Chinese Food 中国美食

Changzhou Flaky Sesame Cakes 常州麻糕

Changzhou Flaky Sesame Cakes (常州麻糕) are a local speciality of Changzhou (常州) in Jiangsu, known in full as Changzhou large sesame cake (常州大麻糕) and in the city simply as ma gao (麻糕).

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Bean Griddle Cakes 豆斋饼

Bean Griddle Cakes (豆斋饼) are small Changzhou (常州) cakes eaten on their own or cooked with other ingredients in soups and dishes. They have a mild bean fragrance; Changzhou television also describes them as crisp.

Hengshanqiao Tofu Sheets 横山桥百叶

Hengshanqiao Tofu Sheets (横山桥百叶) are sheets of pressed bean curd from Hengshanqiao (横山桥) in Wujin (武进), Changzhou (常州), Jiangsu.

Biluochun Tea Shrimp 碧螺虾仁

Biluochun Tea Shrimp (碧螺虾仁) pairs shelled river shrimp with Biluochun tea (碧螺春) in Suzhou (苏州). Pinkish shrimp and green tea leaves share the plate, with tender flesh and a light tea fragrance.

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Sizzling Shredded Eel 响油鳝糊

Sizzling Shredded Eel (响油鳝糊) is a traditional Jiangnan dish in the Suzhou (苏州) style of cooking (苏帮菜): shredded eel in a thick sauce, served while hot oil poured over it is still crackling.

Aozao Noodles 奥灶面

Aozao Noodles (奥灶面) are a noodle speciality of Kunshan (昆山) in Jiangsu, best known in the two bowls of the Aozao restaurant (奥灶馆): red-oil noodles topped with fried fish (红油爆鱼面) and white-broth noodles topped with braised duck (白湯滷鸭面).

Crab-Shell Sesame Pastries 蟹壳黄

Crab-Shell Sesame Pastries (蟹壳黄) are small, round baked pastries that Chinese Wikipedia lists as a local snack of Zhejiang, Shanghai and Anhui, and as one of the speciality snacks of the area around Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai.

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Pan-Fried Pork Buns 生煎馒头

Pan-Fried Pork Buns (生煎馒头), usually shortened to shengjian, are small filled buns fried in a flat pan, a traditional snack of Suzhou (苏州), Shanghai and the wider Jiangnan (江南) region.

Fengzhen Soup Noodles 枫镇大面

Fengzhen Soup Noodles (枫镇大面) are a Suzhou (苏州) noodle dish with a clear, pale broth and a topping of slowly cooked pork. Thin noodles sit beneath the meat, while fermented rice adds a wine-like fragrance to the soup.

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Cangshu Mutton 藏书羊肉

Cangshu Mutton (藏书羊肉) is the mutton cooking of Cangshu (藏书), a town in Suzhou (苏州), Jiangsu.

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Cherry-Red Braised Pork 樱桃肉

Cherry-Red Braised Pork (樱桃肉) is a well-known traditional dish of Suzhou (苏州) cooking, the Subang (苏帮菜) school: small pieces of belly pork braised with sugar and wine until bright red.

Ba Fish Liver Soup 鲃肺汤

Ba Fish Liver Soup (鲃肺汤) is a traditional dish of Suzhou-style cooking (苏帮菜), made from the liver and the tender flank meat of the Taihu ba fish (太湖鲃鱼), which is also called the bubble fish (泡泡鱼).