1. The top ten famous snacks in China, a national geographical indication protected product, Suzhou cake dumplings, also known as Suzhou style cake dumplings, are the collective name for Suzhou cakes and are a famous traditional cake in Suzhou. Suzhou's famous pastries include plum blossom cake, crabapple cake, onion lard cake, lard rice cake, money square cake, pine nut yellow cake, cloud cake and so on. Suzhou cake dumplings are especially famous for the Suzhou cake dumplings of Huang Tianyuan brand. The cake dumplings produced by Huang Tianyuan brand have a history of nearly 200 years, including seasonal special cake dumplings, rose square cake, pine nut yellow thousand cake, jujube and pine lard cake, and fried pork. There are more than 300 kinds of dumplings, double stuffing dumplings, etc. The most distinctive ones are the seasonal cake dumplings, including Lantern Festival in January, waist-supporting cakes in February, Qingming dumplings in March, fairy cakes in April, Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings in May, Xiezao dumplings in June, cowpea cakes in July, and glutinous rice dumplings in August. Dumplings, Double Ninth Festival cakes in September, pumpkin dumplings in October, Winter Solstice dumplings in November, and sugar rice cakes in December. Huang Tianyuan's Suzhou cake dumplings were rated as one of Jiangsu Province's "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China" by the China Cuisine Association.
2. Fengzhen Noodles is a famous snack in Fengzhen, Jiangsu Province. Because it does not use soy sauce when seasoning and the soup is clear, it is called White Soup Noodles. It is also a famous traditional pasta snack in Suzhou. Fengzhen noodles have a history of more than 200 years. According to legend, Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River and passed by Fengqiao after visiting Hanshan Temple. After tasting the noodles, he praised the noodles and named them "Fengzhen White Soup Big Pork Noodles." Since then, Fengzhen noodles have become famous. His reputation spread far and wide and he was known to the world. Fengzhen noodles are known as the "most difficult to make, the most delicate and the most delicious" noodles in Suzhou. They use high-quality pork belly. After a series of steps such as plucking and cleaning, seasonings are added and simmered in a pot for 4 and a half hours. The soup is made from meat bones, eel bones, snail meat, shrimp brains and other umami flavors. The taste is extremely delicious and the stewed meat melts in your mouth.
3. National geographical indication protected product marinated tofu is a famous traditional snack in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It has a history of more than 80 years. The founder is the manufacturer of "Jinjin brand" marinated tofu. Suzhou Food Factory was formerly known as "Lao Jinjin Beef Factory", from which the "Jinjin brand" marinated dried tofu got its name. "Jinjin Brand" Marinated Dried Tofu is produced using the finest raw materials, supplemented with high-quality auxiliary materials, and using traditional techniques and advanced technology. The marinade is rich, the taste is fresh and sweet, the texture is moderately soft and glutinous, and the flavor is unique.
4. Sugar porridge, also called red bean porridge, is cooked with brown sugar and millet. It has a smooth texture, thick soup and sweet taste. It is a famous snack in Suzhou, Jiangsu. Sugar porridge is also a winter solstice snack in Suzhou. There is a custom of eating red bean porridge in Suzhou during the winter solstice. It has a history of more than 1,600 years. The red bean porridge in Suzhou is particularly delicate. The red beans and porridge are made separately, and it has the beauty of red clouds covering the white snow. . The white rice porridge is cooked to perfection, neither thin nor thick, glutinous and sticky, and the bean paste is sweet but not greasy.
5. Jiuniang cake is a traditional snack in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is also a seasonal snack in Suzhou in spring. The best time to taste it is around the Qingming Festival. Jiuniang cake is made from Suzhou’s local winter wheat and fermented rice as its main raw materials, and its appearance is similar to a small moon cake. Jiuniang cakes can be divided into meat and vegetables, and the main varieties include rose, bean paste, mint and other flavors. The fermented glutinous rice cake is best eaten hot. It is characterized by sweet, fat, soft and tough, oily and crystal clear, bright color and distinct taste. If you visit Suzhou in spring, you must try the freshly made fermented rice cakes, and you can also buy some to bring to relatives and friends. The fermented rice cake made by Tong Wanxing is the most famous.
6. Suzhou-style candied fruit is a special traditional snack in Wuzhong District and Xiangcheng District of Suzhou City. It has a long history. Its unique production technology, delicious taste and fresh color are very popular among consumers. It is also a famous snack in Suzhou. snack snacks. The history of making preserved fruits in Suzhou can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period. The Qing Dynasty was the heyday of Suzhou-style preserved fruits, among which "Zhang Xiangfeng" is the most famous and has always been a "palace food". There are more than 160 varieties of Su-style preserves, among which the most famous ones are golden candied dates, cream plums, golden kumquats, white sugar bayberry and nine-system tangerine peel. The flavor of Su-style plum is sweet and sour. Holding one in your mouth is refreshing and refreshing. It has a long aftertaste and is most popular among tourists. Sujie cakes and kumquat cakes made from Dongting tangerines have rich tangerine aroma, sweet and refreshing taste, and have the function of appetizing and aerobic.
7. Crab shell yellow, commonly known as small hemp cake, is named after the shell that bulges out like a crab after being roasted. It is one of the special snacks in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, and is often paired with hemp cake. Used as gifts, it is very popular in Suzhou and is also one of Suzhou's famous specialty snacks. Its characteristics are that it is shaped like a crab shell, golden in color, rich in oil but not greasy, crispy and fluffy, sweet and mellow in sugar filling, and fresh in salty taste. Suzhou crab roe is mainly divided into two types: salty and sweet, but the old Suzhou favorite is the salty crab roe. The cooking method of Suzhou crab shell roe is different from that of Shanghai-style crab shell roe. The salty crab shell roe is mainly made of diced pork, soft Suzhou-style meat floss and delicate Taiwan-style meat floss. Mixed together to create a soft and crispy double-layered texture, add pork suet. , chopped green onion, ham, salt, very delicious.