Top 10 Hangzhou delicacies - Global Times

Top 10 Hangzhou delicacies · Steamed lotus root stuffed with glutinous rice is a cold dish traditionally served before the main course. GlobalTimes HOME CHINA Politics Society Diplomacy Military Law Environment Profile In-depth ChinaWatch HK/Macao/Taiwan SOURCE GTVoice Insight Economy China-USFocus Comment JustTech Companies Industry Aviation WORLD Africa Mid-East Europe Asia-Pacific Americas Central&SouthAsia Cross-Borders DiplomaticChannel EyeonWorld AsiainFocus OPINION Editorial Observer AsianReview TopTalk Viewpoint Columnists Cartoon Letters Counterpoint BizComments SouthChinaSeaFocus LIFE Food Travel Fashion Family Relationships Fitness Homes&Gardens Celebrity TouchofWarmth ARTS TV Theater Dance Books Music Film Art Photography Comics VideoGames Culture&Leisure What'son CleverCorner SCI-TECH Air&Space IT Energy Physics Biology Medicine Discovery ODD China World SPORT Soccer Basketball Baseball Rugby Hockey Tennis Golf WinterSport Olympics Motorsport Boxing EyeontheBall TrackandField WaterSport Miscellany METRO Beijing Shanghai JobsinChina VIDEO CIIEVideos Politics HuSays China Business ExpatsinChina MasteringChina Life Arts World FunTime PHOTOS China World Biz Sport Home>>Photo>>Gallery Top10Hangzhoudelicacies Source:CFP-ICPublished:2016/8/2420:49:24 Highlights:The2016G20summitwillbeheldinHangzhou,EastChina’sZhejiangProvinceonSeptember4-5.ZhejiangcuisineiswellknownforbeingoneoftheEightCulinaryTraditionsofChina.AsthecapitalcityofZhejiangandtheformercapitaloftheSouthernSongDynasty(1127-1279),seewhichdelicaciesHangzhouhasinstoretowelcomegueststothe2016G20summit. Steamedlotusrootstuffedwithglutinousriceisacolddishtraditionallyservedbeforethemaincourse.LotusrootfromtheWestLakeisknownthroughoutChinaasbeingofthehighestquality,makingthedishapopularchoicewithdiners.Photo:CFPOsmanthusjellyhasbeenapopulardessertforover300years.Thejellyisprimarilymadefromwhitesugar,glutinousriceflourandhoneyosmanthus.Itnotonlyhasacrystalclearappearance,butalsooffersasweetandrefreshingtaste.Photo:CFPLion’shead,orbraisedporkmeatballs,isbothdeliciousandnutritious.Itcanbepreparedintwoways:eitherwhite(plain)orred(cookedwithsoysauce).Theshapeofthemeatballsissaidtoresembletheheadofalion,withthevegetablegarnish,usuallybokchoy,havingtheappearanceofalion'smane.Photo:CFPCrabroexiaolongbao,orsteamedbunswithcrabroe,arepopularinZhejiang,Jiangsu,ShanghaiandHongKong,andcanbefoundtoothroughoutSoutheastAsia.Usingcrabroeinsteadofthetraditionalporkfillinggivesthesteamedbunsauniqueseafoodflavor.Photo:ICDucksoupwithdriedbambooshootsandhamispreparedbyboilingthemixtureforseveralhours.Shaoxingwineisalsoaddedtothesouptoachieveitsdistinctiveflavor.Photo:CFPFriedstuffedbeancurdpasteisbrightincolor,crispanddainty.Asthinasonionskin,thebeancurdtakesonacrispytexture,andisfriedtoachievetheidealtenderness.Photo:CFP Beggar’schicken,orstuffedroastchickenwrappedinlotusleaves,getsitsnamefromafolktale.BackintheQingdynasty(1644-1911),ahungrybeggarwascaughtstealingachicken,andwaschasedbyitsrightfulowner.Inordertohidehisloot,thebeggarwrappedthechickenwithlotusleaves,andburieditinthemudbeforerunningaway.Thebeggarlaterreturnedandroastedthemuddypackagedirectlyoverhisfire.Whenheunwrappedtheleaves,hediscoveredadelicioustenderchickenhiddenwithin.Photo:IC Dongpopork,orDongpobraisedpork,isatraditionalZhejiangdishnamedafterthefamouspoetandgastronomeSuDongpooftheSongDynasty(960-1279).Theporkiscutinto2-inchsquaresofbothfatandleanmeatwiththeskinlefton.Afterpan-fryingandredcooking(cookingwithsoysauce),thedishtakesonanoilyappearancebutisfreefromanygreasytaste.Photo:CFPLongjingprawns,orstir-friedshrimpwithDragonWelltea,isadishwithdistinctiveHangzhoufeatures.Longjingtea,literallytranslatedasDragonWelltea,wasoncegrantedthestatusofGongCha,orimperialtea,fortheEmperorsoftheQingDynasty(1644-1911).ThecombinationofLongjingteashootsandfreshprawnsmakesthedishauniquetastytreat.Photo:ICWestLakevinegarfish,oneofthemostpopularHangzhoudishes,isagrasscarpcookedwithvinegarandsweetsauce.Photo:IC blogcommentspoweredbyDisqus People'sDaily| CCTV|CRI|Ecns.cn|CaixinOnline|Eastday|ChinaYouth|ChinaTaiwan|环球网| ChinaTour Copyright©2020GlobalTimesAllRightsReserved   |Contactus|Careers|AboutUs