The specialties of Changzhou are as follows:

1. Shrimp cake

, also called Tonggu cake, is a traditional famous food in Changzhou, which has a history of more than 2 years. The main materials are raw shrimp meat, flour and so on. Mix raw shrimp and flour into batter, then fry in oil pan, remove and drain the oil. Its characteristics: golden color, crisp outside and soft inside, fresh and delicious.

2. Hemp cake

One of the traditional cuisines with Changzhou flavor. It began in the Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 15 years. It is made of pork suet, flour, shelled sesame seeds, sugar, refined salt and other raw materials by traditional barrel furnace baking. It has three flavors of sweet, salty, pepper and salt, and is round or oval in shape, with golden color, crispy and soft, and distinct layers. This cake is best eaten hot, and it will affect the taste when it is cold.

3, Changzhou silver noodles

Silver noodles is one of the famous snacks in Changzhou, which has a history of one hundred years and was founded in Weixiangzhai noodle restaurant. Its characteristics are: white as silver and slender as silk, hence its name.

4. Changzhou dried radish

is also one of the famous foods in Changzhou, and it is often used as an appetizer by local people. Its practice is: when the local solid carrots are used as raw materials, they are washed and cut into strips, then dried in the sun, and then a proper amount of salt, sugar and various auxiliary materials are added and carefully pickled. Its characteristics are: yellow with red in color, slightly sweet in salty, crispy and not spicy, and very delicious. And is inexpensive and convenient to carry.

5. Crab shell yellow

Crab shell yellow is a local flavor snack in Changzhou, which is usually called Xiaoma cake and usually paired with hemp cake as a gift.