南京有許多美食街值得一探。茶南街的桂花湯圓、大肉麵、烤鴨；鎖金村的老鴨粉絲湯、灌湯包；紅廟的明星腸粉、正宗廣式甜點；打打釘巷的爆汁鍋貼、香飄四溢的牛肉；科巷的藕餅、雞蛋糕、蛋黃肉鬆青團、烏飯糰早餐；老門東的廟東排骨、潘老闆炸雞，每一條美食街都有其獨特的魅力和風味，等著食客們前來探索和品嚐。
在南京這座美食之城中，每一道菜都承載著南京人對生活的熱愛和對美食的執著。無論是傳統名菜還是街頭小吃，都能讓人感受到南京獨特的韻味與風格。如果你來到南京，不妨放慢腳步，走進這些美食的世界，讓味蕾來一場說走就走的旅行。相信我，你一定會愛上這座城市的味道！
南京人鍾情的葷菜，當以鴨子為主。作為六朝古都，甚至被人們稱為“鴨都”，網絡上早有戲謔：“沒有一隻鴨子能活著遊出南京”明太祖朱元璋喜歡吃鴨，叉燒烤鴨、燜爐烤鴨、八寶桂花鴨，甚至鴨肝、鴨四件，皆做成美味，朱皇帝幾乎“日食烤鴨一隻”，後來帶動南京人也嗜鴨成癖，形成了“無鴨不成席”的風俗。當時流行一句民謠:「古書院，琉璃塔，玄色緞子鹽水鴨。」鹽水鴨已名列南京四大特色之中。
南京人愛吃鴨除了與歷史、地理環境有關外，還與南京氣候炎熱有關。每到暑季，南京人喜歡吃一些涼性的食物來解暑，而鴨子長在水邊，其肉性味甘、寒，入肺胃腎經，有滋補、養胃、補腎、消水腫等作用，所以自然成了南京人飯桌上的佳餚。
南京是一座神奇的城市。當你第一次來到南京的時候，你完全沒有辦法準確的找到這個城市的氣質，因為這個城市的氣息非常的雜亂，這裡既不像北京的皇城根下的貴氣，也不像上海那種濃鬱的小資腔調，既沒有蘇錫常那種明顯的江南水鄉，也沒有大西北那種大漠孤煙，甚至南京人也找不到能夠準確形容南京的詞語，也找不到哪怕一點點所共性的地方，可以說對這個地方的印像是非常雜亂以及碎片化的。
直到這次，當我在南京街頭穿梭時候，我逐漸感受到了南京的氣質，這種氣質其實就如孫中山所提的字一樣，就是「博愛」。這種博愛正是由如此雜亂的氣質散發出來的，正如朱自清所說，逛南京就像逛古董鋪子，這也許就是南京的魅力所在，他是如此的合而不同，他把所有的東西都雜糅起來，造成了一種如此內斂又不缺乏驕傲的氣質，這座城市記錄了大半個中國史的跌宕起伏，你可以清楚的在這裡感受到什麼叫歷史的車輪滾滾向前，這種王朝更替的感覺在這裡特別明顯。#中國美食 #streetfood #citywalk #food #南京 #街头美食
There are many food streets in Nanjing worth exploring. The sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice balls, big meat noodles, and roast duck on Chanan Street; the old duck vermicelli soup and soup dumplings in Suojin Village; the famous rice rolls and authentic Cantonese desserts in Hong Temple; the juicy pot stickers and fragrant dumplings in Da Ding Alley Beef; Kexiang’s lotus root cakes, chicken cakes, egg yolk and meat floss green dumplings, and black rice balls for breakfast; Laomendong’s Miaodong spareribs and Boss Pan’s fried chicken. Each food street has its own unique charm and flavor, waiting for diners. Come explore and taste.
In Nanjing, a city of gourmet food, every dish carries Nanjing people’s love for life and dedication to food. Whether it is traditional famous dishes or street snacks, people can feel the unique charm and style of Nanjing. If you come to Nanjing, you might as well slow down, enter the world of these delicious foods, and let your taste buds take a quick trip. Trust me, you will fall in love with the smell of this city!
The meat dishes that Nanjing people love most are ducks. As the ancient capital of six dynasties, it is even called the "Duck Capital". There has long been a joke on the Internet: "No duck can swim out of Nanjing alive." Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang likes to eat duck, such as barbecue duck, braised roast duck, and eight-treasure osmanthus duck. Even duck liver and four pieces of duck were all made into delicacies. Emperor Zhu almost "roasted a duck for a solar eclipse". Later, Nanjing people also became addicted to ducks, forming the custom of "no dinner without duck". There was a popular folk song at that time: "ancient academy, glazed pagoda, black satin salted duck." Salted duck has been listed among the four characteristics of Nanjing.
Nanjing people's love for eating duck is not only related to history and geographical environment, but also to Nanjing's hot climate. Every summer, Nanjing people like to eat some cool food to relieve the heat. Ducks grow by the water, and their meat is sweet and cold. It enters the lung, stomach and kidney meridian and has the functions of nourishing, nourishing the stomach, tonifying the kidneys, and eliminating edema, etc. It has many functions, so it has naturally become a delicacy on the Nanjing people's dining table.
Nanjing is a magical city. When you first come to Nanjing, you have no way to accurately find the temperament of this city, because the atmosphere of this city is very messy. It is not like the nobility of the imperial city in Beijing, nor is it like Shanghai. The rich petty bourgeoisie accent is neither the obvious water town in the south of the Yangtze River like Su Xichang, nor the solitary smoke in the desert in the northwest. Even Nanjing residents can't find words that can accurately describe Nanjing, nor can they find even a little bit of commonality. It can be said that the impression of this place is very messy and fragmented.
Until this time, when I was walking through the streets of Nanjing, I gradually felt the temperament of Nanjing. This temperament is actually just like the word mentioned by Sun Yat-sen, which is "fraternity." This kind of fraternity is exuded by such a messy temperament. As Zhu Ziqing said, visiting Nanjing is like visiting an antique shop. This may be the charm of Nanjing. He is so unified yet different, and he mixes everything. It has created a temperament that is so restrained but not lacking in pride. This city has recorded the ups and downs of most of China's history. You can clearly feel what the wheels of history are rolling forward here. This kind of dynasty change. The feeling is particularly evident here.#streetfood #food #citywalk #chinesefood