Eating in Suzhou

Known as the land of milk and honey, Suzhou has a long history of culinary culture which has created a unique excel cuisine. It delicacies have been shaped step by step accumulating experience.

The specialties include strict in selecting materials, delicate preparation, showing art according to materials and different dishes in four seasons.

Suzhou cuisine is notable in each branch of gastronomy: art--stewing, braising, quick-frying, stir-frying, steaming, roasting and deep-frying. Food tends to be sweet. The soups are clear, but not thin; the gravy is rich, but not heavy.

This gourmets� paradise are particularly good at preparing dishes using freshwater products.

Famous dishes of Suzhou are:

Steamed White Fish: white fish, shredded ginger with red and green pepper being delicately used.
Squirrel-shaped Mandarin Fish: large fish cut into strips, breaded in flour, fried, and served covered with pine nuts and a sweet-and-sour sauce.
Water shield with egg flakes: tasty soup made with water shield and added egg flakes.
Stir-fried crab meat.
chicken cooked in locus leave.

Some main restaurants, bars and cofes of Suzhou:

Name:	Address:	Telephone:	Type:
Songhe Restaurant/td>	No.141 Guanqian Street	727 3270	General
Deyuelou	No.27 Eunuch lane	522 6969	General
Sansi Restaurant	No.23 Eunuch Lane	522 7277	General
Zhu Hongxing Wheaten Food House	No. 340 Renmin Road	522 3774	General
Old Zhengxing Restaurant	No.19 Taijian Lane, Guanqian	6522 5357	General
Meijiale Canton Restaurant	No.252 Phoenix Rd	6522 0028	Cantonese
Seoul Korean Restaurant	No.199 Shiquan St.	6510 7743	Korean
Japanese Cuisine	No.60 Business St.	6825 0751	Japanese