Glutinous rice lotus
Jiangsu and Zhejiang restaurants are all over the country, even if you have not been to Jiangnan, you must be no stranger to glutinous rice lotus. In Hangzhou, glutinous rice lotus root is not only the main cold dish in the restaurant, it is also very common in street stalls, only selling for a few yuan, with a bowl, tourists hold it and eat while walking, it is a common scene in the scenic spot.
Glutinous rice root is a small cold dish that every household in Hangzhou will make, fill the glutinous rice into the lotus root, add brown sugar, red dates to stew soft and glutinous, the method is very simple. Some shops are done to cool and drizzle with osmanthus molasses, which has a rich floral fragrance and a sweet taste, which has a unique flavor. The lotus root has a relatively long harvest period and mature storage technology, so it can be sold on the street all year round.
Some stores also sell packaged glutinous rice lotus, with similar names and similar recipes, but the taste is slightly harder than that of freshly potted, which is suitable for tasting.
Recommended stores
Zhiweiguan (Yanggongdi store)
Address: No. 10-12 Yanggong Causeway (near the West Gate of Flower Port Guanyu)
Phone: 0571-87970568
Business hours: 10:30-14:00 16:30-20:00
Per capita: 146 yuan
Louwailou (Gushan Road store)
Address: No. 40, Lingyin Road
Phone: 0571-87963601
Business hours: 10:00-19:30
Per capita: 170 yuan
