The most famous delicacies in Jiangsu include Nanjing Salted Duck, Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup, Wuxi Sauce Pork Ribs, Suzhou Squirrel Mandarin Fish, and Kunshan Aozao Noodles.
1. Nanjing Salted Duck Salted duck is a famous specialty of Nanjing. It belongs to Jinling cuisine and is one of the representatives of Jinling cuisine. It is also called Osmanthus duck and is a Chinese geographical indication product.
Because Nanjing is nicknamed "Jinling", it is also called "Jinling Salted Duck". It has a long-standing reputation and has a history of more than 2,500 years.
2. Duck blood vermicelli soup Duck blood vermicelli soup is a traditional Nanjing delicacy. It belongs to Jinling cuisine and Jinling snacks. It is an important representative of Jinling cuisine and Jinling snacks. It is also one of the most famous delicacies featuring duck.
Duck blood vermicelli soup is made from duck blood, duck intestines, duck liver, etc., added to duck soup and vermicelli.
3. Wuxi Sauce Spare Ribs Wuxi Sauce Spare Ribs belongs to Jiangsu cuisine. It is a local traditional dish in Jiangsu Province and the most famous traditional food in Wuxi.
In 2018, the Sauce Pork Ribs was selected into the Jiangsu list of the World Chinese Cuisine Release Event and the National Provincial and Regional Classic Dishes hosted by the China Cuisine Association, and was rated as one of the top ten classic dishes in Jiangsu.
4. Suzhou squirrel mandarin fish Squirrel mandarin fish, also known as squirrel mandarin fish, is a local traditional dish in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. It is a representative dish in Subang cuisine and a famous delicacy in Jiangsu.
When this dish is ready, it looks like a squirrel, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, orange in color, sweet and sour, and has a pine-red aroma.
Legend has it that during his sixth visit to the south of the Yangtze River, Emperor Qianlong loved to taste this Suzhou famous dish, squirrel mandarin fish.
5. Kunshan Aozao Noodles Aozao Noodles, one of the top ten noodles in China, is one of the traditional pasta snacks in Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province. It belongs to Jiangsu cuisine and is also one of the top ten famous delicacies in Jiangsu.
When visiting Yufeng Mountain in Kunshan, people always go to the "Aozao Pavilion" to taste a bowl of "Aozao Noodles".