What are the three monsters in Zhenjiang? Let’s talk about it in detail

The famous town of Zhenjiang has a long history and developed culture, and there are many moving legends circulated. Among these legends, one of the more famous ones is the ballad of "Three Monsters", which reads: "There are three monsters in Zhenjiang, and the vinegar is everywhere." It’s not bad, the meat is not a dish, the noodles are cooked in the pot with the lid on.”

Bansamic vinegar

"Chinese Medical Dictionary" records: "Vinegar is best in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province." Zhenjiang balsamic vinegar is unique among many vinegars in my country. It has a good color, aroma, sourness, alcohol and richness, ranking first among the four famous vinegars. Take a bite and it will be sour and fresh, fragrant and slightly sweet, not astringent. The longer it is stored, the mellower the taste will be and it will not deteriorate. This is the "balsamic vinegar is not bad" in "Three Strange Ballads". This is because it has a unique geographical environment and unique exquisite craftsmanship. Zhenjiang Balsamic Vinegar uses extremely sophisticated materials. It only uses high-quality glutinous rice from the Jiangnan region as the main raw material and adopts excellent sour vinegar strains. It goes through three major processes of solid layered fermentation and brewing, fermentation, and vinegar drenching. It involves more than 40 processes and lasts 70 days. It is refined over many days and then stored for a certain period before leaving the factory.

The widely circulated folk legend in Zhenjiang that "Dukang made wine and made vinegar" has cast a magical color on Zhenjiang balsamic vinegar.

Yaorou

Zhenjiang’s meaty meat is also called crystal meat hooves. It has white skin and red meat. It is fat but not greasy, crispy and tender. If you dip it in some ginger vinegar, it will have a unique flavor. It can make the taster feel good, tender, crispy and fresh. Eating meat is indeed a special treat. Zhenjiang people have a habit of eating meat. They go to a restaurant in the morning, make a pot of tea, put ginger shreds on a plate, and eat the meat dipped in balsamic vinegar and ginger. This is the "meat and vegetables not suitable for vegetables" in "Three Strange Ballads".

Although there are many restaurants in Zhenjiang supplying crystal pork hoof, their quality varies. Tasters always think that the meat at Yanchun Restaurant is of the best quality and the most authentic.

Pot Covered Noodles

It is said that in ancient times, there was a family in Zhenjiang. The wife made noodles for her husband and carelessly slipped the lid of the soup can on the stove into the noodle pot. Who would have thought that the noodles cooked like this are much more delicious than usual, neither hard nor rotten, but quite soft and cooked. So, he teamed up with others to open a noodle shop. Because the noodle pots are covered with pot lids and they are joint ventures, noodle shops in Zhenjiang are also called "Gang Noodle Shops", and people fondly call the noodles "pot lid noodles". Noodle shops in Zhenjiang put a small lid on the pot and let it float on the water. The soup does not overflow and is breathable. The noodles are delicious. This is the "boiling lid in the noodle pot" in "Three Strange Ballads".

Now that the tourism industry is vigorously developed, the famous town of Jiangjiang pays attention to the development of tourism resources. The famous "Three Monsters" in history have not only been inherited, but also developed new characteristics.