淮安不但是伟人周恩来的故乡,还是历史文化名镇及著名的美食之城。淮安美食很多,最出名的是“软兜长鱼”。长鱼席中的“隐私长鱼”、“二龙戏珠”、“煨脐门”、“炝虎尾”、“生炒蝴蝶片”、“大烧马鞍桥”也是淮安的名菜。1949年,开国领袖毛泽东决定,中华人民共和国开国大典国宴上所用菜肴,以南北人士都能接受的“恩来家乡的淮扬菜”为主。淮菜代表作“软兜长鱼”有幸率先登台,被誉为“共和国第一菜”。 Huai’an is not only the hometown of the great man Zhou Enlai, but also a famous historical and cultural town and a famous city of food. Huai’an food a lot, the most famous is “soft pouch long fish ”. Long fish seats in the “private fish”, “Erlongxizhu”, “simmer umbilical door ”, “tiger tail ”, Saddle bridge “is also Huai’an’s famous dish. In 1949, the founding leader Mao Zedong decided that the dishes to be used at the state banquet for the founding ceremony of the People’s Republic of China should mainly be ”Huaiyang Cuisine of Enlai hometown“ that can be accepted by both North and South people. Huai vegetable masterpiece ”soft bibs long fish “ fortunate to debut, known as ”Republic of the first dish ".