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The culture of boat banquets by the bridge was particularly popular during the Southern Song Dynasty. From emperors and generals to literati and poets, everyone liked to have banquets on boats. For example, at the West Lake boat banquet, Song Xiaozong once "drove a large dragon boat to feast his ministers at night". Nanjing boat banquets began with Qinhuai painted boats and flourished in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, ordered the setting off of water lanterns on the Qinhuai River during the Lantern Festival, and officials, gentry, merchants and civilians took lantern boats to watch, which promoted the development of boat banquets. These boat banquets are often held by the bridge and waterside, and people enjoy food and appreciate the beautiful scenery on the boats. The "boat banquet by the bridge" may be inspired by such boat banquets, integrating elements such as bridges, boats, and banquets to create a poetic and Jiangnan water town-style food scene, which not only reflects the integration of food and natural environment, but also reflects people's pursuit of leisurely and elegant life.
As the stove fire rises, the fried kidney with sour radish cubes is like a warm taste painting. The sour radish cubes cut into dice-sized pieces are golden and translucent, and are stir-fried in hot oil to produce a mellow sour and refreshing taste. Each piece is plump and crispy, and the juice overflows when you bite it; the kidney is cut into fine wheat ears, and is fried at high temperature to curl into an exquisite flower shape. The surface is slightly burnt and shiny, and the inside is fresh and chewy, with just the right chewiness. Red and green chili peppers and scallions are dotted in it, and the spicy and sour taste is intertwined, and the sour and spicy taste rushes straight into the nose. One spoonful of it, the sour, spicy, fresh and fragrant explode on the tip of the tongue, and the crisp and tender taste collides alternately. The rich home-style flavor makes people can't help but eat two bowls of rice.
The stir-fried chicken gizzards are still sizzling when they are served, and the glossy sauce wraps each slice of gizzards that are evenly cut. When you bite it, it is crispy and chewy at first, followed by the sour and spicy pickled peppers and the fragrant garlic, and the numbing taste of Sichuan pepper creeps on the tip of your tongue. The edges are slightly burnt with a bit of smoky flavor, and it makes a crunchy sound when you chew it. You can eat three bowls of rice in a row, and the sour, spicy, fresh and crisp taste is soul-stirring.