Kunshan Three Treasures

Kunshan Stone: Produced in Yushan (also known as Ma'anshan) in our city, it is naturally multi-orificed, with a color as white as snow and yellow as jade, crystal clear and multi-orificed, and jade is as clear as ice. , all have the same shape, and are very ingenious, so they are called Qiao Shi, also known as Linglong Stone. Others call them Kunshan White Stone. They have always been regarded as art appreciation objects, provided in several cases, and regarded as treasures.

Qionghua: The Qionghua in Kunshan Tinglin Park is known as one of the "Three Treasures of Kunshan". Among them, the largest flower tree has interlacing branches, a well-organized crown, and abundant jade flowers. It can be called "the best Qionghua" in this world.

Bingpedilus: There is Bingpedilus at the foot of Ma'an Mountain, also known as Thousand-leaf Lotus and Thousand-stail Lotus. It is one of the "Three Treasures of Kunshan". It was originally planted by Gu Alian, an eminent scholar in the late Yuan Dynasty. It has been handed down for more than 600 years and is known as the "Ancient Lotus". lotus". Zhou Shoujuan, a famous scholar in Suzhou, wrote about it in his first essay, saying that the Bingdilian is "colorful, fragrant and beautiful".

Three series of food

Wansan hooves, Wansan meat, Wansan three-flavored balls, Wansan pork trotters, Wansan chicken legs, Wansan wild duck, Wansan tribute wine, Wansan Sanyan Wine and Wansanjia Wine have become representatives of Zhouzhuang cuisine. In particular, Wansanti is unique and has been awarded the Food Gold Award many times. With the increasing popularity of Zhouzhuang, people have gone out of Zhouzhuang and flocked to Chinese and foreign dining tables.

Wansan Hoof: Made from pig legs, seasoned with seasonings, cooked over a high fire, steamed and simmered, the skin is moist and the meat is crispy, the soup is red in color, fat but not greasy, and has a moderate salty and sweet taste. Dishes with excellent color, aroma, taste and appearance.

Wansanfang Pork: Fresh pork ribs are cut into cubes and crisped using the "Wansanfang" technique. It is a main dish for banquets that echoes Wansanfang.

Wansanweiyuan: Gluten is made from fresh flour, stuffed with minced meat or shrimp, shredded chicken, and cooked into balls. It has the taste of steamed dumplings, wontons, and soup dumplings.

Wansan Pork Knuckle: Pork trotters cooked with traditional recipes, moist and delicious.

Wansan Chicken Thighs: Made from new chicken thighs of that year, the skin is crispy and the meat is tender.

Wansan Wild Duck: Taihu wild duck is used as raw material and cooked with the "Wansan Hoof" technique. The meat is tender and delicious, making it a top delicacy on the table.

Wansan Gong Liquor, Wansan Banquet Liquor and Wansanjia Liquor are said to be carefully brewed by Shen Wansanjia using glutinous rice, sorghum, corn, wheat, rice and Nanhu water using a special process. The liquid is clear and the taste is sweet.

Zhoushi Taihe Aoya Duck

Kunshan Aowei Sauce Duck, referred to as Aoya Duck. The formula technology originated from the Qing palace medicated diet series. Taihe Ao duck is characterized by excellent color, aroma, taste and nutrition. It has the reputation of "cooking Ao duck in one family and filling the street with fragrance". Zhoushi Taihe Hall's Aowei cuisine combines the two cooking techniques of "Ao" and "Jiang" in one furnace to make the current Aowei sauce duck. It is characterized by being fat but not greasy, tender but not rotten, and delicious to the bone.

Aozao Noodles

Ao Zao Restaurant, a century-old restaurant, is located on the south side of Banshan Bridge on Tinglin Road. Aozao Noodles specializes in fried fish in red oil and braised duck noodles in white soup.

Red oil fried fish noodles: The fried fish is always made from herring, and the noodles are processed from refined white flour into dragon whisker noodles, which are white, tender, ruddy and fragrant, and delicious to eat.

Braised duck noodles in white soup: "Kunshan hemp duck" is cooked with old soup, so it is fat but not greasy. A bowl of unique Aozao noodles will add endless fun to you and leave endless aftertaste.

Snacks

Sanweiyuan, also known as soup gluten, is a famous delicacy and specialty of Zhouzhuang Town, Kunshan City. The skin of Zhouzhuang Sanwei Yuan is made of gluten, and the filling is made of finely chopped chicken breast, fresh shrimp, pork leg, onion, ginger, rice wine, etc. Boiled in chicken soup, the skin is thin and the filling is tender, crystal clear, and the soup is clear and delicious. It combines the beauty of dim sum, dishes, and fresh soup. When you bite it lightly, the fresh juice flows straight. It is top quality.

When visiting Yufeng Mountain in Kunshan, people always go to the "Aozao Pavilion" to taste a bowl of "Aozao Noodles". Aozao noodles are most famous for their fried fish noodles in red oil and braised duck noodles in white soup. Fish noodles fried in red oil, thin white noodles, red soup; braised duck noodles in white soup, white noodles and white soup, original color and flavor.

Ao Zao Noodles not only pays attention to the selection of ingredients and is delicious and mellow, but also has the characteristics of "three blanches": blanching the noodles, not in warm water, but in boiling water when scooping out the noodles; blanching the soup , put the prepared noodle soup in an iron pot, simmer it with residual fire to maintain its temperature; scald the bowl, wash it, and put it in boiling water for use, which not only keeps warm, but also disinfects and sanitises. Therefore, "Aozao Noodles" can make you sweat even on cold days.

Zhouzhuang is located in the southeast of Suzhou City and southwest of Kunshan. It was called Zhenfengli in ancient times. It is a typical "small bridge, flowing water, and people's house" in the south of the Yangtze River. The most famous scenic spots in Zhouzhuang include Fu'an Bridge, Shuangqiao, and Shen Hall. There are many specialty snacks in Zhouzhuang. The most distinctive ones are Shen Wansan's favorite pork elbows and pig's trotters. Other specialty foods include Wansan cake, boy's cucumber, shrimp glutinous rice, Shamiwan and local fresh seafood.

In Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, there is "Aozao Restaurant", which is a century-old shop selling noodles. Every morning, this place is bustling with people and cars, and there is an endless stream of people coming in and out. People who come here to eat noodles are not only close neighbors, but also guests from far away, such as Shanghai, Zhejiang and other places in Jiangsu. People say, "If you don't eat Aozao noodles in Kunshan, you haven't come to Kunshan."

Why is this? Because Kunshan people have carefully crafted this unique traditional snack to the extreme. The Aozao noodles here have the taste of soup, the noodles are as delicate as noodles, and the toppings are as good as the toppings. Red soup noodles with smoked fish and white soup noodles with salted duck legs. After eating, everyone nodded and praised them. The small noodle shop often sells 3,500 bowls in one morning at 16 yuan per bowl, totaling 56,000 yuan.

A bowl of noodles attracts so many guests to Kunshan, and because a bowl of noodles makes people remember Kunshan firmly, Aozao noodles have become an economic, cultural, and social highlight of Kunshan City, which has indeed contributed to Kunshan's economic development and development. Cultural development and social progress have added strength