Jiujiang local traditional food recommendation

Jiujiang, referred to as Jiangzhou for short, has a history of more than 2,200 years and is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Jiangxi Province. Jiujiang, located in the north of Jiangxi Province, is high in the east and west, low in the middle, slightly higher in the south and inclined to the north. It was once one of the four rice markets and three tea markets in China. If you want to talk about Jiujiang's local traditional cuisine, here is a small recommendation. Please see below for details.

1. Nanfeng Doushen Nanfeng Doushen is a traditional famous food in duchang county, Jiujiang. Nanfeng Doushen's production technology is very particular, mainly refined from local black beans and soybeans. The finished bean ginseng is about three inches long, with golden color, round shape, delicious fragrance and rich nutrition, which can be described as a treasure in local cuisine. It is said that Master Guanyin and Du Kang competed their skills to see who could make delicious food for people with this kind of food. Du Kang made wine with rice grains, and Guanyin made tofu with soybeans. It was difficult for the two sides to tell the outcome, so they decided to go to the mortal world and ask the people to judge. Many people say that wine tastes better than tofu; Only Nanfeng people in Duchang say tofu is delicious. Afterwards, Guanyin won the game and was very happy. In order to express her gratitude, she taught Nanfeng people to process a delicious food with tofu, which looked like ginseng and was named bean ginseng.

2. jiujiang tea cake jiujiang tea cake, also known as Xunyanglou Tea Cake, is a very famous specialty food in Jiujiang area. Jiujiang tea cake is one of the four famous cakes in Jiangxi. Is prepared from local tea oil, local wheat flour, black sesame on sloping land and century-old osmanthus. The finished product is small and refined, thin and crisp, crisp and sweet, fragrant and beautiful. Rich in nutrition and easy to digest, it is a delicious food suitable for all ages.

3. Boiled fish head with bean ginseng Boiled fish head with bean ginseng is a special food in Poyang Lake area of Jiujiang. The production process of the whole dish is very elegant, mainly using bighead carp of more than 5 kg produced by local bean ginseng in Poyang Lake as raw material and processed by traditional cooking methods. After cooking, the bean ginseng fully absorbs the thick soup, and the hot soup overflows, which is as soft as floc and the fish head is loose but not greasy. If soup is delicious in the mouth, it has always been favored by local people and foreign tourists.

4. Boiled bighead carp is a traditional food in Jiujiang area. Its production process is very demanding, mainly using fresh bighead carp as raw material. When cooking, first wash the bighead carp, cut it in half, put it on a plate, and marinate it with cooking wine and salt. Then take half of the onion and ginger, cut the onion into sections, slice the ginger and put it on the fish head. Then cut the remaining onion, ginger, mustard tuber, garlic and dried pepper into fine powder, put them in a small bowl, and add soy sauce, sesame oil and monosodium glutamate to make a marinade. Finally, put the fish head in a steamer, steam it over high fire until the fish eyes protrude, take it out, remove the onion and ginger, and pour in the marinade. It is said that the war between Chen Youliang and Zhu Yuanzhang in Poyang Lake lasted for a long time. When Zhu Yuanzhang's army was short of food and grass, he ordered the soldiers to fish in the lake to satisfy their hunger. Due to the lack of seasoning, the soldiers poured the only pickles, soy sauce, salt and dried peppers on the cooked fish. After eating, the troops recovered their strength and morale, and defeated Chen Youliang in one fell swoop. Later, this dish was continuously improved by contemporary chefs and became a traditional food in Jiujiang.

5. Radish cake Radish cake is a very authentic traditional food in Jiujiang. Radish cake is exquisite in workmanship, mainly made of flour and shredded radish. When making, the flour is kneaded into dough, the prepared shredded radish or vermicelli stuffing is wrapped in the dough, then flattened into a cake shape, and then fried in a flat pan. Wait until both sides are golden and crisp. The finished product is golden in color, tender in the outside, delicious and economical, and has always been a special breakfast for local people. You can eat it with porridge, soy milk or milk. It really has a different taste.

6. Jiujiang osmanthus crisp candy Jiujiang osmanthus crisp candy is a traditional dessert in Jiujiang. Its production process is particularly strict, and it is mainly refined from Fuqiang powder, white hemp seed, white sugar, maltose and osmanthus. The refined oil is sweet and mellow, and has always been favored by local women and children and foreign tourists. Nowadays, there are more and more kinds of sweet-scented osmanthus crisp candy in Jiujiang, and the taste is richer, which can meet the needs of different tastes and is a rare dessert food.

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These are traditional foods handed down from Jiujiang people, and friends who travel must not miss them.