Dongpo Pork (Stir-Fried Pork)
Dongpo pork is a Hangzhou dish which is made by pan-frying and then red cooking pork belly. The pork is cut thick, about 2 inches square, and should consist equally of fat and lean meat. The skin is left on. The mouthfeel is oily but not greasy and the dish is fragrant with wine. The dish is named after the famed Song Dynasty poet and gastronome Su Dongpo.
Beggar's Chicken
Beggar's chicken comes from the traditional ways of cooking in Zhejiang province in China. The process involves wrapping a whole spiced chicken in lotus leaves first, then encasing it in mud and roasted in the open fire. When fully cooked, the mud forms a hard shell around the chicken and cracked open before revealing the deliciously roasted chicken inside. Including stuffed, wrapped in clay and roasted process, it can take about 6 hours to prepare a single serving.
West Lake Braised Fish in Vinegar
It is a traditional delicacy of Hangzhou with sweet and sour flavor. It is said that the fish was originally cooked by Song's sister-in-law. She wanted to inspire Song the essence of the true life by the sweet-sour flavor.
Shelled Shrimps Cooked in Longjing Tea
The Longjing Tea is recognized as the best tea in Hangzhou for its green color, fragrance, pure taste and elegant appearance. When the living shrimps are stir-fried in the Longjing Tea, an artistic unique aroma would come out. Timing and temperature are also critical factors. All regions use various forms of ginger, garlic, spring onions, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, sesame oil and bean paste, but generally combine them in highly distinctive ways.
Stewed Fish Head with Tofu
Fish Head with Tofu is one of the most renowned dishes in Hangzhou, especially in winter. Its ingredients include silver carp (a special sort of fish), winter bamboo shoots, mushrooms, bean curd, and garlic sprouts. This dish tastes tender, smooth, fragrant and tasty. This dish can be found in many restaurants in Hangzhou.
Beancurd with Eight Delicious
Beancurd with Eight Delicious takes tofu, egg white, lotus seeds, lily, sea cucumber, chicken, ham, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, cole and Green onion, ginger, flavors, starch as seasonings.