Chinese Food 中国美食

Wenlou Soup Buns 文楼汤包

Wenlou Soup Buns (文楼汤包) are large, thin-skinned soup dumplings filled with crab and set pork-and-chicken stock, first made at the Wenlou (文楼) restaurant in the old town of Hexia (河下) in Huai'an (淮安), Jiangsu.

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Huai'an Fine Fried Dough Twists 淮安茶馓

Huai'an Fine Fried Dough Twists (淮安茶馓) are golden, thread-like strands of fried dough traditionally eaten with tea between meals.

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Qingong Pork Meatballs 钦工肉圆

Qingong Pork Meatballs (钦工肉圆) are springy balls of pounded lean pork from Qingong (钦工), a market town in the northern countryside of Huai'an District (淮安区), Huai'an (淮安).

Xuyi Crayfish 盱眙龙虾

Xuyi Crayfish (盱眙龙虾) is the crayfish of Xuyi County (盱眙县) in Huai'an (淮安), Jiangsu, which grows and breeds in the county's own rivers, lakes and ponds and is cooked with a specially made thirteen-spice seasoning, shisanxiang (十三香).

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Zhuqiao Soft-Shell Turtle 朱桥甲鱼

Zhuqiao Soft-Shell Turtle (朱桥甲鱼) is the turtle cooking of Zhuqiao town (朱桥镇) in Huai'an (淮安), Jiangsu, best known through Zhuqiao turtle soup (朱桥甲鱼羹), a thick soup that the Huai'an CPPCC history site counts among the representative turtle dishes of Huaiyang cuisine (淮扬菜).

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Matou Goat Soup 码头羊肉汤

Matou Goat Soup (码头羊肉汤) is a red-broth goat dish from Matou (马头镇) in Huai’an (淮安), historically written Matou (码头镇). Meat and soup each fill roughly half the bowl, which explains its alternative name, tang yangrou (汤羊肉).

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Huaiyang Lion's Head Meatballs 淮扬狮子头

Huaiyang Lion's Head Meatballs (淮扬狮子头) are large pork meatballs, a traditional dish of Huaiyang cuisine (淮扬菜) from Yangzhou (扬州) and other parts of Jiangsu.

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Pork Stewed with Cattail Shoots 蒲菜炖肉

Pork Stewed with Cattail Shoots (蒲菜炖肉) brings tender cattail shoots together with pork and broth in Huai’an (淮安).

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Chaopai Flatbread 朝牌饼

Chaopai Flatbread (朝牌饼) is the long rectangular baked cake of Huai'an (淮安) in Jiangsu.

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Yancheng Eight-Bowl Banquet 盐城八大碗

Yancheng Eight-Bowl Banquet (盐城八大碗) is a set of eight large bowls from Yancheng (盐城), served in earlier years when local families hosted guests. The Yancheng city government puts it first on its list of the city's must-eat foods.

Jianhu Lotus Root Starch Balls 建湖藕粉圆子

Jianhu Lotus Root Starch Balls (建湖藕粉圆子) are a sweet from Jianhu (建湖), Yancheng (盐城), with a translucent, elastic coating around a rich filling. The cooked balls are deep red, soft and tender.

Dazong Lake Drunken Crab 大纵湖醉蟹

Dazong Lake Drunken Crab (大纵湖醉蟹) is a Yancheng (盐城) speciality in which lake crabs are soaked in an alcoholic seasoning liquid.

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