"Wufangzhai" Zongzi
Wufangzhai Zongzi, known as the "Zongzi King", is a specialty of Jiaxing and has been a best-seller for seventy or eighty years. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were some hawkers selling tea eggs and other items in Zhangjialong area. Because the business was good, they slowly set up stalls and later opened shops. It is said that the earliest rice dumpling shop was opened in Zhangjialong in 1921, named "Wufangzhai" (Rongji). Because the chicken rice dumplings are famous, a rooster was painted on the sign. The business in this rice dumpling shop got better and better, which aroused the envy of other burden bearers, so two more rice dumpling shops appeared one after another in a year or two. The competition among these three rice dumpling shops is fierce, and each of them calls themselves "orthodox", namely "Dingding Zhenzhen Lao Wufangzhai" (Rongji), "Zhenzhen Dingding Laowufangzhai" (Qingji) and "Shouchuang No. 1 Laowangzhai". Wufangzhai" (Heji). It was not until 1956 that these rice dumpling shops merged into one.
"Wufangzhai" rice dumplings are carefully selected from the ingredients, and they use "Huizhou Fu Ruo". The leaves are soft and tough, contain the plant's inherent fragrant flavor, and the meat filling is fresh, tender and fragrant. The rice dumplings are wrapped with moderate elasticity, good sealing, and properly cooked. There are various varieties of rice dumplings, including ham rice dumplings, egg rice dumplings, white sugar bean paste rice dumplings, chicken rice dumplings, etc. Zongzi is oily but not greasy in the mouth, waxy but not sticky, and has the right balance of salty and sweet. It is loved by everyone, men and women, old and young, and is also a gift for relatives. Also known as "Chinese fast food".
Pinghu Watermelon
As early as the 12th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, it was recorded in the "Pinghu County Chronicle": "There are three types of watermelons: red, white and yellow. The ones that produce red weir are better. ". The current "Zhongyu No. 1" watermelon is juicy, sweet and crispy, low in fiber, delicious, and has a sugar content of 10 to 15% in the center. It matures early and has excellent quality, so it is very popular among people. Pinghu watermelon is famous at home and abroad for its thin skin and few seeds, tender and refreshing, sweet and fragrant, and excellent quality. It is known as the first melon in Jiangnan and one of the three famous melons in China. Pinghu has a long history of watermelon cultivation, has a large area, produces many melons, and has rich varieties. There is a record of watermelon in the county annals for the seventh year of tomorrow's Qi Dynasty, and it has been more than 300 years. The city grows more than 10,000 acres of melons all year round, with an annual output of hundreds of thousands to more than a million tons of melons; there are dozens of watermelon varieties, the most famous of which are potato melon, Sanbai melon, Jiefang melon, Taihei melon, and Zhongyu No. 1 , Zhenbao and satellite watermelons, seedless watermelons and Pingyou series watermelons.
Tongxiang Plum
Plum is a rare and precious fruit in ancient and modern times. It is also a traditional famous fruit in Tongxiang. Its reputation is spread all over the world and its worth is a hundred times higher. The plum fruit is large in color, with a small core and thick flesh, sweet slurry, unique flavor, rich nutrition, and excellent quality. It is the best among all plums. In ancient times, it was a "tribute" precious fruit dedicated to emperors. It was also admired by literati in the past dynasties, leaving behind many beautiful legends and poems. Du Yu's note in "Spring and Autumn": "There is a city in the southwest of Jiaxing County, the capital of Wu, and its real estate is so good that it is named after it." Licheng, where plums originate, is now Taoyuan Village, Baitao Township, Tongxiang City. Plums mature in early July. When hard and ripe, the fruit is dense, sweet and fragrant, crisp and refreshing. When soft and ripe, it turns into slurry and has a honey-sweet wine aroma.
Xitang Bazhen Cake
Bazhen Cake uses eight herbs such as yam, poria, amaranth, rice kernel, malt, lentil, lotus meat, hawthorn, etc., supplemented with high-quality glutinous rice flour, Refined from white sugar. This cake is green, black, and crispy. It was initially popular because it can eliminate malnutrition in children. Later, due to its exquisite selection of materials, fine processing, sweet taste, and good for the spleen and stomach, it gradually became a famous snack in the south of the Yangtze River and has been famous for more than a year. Nowadays, the ancient town of Xitang has become a tourist attraction for guests from all over the world. Xitang people adhere to the ancient recipes and develop nearly ten new products based on the Bazhen cake based on the Bazhen cake, such as mung bean slices and fruit cakes.
Three Knives in Haining
“Go to see the tide in Haining and buy a Haining knife by the way.” Tourists from the countryside in Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou all like to "take whatever they need by boat". Because "Haining Three Knives" is well-known, has an old brand, is cheap and has good quality. Therefore, "don't forget to buy a knife when watching the trend" has become a custom of watching the trend. In fact, the influence of "Haining's Three Knives" far exceeds these.