Kunshan specialty snacks that people can't stop.

Jiangsu cuisine is one of the eight major cuisines of the Han nationality, and its taste is relatively light. Jiangsu is known as the land of plenty. Jiangsu cuisine is dominated by rivers and lakes, while Kunshan is located in the southeast of Jiangsu, close to Shanghai, with profound cultural heritage. Kunqu opera is known as the ancestor of all kinds of operas, but what about the special snacks in Kunshan? This issue of food culture is for you to interpret.

yangcheng lake hairy crab

Also known as golden claw crab. Produced in Kunshan, Jiangsu. Crab is not stained with mud, commonly known as clear water crab, with big fat body, green shell and white belly, golden claws and yellow hair. The meat is greasy, ten limbs are vigorous, and it can crawl quickly on the glass plate. Whenever the golden breeze is cool and chrysanthemums are in full bloom, it is the peak season for golden claw crabs to go on the market. The female crab and the male crab of 10 in September of the lunar calendar have the best gonad development. After cooking and concentrating, the female turns golden yellow, and the male is as delicious as white jade.

The clear water hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake are big and fat. Generally, three crabs weigh 500 grams, the largest is only over 250 grams, and the largest can reach 500 grams. They have yellow hair and green backs, white bellies and golden claws, vigorous limbs, and fat and nutritious crab meat. Since ancient times, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs have attracted countless diners. They are famous brand products in China. Zhang Taiyan's wife, Mrs. Tang Guoli, said in a poem: "If Yangcheng Crab tastes good, why do you want to live in Suzhou in this life?"

Shipu mutton

Shipu mutton is a special food in Qiandeng Town, Kunshan City, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. With its unique taste and good quality, Qiandeng Shipu mutton has accumulated a certain reputation in Kunshan and around Shanghai, attracting many diners to taste it.

Shipu mutton has a long history and is highly sought after by food lovers. It is known as the three major mutton brands in Suzhou together with the collection of books and Taicang Shuangfeng.

In recent years, Shipu mutton has accumulated a certain reputation around Kunshan and Shanghai with its unique taste and good quality, attracting many diners to taste it. The raw material of Shipu mutton is local goat mutton. However, in recent years, due to the large demand, the number of local sheep has been decreasing, and most of the live sheep are purchased from Chuzhou, Anhui. Every year, the buyer will feed the purchased foreign sheep with strawberry leaves or corn stalks one month in advance, so that the "foreign sheep" will become "local sheep" and ensure the quality of mutton before serving. Shipu mutton is compact and less fat, which is more in line with local tastes.

Shipu's all-sheep banquet is the representative of Qiandeng and even Kunshan's food culture. It doesn't eat whole sheep like roast whole sheep in the north, but tastes all parts of the sheep, and uses different cooking methods, such as braised, boiled, cold dishes and stir-fried, to make excellent, fragrant, delicious and diverse special dishes. There is no reliable written record of when Shipu whole lamb feast originated.

On 20 1 1 year, Shipu mutton was first invited by guests from all corners of the country to taste in the form of festivals, which not only enhanced the popularity and reputation of Shipu mutton around Kunshan and Shanghai, but also further amplified the brand effect of Shipu mutton and promoted the development of Qiandeng catering and tourism. Eating a lamb feast in Qiandeng is no longer limited to Shipu Village Restaurant and Shipu Mutton Restaurant. More than ten hotels, such as Shipu Hotel, Yurong International Hotel, Qiandeng Yao Ji Hotel, Zuixianlou, Datang Ecological Park, Jingu Farm, etc., have launched a series of mutton banquets or special dishes.