Nanjing's diet is famous for Beijing-Suzhou cuisine and Muslim cuisine. Nanjing cuisine is called Sujing cuisine, also known as Sujing cuisine and Jinling cuisine, while the chef calls himself Sujing Gang, which is one of the four representative dishes of Jiangsu cuisine. Jinling cuisine refers to the local flavor centered on Nanjing and extending to Jiujiang, Jiangxi. Jinling cuisine originated in the pre-Qin period, became famous in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and became a genre in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The raw materials of Jinling cuisine are mostly aquatic products, which pay attention to freshness, fine knife skills and make good use of cooking methods such as stewing, stewing, roasting and simmering. It tastes mild, fresh and crispy. The dishes are exquisite and elegant. Jinling cuisine pays attention to knife work, is good at pyrotechnics, has rich changing techniques and tastes suitable for both north and south.
Nanjing duck dishes: Nanjing's duck-making technology has a long reputation, which was recorded as early as 1400 years ago in the Southern Dynasty. Nanjing's duck dishes are famous all over the country. Besides Jinling roast duck, salted duck, roasted duck, Jinling sauce duck, crispy duck, eight-treasure pearl duck, salted duck gizzard, Jinling sliced duck and duck blood vermicelli soup also have their own characteristics.