What are the specialties of Baiyangdian?

Mango, chicken head, old water chestnut.

Let's start with mangoes. That's the fruit of water grass pimping. Pimps can be used to process livestock feed, and mangzi rice is a good product for people to taste game. Mango rice is black and slender. After grinding into flour, it is mixed with corn flour to make steamed buns, which taste delicious. Some awns that had no time to harvest fell into the water and were taken away by the fish. The pimp also has a special purpose, that is, it is very tough after being chopped into a little bit, even if it is used to wear fish, it will not break. Therefore, the eagle herder strangled the osprey with it, which not only did not hurt the eagle, but also was easy to untie. It is said that there is no such aquatic plant as Lapi in Baiyangdian Lake, but some migratory birds like to live in Lapi field during the winter in the south. So, the birds agreed with each other that when they returned from the south to the north in spring, they would peck at the seeds of some pimps and then discharge them with black manure in the north. In this way, many seeds germinated and grew, and finally, grass took root and sprouted in the north, some scattered and some in pieces. This seems a bit legendary, but in fact, from the perspective of agricultural science, it still makes sense.

Another scientific name is Euryale ferox. Oh, this is a chicken head; Gordon Euryale is the fruit of the head of a chicken, which is the head of a chicken. A chicken's head germinates in late spring and early summer, and its stem, leaves and head are covered with thorns. A chicken head can contain many particles. After picking in autumn, blanch the chicken scalp and thorns, peel off the rice and dry it in the sun, which is round and dark white. When people in Baiyangdian cook Laba porridge, they often put chicken's head rice. The cooked Laba porridge is fragrant and sticky, which is extremely delicious. Among them, the chicken head rice has both "bones and muscles" and chewy heads, and it is also delicious. After eating, there is a lingering fragrance in my mouth. Baiyangdian locals also have a special way to eat. The whole dried chicken head is roasted in firewood, peeled and pricked, dusted, and the chicken head rice is cooked. It tastes crisp and fragrant, and it tastes like a picnic.

The water chestnut in Baiyangdian Lake is small, thin and delicious. Water chestnut leaves in April, floating on the water; Flowers bloom in June, all silver. The flowers are small, but they bloom brilliantly. White flowers lined with green leaves with purple edges often attract tourists to look back. In June, tender water chestnut began to grow under the leaves of water chestnut (Baiyangdian is called water chestnut brand), and it was hidden under the leaves. The water chestnut ripens in July and begins to fall off in August, which is what the Baiyangdian proverb says.

There are three ways to eat water chestnut. One is to pick young water chestnuts, which should be around June. At that time, the water chestnut was wrapped in a green coat, and you can pick it by opening the water chestnut brand. Lingjian is very soft, Lingpi is very thin, and it can be peeled off with a light peel. The meat inside is white and tender, so tender that it almost melts when the tongue is pressed, and there is no dregs at all, leaving a sweet taste. Imagine, on a hot summer day, taking a boat with lotus leaves overhead, picking a few tender diamonds and eating them while peeling them to quench your thirst; Coupled with the wind blowing gently, the summer heat is completely gone, which is very comfortable. The second way is to pick the water chestnut when it is ripe, grab the skin and cook it with a hard shell. When it cools, put it in your mouth and bite it with your teeth, and the water chestnut will be squeezed out from above. At this time, there is no sweetness of tender ling, but more fragrance. That kind of Lingxiang is not as "greasy" as fish, but full of fragrance. The third way is to dry the water chestnut, and the water chestnut meat will shrink more firmly. Cut with scissors and peel off water chestnut rice, which is often used to cook eight-treasure porridge. This needs to be cooked slowly until the water chestnut rice is boiled.

Camellia preserved egg

Camellia preserved eggs, also known as preserved eggs, are one of the famous products in Baiyangdian.

Egg source is the eggs laid by free-range ducks, which are made by traditional technology and new scientific formula.

Baiyangdian tea eggs are mainly characterized by bright color, delicious taste and clear tea lines. The cut pine is dark green, black, light brown and dark brown. Can be used to make cold dishes, tofu pine flowers, pine nut porridge and other dishes.

Old salted eggs with red hearts

Old salted eggs with red hearts, also called pickled green fruits, are mainly used for eggs laid by ducks.

The best time to pickle eggs is from the beginning of March to165438+1October every year. At this time, there are more fish, shrimps and aquatic plants in the lake, and ducks lay more red-hearted eggs after eating live food.

Old salted eggs with red hearts are characterized by red hearts. After being cut, oil drops come out, and the yolk and egg are green, red and white. It tastes good, not salty or light, and is suitable for wine and vegetables.

Braised wild duck

Braised wild ducks in Baiyangdian Lake are domesticated from wild duck breeds.

When marinating, the traditional secret recipe is used, and it is marinated at high temperature, and the taste is fresh and tender, moist but not greasy. Because wild ducks are raised with small fish, shrimp and aquatic plants, they are rich in trace elements such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. After eating, it has the health care function of nourishing eyes, clearing heart, expelling toxin and strengthening body.

river crab

Baiyangdian river crab is big and thick, delicious and nutritious, and has a long-standing reputation.

Eriocheir sinensis in Baiyangdian lays eggs in seawater and lives in fresh water. It hatches in March and April, enters fresh water in June and July, and crabs gain weight in August and September, so there is a saying that crabs enjoy the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival in August. At present, most crabs in Baiyangdian Lake are farmed artificially to meet the needs of tourists.

Round fish

Round fish is one of the important famous products in Baiyangdian Lake. Because of its rich water quality, long illumination time and abundant aquatic algae, Baiyangdian Lake provides good conditions for the reproduction and growth of round fish.

The round fish in Baiyangdian Lake is delicious and nutritious. There are many dishes mainly round fish, such as steamed round fish, stir-fried round fish, round fish soup and braised round fish, which are deeply loved by domestic and foreign tourists.

smoked fish

Baiyangdian smoked fish is a unique fish product with strong flavor of water town. Its unique flavor mainly comes from many processes of smoked fish and traditional ingredients.

There are many kinds of smoked fish, mainly depending on their size. The big smoked fish includes smoked snapper and smoked silver carp. There is also smoked big fish (carp), which is to split the carp in two to be smoked thoroughly. Smoked fish refers to smoked yellow croaker.

Smoked fish is very popular with tourists because of its delicious taste and portability.

Red and white lotus seeds

Lotus seeds, because of their crisp and fragrant taste, have always been used as palace nutrition supplies.

Lotus seeds in Baiyangdian can be divided into red and white lotus seeds.

After the red lotus bears seeds, the black hard skin is removed and the lotus seed meat is dark red; After the white lotus seeds are seeded, the skin is peeled and the lotus meat is white. Red and white lotus seeds have high nutritional value, contain multiple vitamins, have the functions of health care and body building, and are easy to store and carry.

lotus root

In Baiyangdian, whether it is friends' dinner, holiday menu or wedding banquet, there is a cold dish: cold lotus root silk.

Lotus root element in Baiyangdian Lake is famous for its cleanness, fine quality, crisp sweetness and slag-free entrance. After slicing the lotus root, there is a big hole in the middle and six small holes around it, and it will not change color even if it is stored for a day. After the lotus root is broken, the lotus root silk is long, and there is indeed a feeling of "broken silk".

Baiyangdian lotus root contains a lot of starch, which can be made into lotus root powder and mixed with other dishes to make cold dishes. This is an excellent dining table.

Cauliflower

Cabbage, with its elegant name, arouses people's infinite reverie: on the vast Baiyangdian Lake, there are pieces of silvery white flowers, with short milky stems below and long green stems below.

This is a specialty of Baiyangdian Lake. After mid-spring every year, the lake begins to get bigger and is famous for its freshness. Cold salad scalded with hot water has a special taste.