Fish & seafood 河鲜海鲜

Clay Pot Fish Head 砂锅鱼头

Clay Pot Fish Head (砂锅鱼头) is the head of a bighead carp simmered for hours in an earthenware pot until the broth turns milky white. In 2018 the China Cuisine Association (中国烹饪协会) named it one of Jiangsu's ten classic dishes.

Liangxi Crispy Eel 梁溪脆鳝

Liangxi Crispy Eel (梁溪脆鳝), also called Wuxi crispy eel, is a sweet-salty dish from Wuxi (无锡). The cooked eel is crisp and arranged into a pagoda-shaped mound, giving the dish a distinctive appearance as well as texture.

Fish Tucked Inside Mutton 羊方藏鱼

Fish Tucked Inside Mutton (羊方藏鱼) is a Xuzhou (徐州) dish in which a fish is placed inside a large piece of mutton that has been cut open, and the two are stewed together over a low flame.

Tianmu Lake Clay Pot Fish Head 天目湖砂锅鱼头

Tianmu Lake Clay Pot Fish Head (天目湖砂锅鱼头) is the head of a bighead carp slow-simmered in a clay pot with water from Tianmu Lake (天目湖) in Liyang (溧阳), Changzhou (常州), Jiangsu. The soup comes out milk-white.

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.

Long-Snout Catfish in White Sauce 白汁鮰鱼

Long-Snout Catfish in White Sauce (白汁鮰鱼) is a Nantong (南通) fish dish with a milky-looking, thick broth and a pronounced wine aroma.

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Lusi Seafood 吕四海鲜

Lusi Seafood (吕四海鲜) refers to the seafood dishes of Lusi (吕四), the fishing-port area of Qidong (启东).

Haizhou Bay Seafood 海州湾海鲜

Haizhou Bay Seafood (海州湾海鲜) covers the fish, shrimp, crab and shellfish associated with Lianyungang (连云港) and its bay.

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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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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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