Keywords: Suzhou cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, fried fish, grass carp Nowadays grass carp is often used for Suzhou fried fish, although some gastronomes insist black carp is better because the flesh is firmer, resulting in fried pieces that won’t crumble as easily. Some are also willing to pay a premium for… Continue Reading More on Suzhou's Famous FMHJ Wet Market: “Explosive” Fried Fish Worthy of Three-Hour Lines

Keywords: Suzhou pingtan, intangible cultural heritage, lotus leaves, steamed pork w/ rice flour, triple shrimp Here’s another Suzhou pingtan and Suzhou cuisine connection: According to authoritative Suzhou gastronomy expert Hua Yonggen, the chef Liu Xuejia was a huge fan of pingtan, and liked to sing a few lines every so… Continue Reading Suzhou's Intangible Cultural Heritage Pingtan and Summer's Steamed Pork Wrapped in Lotus Leaves

Keywords: Wuxi cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, tuanzi, Chinese pastry I also read elsewhere that ancient yulanbing “magnolia cakes” did contain magnolias, and were indeed available only in spring when the eponymous flower bloomed. 后来在其他文章当中,也有看到介绍玉兰饼从前的确包含玉兰,并且只有花期才会供应。 Magnolia petals would be picked, washed, dried and finely chopped, then mixed w/ sticky rice flour left… Continue Reading I Came, I Saw Magnolias, I Conquered Some Magnolia Cakes

Keywords: Suzhou cuisine, Jiangsu cuisine, mutton, Lamb, Cangshu, Tianping Mountain The “lake sheep” huyang was previously written as 胡羊 not 湖羊, with the 胡 in the former probably denoting its “foreign” or “barbarian” origin. This 胡 nomenclature dates back to ancient times. For example, the wide range of bing (饼)… Continue Reading Southern Chinese Cuisine Has No Tasty Mutton? Try Suzhou's Cangshu Mutton Cooked in Wooden Tub

Huaiyang cuisine is derived from the native cooking styles of the region surrounding the lower reaches of the Huai and Yangtze rivers, and centered upon the cities of Huai’an, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang in Jiangsu province. It is widely seen in Chinese culinary circles as the most popular and prestigious style… Continue Reading Eat | Jiuniang ribs – Sweet and sour Chinese delicacy【Chinese cuisine tutorial】