Taicang specialties include: Eriocheir sinensis, Taicang taro, Taicang waste oil, Taicang meat floss, Taicang white garlic and so on.

1. Eriocheir sinensis: commonly known as hairy crabs, is delicious and nutritious, and has always been regarded as the top grade. Every 1g of crab contains 14% protein, 5.9% fat and 7% carbohydrate. In addition, it also contains vitamin A, riboflavin and nicotinic acid, and its calorific value exceeds the nutritional level of ordinary fish, making it a famous food in China. Its claws are used for feeding and resisting enemies, and the inner and outer edges of the palm are densely covered with fluff, hence the name Eriocheir sinensis.

2. Taicang taro: It has a long planting history, is an excellent and unique variety resource, and is one of the traditional vegetable varieties in Taicang. The taro in Taicang taro is not only round in appearance, but also has a special flavor. It tastes waxy and slippery and enjoys a good reputation in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai markets.

3. Taicang pork floss: It is made of the first-class fresh pork leg raw materials, using traditional formula and advanced equipment, and through fine processing. Its characteristics: crisp, loose, fragrant and fresh. According to the determination, every 1 grams of dried pork floss contains more than 4% protein, less than 7% fat, 5.24% sugar and 17 kinds of amino acids. It is an excellent health care and nutrition product for lying-in women, babies, the elderly, the weak and the sick, and it is also an ideal food for traveling and giving gifts to relatives and friends. In 1915, it won the first-class prize in Panama International Expo, the Jiangsu Quality Food Award in 1982, and the quality food of the Ministry of Commerce in 1984.

4. Taicang waste oil: Taicang waste oil was founded in the reign of Qing Qianlong. It is said that in Taicang, Zhili Prefecture, civil and military examinations are held twice every three years, and children from all over the country gather to take the exam. They must buy bad oil and bring it back to eat or give it to their relatives and friends, and then they will play an official ceremony, which is famous. In the late Qing Dynasty, Qian Tiaofu, a former governor of Henan Province, presented the bad oil to Li Hongzhang and Li to Empress Dowager Cixi. After the Queen Mother tasted it, she had a good taste, often made wine and drank it, and sent people to Jiangnan to purchase it. Therefore, the bad oil shops in Taicang City have the golden signboard of "Bad Oil in Process".

5. Taicang white garlic: Taicang white garlic is mainly produced in Xintang Township, Taicang. It is one of the four famous white garlic in China, and it is as famous as Jiading in Shanghai, Cangshan in Shandong and White Garlic in Xinjiang. It is characterized by fat and strong garlic, large and uniform garlic cloves, white color and spicy taste, especially the spicy taste of white garlic.