小樓盛產冬瓜(gua),所(suo)產的黑皮冬瓜(gua)個頭(tou)很大,肉厚清甜,做成冬瓜(gua)宴,菜(cai)式(shi)層(ceng)出不窮。
高(gao)明的(de)(de)廚師(shi)還會根(gen)據季節變化用冬(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)配以鮮(xian)魚、鮮(xian)肉、時菜(cai),烹制數(shu)十美食(shi),有冬(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)燜鴨、豬骨(gu)柴魚冬(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)湯(tang)、瑤(yao)柱冬(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)腩、冬(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)盅等。比如說冬(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)干蒸魚頭,魚肉中有冬(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)的(de)(de)清(qing)香,十分(fen)鮮(xian)甜;冬(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)盅則是常見(jian)的(de)(de)做(zuo)法,把冬(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)挖去里面的(de)(de)瓜(gua)瓢(piao),盛進(jin)(jin)各(ge)種濃湯(tang),豐儉由人,便宜的(de)(de)可以放進(jin)(jin)豬骨(gu)頭湯(tang),想吃高(gao)級的(de)(de),就放些魚翅進(jin)(jin)去也未嘗不可;有一道冬(dong)(dong)(dong)瓜(gua)煮腐(fu)皮,比較(jiao)清(qing)淡(dan),特別適合現在的(de)(de)天氣。
小樓的(de)冬瓜(gua),黑皮肉(rou)厚、個頭大,產(chan)量高,肉(rou)質結構(gou)緊實致密、清甜爽口,鮮食菜(cai)式(shi)豐(feng)富多(duo)樣,還可制成瓜(gua)干、瓜(gua)條、瓜(gua)蓉干貨產(chan)品,主要銷往江浙一帶,是(shi)小樓鎮的(de)大宗農(nong)產(chan)品。