West Lake is one of the landmark tourist attractions in Hangzhou. In addition to the lake view, tourists can also enjoy all kinds of delicious food. Among them, there are several special foods that must be worth tasting in the West Lake.

The first kind of food is Longjing shrimp. Shrimp in Longjing is a unique food in Hangzhou, named after it is accompanied by Longjing tea. Longjing tea has a unique fragrance, which can reduce the fishy smell. Shrimp is fresh, tender and delicious, which blends with tea fragrance and has a unique flavor. In the restaurant near the West Lake, you can taste authentic Longjing shrimp.

The second kind of food is beggar chicken. Jiaohua chicken is one of the traditional specialties of Hangzhou, which originated in Ming Dynasty. To make beggar chicken, you need to marinate the chicken with soy sauce, sugar and various seasonings, and then slowly roast it at low temperature. Finally, the chicken is black on the surface, but it is tender and delicious inside. In the restaurant near the West Lake, you can find the most authentic beggar chicken.

The third food is fried shrimp. Fried shrimp is a famous snack in Hangzhou, and now it has become a local specialty. Fried shrimps are fresh shrimps. After frying and other processes, the shrimp meat is delicious but not greasy, and the taste is very refreshing. At the stall near the West Lake, you can also taste fried shrimp with unique taste.

The above three kinds of food respectively represent the tea culture, traditional food culture and snack culture in Hangzhou. Gourmets must try it when they come to the West Lake.