jiangsu cuisine
Jiangsu cuisine, also known as Su cuisine, is derived from the native cooking styles of Jiangsu Province. In general, Jiangsu cuisine's texture is characterized as soft, but not to the point of mushy or falling apart. For example, the meat tastes quite soft but would not separate from the bone when picked up. As the style of Jiangsu cuisine is typically practiced near the sea, fish is a very common ingredient in cooking. Other characteristics include the strict selection of ingredients according to the seasons, with emphasis on the matching color and shape of each dish and using soup to improve flavor.
notable dishes in jiangsu cuisine
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Braised Spare Ribs
Braised Spare Ribs is a home-cooked dish. The main materials are ribs or small rows. Other species like ginger, onion, salt, sugar, soy sauce, cooking wine, monosodium glutamate, etc. are added to flavor the meat. It is known for its melt-in-mouth texture and sweet taste.
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2. Fried Gluten Balls
Fried Gluten Balls is a traditional fried pasta with golden color, smooth surface, and crispy taste.It is high in vitamins and protein. The original method was to use filter bran and brine. Then it is kneaded to shape and fry it into a boiling oil pan to become spherical hollow oil gluten. It can be stuffed with meat or stir-fried with vegetables on its own.
3. Jiaohua chicken
Jiaohua chicken is a famous traditional dish in Changshu, Jiangsu. The processed chicken is wrapped in clay and lotus leaves and placed in a clay oven. The materials used are fresh tender lotus leaves, yellow mud, and live chickens. Its color is bright and bright, the fragrance is fragrant, the chicken is tender, the entrance is crispy and tender, and the flavor is unique.
4. Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish
Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish is one of the top ten traditional dishes of Jiangsu. After the dish is made, it is shaped like a squirrel, crispy and tender outside, orange in color, sweet and sour, and has a reddish scent. The main ingredients include Siniperca chuatsi fish, dried starch, tomato sauce, fresh soup, sugar, balsamic vinegar, wine, salt, garlic cloves, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, peas, lard, shrimp, and sesame oil.