1, Gaocheng pork pork
Gaocheng braised pork has a long history. It originated from the Chen family in taoyuan village, Gaocheng Town, Yixing City, with a history of 130 years. The ancestors lived by farming and had a hard life. Many farmers raise pig girls and sell their babies to make up for their livelihood. Each sow has given birth to about 10 litter of piglets, so the piglets are fat and no longer pregnant, so they have to be abandoned because their meat is fishy. A farmer surnamed Chen in taoyuan village felt it was a pity to abandon it, so he tried a variety of condiments and cooked delicious pork.
2. Yixing hairy crabs
The crab culture area in Yixing is nearly 10,000 hectares, and there are not a few farmers whose yield per mu exceeds 100 kg. In Guanlin, Gaocheng, Xinjian and other towns, crab farming has become an important source of income for local farmers. It is understood that the average selling price of products with geographical indications certification trademarks is higher than that of similar products, and the economic benefits are remarkable. "Yixing Hairy Crab" is recognized as a national geographical indication certification trademark, which is a good opportunity for Yixing crab farmers to transform and develop, increase production and income.
3. Pepper wonton
This key recommendation is that the soup is bone soup, cooked by the boss, and the small wonton is also hand-wrapped, not the kind pinched on the street, but mini wonton. This bowl is a medium bowl without coriander, so it may not look good, but it's really delicious. Don't put Chili sauce in wonton, just sprinkle some pepper. Chili sauce will mask the original flavor of the soup.
4. Black rice
The leaves of black rice made from candles in southern Yixing mainly grow in hilly areas in southern Yixing. Generally, the rice used to make black rice is mainly glutinous rice, mixed with some japonica rice, which is especially fragrant and delicious after cooking. The custom of eating black rice in Yixing has a long history and has been passed down from generation to generation. Yixing black rice is a local specialty food in Yixing and a unique folk culture created by Yixing people. It has distinctive local characteristics and has a great influence around Yixing.
5, clear soup tofu flower
The clear soup bean curd flower at the south gate of Yixing is a pair of shoulders. The bowl and lamp are still from the Ming Dynasty. Hot bean curd flower, hot soy sauce, shrimp and garlic flower are sprinkled on it, and it is unforgettable to stand on the street and eat. In fact, there are many ways to eat "tofu flower". You can suck it with a straw, eat it in a big bowl, or taste it carefully with a spoon. It will be a great pleasure to drink a steaming bowl of tofu in winter.
6, blaspheme watermelon
Bailidu District on the west bank of Taihu Lake is the main producing area of watermelon in Yixing. The late-maturing watermelons here are called "blasphemous watermelons". After beginning of autumn, when other varieties of watermelons withdrew from the market, a large number of secular watermelons were put on the market to meet the needs of urban and rural people. Shanghai Yimin Food Factory has signed a contract with some supply and marketing cooperatives in Dingyi District to make canned watermelons from blasphemous watermelons and sell them overseas.