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[zhejiang Cuisine]: West Lake Pure Vegetable Soup
by kiss war girl
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Difficulty
Easy
Time
20m
Serving
2
Brasenia is a famous specialty of West Lake in Hangzhou. The "West Lake Brasenia Soup" made with Brasenia cepacia, formerly known as "Chicken Fire Brasenia Soup", is a traditional Hangzhou dish.
Brasenia, also known as horseshoe grass and water lotus leaf, has long been a precious aquatic food in our country. The West Lake in Hangzhou has a long history of planting Brasenia officinalis, as recorded in the "West Lake Sightseeing History" of the Ming Dynasty. According to legend, the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty patrolled the south of the Yangtze River, and always served with a spoon of brasenia brevis when he went to Hangzhou.
Brasenia is not only appreciated for its fragrant taste, rich nutrition, and rich in gelatinous secret vitamins; moreover, the allusions of "Breast water perch" and "Thinking of water perch" appeared in the book of Jin and became expressions An idiom of homesickness. Brasenia soup also implies a deep feeling of homesickness and homesickness. Therefore, in recent years, some overseas Chinese who have returned from abroad and wanderers away from home come to Hangzhou and are often willing to order this famous dish to entrust their feelings. "
Brasenia, also known as horseshoe grass and water lotus leaf, has long been a precious aquatic food in our country. The West Lake in Hangzhou has a long history of planting Brasenia officinalis, as recorded in the "West Lake Sightseeing History" of the Ming Dynasty. According to legend, the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty patrolled the south of the Yangtze River, and always served with a spoon of brasenia brevis when he went to Hangzhou.
Brasenia is not only appreciated for its fragrant taste, rich nutrition, and rich in gelatinous secret vitamins; moreover, the allusions of "Breast water perch" and "Thinking of water perch" appeared in the book of Jin and became expressions An idiom of homesickness. Brasenia soup also implies a deep feeling of homesickness and homesickness. Therefore, in recent years, some overseas Chinese who have returned from abroad and wanderers away from home come to Hangzhou and are often willing to order this famous dish to entrust their feelings. "
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