What are the specialties of Nantong?

Nantong native products include Xiting shortcake, Xinzhong sufu, Qinyou Dongtang, Haimenshan mutton, Baipu dry tea and so on.

1, Xiting shortbread

Xiting shortcake is one of the specialties of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. With a long history, exquisite craftsmanship and crisp taste, it is deeply loved by the elderly and children. The selected white flour is made by hand through 28 processes, and it is heated by small fire when baking, and the surface is yellow but not burnt. Each cake has 18 layers, and each layer is clearly visible.

2. Xinzhong sufu

Xinzhong sufu is a special food in Shigang Town, Tongzhou District, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, which is highly respected for its unique taste and excellent quality. Rufu in Xinzhong has many flavors, such as fragrant, hemp, spicy and fresh. It is rich in flavor, delicate in texture, crisp and glutinous in taste, mellow in marinade and unforgettable to eat. The marinade of Xinzhong sufu can be eaten alone, and it can also be used to cook various dishes, with unique taste, which is incomparable to other condiments.

3. Qinyou Dongtang

Friends and relatives hole candy is a kind of traditional candy, which is made of glutinous rice flour, sesame, white sugar, malt and other raw materials by hand. Each piece of Qinyou Winter Soup is made by hard kneading, generally long or square, with soft and waxy taste, moderate sweetness, rich sesame fragrance and long aftertaste. The preparation method of Qinyou Dongtang is very elaborate, and it is necessary to grasp the timing and temperature, mix and knead all kinds of raw materials, then add them into the fire, gradually heat them and knead them continuously.

4. Haimen goat meat

Haimenshan mutton is famous for its tenderness, softness and strong flavor. Mainly because goats grow on wet saline-alkali land and eat herbivores, their meat is mild and delicious. Goats here seldom drink water, but absorb water from plants, so their meat is tender, neither firewood nor fishy, and it is one of people's favorite specialties.

5. Typha dry tea

The production technology of Baipu dry tea is complex, which is basically the same as that of ordinary tea. Baipu dry tea has the characteristics of strong tea fragrance, long aftertaste and beautiful appearance, and is known as one of the "best foods in the south of the Yangtze River".