Jiaxing has Wuzhen Sister-in-law Cake, Printed Cake, Xitang Bazhen Cake, Jiahu Fine Point and other pasta snacks. Jiaxing is located in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, bordering Shanghai in the east, Suzhou in the north, Hangzhou in the west and Hangzhou Bay in the south. It is known as the land of plenty, and its delicious food and beautiful scenery are dazzling. Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, Jiaxing has become the most important rice-growing area in the history of China, so people also call Jiaxing Hecheng. Jiaxing is also the hometown of literati, and there are many celebrities in Jiaxing, which have been recorded since Qin and Han dynasties, so many former residences of literati have been left behind, which has become an indispensable feature of the local area.

Jiaxing snacks

The history of Jiaxing Zongzi can probably be traced back to the Ming Dynasty. After being passed down from generation to generation, Jiaxing Zongzi has become a famous traditional snack with national characteristics. Especially fresh meat dumplings, the most famous, known as the king of dumplings. The main raw materials of Jiaxing Zongzi are glutinous rice and pork hind leg meat. Glutinous rice is sweet, glutinous but not sticky, pork is fat but not greasy, salty and sweet, and easy to carry, which is very popular among people.

Chang 'an Banquet Ball is a traditional local dish in Chang 'an Town, Haining, Jiaxing. Fish and meat are the main raw materials, and the pond silver carp in the next year is the best, and the meat should choose the best fat. A banquet ball, a bowl of rice, Chang 'an banquet ball is a well-known food in Haining, and it is also the best gift for Chang 'an people to visit relatives and friends and entertain guests. The fish is tender, fresh and delicious, and it has a happy meaning, which is also the special feature of Chang 'an banquet ball in Haining.

Xitang Bazhen Cake is the most famous cake in the ancient town of xitang, Jiaxing, which appeared in Qianlong period. Xitang Bazhen Cake is mainly made of eight raw materials, namely hawthorn, coix seed, white lentils, Euryale euryales, Poria cocos, Chinese yam, malt and lotus plumule. These eight raw materials are also Chinese medicine formulas, which are not only medicines, but also cakes with no medicinal taste. They are sweet and crisp, suitable for all ages and are very popular among people.

Wuzhen Sister-in-law's cake is a traditional name in Wuzhen. According to legend, Wuzhen Sister-in-law's cake was invented because of the process of two sisters-in-law quarrelling with each other. It is also very famous in Wuzhen's cakes, and it has a history of hundreds of years. Wuzhen Sister-in-law Cake has a variety of flavors, including white sugar, salt and pepper, and sesame seeds, which are crisp and waxy, salty and sweet.

Zongxiang black rice, also known as green rice, is also a special snack in Wuzhen, Jiaxing. The main raw material is steamed with black rice. Before steaming, black rice should be soaked in black leaves for several hours. Wuzhen people believe that eating black rice on this day in long summer can keep mosquitoes from biting all summer. Zongxiang black rice is bright and fragrant, and you can feel full of happiness when you take a bite.

wuzhen sauced chicken, also known as sanzhenzhai sauced chicken, is a traditional local snacks in wuzhen, Jiaxing, and also a signature food of an old brand. Wuzhen sauce duck is exquisite in material selection, and all of them use this year's female chickens stocked in local rural areas as raw materials. After layers of development, the appearance of sauce chicken is red and shiny, and the taste is fresh and tender, which will definitely make you amazed.

fine spots in Jiahu are mainly folk teas mainly in Jiaxing and Huzhou, mostly cakes made of flour and rice flour, with many kinds and various appearances, which are collectively called fine spots in Jiahu. Jiahu fine point is meticulous in workmanship and good in taste. It can be divided into water point, dry point, sugar food and so on, which combines various folk techniques and is used as Jiaxing's gourmet classics.

Printed cake is one of the traditional cakes in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province. In the old days, people in urban and rural areas in Jiaxing had printed cake molds. During holidays, weddings, birthdays for the elderly, full moon celebrations for children, building houses and festivals, glutinous rice flour should be steamed, and sugar cakes with different patterns or cakes with stuffing should be printed with the cake molds.