#Food tour for men and women in Hangzhou-TourismSceneryOfEastChina

#Food tour for men and women in Hangzhou

by Xiaoyan Wang | May 06,2021

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang

Hangzhou is a city that I will never forget. It is both familiar and strange. I came here eight years ago, laughing, happy and smart. I came here four years ago, hesitated, suffered, free and easy. This year, I came again, full, full and prone. Food and joy once again let me know the city again. Since this is a gourmet trip, you should know something about Hangzhou cuisine first. Hangzhou, as the birthplace of Hangzhou cuisine, is one of the important schools of Zhejiang cuisine. The raw materials of hangbang cuisine are fresh, live and tender. They are mainly fish, shrimp, poultry, livestock and seasonal vegetables. They pay attention to knife work, fresh taste and highlight the original flavor. Its production is fine and varied, and it likes to name dishes after scenic spots. Its cooking methods are mainly fried, fried, stewed and fried, fresh and crisp. It can be seen from the data that hangbang cuisine can be traced back to the Southern Song Dynasty, more than 1000 years ago. At that time, Lin'an, as a prosperous capital, was full of famous chefs from the north and the south, and merchants gathered here. Hangbang cuisine reached its peak. In the early 1990s, it was proposed that hangbang cuisine was "Mizong cuisine". In history, Hangzhou cuisine can be divided into two schools: "on the lake" and "in the city". The former is mainly made of fish, shrimp and poultry. It is good at stir frying, stewing and frying. It pays attention to the taste of clear, fresh, crisp and tender, and keeps the original flavor. The latter is mainly made of meat, and its cooking methods are mainly steaming, stewing, stewing and burning. It pays attention to light oil, light pulp, light and tender taste, and pays attention to the combination of fresh and salty. List of classic hangbang dishes: songsao fish soup, west lake vinegar fish, Dongpo meat, dry fried bell, Hangzhou pickled duck, Longjing shrimp, Jiaohua chicken, Babao tofu, chopped fish balls, fish head tofu in casserole, stewed whip bamboo shoots, stir fried chicken with chestnuts, braised pork with chestnut, sweet and sour ribs, fried river shrimp in hangbang oil, stewed spring bamboo shoots in oil, stewed eggplant in oil, Hangzhou three delicacies, fish head tofu soup, West Lake Brassica Shrimp, eel and so on.

The first stop of our trip to Hangzhou is Hangzhou zhiweiguan lakeside head office. Speaking of zhiweiguan, it is known as "Zhiwei parking, smell off the horse" ” Elegant name. In 1913, sun yizhai and yi'a set up an Zhiwei restaurant on Renhe Road, Hubin. In the next year, when business was light, sun yizhai thought that his snacks were no worse than others, so he wrote eight characters: "if you want to know what you like, you can see what you want." they pasted them on the lintel to welcome customers' wonderful and prosperous business. Zhiwei restaurant mainly manages all kinds of famous dishes, supplemented by famous dishes in Hangzhou. "Happy double", "cat ear" and "Xi Shi tongue" have become the traditional famous dishes of the restaurant. In 1956, it was a public-private joint venture. During the cultural revolution, it was renamed Dongfeng Pavilion, and its original name was restored in 1979. Knowing the taste is based on the traditional dishes in Hangzhou, and boldly introduces the essence of every place. Under the management of famous chefs, the eight major cuisines are leading the way, and famous dishes emerge in endlessly, such as "snow fish with chicken sauce", "duck with dried vegetables", "Wulin boiled duck", "shredded fish with crab roe", "dragon and Phoenix meeting", "spicy lamb leg", "olive fish with crab roe", "Yipin seafood Cup" and other exquisite dishes. The so-called "this flavor should only exist in the sky, why did I fall into the world?". Zhiweiguan is willing to share with you（ None of the above specials was ordered.)

Zhiweiguan · pastry (Hubin store)

Due to the delay on the road, the hard-working great Xia went to the hotel to order food in advance. When we got into the hotel hungry, most of the Hangzhou special dishes were already on the table, so we could directly pick up the camera to work and take pictures. Of course, shooting is one thing, and tasting is even more important. As a senior Ctrip gourmet, his eyes must be good, chopsticks must be accurate, which dish to taste first, then which dish to clip must be accurate in place, taste from light to heavy, taste in turn. This will not make it difficult for your tongue to distinguish the taste of each dish. However, the operation is another matter. After all, there are many people and quick hands. All the experts present are the best in the world. If I don't have enough skills, I'd better take my time.

Dongpo's braised pork

Zhiweiguan · pastry (Hubin store)

Let's start with the green glazed altar (another specialty of Hangzhou) in front of me. Although I know what's in it, I opened it carefully, and a piece of red Dongpo meat appeared in front of me. Braised pork in brown sauce is my favorite delicacy, and it must be first-class sandwich pork, a piece of tender and smooth subcutaneous fat, and then the lean meat at the bottom of the fat and thin interlayer straight. It's easy to melt in the mouth. It's fat but not greasy. It tastes mellow and juicy. It's crisp, tender and fragrant. This is the braised meat in my mind. It's just that today's Dongpo meat is not hot enough, and chopsticks can't be poked. Although it looks fragrant, it tastes good. It's just a little bit old and hard to bite. Compared with the Dongpo meat I ate in Louwailou, Hangzhou four years ago, it's unforgettable and makes me disappointed. Well, maybe the business is really good. Shifu has no time to burn it.

Zhiweiguan · pastry (Hubin store)

Continue to taste the next dish, hand peeled Longjing shrimp. Hand stripping can only show that this process is laborious and time-consuming, and it is also a good reason for businesses to raise prices. The freshness of the shrimp is the key to this dish. Longjing shrimp has a strong artistic beauty from the perspective of its basin, and it pays attention to the delicacy. Of course, most of them are fried with Longjing tea and shrimp. And our dish also provides vinegar and Longjing tea for dipping.

Zhiweiguan · pastry (Hubin store)

The west lake vinegar fish is also one of the famous dishes in Hangzhou. It's sweet and sour. In addition, we use the top-grade mandarin fish as the food material to cook the west lake vinegar fish. Of course, the meat is more tender.

Zhiweiguan · pastry (Hubin store)

Zhiwei pickled duck should be improved by zhiweiguan on the basis of hangbang pickled duck. In many stores in Hangzhou, the pickled duck will have its own flavor and characteristics. Personally, I think the sauced duck must be tasted well, and the meat of the duck should not be too thick, otherwise it is difficult to taste. If the dried meat tastes light, I always think it is a failure.

Zhiweiguan · pastry (Hubin store)

And the West Lake water shield soup is the most representative and the best Hangzhou cuisine on the table today. Although the taste of Brasenia schreberi is mild, it is delicious with shredded chicken and ham. When you eat a spoonful of water shield soup, the feeling of sliding down can satisfy me. Of course, you should have more bowls if you like.

Zhiweiguan · pastry (Hubin store)

The last dish was a surprise. It turned out to be a boutique cat ear. Cat ear seems to be a famous pasta in the north. I once ate it in Shanxi, and it tastes good. Only after checking the introduction can we know that it is one of the original famous dishes of zhiweiguan. It may be influenced by the ancient southward migration to Hangzhou, and some of the northern specialties have been localized in the south, making the food more memorable as history. The taste of this cat ear is very delicious. The ears made of flour are uniform in size and similar in shape. It can be said that it is a real handicraft. And inside put lean meat, shrimp, ham, green beans, Yao Zhu, mustard and so on, is to make the soup delicious incomparable. However, I personally feel that lean meat is a bit more difficult to eat. Instead, it grabs the limelight of cat ears.

Zhiweiguan · pastry (Hubin store)

Zhiwei xiaolongbao

Zhiweiguan · pastry (Hubin store)

Glutinous rice and lotus root.

Zhiweiguan · pastry (Hubin store)

Jewelry in the private room.

Zhiweiguan · pastry (Hubin store)

The gourmet Dahe eats with relish.

Zhiweiguan · pastry (Hubin store)

After lunch, it's time to arrange work. According to the requirements of Ctrip, we signed a good contract and conscientiously completed the work of this Hangzhou food tour.

Through grouping, I am honored to be one of the four team leaders, and recruited xinpiaofei, Xiaoli de journey, wud big stomach king and baozi. I didn't expect that the combination of our team cooperated with tacit understanding in the following activities and jointly completed one wonderful task after another. Because of the bus problem and the teasing of the master, the Chinese Hangzhou cuisine museum we originally arranged was cancelled. Next, walk directly to the Southern Song Yu Street, a commercial pedestrian street with a history of architectural style in the Southern Song Dynasty. There are many brand hotels and shops on the street, and there are also some separate shops.

Yujie in Southern Song Dynasty

Sculpture at the intersection

Yujie in Southern Song Dynasty

It's almost there

Yujie in Southern Song Dynasty

Take photos carefully and transform the big stomach king.

Yujie in Southern Song Dynasty

Royal Street entrance

Yujie in Southern Song Dynasty

mosque

Yujie in Southern Song Dynasty

Historical buildings

Yujie in Southern Song Dynasty

Beauty's shop

Yujie in Southern Song Dynasty

Yujie's delicious window in Southern Song Dynasty

Yujie in Southern Song Dynasty

Along the street, taking pictures. We're looking for something different. In addition to the memorial archways and some old sites preserved by the Royal Street exhibition hall, other scenic spots are similar to most ancient towns, without obvious highlights.

Yujie in Southern Song Dynasty

Yujie exhibition hall of Southern Song Dynasty

Yujie in Southern Song Dynasty

Lovely animals

Yujie in Southern Song Dynasty

The entrance of another section of Yu Street in Southern Song Dynasty.

Before we set out for dinner, we took a group photo as a souvenir, and then rushed to zaofengnian for dinner.

This is a farm food restaurant in Hangzhou. We can see its distinctive features from the unique decoration outside. In addition, there are many cultural revolution clocks, books, newspapers, etc. as decorations, which are quite interesting.

Zaofeng years (manlongguiyudian)

As the dining table is long, people get into trouble. Especially when we work, we need to take photos of every dish. After a dinner, taking photos is more tiring than eating.

Zaofeng years (manlongguiyudian)

Delicious chicken feet

Zaofeng years (manlongguiyudian)

Although the dishes in Zaofeng years were not traditional Hangzhou cuisine, some of them were still delicious and worth noting. The braised chicken feet are the most delicious, and my favorite hand shredded lamb chops are ready to melt. It's a pity that grandma's sweet rice cake is too hard. It's not like glutinous rice, otherwise it's my favorite.

Zaofeng years (manlongguiyudian)

Let's go to the next stop.

After dinner, the activity will continue. According to the requirements, each person will get 50 yuan food fund and go to Hefang Street Pedestrian Street to find delicious supper with his team members. This part is also the most difficult part of the whole activity, but it is necessary to reasonably allocate the money on hand, and at the same time eat delicious and delicious things, and the time is only one hour.

Qinghefang Street

Hefang Street underpass

Qinghefang Street

Aunt milk tea

Qinghefang Street

There are more shopping shops than eating shops on Hefang Street. Therefore, it is very difficult to eat staple food when you are just full. We came up and bought the second half price of aunt milk tea. Then through the busy streets, found a few places to eat, just took a few photos. Fortunately, there is a sweet gourd shop at the gate of the West Park. It's good to buy a bunch immediately and share with you. Going forward, there are all tea shops, but one of them is an antique Tai Chi tea ceremony garden. The waiters in it are also dressed up as ancient sophomores. The business is very busy. As a rule, we should sit here for a while and have a drink, but the time is limited. I can only buy their double skin milk. It tastes pretty good. We can solve it quickly. Time is coming. When you rush back, it's convenient to borrow McDonald's toilet. By the way, buying an egg cone is also a delicacy.

Qinghefang Street

Sugar gourd in West paradise

Qinghefang Street

The old street is very busy

Qinghefang Street

Taiji tea ceremony

Qinghefang Street

More food

Qinghefang Street

An egg cone.

Qinghefang Street

Old Street

Qinghefang Street

I just wanted to get out of the tunnel and found the bun missing. It turns out that she went to a small store on one side to buy food. When she was about to admire her appetite, she knew that it was for street people, and immediately felt full of positive energy (strongly asked the boss of Ctrip to add a big row for such a good employee at lunch).

Qinghefang Street

Steamed stuffed buns full of love, food for tramps.

At the end of the day, I went back to the Hanting hotel in hupaolu. I had a room with Dawei. Dawei went out to buy milk for the team members. I'm lying in bed studying where I can take you for food when I'm free tomorrow. Of course, when I come to Hangzhou for breakfast, I vaguely think of the Hangzhou pianerchuan introduced in the TV tourism program.

Hanting Hotel (Hangzhou hupaolu store)

The big stomach king is full of love for his teammates.

Hanting Hotel (Hangzhou hupaolu store)

It's said that pianerchuan noodles was also the housekeeping noodles of the small noodle shop when Kuiyuan museum was founded. It's said that in the Qing Dynasty, Zhejiang Province held a rural examination one year, and many scholars came to Hangzhou for the examination. Examinees from all over the city gathered in Hangzhou. In order to attract the business of these scholars, the shopkeeper specialized in supplying foreign scholars with popular noodles made of daodu vegetables, bamboo shoots and pork slices. Add three eggs to the breakfast noodles, which means "Lianzhong Sanyuan". At that time, a scholar often came to the Kuiyuan restaurant to eat noodles because of its good quality and low price. Later, he won the first place in the middle school and rural examination. On the day of putting on the list, he went to the shop to thank the owner. Because there was no sign in the shop, he inscribed "Kuiyuan restaurant" as the sign on the spot. From then on, Kuiyuan restaurant's pianerchuan noodles became famous and full of customers. Everyone who came to Hangzhou for the exam came to eat noodles with admiration. Later, Hangzhou people used to call noodles pianerchuan. And I've chosen the noodle shop I'm going to tomorrow.