小樓盛產冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua),所產的黑皮冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)個(ge)頭很(hen)大,肉厚清甜,做成(cheng)冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)宴,菜式(shi)層出不窮。
高明(ming)的(de)廚師還會根據季節變化用冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)(gua)配以(yi)鮮(xian)魚(yu)、鮮(xian)肉、時菜,烹制數十美食,有冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)(gua)燜(men)鴨、豬骨(gu)柴魚(yu)冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)(gua)湯(tang)、瑤柱冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)(gua)腩、冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)(gua)盅(zhong)等(deng)。比如說(shuo)冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)(gua)干蒸魚(yu)頭(tou),魚(yu)肉中有冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)(gua)的(de)清(qing)香,十分鮮(xian)甜(tian);冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)(gua)盅(zhong)則(ze)是常見的(de)做法,把冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)(gua)挖去里面的(de)瓜(gua)(gua)瓢,盛進各(ge)種(zhong)濃湯(tang),豐儉由人(ren),便宜的(de)可(ke)以(yi)放進豬骨(gu)頭(tou)湯(tang),想吃(chi)高級的(de),就放些魚(yu)翅進去也未嘗(chang)不可(ke);有一道冬(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)(gua)煮腐皮,比較清(qing)淡,特別(bie)適合現(xian)在的(de)天氣。
小樓的冬瓜,黑皮(pi)肉厚、個(ge)頭大,產(chan)量高,肉質(zhi)結構(gou)緊實致密(mi)、清甜爽口,鮮食菜式豐富(fu)多樣,還可制(zhi)成瓜干、瓜條(tiao)、瓜蓉(rong)干貨產(chan)品(pin),主要(yao)銷往(wang)江浙(zhe)一(yi)帶,是(shi)小樓鎮的大宗農產(chan)品(pin)。