Raw Meat and Crab Roe Buns. These buns, filled with raw meat and crab roe, boast a delicious flavor and rich, savory broth. They are one of Taixing’s signature breakfast items, beloved year-round by countless food lovers. The taste is truly exceptional—“one bite leads to a whole basket.”…
Xinshi Compound Sesame Cake has a thin crust and delicious filling. When cooked with the right heat, it turns golden without burning and gives off an inviting aroma. It evolved from the flat sesame pancake—by sprinkling a tasty filling on a thin dough skin, folding it over, and then pan-frying it, hence the name "Compound Sesame Cake." This cake has a history of at least a hundred years in Taixing. Now…
Osmanthus-Flavored Candy is a uniquely flavored and highly reputed local delicacy with over 300 years of production history. It is meticulously made from ingredients such as raw seeds, sesame, osmanthus flowers, white sugar, and maltose. It boasts the fragrances of osmanthus, raw seeds, and sesame, along with a crispy outer layer and a tender, flaky interior. This exquisite pastry is suitable for all ages and also makes a thoughtful gift for family and friends…
Aromatic Lotus Taro belongs to the multi-tuber taro variety. It has strong tillering ability, produces many cormels, and the cormels easily separate from the main corm. It is a late-maturing variety, with plants growing to about 1.2 meters in height. The leaves are dark green, and the petioles are green with a slight purple tint. Each plant yields 8–9 cormels. The taro is reddish in color, and the sprouts are also slightly red. Harvest time is from mid-September to mid-October. The yield of cormels can reach up to…
Buckwheat flat dumplings are a beloved food among both young and old in urban and rural areas of Taixing. Buckwheat is an annual herbaceous plant, whose cultivation history dates back as far as the Tang Dynasty. It is highly nutritious and has good health benefits in preventing and treating diabetes, high blood lipids, and stomach diseases. Its stems and leaves can be used medicinally, while the hulls can be made into pillow fillings that improve eyesight and clear heat. The selenium contained in it has been recognized by the United Nations Health Organization for its anti-cancer properties.
Kongqiao Hundred Sheets are a type of soy product. In Taixing, nearly every village makes hundred sheets, but the most famous come from Kongqiao. The fame of Kongqiao Hundred Sheets lies first in the use of locally sourced high-quality soybeans, second in drawing water from the “Liangtai Official River” nearby, and third in the generations-old handcrafting techniques that include a set of closely guarded secrets...
Hairtail Soup Dumplings Hairtail Soup Dumplings are a seasonal specialty dim sum in Taixing. The freshness of the hairtail fish ranks as the most delicious among the "Three Treasures of the Yangtze River." They are only available during the two months around the Qingming Festival each year. …
The Vegetable Pack is carefully made with seasonal wild greens, clover (also known as alfalfa), or bok choy. The vegetables are fresh green without any yellowing, tender yet not overgrown, making them very popular among customers.…
Crab Roe Xiao Long Bao has an authentic taste, abundant broth, sweet yet not cloying, savory yet not greasy. It boasts the genuine umami of crab roe. …
Red Robin Photinia (scientific name: Photinia × fraseri) is a general term for hybrid species of the Photinia genus in the Rosaceae family. It is an evergreen small tree, growing 4–6 meters tall, with leathery leaves that are long elliptical to obovate-lanceolate in shape. The new spring leaves are a striking red, turning green in summer, and then displaying red hues again in autumn, winter, and early spring. The color deepens with frost, …
Taixing buckwheat is a specialty of Taixing City, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province. The plants grow to a height of 70–90 cm, with elliptical flower petals that are green at the base and white in the middle and upper parts. The fruit is a triangular achene with sharp edges, smooth skin, no ventral groove, and brown seeds. Taixing buckwheat is a protected geographical indication agricultural product. Buckwheat…
Taixing Yuanmai is a specialty of Taixing City, Taizhou, Jiangsu Province. When the seeds of Yuanmai are finely ground into powder, they are called "Xianzi." Cooked into red or light brown Xianzi porridge, it boasts a rich aroma and excellent taste. Taixing Yuanmai is a nationally protected geographical indication agricultural product. It is a traditional and distinctive variety from the Gaosha soil region of Taixing City and has...
The meat filling is wrapped in a batter-coated wrapper and rolled into a round shape, hence the name "rice paper rolls." The filling is made from minced fresh pork, mixed with yellow rice wine, dried shrimp (kaiyang), starch, minced ginger, minced green onions, and an appropriate amount of salt and sugar, stirred until it resembles the mixture for meatballs. Then, using a spoon, the mixture is placed on a sheet of tofu skin, the two sides are first folded inward toward the center, then the whole thing is rolled up. It is placed on a steaming rack, with a small bowl underneath,…
The dough is made by mixing flour with starter liquid fermented using distiller’s yeast. After over ten hours, the dough becomes porous and rises. It is then poured into an iron pot and slowly cooked over low heat. Occasionally, the lid is opened and oil-water mixture is poured along the inner wall of the pot. Once the top side solidifies, the pancake is flipped over using a spatula, and more oil-water is added before continuing to cook slowly. It takes about two hours for the pancake to be fully cooked. When eating, it is sliced into...
“Taixing Xianghe Taro” is a distinctive variety of taro belonging to the Araceae family, genus Colocasia, and the multi-corm type. Its sprouts are slightly reddish, while the skin of the main corm and daughter corms is dark brown, covered with dense, fine, brown scales. The flesh is milky white and emits a unique aroma. Taixing Xianghe Taro is known for its distinctive fragrance and delicate texture, and is rich in protein, minerals, vitamins…
Jiangyu Taixing is located by the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River’s Three Delicacies—hilsa herring, hairtail, and longsnout catfish—as well as qiaoding fish, straw-slipper fish, red-eye fish, pufferfish, and river carp, boast tender flesh and rich nutrition, making them a delightful highlight on the dining table. Pufferfish, known for its unique neurotoxicity, has given rise to the saying “risk your life to eat pufferfish,” yet many still dare to try it…
Quxia Dequan Soup Dumplings are known for their thin wrappers and generous, flavorful broth. Hence the saying: "Lift gently, move slowly; open a window first, then sip the soup." When crabs are in season, the crab roe soup dumplings are particularly exquisite, offering an unforgettable taste.…
The so-called "Three Treasures of Pork" actually refer to pig ears, pig tails, and pig lips. Because these three treasures come from unique parts of the pig, they have a distinctive texture that has won widespread popularity. In recent years, thanks to improvements in processing technology, they can now be made into products and sold across the country.…
Taixing Xianzi Porridge, known as the "Taixing coffee," is something the locals have grown up drinking. As the saying goes, “A bellyful of Xianzi porridge makes you round and plump.” It has nourished countless people in Taixing, and is deeply loved by everyone from the area. Even those living elsewhere often ask family to send some over so they can cook and enjoy it—never tiring of its taste. In modern times...
Pineflower Preserved Eggs Pineflower preserved eggs are a traditional specialty product of Xinghua. Once peeled, the eggs maintain their intact shape, with firm and elastic egg whites that are glossy and transparent, featuring distinct pineflower patterns and no lead spots or black marks on the surface. The egg yolks are soft yet firm, or slightly soft-centered, with mild spiciness, fragrant aroma, cool and refreshing taste, and excellent color, aroma, flavor, and texture. The produc…