This year's National Day is coming. Changzhou is a city with a long history and culture. What delicious food can't be missed for friends who plan to visit Changzhou during the seven-day holiday? Here are ten famous snacks that must be eaten in Changzhou. Let's have a look! Top 1 Must-Eat Foods in Changzhou

1. Shrimp cake: also known as Tonggu cake, is a traditional famous food in Changzhou, which has a history of more than 2 years. The main materials are raw shrimp meat, flour and so on. Mix raw shrimp and flour into batter, then fry in oil pan, remove and drain the oil. Its characteristics: golden color, crisp outside and soft inside, fresh and delicious.

2. Hemp cake: one of the traditional cuisines with Changzhou flavor. It began in the Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 15 years. It is made of pork suet, flour, shelled sesame seeds, sugar, refined salt and other raw materials by traditional barrel furnace baking. It has three flavors of sweet, salty, pepper and salt, and is round or oval in shape, with golden color, crispy and soft, and distinct layers. This cake is best eaten hot, and it will affect the taste when it is cold.

3. steamed buns with crabs: also known as steamed bread with crabs. It started in Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty, and was initiated by Wanhua Teahouse in the south of Xiaoheyan pontoon bridge in Changzhou. Actually, it's a soup bag. The stuffing is made of pork, crab meat and crab roe. The leather is made of semi-hair powder, which means that the steamed buns are tough and transparent. It is characterized by thin and transparent skin, rich marinade and fragrant crab.

4. Fermented dumplings: It is one of the traditional snacks in Changzhou, and there is a local custom of eating dumplings during the Spring Festival or Lantern Festival. More than 1 years ago, a master named Pei Yugao added some wine to the traditional dumplings, which was characterized by its rich aroma and unique flavor.

5. Crab shell yellow: Crab shell yellow is one of the traditional snacks in Changzhou, commonly known as Xiaoma cake. Crab shell yellow has salty and sweet fillings. Salty is generally put onion oil, fresh meat, crab powder, shrimp, etc., sweet is generally put sugar, roses, red bean paste, jujube paste and other varieties.

6. Changzhou Silver Noodles: Silver Noodles is one of the famous snacks in Changzhou. It has a history of one hundred years and was founded in Weixiangzhai Noodle Restaurant. Its characteristics are: white as silver and slender as silk, hence its name.

7. Changzhou sesame candy: Changzhou sesame candy is a traditional local food. But also for the intangible cultural heritage of Jiangsu Province. It began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. Sesame sugar is refined from white sesame seeds, white sugar, maltose, flour, sweet-scented osmanthus, orange peel and other raw materials. It is characterized by its sweet and crisp taste, non-sticky teeth and crisp taste.

8. Sanxian Wonton: Sanxian Wonton is one of the famous foods in Changzhou, which started in the late Qing Dynasty and has a history of one hundred years. Changzhou's big wonton with three fresh fillings is different from our north. The wonton here is relatively large, made of pork, fish, shrimp, onion and ginger, etc. Its characteristics are: the wonton skin is thin and smooth, fresh and tender, and the soup is clear and delicious.

9, Tianmu Lake casserole fish head: Tianmu Lake casserole fish head is a traditional famous dish in Changzhou. Tianmu Lake is located in liyang city, Changzhou. Braised fish head in casserole in Tianmu Lake, also called Braised fish head in Shahe, is made of bighead carp head, which is characterized by thick soup and rich nutrition.

1. Changzhou Dried Radish: It is also one of the famous foods in Changzhou, and it is often used as an appetizer by local people. Its practice is: when the local solid carrots are used as raw materials, they are washed and cut into strips, then dried in the sun, and then a proper amount of salt, sugar and various auxiliary materials are added and carefully pickled. Its characteristics are: yellow with red in color, slightly sweet in salty, crispy and not spicy, and very delicious. And is inexpensive and convenient to carry.