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Soviet style food is an important branch of Chinese traditional food, which plays an important role in the history of Chinese food development and world food culture. Suzhou style food, together with Suzhou silk, gardens and crafts, are the four cultural pillars of Suzhou.

Juicy, sweet Cuiguan pears to hit marke

Cuiguan pears, nicknamed “snow in June” for their white flesh, thin skin, tiny pits, and sweet and juicy taste, are about to hit the shelves. The pear trees in the orchards in Suzhou’s Shushan Village are heavily laden with fruit now.These juicy, sweet pears are expected to be available from...

It’s time to treat yourself to a bowl of three-shrimp noodles

Suzhou people like to eat in accordance with the seasons. In early summer, such local specialties as loquats grown in Suzhou’s Dongshan and Xishan areas and handmade stuffed rice balls start to hit the shelves. And now, savvy foodies have turned their attention to sanxiamian (三虾面), or three-shrimp noodles. This famous shrimp noodle...

What makes for a warm winter day in Suzhou

Perhaps some of you prefer staying indoors during the freezing days, but in fact Suzhou offers quite many leisure options for residents and tourists even in the depth of winter: a cup of tea, a bowl of mutton soup, a hot spring bath…Take a quick look at the following tips...

Suzhou Winter wine on sale

Suzhou Winter wine or Dongniangjiu (冬酿酒) is on sale. The special drink is priced at RMB5.2 yuan per 500 ml or 20 yuan each barrel (1.5 L). The sweet yellow wine, low in alcohol as its ABV is 2% to 4%, is only brewed once a year before the Winter Solstice (December 21...

Suzhou Local specialties you shouldn’t miss in May

It’s May already and multiple seasonal foods are coming into the market! Are you ready? Three Shrimp Noodles The cooks would first take out the shrimp brain, shrimp roe and shrimp meat(three shrimp); heat the oil and fry the shrimp brain first, and then put the shrimp meat and roe into...