Suzhou has a long history and culture, and there are many delicacies that have been passed down from ancient times to the present. In summer, Suzhou also has a variety of seasonal pastries and drinks to cool down. When traveling to Suzhou in summer, you can try these summer pastries in Suzhou For drinks, here are some recommended summer delicacies in Suzhou. Summer seasonal pastries and drinks that are necessary to cool down in Suzhou:

1. Mint cake

There are no overly sweet pastries in summer, instead there is mint cake, which is refreshing and refreshing, and is green in color. The pastry is dotted with various nuts, and its soft and glutinous texture combined with the coolness of mint is one of the must-have snacks to beat the heat.

2. Mung bean soup

Suzhou people must drink mung bean soup in summer. Suzhou’s mung bean soup is different from other countries in the world. It adds red silk, green silk, glutinous rice, and winter melon sugar. , candied dates, mint and other ingredients, it is so satisfying to have a bowl of iced mung bean soup in Huangmei weather.

3. Fried pork dumplings

Fried pork dumplings are one of Suzhou’s seasonal delicacies. It is made of steamed glutinous rice and japonica rice flour balls wrapped with fried fillings and poured with marinade. The finished product is as white as jade, soft and sticky, fresh and delicious. The special savory pastry in summer is fried pork dumplings.

4. Wu Mi Tuan

Every May, Songhua Tuan and Wu Mi Tuan are put on the market in Mudu and Dongshan areas. Wumi dumplings are dumplings steamed with tallow tree sap and glutinous rice flour, which are very similar to green dumplings.

5. Songhua dumplings

The filling of Songhua dumplings is sesame, bean paste or sugar water, and a layer of yellow and fragrant pine flowers is rolled on the outside, which makes people appetite. Golden pine pollen is taken from pine tree flowers. It is not only fragrant and smooth, but also has medicinal value. The people even regard it as "elixir". The top-quality pine flower dumplings, golden in color, sweet sesame candy filling, tender white glutinous rice dumplings, and light yellow pine pollen, are blended together to create a sweet and glutinous entrance, filling your mouth with the taste of nature.

6. Immortal Cake

The Immortal Cake is made from japonica rice flour and glutinous rice flour with bean paste, sesame seeds, melon seeds, fruit ingredients, etc., and has a soft, sweet and glutinous taste. It has a refreshing fragrance and is more suitable for the elderly. For Suzhou people, eating fairy cakes is not only an adherence to traditional culture, but also a kind of memory. However, the fairy cake is only available for a short period of time in May, and it is only sold for three to five days at the shortest time, so you must try one when you come across it.

7. Mung bean cake

Mung bean cake is a delicious summer snack in Suzhou. Mr. Wang Zengqi once said: "Among the mung bean cakes from various places, Ji Qingxiang from Kunming in the south and Caizhizhai from Suzhou have the best taste. They are heavy in oil and have roses added." Su-style mung bean cake is small and delicate, has a delicious sesame aroma, and tastes soft, oily, and slightly It has a cooling effect. The delicate and fragrant taste can sweeten the entire summer.

8. White water rice dumplings

The simple white glutinous rice is raw and has the fragrance of rice dumpling leaves. When dipped in white sugar, it has a different icy cold taste.

9. Lily soup

Summer is the season when lilies are on the market. The white and tender lilies are rich in meat and have the effect of tonifying the body and replenishing qi. Wash the lilies, add the mung beans and cook until mashed. The simple and delicious lily and mung bean soup is ready.

10. Sour plum soup

Good for relieving summer heat. If you don’t want to put in the effort to make your own, time-honored stores such as Caizhizhai and Ye Shouhe sell sour plum juice. You can buy a bottle and mix it with ice water according to your own taste. The sour, sweet and ice-cold juice will dissipate most of the heat in an instant.

11. Wolfberry and white fungus

A delicious dessert. Lycium barbarum has many effects such as immune regulation, antioxidant, and anti-aging. Add some rock sugar and put it in the refrigerator to keep it cool and healthy.

12. Water shield and whitebait soup

Water shield, one of the "Eight Water Immortals" of Taihu Lake, is cool in nature and diuretic and has a smooth taste. Whitebait is one of the "Three Whites of Taihu Lake" , translucent and petite. The water shield and whitebait soup is one green and two white, extremely clear and fresh, and has been praised by many literary figures.