高邮咸蛋之出名,以至于对许多上海人而言,高邮即是咸蛋,咸蛋亦是高邮。在“民以食为天”的国度里,高邮虽以咸蛋而闻名,却也被咸蛋所遮蔽。对高邮人来说,这无论如何不是一件令人愉快的事。著名的现代高邮籍作家汪曾祺对此既郁闷又无奈,说:“我对异乡人称道高邮鸭蛋,是不大高兴的,好像我们那穷地方就出鸭蛋似的!”(《端午的鸭蛋》)确实如此。一个秦观,一句“两情若是久 Gaoyou famous salted egg, so that for many Shanghai people, Gaoyou is salted egg, salted egg is also Gaoyou. Although Gaoyou is famous for its salted egg in the country where people eat the food, it is also covered by salted egg. For the Gaoyou, this is by no means a delightful thing. Wang Zengqi, a well-known writer of modern Gaoyou journals, said both of them are depressed and helpless. He said: ”I am not very happy about strangers’ praise of Gaoyou duck eggs. It seems that we are like duck eggs in the poorest places!“ ”) Indeed. A Qin Guan, a "If the two conditions long time