古镇西塘小吃盘点

       麦芽塌饼即立夏塌饼，是西塘千年风俗之特色时令点心。 丁记麦芽塌饼是以糯米粉、黑芝麻、赤豆、核桃仁、白糖，并配以中草药佛耳草、麦芽为原料，采用传统手丁精制而成。丁记麦芽塌饼，口感柔软、不粘不糊，佛耳草香气浓郁，诱人食欲，并能够消食降脂、延年益寿，是赠友敬老之佳品

  麦芽塌饼
 
      相传明代西塘一富贾婚久未有子嗣，后经一道人指点乐行善举，修建路、桥以便众人 在建桥时天宫仙鸟凤凰停歇桥边，而该富商也于当丰喜得贵子，故此桥取名。送子来凤桥。现经修缮后在千丰古镇西塘朝南埭。富商在得子喜庆之时大摆筵席，其间一道主菜，即 蹄子。众人为贺喜将其名为送子龙蹄，自此，凡方圆各地在婚嫁喜庆乔迁新居，家人团聚时均以该菜作为主菜，意为早得贵子，团圆吉祥。送子龙蹄。采用优质猪腿肉，配以数十种祖传佐料，经煨煮蒸焖、旺、文火反复，肉质酥嫩脱骨、肥而不腻、味美相宜。
 
 
     “鱼米之榔”西塘水产资源特别丰富，阡陌之间鱼塘星罗棋布，其中最负盛名的就有汾湖。生养其中的白丝鱼以肉质鲜美，营养丰富，在西塘美食谱上占有一席之地。白丝鱼喜食小鱼虾．游勤快捷，“有浪里白条”美称，然而白丝鱼出水即死，故市价昂贵。清蒸白丝鱼的烹饪很讲究原料。做法细腻。重任保持鱼的原滋原味。在杀净鱼身时加少量的盐腌制二小时以上，取出洗净再放进白嫩豆腐，加上佐料待到5成熟时加料酒，取出笼蒸5—6分钟即可。品尝时入口鲜嫩，味浓醇厚。

 
     西塘水网交错，源头来自太湖，极佳的水质为野生旁皮鱼的生长提供了良好的环境，旁皮鱼沿岸群居而生，故而得名。长约寸十，体形扁平而小巧，永远长不大。野生旁皮鱼烹制的方法有红烧、清蒸、做汤等，其中最具特色要数椒盐旁皮，捞起稍后，复炸—次，沥干油，泮上葱末及椒盐，装即成，此菜香酥松脆，即美味又补钙，是一道雕得的绿色佳肴。
 
 
      荷叶粉蒸肉为古镇的传统名菜，五味调百味香。采用适宜的五花肋肉、五香炒米粉、豆腐衣和新鲜荷叶，配上丁香、八角、酱油、甜面酱等调料精制而成，此菜风味独特，肉质酥糯，清香不腻，既可下酒，又可作点心，且充分发挥荷叶解暑清热，散淤止血的药理作用。Pork steamed on lotus leaves boasts the traditional famous dish of Historic Town.This is made of rib meat,fried spicy rice fiour.soya milk film and fresh lotus leaves,supported by clove,Chinese anise,sauce,sweet fermented flour paste and other spices.This dish is featured with wine or refreshment while giving full play to the lotus leaft's pharmacoogical function of relieving summer heat,removing stagnated blood stagnated blood and stooping the blood bleeding. 
 
     每年蚕豆上市后，取青皮黑头的蚕豆晒干，取陈皮、花椒、料酒、盐、茴香等与晒干的蚕豆共煮，令味道快速而完全的进入豆中，而后取出，并滚上甘草粉晾干，待七、八分干时再放入大锅中炒脆，这样，香脆美味的五香豆便制成了，成为茶余饭后的一种小吃。Every year,in the peak season of broad beans,dry up the beans with green peel in the sunshine and boil them with dried tangerine peel,Bunge prickly ash,cooking wine ,salt and anise,so taste
 
    西塘人历来爱喝点黄酒，因此，在西塘历史上有过许多大大小小的黄酒作坊。如今全国最大的单个黄酒生产企业----嘉善酒厂就坐落在西塘镇的北部，该厂严把质量关，生产的花雕、善酿、黄酒等汾湖系列二十多个品种酒性温和、酒味醇润、口感独特，成为现代人交流感情，馈赠亲友的佳品。Residents in Xitang Town have always liked drinking a little of yellow rice wine.Accordingly,in the history of Xitang,there are many big and small yellow rice wine workshops.Nowadays,the nationwide largest yellow rice wine manufacturer-Jiashan Winery is located in the north of the Xitang Town.This factory stringently controls the quality of products and produces more than 20 wine types of Fenhu series,such as high-grade Shaoxing wine and yellow rice wine,which are featured with mildness,mellowness and unique taste,thus becoming the very presentable gifts for relatives and friends.  
 
    八珍糕选用山药、茯苓、芡实、米仁、麦牙、扁豆、莲肉、山楂等八味草药以优质糯米粉、白糖精制而成。此糕青黑发脆，初以能消小儿疳积而走俏，后由于选料考究、加工精细、口感香甜，且益脾胃，成为江南名点，享誉百余年而不衰。Eight ingredients cake is made of 8 medicnal herbs(Chinese yam,Tuckahoe,amaranth,rice kernel,malt,hyacinth bean,lotus's meat and hawthorn fruit)and high-quality glutinous rice flour.This cake is livid and crisp.In early times,it sold well for curing infantile malnutrition.Later on,due to careful selection of materials,fine processing ,fragrant and sweet taste and benefits to spleen and stomach,it has gradually become one famous refection in the south of the lower reaches of the Changjiang River with a sustained reputation of over 100 years. 
 
     西塘的粽子有很多口味，如鲜肉、豆沙、猪油、赤豆等，虽然粽子是一种很多地方都有的小吃，可西塘的粽子却因米好，料足，捆扎紧好而更香，更糯，成为如今小镇传统旅游产品的一种。The glutionous rice dumplings in Xitang have many tastes,such as fresh meat,sweetened bean paste,lard oil and glutions for good rice quality,adequate spices and tight wrapping,thus becoming one of the traditional tourist products of this small town. 
 
 
     六月红是指农历六月的夏天所产的河蟹。“六月红”的蟹身只有鸡蛋那么大，蟹肉鲜嫩、蟹肪滴油、壳薄，放入清水一蒸就变绯红，故此得名。在杭嘉湖一带还流传“穷再穷，不忘六月红”的俗语，那是对“六月红”河蟹的赞美。Red of June means the river crabs produced in June of lunar calendar.The body of "Red of June"crab only has a size of a hen egg.Crab meat is fresh and tender,crab fat is full of oil and crab shell is very thin.The crab will be brightly red after being steamed in clean water.It is very famous for this reason.As the saying goes in HangjiaLake,"never forget Red of June,even if very poor",which is a praise for"Red of June"crabs.