Red Cotton Shrimp is traditionally made with white shrimp from Taihu Lake in southern China’s Jiangsu Province. Shrimp from the lake are renowned for their flavor and tender,fatty texture. The dish is sweet,sour and ...Red Cotton Shrimp is traditionally made with white shrimp from Taihu Lake in southern China’s Jiangsu Province. Shrimp from the lake are renowned for their flavor and tender,fatty texture. The dish is sweet,sour and crisp.展开更多
A signature dish of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, Longjing Shrimp is a happy marriage between the young shoots of Longjing (Dragon Well) tea and tender shelled shrimps. Its invention is owed to the unexpected result ...A signature dish of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, Longjing Shrimp is a happy marriage between the young shoots of Longjing (Dragon Well) tea and tender shelled shrimps. Its invention is owed to the unexpected result of an emperor’s whim and a chef’s goof. The story is that after Qing Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) had inspected a military parade in Hangzhou, he donned plain clothes and left his escorts behind to head to the scenic West Lake incognito. It was com-展开更多
文摘Red Cotton Shrimp is traditionally made with white shrimp from Taihu Lake in southern China’s Jiangsu Province. Shrimp from the lake are renowned for their flavor and tender,fatty texture. The dish is sweet,sour and crisp.
文摘A signature dish of Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province, Longjing Shrimp is a happy marriage between the young shoots of Longjing (Dragon Well) tea and tender shelled shrimps. Its invention is owed to the unexpected result of an emperor’s whim and a chef’s goof. The story is that after Qing Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799) had inspected a military parade in Hangzhou, he donned plain clothes and left his escorts behind to head to the scenic West Lake incognito. It was com-
