What delicious food is there in Suzhou?

Speaking of Suzhou, Yizhou Jun can’t help but drool, because there are not only misty rains in the south of the Yangtze River, small bridges and flowing water, elegant gardens, classical beauties holding oil-paper umbrellas, but also a lot of delicious food. , it’s really worth going back again and again!

1. Suzhou cuisine

Suzhou cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines in China. Suzhou cuisine, as an important branch of Suxi cuisine in Jiangsu cuisine, belongs to the "Southern sweet" flavor and uses ingredients Excellent, fresh, sweet and delicious red sauce that pays attention to heat and rich oil. It not only selects the ingredients carefully and makes it carefully, but also uses the techniques according to the materials and the four seasons. The cooking skills are famous for stewing, braising and simmering. It pays attention to the soup and maintains the original juice. .

01 Deyuelou

If a must-eat meal in Hangzhou is Louwailou, then it must be Deyuelou when visiting Suzhou. A century-old restaurant in Eunuch Alley near Guanqian Street, with its circular arches, high hanging lanterns, and large wooden round tables, is antique and tasteful, and attracts an endless stream of diners. The food is served very quickly, and although it is a bit pricey, the taste is really amazing. Now that you are in Suzhou, as one of the most famous restaurants in Suzhou, you must try it.

Recommended: Steamed pork with lotus leaves, squirrel mandarin fish, bisnail shrimp, cherry meat

Address: No. 43, Eunuch Alley

02 Xiehe Restaurant

The taste of his restaurant is closer to the original taste of Subang. Tips: Xiehe Restaurant is a time-honored Subang restaurant with a small store. Netizens said that this restaurant has ordinary prices and the taste of Songhelou. Longjing shrimp and squirrel mandarin fish are must-try and are signature dishes.

03 Zangshu mutton

Zangshu mutton is a snack of Han nationality in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It has a long history and uses its unique cooking techniques to cook a variety of mutton dishes. Made by boiling, the white-roasted soup is milky white in color, rich in aroma, the meat is crispy but not rotten, and the taste is fresh but not greasy.

Recommended: Mutton Hot Pot

Address: No. 204, Lindun Road, Pingjiang District (next to Quanda Fish and Sheep Restaurant)

04 Shijia Restaurant

Shijia Restaurant is famous because Qianlong ate here when he went to Jiangnan. It is said that Qianlong ate barbel lung soup and live braised river shrimp here. Mr. Yu Youren wrote a poem: "The old osmanthus blossoms are fragrant all over the world. I walked around Taihu Lake to see the flowers. I can still remember them when I return to Mudu. Thank you Shijia Feifei Decoction." Highly praised the barbel lung soup here.

Recommendation: Sauce recipe, stir-fried river shrimp, three shrimp tofu, barbel lung soup

Address: No. 18, Zhongshi Street, Mudu Ancient Town; Building 3, Ligongdi Phase 3 (near the airport Road)

Tips: In addition to Shijia Restaurant, Wumen Renjia and Pearl Restaurant are also good for Subang cuisine.

2. Soviet-style fresh meat mooncakes

There are few southerners who don’t like Soviet-style mooncakes. They look golden and moist, taste crisp and fluffy, and taste sweet and salty. Sweet fillings include pine nuts, walnuts, roses, adzuki beans, etc.; salty fillings include ham, shrimp, chives, etc. Among them, the meat mooncake is probably the most memorable one. In front of the stalls of time-honored brands, you can see queues waiting for mooncakes to be released all year round, and during the Mid-Autumn Festival, supply exceeds demand.

Changfa Meat Mooncake

The typical Soviet-style mooncake skin is filled with fresh meat and soup, so it can only be eaten fresh (it is also sweet and salty meat). People have been queuing up to buy mooncakes at Changfa Western Cake Shop on Linton Road since around 7 a.m., and there are often people in front of them buying forty or fifty pieces, and some even buy a hundred pieces at once. This exaggerated queue strongly proves the appeal and gluttony of meat mooncakes. Look at the pots of mooncakes coming out of the oven, and look at the faces looking forward to buying the mooncakes. This is its charm, which is irreplaceable. In addition to the past meat mooncakes and shrimp mooncakes, in recent years, meat floss mooncakes and durian mooncakes have been introduced. Although some other flavors have been introduced, fresh meat is always a classic.

3. Crab shell yellow

Crab shell yellow is shaped like a crab shell and colored like crab roe. Suzhou people are fond of tea. In old teahouses, one of the two most ordered tea snacks was crab shell roe. In the era of scarcity of materials, it was very rare to have crab shell yolk as a snack. The feeling of leaving fragrance on the teeth and cheeks is destined to become a beautiful eternity. Among the popular traditional tea dishes, salt and pepper flavored sock-soled cakes are also a favorite.

The small shortbread is made with exquisite workmanship, and the layers are as thin as cicada wings, a real testament to the skill.

Suzhou specialty snack bar

This crab shell roe in Suzhou and the crab shell roe in Dongguan Street in Yangzhou are both favorites. Crab shell yellow is actually a small sesame cake the size of a crab shell. It tastes a bit like Fujian's light cake. Crab shell yolk must be eaten while hot, it will be so crispy that your mouth will be full of crumbs. Recommendation: Crab Shell Yellow

Address: No. 53, Daru Lane (Jinpingjiang Road)

4. Small Wontons

Small wontons are the most common in Jiangnan people. Smaller. The almost transparent skin is as thin as crepe, with a little pink meat filling in the middle. It is served in the most common white porcelain soup bowl. The clear soup is sprinkled with some green onion and garlic leaves and bright yellow egg skin. Or add a little seaweed and shrimp skin to make the soup delicious and full of flavor.

Luyang Wonton

Another Suzhou century-old restaurant with many branches. The recommended one is located on Linton Road. Their soup is made from old hens, so it tastes particularly delicious, and the wontons are made on the same day instead of frozen, so they taste particularly delicious. Luyang's wontons have thin skins, rich fillings, clear soup, and very elastic meat.

Recommendation: Sanxian Wonton

Address: No. 239 Lindun Road

5. Sugar porridge

"Dudududu, sell The childhood nursery rhyme "Tang Porridge" is deeply rooted in people's hearts, and the soft, glutinous and sweet taste of Tang Porridge is equally unforgettable. Suzhou's sugar porridge is quite famous. The glutinous rice porridge with brown sugar is first put into a bowl, and a layer of red bean paste is sprinkled on the surface. It looks like red clouds covering the white snow. Mix well when eating. It will be hot, sweet, fragrant and waxy in the mouth.

Pan Yulin Sugar Porridge

The famous brand stall sells classic Suzhou desserts. Girls who love desserts should try it here. The sugar porridge is made from glutinous rice. It is carefully cooked and added with thick red bean paste and fragrant osmanthus. Pan Yulin and his wife serve the porridge to customers with a smile, making you feel sweet before you even eat it.

Recommended: Osmanthus fermented glutinous rice dumplings, fermented glutinous rice dumplings, red bean dumplings

Address: Outside the north gate of the Flower and Bird Market, No. 172 Pishi Street (west entrance of Shijia Lane)

6. Chicken Feet

01 Xiangxin Chicken Feet Store

It is a "small" store, but its business is "extremely good". The chicken feet are "flavorful, soft and waxy" and the fat is "thick", no wonder they have "rave reviews"; the red bean dumplings are "soft, waxy and sweet" and "must order every time". The price/performance ratio is also "quite high", and it doesn't cost much to make your belly round. It’s just that the place is “difficult to find”, so it’s best to go there with familiar friends for the “first time”. It’s best to go in the morning or from 2 to 4 in the afternoon. If you go during dinner, you won’t be able to get in. The per capita cost is RMB 10. It’s delicious and not expensive.

Store address: Jinfan Road, Canglang District Opposite Tongguanfang

02 Chicken Feet Nook

This store is located in a small alley on Pingjiang Road. There is a big flag sign at the door, so it is easy to find. The shop is small, and there are people queuing up at the door, but the operation is actually quite fast. The chicken feet and duck gizzards are packed in brown paper in advance and come with disposable gloves. Chicken feet are 10 yuan for 4 pieces, and duck gizzards are 2 for 10 yuan. The chicken feet are cooked thoroughly and soft, and they are easy to chew. The duck gizzards are very tasty, and the marinade tastes good. It tastes just right chewy, not chewy or overcooked. Recommended: Chicken feet, duck gizzards Address: Zhuchang Lane, middle section of Pingjiang Road

7. Cake dumplings

Huang Tianyuan

Huang Tianyuan, next door to Xuanmiao Temple in Suzhou, is a family restaurant A well-known and time-honored cake shop. In the past, most Suzhou people loved to eat sweet and glutinous food, and cake dumplings have also been a seasonal dietary custom of Suzhou people since ancient times. There are freshly made snacks in bulk at the window, and packaged specialty souvenirs in the store. Although the cake dumplings are a favorite story of this store, the respondent still likes the Qingtuan dumplings the most~ Recommended: the cake dumplings, mint cakes, and rose waffles are must-try; Huang Tianyuan’s noodles are also one of the ten bowls of noodles in Suzhou and are worth trying. try. Address: No. 86 Guanqian Street