Yixing is rich in products, close to Taihu Lake, rich in freshwater lakes such as whitebait, white shrimp and crab, and is a famous land of plenty in the south of the Yangtze River. Lily produced along the coast of Taihu Lake in the east is called "Taihu Ginseng"; The special food made of lily sells well at home and abroad; The southern mountainous areas are rich in fruits such as chestnuts; Yixing mountain specialties such as golden needle, pheasant, hare and other delicacies are a must for Yixing cuisine. In addition, Yixing has a bamboo sea, and fried bamboo shoots taste good. There are many specialty restaurants in Yixing, which can serve all kinds of local famous dishes cooked by the above specialty dishes. Among them, many restaurants in Yixing Tea Bureau Lane are quite distinctive.
Names and characteristics of main foods in Yixing
Crispy yellowbird: Yellowbird is small and fat, cooked with crispy skin, crispy outside and tender inside, with unique flavor.
Gehu Hairy Crab: Gehu Lake has no pollution and fresh water quality. The green shell of hairy crabs is clean, and the crabs are fat, fragrant and fresh.
Baili whitebait: milky white in color, crisp outside and tender inside, fresh inside and fragrant inside.
Spiced pheasant: The chicken is crisp and mellow, with rich gravy and golden color.
Chestnut diced chicken: chestnuts are fragrant and glutinous, and diced chicken is tender and smooth.
The local specialty purple casserole is cooked, and the soup inside is very tender and delicious.
Braised fish head soup: the fish head of Hualien is selected, and Chinese herbal medicine and other seasonings are added, and it is stewed in a local specialty purple casserole. The meat is delicious.
Sweet-scented osmanthus lily soup: lily is sweet, fragrant, crisp and glutinous, clearing away heat and diuresis, moistening lung and relieving cough, calming the heart and calming the nerves, and nourishing the body.