Suzhou-Guangdong Squab is a specialty of Huaiyin District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province. The squab is made from carefully selected ingredients, combined with a variety of premium traditional Chinese medicinal herbs and special auxiliary seasonings, and refined using modern processing techniques. The meat is tender and delicious, with an appealing color, aroma, and flavor that is never greasy and leaves a lingering aftertaste, making it highly favored by gourmets both in China and abroad. Suzhou-Guangdong Squab uses...
Huaiyin black pork boasts superior quality, firm texture, and a deliciously fragrant, smooth taste. Thanks to improved breeding and hybrid cultivation, its flavor has become even more exquisite. Now, let’s follow our reporter to uncover what makes Huaiyin black pork truly unique.…
Boneless Chicken Feet and Wings: The deliciousness of chicken feet (also called chicken soles) has long been known to the world. The *Huainanzi* records that “King Wei of Qi loved eating chicken soles, consuming dozens in a single meal.” The Tang Dynasty text *Youyang Zazu* states: “Raw fish and bear’s paw, praised by Mencius; chicken soles and rhinoceros lips, favored by Lü Buwei.” Boneless Chicken Feet and Wings is a famous dish from Huaiyin, Jiangsu. It is made by cooking chicken feet (soles) and wings, deboning them, and then pouring over a fragrant braising sauce...
Sweet and Sour Live Carp: Ingredients: one live carp (about 1000g), 15g large shrimp, 15g green peas, 35g pear slices, 7.5g salt, 25g garlic, 30g tomato sauce, 15g white vinegar, 25g starch, 50g sugar, 25g cooking wine, 750g peanut oil (…
Stewed Domestic and Wild Chicken: This dish is made by stewing the plump mountain pheasant from Huaiyin together with a young hen of that year. The wild pheasant is crispy and fragrant, while the domestic hen is tender and rich in flavor. Cooking them together creates a harmonious blend of tastes. The great poet Su Dongpo once said: “For just a hundred coins, one gets a taste (chuò), a new delight much praised in its season, where various fowl—chicken and pheasant—are boiled together, their claws and spurs rough yet delightful.” Huaiyin’s famous dish “Stewed Domestic and Wild Chicken”…
Chinese yam is referred to as the "celestial plant of Chu" in *Compendium of Materia Medica*. Regular consumption offers medicinal benefits such as strengthening the spleen and stomach, relieving diarrhea and pain, dissolving phlegm, moisturizing skin and hair, lowering blood pressure and blood sugar, fighting tumors, and delaying aging. It is also a delicious vegetable suitable for steaming, boiling, roasting, or stir-frying. Matou Town in Huaiyin District is the origin of Chinese yam, boasting a long history of cultivation...
"Bai Mei" brand icing sugar is a well-known product of Huaiyin City. It was awarded the title of Jiangsu Provincial Quality Product twice, in 1987 and 1989, ranking first among similar products in Jiangsu Province. The "Bai Mei" brand icing sugar has an annual production of around 50,000 tons. Made from high-quality sugarcane, it features characteristics such as "white color, fragrant taste, and soft texture"...
Huaiyin strawberries are a specialty of Huaiyin District in Huai’an, Jiangsu Province. In recent years, the district has actively guided farmers to develop high-efficiency agricultural planting suited to local conditions, achieving remarkable economic benefits. The strawberry varieties grown in greenhouses here are known for their large size, abundant juice, and long shelf life, making them highly popular in the market. Each greenhouse can generate an annual income of over 20,000 yuan for fruit farmers…
Huaiyin Chinese Cabbage is a specialty of Huaiyin District, Huai'an, Jiangsu Province. Huaiyin Chinese Cabbage, Huaiyin District Poultry Industry Association of Huai'an City, 13283849, pickled Chinese cabbage…
Huaiyin Cucumber is a specialty of Huaiyin District, Huai’an, Jiangsu Province. Huaiyin Cucumber – Huaiyin District Poultry & Livestock Industry Association, Huai’an City. 13283855. Fresh cucumbers…
Huaiyin Yellow Chicken Eggs are a specialty of Huaiyin District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province. Huaiyin Yellow Chicken Eggs, Huaiyin District Poultry Industry Association of Huai'an City, 13283854, eggs…
The Huaiyin Yellow Chicken is a specialty of Huaiyin District, Huai'an, Jiangsu Province. Huaiyin Yellow Chicken – Huaiyin District Livestock and Poultry Industry Association, Huai'an City, 13283851 – Live chickens…
Cuisine: Huaiyang Cuisine | Meat/Fish: Meat | The making of Qinchong Meatballs boasts a history of thousands of years. They are known for being smooth, tender, elastic, white in color, rich in broth, and delicious in taste. A local folk rhyme praises them: “Toss a Qinchong Meatball over the wall — when you pick it up, it’s still round and shiny; drop it on the ground and it bounces a few times — put it in your mouth and it’s tender and fragrant.” Qinchong...
"Live Fish Pancakes" — referred to by fishermen as "Small Fish Pancake Collapse" — is a unique and renowned dish created by fishermen on Hongze Lake through long-term life on the water, evolving from various lake-influenced dietary habits. The origin of "Small Fish Pancake Collapse"...
Ingredients: Green vegetables, cooked cured pork, chopped green onions, steamed rice, fine salt, rendered lard. Method: Finely chop the green vegetables and stir-fry them with diced cured pork in a wok until well-cooked. In a separate pan, fry the chopped green onions until fragrant, then add the steamed rice and stir-fry until thoroughly mixed. Add the green vegetables and diced cured pork, stir everything together evenly, and serve in a bowl. Characteristics: A colorful mix of red, green, and white, glossy like jade and emerald, with a deliciously savory and aromatic taste.…
Legend has it that during his southern tour in the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty stopped for a rest in Pingqiao, Huai'an. The local wealthy landlord Lin Baiwan, wishing to please the emperor, invited him to his home and served him tofu stewed with crucian carp brains in a rich broth. The emperor was very satisfied with the dish and praised it as the “Number One Dish under Heaven.” Since then, the uniquely flavored Pingqiao Tofu has gained fame far and wide…
Hongze Lake Hairy Crabs come from a distinguished lineage. They are of the Chinese Mitten Crab species, renowned since ancient times. These crabs are large in size, with a greenish shell and white belly. The males have snow-white fat that looks like jade, while the females have golden fat. By early autumn, their bodies become plump, their meat tender, making them an uncommonly delicious delicacy. Authentic Hongze Lake Hairy Crabs are distinguished by their green back, white belly, yellow fur...
Huaiyin Long Green Beans are a specialty of Huaiyin District in Huai'an, Jiangsu. Also known as cowpea, long cowpea, or yard-long bean, they belong to the legume family and are an annual vegetable. Rich in protein and carotene, these beans are highly nutritious, delicious, and one of the most widely cultivated and popular vegetables in northern China. Among all types of vegetables, they rank first in terms of prevalence. Long green beans…
Huaiyin Green Pepper is a specialty of Huaiyin, Huai'an, Jiangsu Province. Green pepper belongs to the plant kingdom, dicotyledon class, aster subclass, and nightshade family. Along with red peppers, it is collectively referred to as pepper. The fruit is a berry. It has many other names, such as large pepper, bell pepper, and tomato pepper. Because it produces sweet berries, it is also called sweet pepper or bell pepper. It is an annual or perennial herbaceous...
Huaiyin Mallard is a specialty of Huaiyin District, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province. The mallard is an important economic waterfowl in China. Its meat is delicious, free of fishy odor, highly nutritious, low in fat, and rich in protein, making it very popular in both domestic and international markets. Mallards have a distinctive wild flavor and are considered a premium game meat. They also possess certain medicinal value...