Food recommendation in Shaxi ancient town

Shaxi ancient town has a long history of thousands of years, and it is also a typical ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River. It is the salt capital of the ancient tea-horse road. Since ancient times, it has been an excellent place for businessmen to stay, and their business is very prosperous. The authentic specialties here are also commendable. Let's introduce it in detail below.

1, milk cake

Milk cake is made of fresh goat's milk and filtered with gauze to remove impurities. Then, brine or a wild plant called Celastrus orbiculatus is added into goat milk according to a certain proportion, heated to boiling, condensed into floc, wrapped with gauze, squeezed, filtered to remove acid water, and pieces of milky white milk cakes are formed.

2. Ginseng

The roots and stems of ginseng are as white as jade, and they taste fresh and crisp. You can fry, steam, make soup, pickle, soak in vinegar, pickle with sugar, and make kimchi. In particular, crispy fried ginseng is a unique dish with unique flavor, crisp and delicious. It tastes delicious, different from ordinary fried food. Has the effects of refreshing brain, stimulating appetite, nourishing liver and kidney, and strengthening waist and knees.

3.Tricholoma matsutake

There are many ways to eat matsutake. Nowadays, a new way to eat Tricholoma matsutake in Shaxi is the combination of Tricholoma matsutake and sauna chicken. Sauna chicken is a creative way to eat by using the principle of steam cycle. Sauna chicken with Tricholoma matsutake is cooked with Tricholoma matsutake and other ingredients. When the pot is boiled, the aroma of Tricholoma matsutake at the bottom of the soup permeates into the chicken.

The essence of pickled chicken stays at the bottom of the soup through pores, so that the soup, Tricholoma matsutake and chicken are skillfully integrated. Finally, the soup is tender, smooth and delicious. You can taste this dish in Shaxi at present.

In addition, Shaxi's snacks and specialties such as lard, rice candy, peach crisp, Pan Xiang cake and Tusongshan taro are also famous.