Suzhou’s snacks have a long history. Chuan Dian, which started as early as the Tang Dynasty, is the origin of Suzhou dim sum. The so-called boat snacks are snacks eaten on the boat. At that time, dignitaries often went to Suzhou for business and leisure, and the main means of transportation at that time was boats. The boat travels slowly, so you will naturally have to eat on the way. So the ship was equipped with a dedicated chef to prepare snacks for them. Because these snacks are made for dignitaries, they are not only delicious, full of Jiangnan flavor, soft, glutinous, smooth and fresh, but also beautifully shaped and full of creativity. Some are made in the shape of peonies, others are in the shape of little rabbits, little ducks, and even pavilions. (In Dream of Red Mansions, when Liu Lao Er entered the Grand View Garden, the exquisite snacks he ate were boat orders) It will definitely make you reluctant to use your chopsticks. The boat points are carefully selected materials, well-made, and artistically created. It can be said to be the beauty of Suzhou dim sum.

When it comes to food streets in Suzhou, there is definitely only one answer - Eunuch Lane (I don’t know why it is called this). There is the "Songhe Tower" founded by Qianlong (the boat dumplings are the specialty of the master chef there). The representative dishes are squirrel mandarin fish and boat dumplings (absolutely delicious)! Opposite the Songhe Tower is Deyue Tower. This shop has been on the silver screen twice and is more famous than Songhe Tower to some extent. (I don’t know if you have watched "Little Deyue Tower") The representative dishes are cherry meat and fat soup. Next to it is Wang Si Restaurant, Lao Zhenxing. These two are also very famous old restaurants. They are all typical Su Bang characteristics. Walking further to the end of Eunuch Lane and the beginning of Bifengfang, there is a world of snacks. Wufangzhai, Zhu Hongxing and Luyang Wonton Shop. I'm not bragging about the variety of noodles and soup dumplings there, but the xiaolong is definitely a classic.

Turn away from the eunuch is the pedestrian street, the center of Suzhou. The pedestrian street known as "Guanqian" has snack shops that are very popular among Suzhou residents and foreign tourists. Huang Tianyuan is the No. 1 Kuai Famous Brand (a famous Chinese snack awarded by the state). It sells Suzhou cake dumplings that are the biggest specialty of Suzhou and cannot be eaten anywhere else (a paradise for those who like sweets). There are so many varieties there, such as Dingsheng cake, sponge cake, rose cake, mint cake, lard rice cake (an annual delicacy), fried pork stuffed dumplings, sesame dumplings, green dumplings... (I remember all of them in my memory) Drooling) There are also Caizhizhai (where the fragrance is very strong and the orchids are fragrant. That’s how it got its name) and Daoxiangcun (which, like the former, are both brands founded in the Qing Dynasty, Shi Tongzhi and Shi Guangxu), which sell special snacks. Remember) Yes, there is also Ye Shouhe. It is a brand founded after liberation. Cheap and good quality, quite good. The peanut candy, fructose candy, sesame candy and various candied fruits are very good. Suzhou people are always particular about food, so there are quite a lot of delicacies.

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