What are the specialties of Huzhou?

"Huzhou Prefecture Records" records that "Huzhou is famous for its pen and calligraphy". Shanlian Town, Huzhou is the main producer of Hu Pen, which is one of Four Treasures of the Study, and is known as the "crown of pens".

Shan Lian Hu bi

2. Anji white tea

Anji County is "the hometown of white tea in China". Anji white tea has green and yellow leaves, but it should be noted that Anji white tea belongs to green tea and its amino acid content is higher than that of ordinary green tea.

Anji white tea

3. Whitebait in Taihu Lake

The delicate and transparent whitebait is produced in the vast Taihu Lake. The whitebait in Taihu Lake has high nutritional value, especially protein. Scrambled eggs and whitebait egg soup are both good ways to eat.

Whitebait and egg soup

4. Huzhou Hu sheep

During the Southern Song Dynasty, southern immigrants brought the "big white sheep" raised in the north to the Taihu Plain, and gradually formed a variety of Hu sheep. Shilian Town in Nanxun District is an important producing area of Hu sheep, and braised mutton is particularly delicious, which is a local must.

Braised Lamb in Brown Sauce

5, Tianmu dried bamboo shoots

Dried bamboo shoots in Tianmu Mountain are made of fresh bamboo shoots produced in Tianmu Mountain. They are tender and delicious, and they are a specialty of Anji County. Whether it is cooking or making soup, it is a particularly delicious dish.

Tianmu dried bamboo shoots

6, double blaspheme Saussurea involucrata root

Snow lotus root, a kind of lotus root, is named for its "white as snow". Huzhou government records that "double arrogance is the best", and double arrogance Saussurea involucrata is the best in lotus root.

Fried lotus root slices

7. Changxing Ginkgo

Changxing is the "hometown of ginkgo biloba", and the output of ginkgo biloba ranks first in the country. Ginkgo biloba is a seed that grows on ginkgo trees and was given to the royal family as a tribute as early as the Song Dynasty. Ginkgo tree is a precious tree species, and it is also the city tree in Huzhou.

Ginkgo tree

8. Taihu Lily

Lily can not only be used as medicinal materials, but also be made into delicious dishes, especially soup, which has higher nutritional value. Lily is also the city flower of Huzhou.

Dried lily

9. South Xunxiang kohlrabi

Xiangkohlrabi in Nanxun is pickled with fresh kohlrabi, which has a long history in Nanxun. It tastes crispy and delicious, and it is a delicious side dish.

kohlrabi

10, loquat in Yangdun, Leidian

The loquat in Leidian Town is the best in Yangdun Village. Yangdun loquat has a long history, with red seed and white sand as the best. As a tribute in the Tang Dynasty, it is a high-quality specialty in Deqing County.