Yangzhou Lion's Head - Ameslikas hu ua "Sunflower Minced Meat" los yog "Sunflower Meatballs" - yog ib hom zaub mov muaj npe nrov ntawm Huaiyang ua noj ua haus. Nws keeb kwm hnub rov qab mus rau kev kav ntawm Emperor Yang ntawm Sui Dynasty, thiab nws tau txais lub npe "Lion's Head" thaum lub sij hawm Tang Dynasty. Cov txheej txheem kev npaj yog ua tib zoo: sib tov ntawm 60% fatty nqaij thiab 40% nqaij ntshiv yog ua ke nrog cov khoom xyaw xws li scallions, qhiav, thiab qe, ces finely minced thiab zoo li lub nrig -meatballs. Cov nqaij npuas no tuaj yeem ua kom pom tseeb -steamed los yog braised nyob rau hauv ib tug liab sauce, nrog rau cov txheej txheem ua noj ua haus qhov tseem ceeb heev rau kev tswj kom sov.
Txoj kev npaj tau piav qhia hauv * Qingbai Leichao * (Classified Anecdotes ntawm Qing Dynasty): "Tus 'Lion's Head' - muaj npe rau nws zoo ib yam li tsiaj lub taub hau - yog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm nqaij npuas nqaij npuas. roe kuj yuav ntxiv ib lub lauj kaub daj daj yog kab hauv qab nrog Napa cabbage los yog xyoob tua, nrog rau me ntsis dej thiab ntsev ib tug loj heev meatball muab tso rau saum, npog nrog zaub nplooj, thiab kaw lub lauj kaub lub hau, ces muab tso rau hauv ib lub lauj kaub nrog ib tug hlau wok - nrog ib tug sprinkling ntawm ntsev ntxiv rau lub wok {7} kom qhuav thiab qhuav. Tom qab kub hnyiab tau ib ntus, qhov hluav taws kub tau nres li ntawm tsib feeb ua ntej stoked dua, txuas ntxiv mus kom txog thaum lub tais tiav lawm."
Muaj peb txoj hauv kev ua noj Yangzhou Lion's Head: ntshiab-stewing, clear{1}}steaming, thiab liab-braising. Clear-Stewed Lion's Head yog nplua nuj thiab flavorful tsis tau greasy, melting nyob rau hauv lub qhov ncauj; clear- Steamed Lion's Head khaws cov nqaij rhiab; thiab liab-braised Lion's Head boasts ib glossy liab hue thiab muaj zog, savory tsw. Tsis tas li ntawd, muaj ntau lwm yam versions, xws li ntshiab - stewed tsov ntxhuav taub hau nrog crab roe, tsov ntxhuav lub taub hau braised nrog dej mussels, thiab tsov ntxhuav lub taub hau braised nrog cua- nqaij qaib qhuav.
Qhov kev ua koob tsheej Huaiyang no tsis yog tsuas yog qab xwb tab sis kuj muaj keeb kwm nplua nuj thiab kev npaj tshwj xeeb, ua rau nws lub pov haum ci ntsa iab ntawm Yangzhou cuisine.
