Yangzhou Specialties

Yangzhou Paper-cutting

Yangzhou is one of the earliest areas where paper-cutting became popular. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, people regarded paper-cutting as a kind of fun to embellish and beautify their lives.

The papermaking industry flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and there were large papermaking workshops in Yangzhou. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, high-quality tribute paper was mass-produced. As a strong material condition, it also promoted the development of paper-cutting art. Yangzhou has been home to many exotic flowers and plants since ancient times. Since the Tang and Song dynasties, Yangzhou's governors, poets and writers have all expressed their love for the flowers and trees, decorated them elegantly, performed many events, and written many famous articles. This is an important factor in the theme of paper-cutting. Yangzhou paper-cutting mainly focuses on flowers, which is indeed an important manifestation of the thousand-year tradition.

Folk arts influence, interact and promote each other. Yangzhou's folk embroidery is closely related to paper-cutting. The embroidery pattern is first drawn, cut into paper shapes, and then pasted on the fabric for embroidery. This method has continued in Yangzhou for a long time, and even now folk embroidery still uses this method. Embroidery is also called embroidery. In the past, Yangzhou people always called paper-cut artists "those who cut flowers" because of the close relationship between the two arts.

Nawskin Candy

Represented by Luye Brand and Wuting Brand Brownies, they are suitable for all ages, sweet but not greasy, sweet in the mouth, non-sticky to the teeth and highly elastic. Ideal for gifting to relatives and friends.

Pingshan Green Tea and Nashan Green Tea

Yangzhou is one of the traditional tea producing areas. Nowadays, the green tea produced at Pingshan Tea Farm in the suburbs of Yangzhou and Qingshan and Nashan in Yizheng has excellent texture and is carefully roasted. It is sold abroad and is well received. Tea shops in this city offer tea all year round, and new teas released in spring and summer are particularly popular.

Double yellow duck eggs

Double yellow duck eggs are a specialty of Gaoyou, Yangzhou. They are named because there are two yolks in one egg. Ducks give birth to double yolks because the food here is good, the ducks are strong, and they ovulate continuously, forming double yolks or even triple yolks. Gaoyou salted duck eggs are famous for their red color and rich oil. Double-yolk salted duck eggs are boiled and cut open. The egg white is like white jade and the yolk is like red tangerine. It is pleasing to the eye and has a unique flavor.

Qinyou Dongtang

Qinyou Dongtang is a traditional specialty product of Gaoyou, Yangzhou, with a history of more than 300 years. The original name is crisp candy. There are two explanations for why it is called dong candy. One theory is that this candy was made by a master named Dong, and the other theory is that this candy was created by Dong Xiaowan, a famous Qinhuai prostitute in the late Qing Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, hence the name. Dongtang is hand-refined from glutinous rice flour, sesame, white sugar, malt and other raw materials. It is dark wheat yellow in color, uniform in thickness, soft in the mouth, delicious and sweet, and is suitable for all ages. It is a good gift for relatives and friends.

Jieshou Dried Tea

The five-spice dried tea from Chen Xilou in Gaoyou Jieshou has long enjoyed a high reputation. Legend has it that Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River and passed by Jieshou. He smelled the aroma on the shore and called the police to investigate. It turned out to be the aroma of boiled dried five-spice tea. Emperor Qianlong greatly appreciated it after tasting it. From then on, Jieshou dried tea was listed as a tribute and became famous all over the world. In 1927, he won the first prize at the West Lake Expo. Jieshou dried tea is oblate in shape, red in color, tender and slightly yellow in color, quite like chicken, and fragrant and delicious. The five-spice dried tea under the "Chen Xilou" trademark is well packaged and is an excellent gift for relatives and friends.

Baoying Lotus Root Noodles

Yangzhou Baoying is the famous hometown of lotus root. Baoying lotus root has many branches, juicy and tender flesh. It is a delicious fruit. Baoying lotus root starch is made from fresh lotus root starch and became a tribute as early as the Ming Dynasty. This product is light in quality, finely divided, white in color, clear in taste, neutral in nature, easy to digest, and is a good nourishing product. It is especially suitable for the elderly and infirm.

Jiangdu Fangsu

Fangsu is one of the popular traditional Yang-style pastries with a production history of more than 100 years. It was initially round and shaped like a toad, hence its name. Later it was changed to a square shape and renamed Fangsu, also known as Xiaofangsu. This product is made of white flour, soft white sugar, sesame, sesame oil and other raw materials, supplemented with yellow diced, orange cake and other spices. It is fermented, kneaded and crisped, wrapped into crispy cakes, folded into multiple layers, and baked over a slow fire. It is crispy and delicious. .

Yangzhou pickles

Yangzhou pickles are a good condiment at banquets and a delicious accompaniment to meals in daily life. They have the four characteristics of fresh, sweet, crisp and tender, and are famous all over the world. Selling well at home and abroad. The main varieties include milk cucumbers, pagoda vegetables, radish heads, sweet pickled melons, coriander, assorted vegetables, etc.

Yangzhou pickles have a long history. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, they were included in the side dishes of the imperial court in the morning and evening. In the third year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty (1911), he won the International Exposition Medal. In 1903, he won the gold medal at the West Lake Exposition. In 1931, he won the first prize at the Peking National Railway Objects Exhibition. In 1979, it was rated as a high-quality product in Jiangsu Province. Among the manufacturers that produce Yangzhou pickles, the two pickles factories "Sanhe" and "Simei" are the most famous.