The city that loves sweetness, sugar is the soul, and chili peppers can also be sweet
Wuxi, where our country likes sweets the most, if you don't add sugar when cooking, you will lose your spirituality, even pepper can taste sweet, when it comes to our country's favorite sweet place, many people first think of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.
Wuxi is known as "eating in Wuxi", its characteristic is "sweet", it can be said that the soul of Wuxi food is "sweet". Wuxi is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is a landscape capital with Jiangnan characteristics.
Wuxi is an ancient water town with a long history and unique resource advantages. With the deepening of reform and opening up, Wuxi's economic development has been rapid, and it has now become the largest economic center in the country.
Wuxi not only has the simplicity and elegance of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, but also shows a dazzling charm in the development of a modern city. When talking about Wuxi, we can't help but mention her unique cuisine. Wuxi cuisine originated in the Qing Dynasty, and after more than 100 years of development, it has become a dish with distinctive characteristics.
When Wuxi people eat, whether pickles or desserts, they must put a spoonful or two of sugar, which has become a Xi custom. Wuxi people believe that without sugar, dishes will become tasteless. Let's take a look at some of Wuxi's most famous dishes made with sugar.
First up is Wuxi's special dish, stewed pork ribs, whose bones exude a rich aroma. This is grilled over an old fire, and it is crispy on the outside, tender meat on the inside, and red oil on the inside. It's a very thick and sweet sauce, but if you eat it carefully, you'll know that it's sweetened.
Another example is Wuxi's soup dumplings, which have very little filling, a lot of meat slices in it, crab meat in it, and the soup is very fragrant. But the people who make the soup dumplings will also put some white sugar in them to increase the flavor.
In addition, Wuxi's famous dishes, such as Taihu white shrimp, Liangxi crispy eel, and Jingzhou tofu, have also been added with some white sugar, which has become a major feature of Wuxi cuisine. In addition to the sugar added to pickled vegetables, Wuxi's desserts also have a "high" sugar, such as Wuxi's special tribute cakes, begonia cakes and cloud cakes are made of white sugar.
Wuxi's pastries are not only high in sugar, but also the drinks you drink every day will be suffocatingly sweet. Wuxi's milk tea and juice are basically a little more than seven minutes and very sweet. Wuxi's unique geographical environment and raw material characteristics are important factors leading to the emergence of "sugar beet culture".
Wuxi is a sugarcane producing area, locally produced sugar *** Wuxi is located in the dense waters of the river network, with rich fishery resources, but some species have a strong "fishy smell", need to add some sugar to neutralize. In the long-term cooking experience, Wuxi people have found that adding sugar appropriately can increase its umami, and adding a little sugar during the cooking process can enhance its umami, and skillfully integrate the sugar with the dishes, thus constituting the unique "sweet" word of Wuxi cuisine.
Foreign tourists who have lived in Wuxi for a long time will become sweeter and sweeter before they know it. Some people joked that people in Wuxi can even taste spicy. In fact, in some vegetable markets in Wuxi, you can also see ** "sweet pepper", which is a kind of pepper that has been processed and added a little sugar. In Wuxi, when you eat some spicy dishes, you often feel a slight sweetness.
Why do Wuxi people love sugar so much?There are also certain historical and cultural factors to this. Wuxi is known for its "knees under the tin", and Wuxi people are a very kind and very friendly city, most of the Wuxi people living in this area are gentle and approachable.
People believe that eating sugar can make people feel happy and satisfied, which is inseparable from Wuxi people's love for life. However, if you eat too much sugar, your body will also suffer. Nutritionists in Wuxi said that in addition to maintaining the original taste, sugar should also be reduced in moderation and more foods that are more beneficial to the human body, such as vegetables.
We want food to be nutritious and tasty. Wuxi is a place famous for its "sweet tooth", and its unique "food" is also a very valuable topic.
While maintaining the essence of Chinese cuisine, it also reflects the local flavor. If you have time to visit Wuxi, you can taste the cultural heritage and charm of Suzhou in the "Taste Tour".