Fried Steamed Bun is a typical snack in Suzhou. It’s classical, fantastic, wonderful, unexceptionable, terrific and awesome. The buns are fried and steamed together and therefore, it’s called Fried Steamed Bun or in Cantonese, Sang Jien Pau. The most wonderful part is the filling . The secret of t [Read More…]
Posted by china food on August 31st, 2010
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Posted by china food on August 31st, 2010
Steamed Chicken Buns
Steamed buns are a staple in Northern China. They have been around for 1800 years. According to a legend, steamed buns were invented by Zhuge Liang, a famous military strategist. He created this bread as a way to sustain his army when they fell ill on their way to South China. The original bun is ca [Read More…]
Posted by china food on August 31st, 2010
Steamed White Fish
Steamed White Fish is a recommended Taihu Boat Dishes. White fish, as its name implies is white in colour and it is a good dish after it has been well prepared. The fish for the dish should be carefully selected, weighing around 0.5 kilogram (the best). The dish is usually prepared with shredded gin [Read More…]
Posted by china food on August 30th, 2010
Cracking Eel Paste
Cracking Eel Paste, is another famous Suzhou dish. The eel paste is made with rice field eels being broiled, stir-fried or quick-boiled.where rice field eels are broiled, stir-fried or quick-boiled.
The name of Cracking Eel Paste comes into existence because the oil in the dish still cracks after [Read More…]
Posted by china food on August 30th, 2010
Biluo Shelled Shrimps
Biluo Shelled Shrimps is a famous traditional dish of Suzhou. It is named after Bi Luo Chun tea, arguably the finest green tea in all of China, which comes from Suzhou. This dish is prepared using the tea to flavor the shrimp, allowing for a unique taste.
Biluo refers to Biluochun Tea produced in [Read More…]
Posted by china food on August 30th, 2010
Whitebait Soup
Whitebait Soup is the second dish of a typical Suzhou banquet. Whitebait, noted for its soft texture, appears on the Suzhou fish market every fall. This light, delicious soup is seasoned with ham, bamboo slices, green vegetable leaves, and includes the whitebait’s liver. This delicious soup can be s [Read More…]
Posted by china food on August 30th, 2010
Squirrel-Shaped Mandarin Fish
There are many signature dishes of Suzhou that make up a formal banquet Suzhou style and which are renowned throughout China. Among these dishes, Squirrel-Shaped Mandarin Fish is the most famous, legendary both home and abroad. The Mandarin Fish is characterized by its lack of bones and the softness [Read More…]
