塘沟炖鸭,是安徽省当涂县湖阳乡塘沟镇上郁金香饭店的拿手菜。凡是到这里走亲访友、作客的人,当地人都要以“炖鸭”来款待。炖鸭,顾名思义,采用“炖”的方法将鸭烹制成菜。其实,在湖阳,这种佳肴的操作方法名曰炖,实为蒸。每到深秋季节,湖阳的白沙洲上,湖河流水缓慢,成群的鸭子在这里栖息,以小鱼虾和成熟的谷物为主要食料,由于饲料丰富,鸭子长得又肥又嫩。此时,正是品尝鸭馔的大好时光。据老人们回忆,郁金香饭店在解放初期就以“炖鸭”出名,以古食谱“干蒸鸭”为蓝本加 Tanggou stewed duck, Dangtu County, Anhui Province, Lake Township Tanggou Town Tulip Hotel dishes. All who come here to visit relatives and friends, guest, locals should be “stewed duck ” to treat. Stewed duck, as the name implies, adopts the method of “stew” to cook the duck into a dish. In fact, in Huyang, the method of operation of this cuisine is called stew, it is actually steamed. Every autumn season, Lake Shirakawa on the White sandbanks, slow flow of water lakes, flocks of ducks habitat here, with small fish and mature cereals as the main foodstuffs, due to abundant feed, ducks grow fat and tender. At this point, it is a good time to taste duck dishes. According to the memories of the elderly, tulip hotel in early liberation to “stewed duck ” is famous, ancient recipe “dry steamed duck ” as the blueprint