小(xiao)樓盛產(chan)冬瓜,所產(chan)的(de)黑皮冬瓜個頭(tou)很大,肉(rou)厚清甜,做成冬瓜宴,菜式層出不窮。
高明的廚(chu)師還(huan)會根據季節變化用冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)配以鮮魚、鮮肉、時菜,烹制(zhi)數十(shi)美(mei)食,有冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)燜鴨、豬(zhu)骨柴(chai)魚冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)湯(tang)(tang)、瑤(yao)柱(zhu)冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)腩、冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)盅等。比如說冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)干(gan)蒸(zheng)魚頭,魚肉中(zhong)有冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)的清香(xiang),十(shi)分鮮甜;冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)盅則(ze)是常見(jian)的做(zuo)法,把冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)挖去(qu)里面(mian)的瓜(gua)瓢,盛進各種濃湯(tang)(tang),豐儉由人,便宜的可以放(fang)進豬(zhu)骨頭湯(tang)(tang),想吃高級的,就放(fang)些魚翅進去(qu)也未嘗不(bu)可;有一道冬(dong)(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)煮腐皮,比較清淡,特別適合現在(zai)的天氣。
小(xiao)樓的冬瓜,黑皮肉(rou)厚、個(ge)頭大(da),產(chan)量高,肉(rou)質(zhi)結構緊實致密、清甜爽口(kou),鮮食菜式豐富多樣(yang),還可制成(cheng)瓜干(gan)、瓜條、瓜蓉(rong)干(gan)貨產(chan)品,主(zhu)要銷(xiao)往江浙一帶(dai),是小(xiao)樓鎮的大(da)宗農(nong)產(chan)品。