What's delicious in Suzhou?

Suzhou has a warm climate, lush vegetation and rich food resources. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the nobles of Wu lived in luxury and had rich products. From Qin and Han dynasties to Ming and Qing dynasties, Suzhou has always been one of the grain supply bases of the imperial court. Xiang Jing rice, three old ladies glutinous rice, Dongting red orange, Nandan Lingou and Biluochun tea have all become royal tributes, while water shield and perch have become famous foods that affect wanderers' homesickness and do not hesitate to leave their posts. For thousands of years, Suzhou cuisine has formed its own unique style. Up to now, there have been more than one variety 10/000, such as Jiangsu cuisine, cakes, sweets, stews, preserves, cakes, famous teas, roasted seeds and nuts, special condiments and special pickles, which make the world call it "eating in Suzhou". Sweet and sour mandarin fish, three shrimp tofu, steamed crab, Yuanyang soup, Changshu beggar chicken and other traditional famous dishes are well-known at home and abroad. Cakes and sweets of various colors and well-made are closely related to the New Year season. There are as many as 28 kinds of seasonal cakes in Qingxi Record alone. As for life etiquette, such as the baby's full moon, the bride's visit to her mother, the birthdays of her father and elders, cakes and sweets are all indispensable mascots. Suzhou's flavor snacks are also popular. The Food Customization Pavilion displays "Camel's Shoulder", Soviet-style kitchen models and knickknacks-cookware, tableware and kitchen supplies reduced to square inches. In different seasons, tourists can taste timely Suzhou-style snacks.

The famous Soviet-style specialty dishes are sweet and sour mandarin fish, shark's fin in clear soup, sesame oil eel paste, watermelon chicken, whole chicken with mother oil, Taihu water shield soup, emerald shrimp bucket, stewed lotus and so on. Suzhou snacks are also world famous. Dried bean curd with honey sauce, pine nut sugar, rose melon seeds, shrimp paste, jujube paste sesame cake, lard rice cake, etc. They are all well-known delicacies and must be tasted.