Page 49 - JIANGSU

Jiangsu Cuisine 44

Qingtuan was originally from the Nowdays, we can buy Qingtuan
areas of Zhejiang and Jiangsu, and in almost every market in Nanjing.
are especially popular in the southern Besides, there are even several places
part of China. The tradition of in Nanjing providing tasty homemade
eating Qingtuan can be traced back Qingtuan, such as some small shops in
to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The Jiming Temple and Fuzimiao. These
very essence of Qingtuan is Chinese homemade Qingtuan are especially
mugwort; the plant that Chinese popular among the youth, and some
usually use as a flavoring and colorant of them are given as gifts during the
for seasonal dishes. With the coming Qingming Festival. Last week, we visited
of spring, when all the mugwort several of these popular handmade
greens over night, people shall take the Qingtuan shops and found it even more
greenest and freshest and squeeze their diverse and popular than we thought.
juice, mix it with glutinous rice flour
and wrap it with different fillings; the
spring snack is in your hand. Originally, Recommended restaurants
Qingtuan is used for ancestor worship,
Nanjing Lianhu Traditional Pastry Shop
but as time goes by, it has already Address: 26 Gongyuan West Street (Fuzimiao Pedestrain Street), Qinhuai
become a snack symbolic of spring. District, Nanjing City
Suzhou Huang Tianyuan Pastry
Like other seasonal traditional Address: 50 Guanqian Street, Gusu District, Suzhou City
Chinese snacks, Qingtuan has become Wuxi Mu Guiying Delicacy
synonymous with the spring season. Address: 1F, 309 Zhongshan Road, Liangxi District, Wuxi City