Wuxi Food - What and Where to eat in Wuxi

Wontons and Small Steamed Buns: In Wuxi, wontons and small steamed buns are popular with local people. The wontons are made of select pork, dried freshwater shrimp, eggs, shredded dry tofu and a thin egg wrapper. The small steamed buns are a traditional snack in Wuxi and have a history of one hundred years. They are made of fine flour and select materials, and are steamed in a small bamboo steamer. In autumn and winter, the buns are seasoned with crab flakes and called small steamed crab buns. To try these two snacks, visitors can go to Small Wang Xing Hundun Restaurant or Chaowang Hundun Restaurant.

Magnolia Cake: Magnolia cake was first made by Sunji Cake Shop in 1850 when the magnolias were blooming. Although the cake was named after magnolia, it is in fact a fried tangyuan stuffed with pork. It is golden in appearance with a crisp outer skin and a soft inside. The best place to eat magnolia cake is Maohua Magnolia Cake Shop, which has many branches in Wuxi.

Lake Tai White Shrimp: Lake Tai white shrimp (also known as crystal shrimp) are a famous product of Lake Tai. The shell of the white shrimp is thin and crystal-like, and the meat is delicious, fresh and nutritious. Lake Tai white shrimp can be cooked into more than a hudnred different dishes, the most famous of which is drunken shrimp. According to the statistics, 100 grams of white shrimp contains 20.6 grams of protein, 0.7 grams of fat, as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron, inorganic salt and vitamin A. Lake Tai white fish and silver fish are also good products of Lake Tai. Visitors can find these Lake Tai products in many hotels in Wuxi.
  
Wuxi Honey Peach: The Wuxi honey peach is a famous specialty of Wuxi. It has been cultivated for 70 years. The honey peach is beautiful in appearance, fresh in color and delicious in taste. There honey peach comes in different varieties, the best of which are early Yuhualu, middle Baifeng and late blooming Baihua, which are excellent in color, smell and taste. It contains proteins, fats, vitamins, and many kinds of minerals. It sells quickly in Hong Kong, Macau and overseas markets. People can purchase honey peaches in most supermarkets in Wuxi.

Wuxi Food Streets

Huangting Food City: Huangting Food City has experienced many years, and mainly offers all kinds of Square Cakes, Dumpling, Qing Dumpling, Honey Cake, Vegetarian Noodle, Steamed Bun Stuffed with Vegetable, Rice Noodle with Thin Beef, Small Steamed Bun, Sugar Taro, Tofu Pudding, Crab Shell Cake and vegetarian food. This food city is located at Chong’an District of Wuxi. The address of it is No. 58 Gongyuan Road.

Qingshi Road: In this road, there are roast, Hot Pot, Tujia Cuisine, Sichuan Cuisine, Hunan Cuisine and local cuisine. Many tourists like to come here.

Nanchan Temple: Nanchan Temple gathers a lot of special restaurants. Tourists can eat Small Steamed Bun in Xishengyuan Restaurant, Hundun in Fule Hundun Restaurant, and mullet in Baisui Fish restaurant. Apart from the above food, you can also taste other various snacks.

Beitang Street: This is another food street, and is on the bank of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. There are 120 snack bars along the street. You can taste Wuxi Tofu Pudding, Sour and Hot Soup, Brazilian Churrascos, Xinjiang mutton and other snacks.