Seafood treasures - clams
Nantong is adjacent to the Yellow Sea in the east. Hundreds of shallow-water shellfish are abundant on 130,000 hectares of tidal flats, especially clams, which account for 10% of China's exports. one third.
Clams are known as "the freshest in the world" and belong to the class Brachyphylla and Clams. Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty said: "Those who return more benefits than others are collectively called clams. They have white shells and purple lips, or there are patterns on the shells, so they are called clams or flower clams." The poet Mei Yaochen of the Song Dynasty also once said "The Cartharis and the Moon" "Clam, sent from Hailing County" poem. When Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went to the south of the Yangtze River, he ate clams in Gusu and dubbed them "the most delicious in the world".
Clams live on beaches with low salinity in shallow seas. They are both male and female. Their gonad maturity period is from June to July. The sperm and eggs they produce are fertilized and hatched in seawater. The young clams undergo three cycles. After weeks, it enters the sandy bottom to inhabit. It takes two to three years for harvesting from young clams to mature ones. Young clams are carried by the tide to the tidal flats with a depth of more than ten meters. The most suitable water temperature is 15-25 degrees. They feed on algae and plankton. When they grow up, they gradually migrate to the subtidal zone. They often appear on the sand surface in normal times and dive in in winter. They overwinter on the sandy bottom about 20 to 30 centimeters, but there are stomata for ventilation.
The shell of the clam is like a colorful fan, and its meat is extremely tender and rich in nutrients. It contains 10% protein, 11.2% fat, 2.5% carbohydrate, as well as calcium, phosphorus, and amino acids necessary for the human body. Its taste is delicious But not vulgar, eat without getting tired of it. Eating clams can stimulate appetite, promote lactation, and keep fit. It also has the functions of clearing away heat, resolving phlegm, diuresis, and dispersing clams. The colorful baker can be used as an exquisite packaging box for clam oil, or it can be made into a handicraft in an elegant hall.
There are many ways to eat clams. They can be used as the main dish, stir-fried over high heat; or used as a side dish to enhance the color and flavor; or pickled with condiments and eaten raw; or chopped Minced meat, fried into pancakes. Especially in recent years, Rudong Pharmaceutical Factory has developed it into a fine powder, which has been named "The Best Freshness in the World" and is famous at home and abroad.
People who were born and raised by the sea are accustomed to eating them freshly. They wash the clam meat, pickle it with salt for a short time, wash it well, and serve it with soju, sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, Ginger and sugar have become the best dishes to go with wine. But the strangers were all dumbfounded after seeing it, fearing to avoid it, but after a long time, they couldn't resist the temptation, and they had the "heroic spirit" of "the only way to be honest is to sacrifice". After closing my eyes and swallowing a few, my horizons suddenly widened and I felt it was too late to meet them. People on the seaside also have a good skill in making clam sauce. Put the fresh clams into a jar or bottle, add salt, ginger, green onions, wine and other condiments, seal the mouth, and place it in a cool and ventilated place. After a period of time, open the lid and the fragrance will enchant you. Drooling and increased appetite. This sauce can be given as a gift to relatives and friends, or as a main dish for coastal people to eat in the morning and evening while working in the mainland. No wonder coastal people have such a strong sense of nostalgia, which can be seen from this.
On the vast Nanhuang Beach, as the tide goes down, some people carrying iron planes on their shoulders, some carrying net bags, flock to the spot where a "golden bull" appears on this day. sea. Some of them leaned on their shoulders with iron planes, and dragged them back quickly, relying on the sound coming from the sand to quickly hook each clam into the net bag. Some people just step on the clams with their feet. After stepping on the sand and mud on the beach, the clams will naturally emerge from the sand, and then they pick them up one by one into the net bag with their hands. People stepped on the clams and talked. Smiling, singing, and full of poetry. Reform and opening up has brought new development opportunities and injected new "vitality" to the people of South Yellow Sea. Nantong people brought clams into the international market, making them truly "the most delicious in the world." Take Rudong, a famous clam-producing area in the country, as an example. In addition to the natural clam breeding sea area, the county has an artificial breeding area of ??more than 500,000 acres and an annual export of more than 60 million tons, making it the largest clam production base in my country. In recent years, the Nantong City Tourism Department has launched clam climbing on tidal flats as a special tourism activity, euphemistically called "Sea Disco". It is unique at home and abroad. It integrates viewing, sports and ordinary flavor. It has attracted a large number of domestic and foreign tourists and has become a A beautiful landscape on the South Yellow Sea.
Baipu "Sanxiangzhai" dried tea
(referred to as Baipu dried tea)
It has a history of more than 300 years and is a local product in Nantong. A long-standing traditional local specialty. "Bai Pu Dried Tea" is made from high-quality soybeans and a variety of spices.
It contains high-quality protein that is easily digested by the human body, vitamins B1, B2, calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc. that are necessary for the human body. It also contains unsaturated fatty acids that are lacking in animal foods, which can make up for the shortcomings of animal dishes and is extremely useful for supplementing the human body and nutrition. favorable. Dried tea is delicious, fragrant, tough, beautiful in color, square and thin in shape, unique, economical, well-known, and extremely popular among the masses.
Nantong Inlaid Peach Sesame Cake
It is made with exquisite workmanship and is made of sesame powder, white sugar, fried rice noodles and walnut kernels. Two pieces per catty, about fifty pieces each, each piece is golden in color, evenly inlaid with peaches, fragrant, sweet, loose and crisp. Eaten dry, it is crispy and sweet, with a strong sesame fragrance. When eaten soaked, it is full of fragrance, refreshing but not greasy. Sesame seeds, peach kernels and other raw materials contain 17.7% protein, 15.8% fat, and 37.1% sucrose. It can be said that It has complete color, aroma and taste, and is rich in nutrients. Inlaid peach and sesame cakes are said to have a history of more than a hundred years. At that time, there was a man named Xu and Songfu in Tongzhou City. He set up a "Dingtai" grocery store at the east gate, which mainly produced tea, snacks and pastries. There were also some in other places. Store management. Later, the Xu family donated an official position in the Qing Dynasty government, and often had high-quality refreshments as tribute. Only the inlaid peach and sesame cake made by Master Tongbang is the most famous for its fine selection of materials and exquisite processing. It is delicious and unique. Since then, Nantong's "Dingtai" sesame cake has been known as the "official tea snack" and has become famous all over the world. After the advent of shortbread, sesame cake and shortbread are comparable to each other. They are two famous specialty products in Nantong, attracting more and more attention from people at home and abroad, and overseas. Overseas Chinese have strong interest.
Xiting Crispy Cake
Originally known as Fulongmao White Crispy Cake, it was first produced in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 100 years. The place of production is Xiting Town, Tongzhou City. Won the gold medal at the 95 International Food Expo. This kind of shortbread has exquisite material selection, fine processing, unique shape, clear layers, sweet and crunchy, and rich nutrition. It is a high-quality food for family consumption, travel, and gift to relatives and friends.
Shigang Fufu
The product is bright yellow in color, delicious in taste, mellow and refreshing, with tight outer skin and crispy and tender meat. It has always been a traditional home-style food.
Bonsai
Nantong bonsai is divided into Rupai bonsai and Tongpai bonsai. The distinctive feature of Nantong bonsai is that it uses short-pointed small-leaf Podocarpus (commonly known as Podocarpus podocarpus) as its material. It is climbed into a "two and a half bends" pattern, that is, the main trunk is climbed into two and a half bends, with three main branches on each bend, and each branch is tied into a flat trunk like a cloud. It looks like a lion, dignified and steady, like a three-dimensional painting, and is deeply loved by the people.
Rugao ham
The production of Rugao ham began in the early Xianfeng years of the Qing Dynasty. It is as famous as Zhejiang Jinhua ham and Yunnan Xuanwei ham and is one of the three famous hams in the country. Rugao ham is thin-skinned and thin-clawed, shaped like a rustle, red in color and has a unique flavor. It is well-known at home and abroad for its "four unique features" of color, aroma, taste, shape. It can be stored year-round and consumed throughout the seasons. Cooking can be steamed, boiled, stewed, simmered, stir-fried, simmered, or roasted. Generally, stewing and cooking are better.
Rugao sausage
Rugao sausage is a Rugao sausage with a history of more than 100 years. The product is well-known throughout the country and has been rated as a high-quality famous product by the Ministry of Commerce and Jiangsu Province. Its characteristics are: neat strips, tight meat texture, bright color, moderate salty and sweet taste, rich flavor, rich nutrition, fine meat that is chewable but not old, fat meat but not greasy, and is deeply loved by the masses.
Rugao sausage has a long history and is one of the varieties famous throughout the country. Its production began in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 100 years. In the late Qing Dynasty, he won the second prize of the "Nanyang Encouragement Association". It is comparable to "Cantonese-style" sausage and is called "Ru-style" sausage. Rugao Meat Joint Factory has inherited and carried forward traditional craftsmanship, carefully developed new formulas, and its product quality is well-known at home and abroad. The "Rugao Brand" sausage produced has been continuously rated as a famous and high-quality product by the Ministry of Commerce since 1982. It won the National Silver Award in 1985, the Gold Medal at the China Food Expo in 1988, and the Gold Medal at the Hong Kong International Food Expo in 1992.
Rugao meat floss
The production of Rugao meat floss was founded in 1914. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was produced by the Rugao Meat Floss Factory. Originally "Taicang-style" meat floss, due to continuous improvement of production technology and development of the best formula, Rugao meat floss has developed its own unique flavor. Since 1982, "Jinmei Brand" meat floss has been continuously rated as a famous and high-quality product by the Ministry of Commerce; in 1985, it won the gold medal of honor awarded by the International Gastronomy Society and the Tourism and Tourism Committee in Paris. This is the first time that my country has won the international meat floss medal. Food gold medal; won the gold medal at the first China Food Expo in 1988.
Lin Zi Chao Cake
Lin Zi Chao Cake was founded in the Renzi Year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty (1732 AD) and has a history of more than 200 years. It is a Jiangsu specialty and a famous snack in northern Jiangsu, and is famous all over the country. It was introduced in the book "Jiangsu Famous Dishes and Dishes". Lin Zi Chao Cake pays special attention to the selection of ingredients. It uses high-quality glutinous rice and japonica rice produced that year, pounded into rice flour, mixed with various soft white sugar, golden osmanthus, pine nuts and red and green melon shreds. It is made into a round cake base with lotus leaves as the base. It is carefully cut with a knife and steamed. Become. It is not sticky to the hands when it is freshly released from the cage, and is as elastic as a sponge. It has the aroma of rice, cinnamon, and lotus, which is refreshing, fragrant but not turbid, sweet but not greasy, soft and refreshing, and has a pure flavor. It is not only a delicious snack, but also an excellent gift for relatives and friends.
Rugao radish
The white radish cultivated by the Rugao people has a history of at least a thousand years. According to legend, during the Taihe period of the Tang Dynasty (827-836), the monks of Dinghui Temple in Rugao had already planted radish, used it as an offering and gave it to donors. It was called rapeseed at that time, and its seeds were called rapeseed, which were used for medicinal purposes. Later, it gradually spread among the people and was widely planted. The "Rugao County Chronicle" compiled in the Gengwu Year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1750) contains: "Radish, also known as rape, has two kinds, red and white. It can be planted in all seasons, but it is good to plant it in the late autumn and early autumn, and it can be used if it is broken. For food, those grown in less soil are sweet and crispy, while those grown in barren soil are firm and spicy." Nowadays, there are very few carrots planted, and only a small amount is on the market around the Dragon Boat Festival, mostly white radish.
Dong Tang
Dong Tang was made by Dong Xiaowan, the concubine of a famous patriotic celebrity from Rugao in the late Ming Dynasty. Its characteristics are that it is easy to eat, crispy and sweet, has a lingering fragrance in the mouth, has a long aftertaste, is rich in nutrients, and is suitable for all ages. It has been famous all over the country for more than 300 years.
Menthol
Mint products based on mint are important raw materials for medicine and health, daily chemical industry, and food industry. The White Bear brand menthol produced by Nantong Peppermint Oil Factory has been surpassing natural or synthetic menthol from Brazil, the United States, Japan and other countries with stable quality for many years, and has therefore continuously won the National Product Gold Award.
Wang's Baochi Pills
The product is a good pediatric medicine passed down from the Wang family of Nantong's famous medical family. It is produced by Nantong Pharmaceutical General Factory, which selects authentic medicinal materials and specially invites Professor Wang Mianzhi, the successor of the secret recipe. It is specially used to treat infantile stasis, malnutrition, colds and fever, phlegm and convulsions, wheezing and coughing, decreased milk intake, vomiting and diarrhea, and constipation. It has won the National Silver Award continuously since 1983. Available in pharmacies across the city.
Ji Desheng Snake Tablets
The product is made according to the secret recipe of snake medicine expert Ji Desheng. It is produced by Nantong Pharmaceutical Factory and is a national silver award product. Available in pharmacies across the city. This medicine is specially designed to treat poisoning caused by bites from vipers, cobras, and five-step snakes, as well as swelling and pain caused by bites from poisonous insects such as scorpions and centipedes.
Canned anchovies
The product is a famous brand product produced by Nantong Cannery. It has won the first place in the national quality evaluation and is sold well in Hong Kong, Macao, the United States and other places. This kind of canned fish has plump body and scallops, uniform size, neat arrangement, bright color, fragrant aroma and rich nutrition, making it a good companion to meals.
Blue calico
A traditional Chinese folk craft printing and dyeing product, it was called medicine spot cloth in the Song Dynasty and flower watering cloth in the Ming Dynasty. It is said that it was invented by a man named Jiading. Nantong is the main producing area of ??blue calico in China. Homespun cloth and natural orchids are common items in farm households. Therefore, the blue calico dyeing workshops in Qianzhuang and Hoofang were once all over rural market towns. Blue calico is mainly used to make daily clothes, quilt covers, mosquito nets, pillowcases, furoshiki, etc. The blue calico patterns are simple, beautiful, and auspicious, and are mostly based on birds and animals, flowers, trees, and myths and legends, such as: Five Blessings (bats) holding longevity, auspicious celebrations (fish), lions rolling hydrangeas, carps jumping over dragon gates, etc. Nowadays, blue calico fabric has developed from the original single-sided printing to double-sided printing, from single color to multi-color, from small cloth to wide cloth, from homespun cloth to refined cotton gray cloth and cotton and linen blended cloth. The variety of designs and colors is also increasing day by day, with blue printed door curtains, wall hangings, tablecloths, shoes and hats, bags, toys and other handicrafts appearing, especially blue printed cloth fashions, which have become a beautiful scenery in the city.
Tie-dye
Tie-dye, also known as tie-dye in ancient times, is an ancient handicraft. It first appeared in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and became popular in the Tang Dynasty. By Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, Tie-dye clothing was extravagant and labor-intensive, so it was banned by order, causing the tie-dye craft to be lost for a time. In the early 1970s, Nantong was the first to resume tie-dye production and continued to innovate to further improve tie-dye techniques.
Tie-dyeing is divided into two categories: tie-dying and sewing-twisting. Tie-dying is also called caviar. Four knots are made with threads sequentially around small dots the size of rice grains. The process requirements are high, and the product is rich in three-dimensionality and elasticity; sewing-twisting is Use needle and thread to pass through the designed pattern, tighten it and dye it. The decoration is lively and generous, and the charm is vivid and natural. Tie-dye products are rich and diverse, including daily necessities such as fashions, ties, scarves, and bags, as well as precious handicrafts such as kimonos, belts, and wall hangings. There are both silk products and cotton and linen fabrics.
Hooked clothing
One of Nantong’s traditional handmade products, it is known as an oriental treasure. The hooking technique originated from the hooking of fishing nets by coastal women in ancient times. Later, it was hooked up to simple daily necessities such as children's socks, hair masks, and tobacco bag covers. Nowadays, it integrates various techniques such as hooking, embroidery, inlay, inlay, mending, and patchwork to create figures, landscapes, etc. , flowers, feathers, and various patterns and decorations can be combined. The crochet needles and patterns are delicate and have a strong sense of three-dimensionality. They have both the solemnity and elegance of traditional crafts and the magnificence and elegance of modern art. Now tens of thousands of women in Haian and Rudong are engaged in knitting. Haian Meile brand crochet clothing has provincial and ministry quality product certificates and is sold well in more than ten countries and regions including Japan and the United States.
Embroidery
In 1914, the famous embroidery artist Shen Shoulaitong held a female red training institute and trained a large number of embroidery artists in Nantong. Nantong embroidery inherits the excellent tradition of Shen Shou's imitation embroidery and is famous for its portrait embroidery, which has the characteristics of both form and spirit, lifelike skin color, even and precise needle movement, and bright and smooth embroidery surface. Nantong Arts and Crafts Research Institute has also created a new embroidery product, New Jinxiu, based on ancient folk pointillism and brocade stitches. It is combined with modern drawings and is more decorative and practical. The large-scale colorful wall hanging of "The Great Wall of China" produced by the institute for the Great Wall Hotel in Beijing has become an important scene in the hotel.
Baipu Huangjiu
Baipu Huangjiu has a history of thousands of years and is known as "liquid bread". Baipu yellow wine is brewed from pure rice with unique technology and the essence of millennia of brewing. It is rich in more than 20 kinds of amino acids and various trace elements that are indispensable to the human body. The essential functions of the human body are as high as 2550 mg of the 8 amino acids taken in from food. Rice wine has a low alcohol content. Regular drinking can strengthen the mind and refresh the qi, relax the muscles and activate blood circulation, protect the spleen and strengthen the body. "Shuiminglou" brand Baipu yellow wine is a high-quality product in Jiangsu Province, a key protected product, and an export inspection-free product. It won the gold medal at the Tokyo International Food Expo in 1993 and the gold medal at the Beijing International Food and Processing Technology Expo in 1995. "Rutong" brand Baipu yellow wine is a famous brand product in Nantong City, a key protected product, a famous brand product in Jiangsu Province, and a user-satisfied product. Baipu yellow wine is now sold well in more than 10 provinces and cities in China, and some are exported, and is favored by consumers.
Nantong kites
Nantong is one of the four major kite producing areas in China. Nantong kites have preserved the ancient characteristics of "strings sounding in the blue sky and are called kites". They are famous for their unique sound effects, which are similar to those in the north. The style of kites is divided into two schools: northern and southern. Nantong kites are commonly known as "board harriers". Most of them are flat hexagonal or hexagonal deformations "seven consecutive stars" to "nineteen consecutive stars". The general size is more than one meter. The largest one is four or five meters high when erected and requires a truck. carry. The "Pan Harrier" is covered with whistles of different sizes. The extra-large whistle at the lower part is made of gourds, moso bamboo, ginkgo, longan, table tennis balls, etc. The harrier is also painted with folk paintings such as myths and legends, and two tail ropes tens of meters long are tied to the lower part. An exquisite flat harrier is a precious folk handicraft that is collected in the homes of local people and passed down from generation to generation. The big harrier needs many people to pull it to fly. After it takes off, the large, medium and small whistles emit low, medium and high notes respectively. The five tones are harmonious and pleasant to the ears. The sound can be heard for miles, and it is like a "symphony in the air".