When it comes to Zhejiang, people always think of the warm water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, small commodities, and free shipping areas. But in fact, Zhejiang is still a kingdom of food.
If you want to eat snacks, you can go to Shengzhou ; if you want to eat seafood, you can go to Taizhou . If you want to eat everything, then you must come to this hidden food paradise - Jinhua Pujiang County!
△ Xianhua Mountain
Pujiang County has a long food culture. The traditional "Pujiang Top Ten Bowls" has been passed down for hundreds of years. Even the subordinate Yuzhai Township also has "Qianxi Top Ten Bowls" ; Zhengzhai Town has "Zhengzhai Mutton" ; Panzhoujia Village has One Noodles ... Pujiang is like a gourmet map!
But here is not only delicious food, it is also the hometown of poetry and painting with a history of 1,200 years, and beautiful natural scenery...
However, this small county is not well-known, and few people include it in their travel list , the guide about it on the Internet is close to 0. It’s time to dig into this little treasure county!
If you are a foodie , you will definitely enjoy your meal here. Not only are there "Top Ten Bowls of Pujiang" here, but they are also known as the "Turpan" of the south of the Yangtze River, with fresh, sweet and juicy fruits.
If you yearn for landscapes and , you will definitely fall in love with this place. Because there are mountains, water, canyons, and a variety of beautiful scenery here.
If you are an ancient village and control , you will definitely like this place. Because there are not only Huizhou ancient buildings, but Pujiang itself is a thousand-year-old city.
The top priority for foodies visiting Pujiang
Pujiang is one of the birthplaces of rice, and Pujiang people are the first people in the world to eat rice. In addition to rice, Pujiang people also have their own unique food taste - "Pujiang Top Ten Bowls" .
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One noodle
One noodle is enough for hundreds of people to eat
The first bowl of Pujiang, it is undoubtedly the "one noodle" of Panzhoujia Village. It is an Jinhua municipal intangible cultural heritage . Panzhoujia Village is a "Handmade Noodles Professional Village" in Zhejiang Province. It has been on TV many times, and the villagers have fed a village with one noodle.
After the noodles are cooked, they won’t stick to your teeth when chewed. They are full of toughness and have a good taste.
If you can come here every year from November to April of the following year, you can still see a sea of noodles, with millions of white noodle threads pouring down, and the lines are full of sunshine.
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wheat cakes
large, delicious and special wheat cakes wheat cakes
People in Jinhua love to eat cakes, and Pujiang also has its own special wheat cakes. Pujiang Wheat Cake is usually salty, with pumpkin, green vegetables or radish as the base, mixed with finely chopped tofu and alternately fat and lean meat paste, and then cooked over a slow fire before being baked.
Wheat cake has a thin crust, a large size, and a fragrant taste. The filling is fresh in the mouth, yet fat but not greasy. Everyone who has eaten it will fall in love with it.
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Three tofu
Pujiang people's summer "cold drink"
If you go to Pujiang in midsummer, you must have a bowl of refreshing three tofu: Mulian tofu crystal clear, Chai seed tofu smooth and delicious, Guanyin tofu color Such as black jade...
The taste of tofu looks like turtle paste but it is sweeter. The soft and tender taste has a unique mountain fragrance. This is the favorite summer "cold drink" of Pujiang people.
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meter sieve crawl
A unique traditional snack
meter sieve crawl is a traditional snack in Pujiang. Its method is very unique: after kneading the noodles, knead them into a wide noodle, then tear off a small ball and use it Just "climb" the rice sieve with your thumb.
The cooked rice sieve tastes tough and rotten, with a unique flavor. If you don’t come to Pujiang, you really can’t eat this kind of delicacy.
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Beef clear soup
The most representative of the spicy taste of Pujiang
As the saying goes "A hundred miles of Puyang River, ten years of beef clear soup", beef clear soup is synonymous with Pujiang.
This clear soup is slowly cooked with beef bones , beef and secret seasonings. It is full of the fragrance of beef. When eating, add some beef blood and chili, and you can also add a thick layer of beef slices. It is fresh and spicy. The taste is really tantalizing.
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Sheep clear soup
Free-range goat with no smell
After finishing the beef clear soup, the excitement is not over yet, the sheep clear soup comes on the stage. The goats used are local free-range goats in Pujiang. There is no mutton smell, which is very different from the northwest flavor.
Various internal organs of the sheep can be put into the soup and eaten together. It is so fresh and spicy that you can’t stop eating it!
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White-cut mutton
The best way to test mutton
Pujiang people’s favorite is white-cut mutton. After all, white cutting is the magic weapon to test the quality of mutton, and it is also the greatest respect for a good piece of mutton.
Mutton is most famous for its "Zhengzhai Mutton" in Zhengzhai Town. Order a plate of mutton here and eat it with some condiments. This is also a symbol of Pujiang cuisine.
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Tofu skin
A hundred years of time condensed into a piece of tofu skin
Pujiang people have been making tofu skin for hundreds of years. This is a home-cooked dish for Pujiang people, and it is also a good gift for congratulations.
A perfect tofu skin needs to go through 10 processes from soaking soybeans and beating to the final product. The tofu skin made is crystal clear in color and as thin as cicada wings, making people move their index fingers!
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Leitouqi
Pujiang people’s festival delicacy
Eating Leitouqi is the custom of Pujiang people Mid-Autumn Festival and Winter Solstice . Pour the glutinous rice into a stone mortar , pound it into a paste with a wooden hammer, and then roll it into small balls. After cooking, put it in brown sugar and sesame powder and pound it once or twice while it is hot to form a leitou.
Leitouqi is fragrant and sweet, tough and waxy, with a unique flavor and is deeply loved by the people. Now, when tourists come to Pujiang, they can also eat this special snack in the streets and alleys.
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Gray soup rice dumplings
Golden rice dumplings leached in gray soup
Gray soup rice dumplings are a traditional snack characteristic of the Jiangnan region. Many people have eaten them, and gray soup rice dumplings were first introduced from Pujiang County.
After the rice dumplings are wrapped, they need to be soaked in gray soup for a period of time to form gray soup rice dumplings. As a result, the rice dumplings turn golden yellow and taste stronger and more fragrant than ordinary rice dumplings. When eaten dipped in brown sugar, they are sweeter and more delicious.
In addition to the "Pujiang Top Ten Bowls", Pujiang, a small county town, also hides countless delicacies: pastries include Pujiang fire cake, mochi, hair cake; dishes include bamboo leaf smoked ham and steamed buns with roasted meat. ; Fruits include Pujiang grapes, peach-shaped plums, ... I can't finish 5 meals a day!
A good place for tourists to enjoy the mountains and rivers
In Pujiang, you can not only eat exquisitely, but also live comfortably. Because the mountains and rivers here are beautiful and the scenery is excellent. Here, you can visit the following attractions and get close to nature.
In Pujiang, there is a "Jiangnan No. 1 Fairy Mountain" , which is famous for its strangeness, danger, tranquility and vastness. It is called Xianhua Mountain.
In Pujiang, there is a canyon wonderland suitable for summer vacation. It is called Shenli Gorge.
In Pujiang, there is a photographer's favorite "Hundred Island Lake", which is called Tongji Lake.
In the Pujiang River, there is a thrilling rafting holy place, it is Shuizhu Bay .
Reasons for lingering in ancient villages
Even though Pujiang is a small county, it has a history of 1,200 years. There are many ancient villages here, and it is also a nationally famous hometown of poetry and painting. The only "poet town" in China is hidden here.
Mr. In Dongming Village, there is a "the first one in Jiangnan" named by Zhu Yuanzhang. There are 9 tall Zhengyimen archways here, and the 600-year-old cang cypress records the past glory of the Zheng family.
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Chinese Poet's Town
A recreational resort with things to see and do
Shanghe Village in Pujiang has won the United Nations "Champion of the Earth Award" . Here, there is also China's only "Poet's Town" , It is famous for its "Jiangnan Qiao Family Courtyard" with its white walls and black tiles and bluestone alleys.
Just on the other side of the town, there are actually many entertainment projects for Internet celebrities. You can take a ride on a scooter, play glass rafting, and walk around the Echo Lehang Corridor and Magpie Bridge. At night, you must go see the light waterfall...
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Songxi Ancient Village is known as The famous cultural village of "Little Hangzhou"
In Baima Town, there is a Songxi Ancient Village known as "Little Hangzhou" . This is one of the first batch of traditional Chinese ancient villages, and it has also been rated as one of the "Famous Historical and Cultural Villages in China". The creek in the village is gurgling and the ancient houses are scattered all over the place, forming a unique scenery.
△Songxi Ancient Village
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Maling Ancient Road
The most beautiful ancient forest road in the country
The Maling Ancient Road across the Pujiang River and Tonglu is a rare "the most beautiful ancient forest road in the country" in Zhejiang.
Going all the way in the mountains, you can see towering ancient trees, strange vines, volcanic rocks, Danxia landforms, and the Xianglu Peak formed hundreds of millions of years ago, showing you the miraculous craftsmanship of nature.
△Maling Ancient Road
There are many interesting places in Pujiang: Xinguang Village, Qianwu Village, Luoyuan Village, Shangshan Archaeological Site Park, you can even experience Pujiang paper-cutting, Pujiang bamboo weaving, and Pujiang pear paste Production skills and other intangible cultural heritage experiences.
Pujiang, a small county town, actually hides so many landscapes and is also a gourmet paradise! Spending three to five days traveling around the east, west, north and south of Pujiang will definitely satisfy all your wonderful travel imagination~~
