Xinghua's specialty snacks include Shagou Fish Bowl, Zhongzhuang Drunken Crab, Xinghua Fish Bowl, Smoked Roast Duck, Pisces Pork Breast, Crab Yellow Powder Skin and Rice Sweet Wine.

The drunken crab in Zhongzhuang is a traditional dish in Xinghua, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province. It originated in the early Ming Dynasty. It is made of fresh water crab and glutinous rice wine through more than 20 processes. The meat is tender and delicious, with good color, fragrance, sweetness, saltiness and freshness.

Shagou Dayuyuan is a traditional famous food in Xinghua, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province. It spread from the late Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty. Taking fresh white fish or herring produced in Shagou Lake as raw materials, it is chopped into fine meat sauce by hand, which is fresh, tender and refreshing, oily but not greasy, and has a unique flavor.

Crab vermicelli is a traditional dish in Xinghua, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province. It is made of first-class mung bean starch, with bright color, strong crab flavor and rich nutrition.