Youth League
Qingtuan is a unique delicacy in Jiangnan, if you miss the malt cake, then the Qingtuan listed before and after Qingming can make up for your regrets in spring. Due to the different green raw materials added to the glutinous rice flour, such as wormwood juice, green vegetable juice or other grass juices, the color of the Youth League is slightly different in different places, and even the color made in different stores in Suzhou is not the same. Generally, the overly green and green Qingtuan is likely to be mixed with food coloring, although there is no safety hazard in this kind of Qingtuan, but it tastes no aroma and tastes meaningless.
In Suzhou, the Youth League in Zhengyi Ancient Town is the most famous, with the reputation of "the crown of the Jiangnan Youth League", which is better than the reputation of Huang Tianyuan in Suzhou and Shen Dacheng in Shanghai. People here use the berry wheat grass juice to adjust the color, and after steaming, apply a layer of cooked salad oil, and the dumplings are green and shiny, and they are fragrant and not greasy. Now some shops in the urban area are also made of berry straw juice, and the big characters say "Zhengyi Qingtuan", but it is not excluded that some small stalls are fake and real, and it is more guaranteed to buy in time-honored brands. It should be noted that the Qingtuan of Xiangcheng people and hemp cakes has a special shape and is the most recognizable, but a large piece of the top of the dumpling has no filling, and the taste is slightly worse.
The traditional Qingtuan generally uses 100 fruit hearts, using dates to remove the core and cut them into fine grains, adding sugar, roses, and pine nuts to match; The other is pure bean paste filling, everyone has their own preferences, and the taste is better with less lard, and it is not easy to get tired. And now a small number of shops in the Youth League also sell some Internet celebrity flavors, most of which follow the trend, and it is difficult to hit the taste buds of diners.
As for the debate between the cold food party and the hot food party, we believe that eating is nothing more than a pleasure to eat, as long as you are happy, it is good to eat any way, after all, there is no difference in taste.
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