What specialties are there in Yangzhou, Jiangsu?

1. Yangzhou Fried Rice

Yangzhou Fried Rice, also known as Yangzhou Egg Fried Rice, was originally popular among the people. It is said that it originated from the broken gold rice that Yang Su, the Duke of Yue in the Sui Dynasty, loved to eat, that is, egg fried rice. When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty inspected Jiangdu (today's Yangzhou), he also introduced egg fried rice to Yangzhou. Later, through successive generations of cooking masters, he gradually innovated and incorporated it into Huaiyang cuisine. , the characteristics of "original flavor" have finally developed into one of the famous staple foods of Huaiyang flavor. Yangzhou-style restaurants in Europe, America, Japan, Hong Kong and other places also sell this delicacy, which is very popular.

2. Gaoyou duck eggs

Gaoyou ducks lay many eggs, with large egg heads and a large yolk ratio. They are especially famous at home and abroad for their ability to produce double-yolk eggs. The quality of eggs can be summarized as fresh, fine and tender egg whites and red, sandy and oily yolks. Wang Zengqi once wrote about it in his "Hometown Food": There was a time when it was difficult to find water in the sea, and I really looked down on salted duck eggs from other places. Gaoyou salted eggs are characterized by their fine texture and rich oil. The egg white is soft, not dry or powdery like other places, and the mouth feels like chewing lime. The richness of oil is unparalleled elsewhere. For daily consumption, it is usually eaten with chopsticks. As soon as the head of the chopstick was pierced, red oil came out.

3. Baoying lotus root

Baoying lotus root, also known as Baoying lotus root, is a specialty of Baoying County, Jiangsu Province, and a national geographical indication product of China. The product has bright color, smooth skin, white body and large size, high output and excellent quality. A variety of lotus root vegetables processed with it are also very famous. They were tributes to the imperial court in the Ming Dynasty, were selected into the "Chinese Famous Recipes", and were included in the "National Dish" of the state banquet. The production environment of Baoying lotus root is: the climate and soil are alternating between the north and the south. The products are very rich, and it is known as the "Land of Fish and Rice".

4. Yangzhou lacquerware

Yangzhou lacquerware production has a long history. It was well-known throughout the country as early as the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Yangzhou's lacquerware craftsmanship was particularly exquisite, and metal inlaid products increased day by day. The Ming and Qing dynasties were the prosperous period of Yangzhou lacquerware. In addition to painted and carved lacquer, new techniques such as flat grinding of mother-of-pearl, bone and stone inlay, and treasure inlay were also developed. Traditional Yangzhou lacquerware is based on exquisite lacquer and made of 800 precious materials such as jade, agate, coral, jasper, white jade, ivory, rosewood, mica, luminous snails, gold and silver.

Extended information:

Yangzhou’s egg fried rice has different flavors and many varieties, including "white egg fried rice", "gold wrapped silver egg fried rice", "crescent egg fried rice", "Shrimp and Egg Fried Rice", "Ham and Egg Fried Rice", "Three Fresh Egg Fried Rice", "Assorted Egg Fried Rice" and so on. Yangzhou egg fried rice, judging from the selection of ingredients, the main ingredient is high-quality white indica rice or new white japonica rice; it needs to be rinsed with water before cooking, soaked slightly and then cooked until it is cooked through, with no hard core or grains. The grains are loose and firm.

A large number of decorative patterns on lacquerware are copied from the calligraphy and paintings of Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics and other celebrities, which further enhances the artistic appreciation value of Yangzhou lacquerware. Lacquerware is an important tribute to Yangzhou and Huaihe Salt Administration. Taking the records of the Lianghuai Salt Administration in the Qing Palace archives in the fifteenth year (1750), thirty-sixth year (1771), and fifty-fourth year (1789) of Qianlong as an example, the lacquerware tribute from Yangzhou to the Qing Dynasty includes Various craft lacquer ware including red sandalwood, mother-of-pearl inlay, carved lacquer, colored lacquer, filled lacquer, foreign lacquer, colored gold and so on.

The variety of utensils ranges from royal desks, thrones, beds, cabinets, tables, incense tables, screens, to various boxes, fans, boxes, bowls, dishes, and utensils. The inner tube materials include rosewood, pear wood, mahogany, boxwood and other precious woods. After the Opium War, Yangzhou's lacquerware industry gradually declined.

Reference materials: Online promotion enables Yangzhou specialties to be "sold nationwide" - People's Daily Online