Fashionable Hangzhou Specialty Dishes

Author: Zhejiang Dongfang Hotel
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: "The southeast is in prime, the three Wu are in union, Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times." Hangzhou is rich in natural resources and blessed with talented people, where natural scenery and cultural landscapes shine like stars and the moon. Its culinary culture has a long history. In recent years, Hangzhou cuisine has gained fame and become popular across the country, known as "Hangzhou Gang Cuisine." Hangzhou cuisine uses a wide variety of ingredients and is meticulously prepared, especially renowned for its freshness and authentic flavors. Due to its unique geographical location, it combines rivers, lakes, seas, and seasonal vegetables, demanding exquisite and authentic ingredients. It skillfully utilizes local specialties, with ingredients emphasizing freshness and tenderness. The cooking techniques excel in stir-frying, deep-frying, quick-frying, braising, steaming, and stewing. It balances color, aroma, taste, shape, and presentation, focusing on light, crisp, tender flavors with pure and original tastes. The appearance emphasizes elegance and ingenuity. Zhejiang Dongfang Hotel has participated in the West Lake Expo Culinary Festival and the China Culinary Festival for five consecutive editions, always innovating Hangzhou cuisine and topping the competition. In September 2003, it won the gold medal in the Hangzhou Cuisine Chef "New King" competition. This book compiles the hotel's recent inheritance, development, and innovation of new Hangzhou cuisine, including the award-winning dishes, making it even more unique.