and exquisite, and emphasizes charm. Huaiyang cuisine, like writing poems and painting, is rich in China traditional culture.