Besides Huizhou hairy tofu, what other traditional cuisines are there in Anhui?

Anhui cuisine, also known as "Huibang" and "Huizhou flavor", is one of the eight major cuisines in China. Huizhou cuisine originated from Huizhou prefecture in the Southern Song Dynasty. Huizhou cuisine is a local feature of ancient Huizhou, and its unique geographical and humanistic environment gives it a unique flavor. Due to the rise of Huizhou merchants in Ming and Qing Dynasties, this local flavor gradually entered the market and spread in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Shanghai, Hubei and even the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It has a wide influence and once ranked first among the eight major cuisines in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

1: Fermented bean curd in Fengyang

Fermented bean curd in Fengyang is a famous traditional dish in Jianghuai area of Anhui Province, and Fengyang is called "fermented bean curd" (pronounced the third time, which means stuffing). The color of the dish is rosy, the stuffing is salty and fresh, and the whole shape and taste of tofu balls are like cherries. According to legend, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was born in Fengyang. One day, Zhu Yuanzhang got a bowl of fermented tofu in Fengyang City, which was very delicious after eating. After that, he often went to this restaurant to beg for tofu. Later, he put on a dragon robe and became an emperor. He ordered the chef of that small restaurant in Fengyang City to be called into the palace to cook "Fengyang stuffed tofu" for him and became the chef of his imperial kitchen. Since then, this dish has been worth a hundred times, and it has become a famous dish at the court banquet in the Ming Dynasty, which has been passed down to this day.

9: Leiguan dried salted duck

Leiguan dried salted duck is named after its place of origin, Leiguanji, Lai 'an County. It is a traditional local specialty with a long history. Since it came out in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, it is well-known for its exquisite processing methods and traditional flavor. The production of dried salted duck adopts four processes: slaughter, marinating, drying and boiling. Generally, it is made from the end of autumn to before the Spring Festival, which requires high processing technology. Its products are beautiful in appearance, white in skin color, thin and tender in skin, rich in tail oil, fat but not greasy, tender and delicious, moderately salty, fresh and mellow in taste, and attractive to eat. The bone is crisp and fragrant, and the flavor is unique, which is the best in bacon.

8: Guhe Lion Head

Guhe Lion Head is a special food in Guhe Town, Quanjiao County, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province. According to legend, it originated from the secret of palace dim sum, and was introduced to Guhe Town by eunuchs. After many improvements by the master and nearly ten manual procedures, it was made into delicious food with four characteristics of fragrance, crispness, crispness and transparency. Guhe lion's head is crispy and memorable. It is the best snack for friends and relatives, and can be eaten by toothless old people.

7: Fish Head in Wanfo Lake Casserole

Fish Head in Wanfo Lake Casserole is a special food in Shucheng County of Lu 'an City. The fish head of Wanfo Lake is made from the authentic head of bighead carp in Wanfo Lake, with pure lake water and unique seasoning, and stewed with slow fire. It is delicious, unique in taste, fresh but not fishy, fat but not greasy, tender and juicy, milky white in soup color, high in protein and low in fat, and rich in trace elements necessary for human body, which is a real green food.

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5: Red-skinned roast duck

The red-skinned roast duck in Wuhu is crispy and tender, crisp but not greasy, and crispy and tender. Ducks should choose the stocked water ducks, which are not only lean and have little smell of bathing all the year round, but also make roast ducks with good skin color and fresh taste. The taste of the marinade should also be just right. Wuhu people like the taste of sweet, sour, fresh and salty. The color is red, the skin is crisp and tender, and the marinade is mellow. Boiling soup such as wax gourd can be added to the skeleton.

4. Hemp cake

In the Song Dynasty, there was a kind of solid "money cake" which was as big as copper coins and had no stuffing. During the Spring Festival, people try to be lucky and distribute it to children who pay New Year greetings. Zhang Desheng is a native of Hefei, and also a navy general of Zhu Yuanzhang. When the navy went to yuxikou, he sent people to Hefei to order a big "golden money cake", which was filled with sugar. It was crisp and sweet, and the navy officers ate the special cake made in their hometown, which greatly boosted their morale, defeated the Yuan army and seized the natural barrier of quarrying. Zhu Yuanzhang learned that this cake was called "Victory Cake". Li Hongzhang was in charge of the government, and Dongshan Liu returned to Hefei to open a grocery store named Liu Dongtai, and changed the "victory cake" into hemp cake.

3: Ask Zheng Shan Bamboo Shoots

Ask Zheng Shan Bamboo Shoots is a traditional dish in Huizhou mountainous areas. Bamboo shoots are a rare delicacy in Anhui cuisine. Among all the bamboo shoots, Wenzhengshan bamboo shoots are the most tender, but not fragrant enough. Adding sausages and mushrooms to make up for the shortage, this dish is called Liangxiangwenzhengshan bamboo shoots. Braise bamboo shoots with ham bones and fresh pork bones, and add sausages and mushrooms in the middle. When it is mature, remove the bone and put it on the plate. The dishes are in three colors: red (sausage), brown (mushroom) and milky yellow (bamboo shoots from the political mountains). When bamboo shoots are braised, they are delicious, crisp and tender, and have mixed aromas such as sausages and mushrooms. They are seasonal dishes in Huangshan in spring.

2: Pickled fresh mandarin fish

Pickled fresh mandarin fish, also known as Tunxi osmanthus fish. It is one of the famous dishes with traditional flavor in Huizhou. This dish is fragrant and fresh, with crisp fish and unique flavor. It has been famous for more than 1 years. Every time mandarin fish is listed on the Double Ninth Festival, people take it as a pleasure to taste it. Although this dish smells unacceptable to many people, once you try it, you will definitely fall in love with it.

1. Huizhou hairy tofu

Huizhou hairy tofu, also known as moldy tofu, is a traditional dish in Huizhou, and it is a kind of moldy product with an inch of white fuzz on its surface. The main method is to cut tofu into blocks, ferment it to make it grow white hairs, then fry it in oil to slightly scorch both sides, and then braise it in soy sauce. The most interesting way to eat is to meet peddlers walking around the streets, picking dry wood at one end and hairy tofu at the other, pouring sesame oil and pepper paste, and chatting while eating in a frying pan, which is delicious and unique. Huizhou people who have lived in other places for a long time, when it comes to hairy tofu, will arouse a strong homesickness.