Jiangsu Street Food

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5 street foods from Jiangsu, China: Biluochun Tea, Xiekehuang, Huangqiao Shaobing, Yaxue Fensi Tang — Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup and Meihua Gao. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

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Spring Harvest · Green Tea Biluochun (碧螺春) Tea Its tightly curled leaves are so fine that it takes tens of thousands of hand-picked buds to make a single pound. Biluochun is a tightly curled green tea grown on Dongting mountain near Suzhou's Lake Tai, famous for a delicate fruity aroma picked up from nearby fruit orchards. Tea stalls around…

Pastry · Baked Xiekehuang (Crab-Shell Pastry) Despite the name, there's no crab in it at all — baked until its round, golden-brown surface resembles the shell of a steamed crab. A round, layered puff pastry with a sesame-lard dough is filled with savory options like scallion oil, pork, or shrimp, or sweet fillings like rose paste, then baked.

Bread · Baked Huangqiao Shaobing (Huangqiao Sesame Cake) Its fame owes as much to a 1940 battle as to its taste — local bakers supplied these cakes to New Fourth Army troops at Huangqiao, a story later… A flaky, sesame-topped pastry cake made with a lard-enriched layered dough is baked until golden and crisp, with savory fillings like scallion oil or meat and sweet versions too.

Street Snack · Duck Blood Noodle Soup Yaxue Fensi Tang (鸭血粉丝汤) — Duck Blood Vermicelli Soup The soft, custard-textured cubes in the bowl are set duck blood — and they soak up the broth's flavor almost like tofu does. A rich duck broth is ladled over glass vermicelli, cubes of duck blood, chopped duck gizzard or intestine, and scallions, finished with a spoon of chili oil. Nanjing sells it everywhere… 🌸 Street Cart · Baked Meihua Gao (Plum Blossom Cakes) Legend says the Qianlong Emperor named it on a tour of the south, after its plum-blossom shape. Batter is poured into a hot iron mold with plum-blossom-shaped cups, filled with sweet bean paste or jam, topped with more batter, candied fruit strips and nuts, then baked for seven to…

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