Crystal Glutinous Rice Ball CrystalGlutinous Rice Ball, called “Shuijing Tangyuan” in Chinese, is usually the sizeof a walnut, featuring a transparent wrappermade of glutinous rice and fillings containing lard and white sugar.Thesellers often tell their customers to take a small bite of the ball first andthen slowly suck its filling to protect their mouth from bei... [MORE] Meat in Bean Sprouts Can meatbe embedded in bean sprouts? Does that sound incredible? Suzhou indeed had sucha dish, though it has vanished according to Chua Lam, a Singaporean columnistand food critic.Tomake the dish, a piece of chicken or ham is boiled till strings of meat can betorn off. Then, use a needle to pull each “string” into a bean sprout. Thatnee... [MORE] Teihuangyou “Teihuangyou”is a term in Suzhou dialect. “Tei” means “only”, while “Huangyou” refers tohigh-purity crab cream and roe.It isa kind of paste made by pan-frying crab cream and roe with lard, onion andginger and then stewing the mixture with yellow rice wine. Some lard and peppercan be added before the paste is taken out of the pan.I... [MORE] Noodles with Specially-made Chicken Noodleswith Specially-made Chicken, called “Dongjimian” in Chinese, is a traditionalSuzhou-style noodle dish known for its specially-made chicken topping. Thecomplicated technique of making such noodles had been lost for more than half acentury before it was reused in recent years.Itis worth mentioning that the topping must be made with... [MORE] Rolls with Three Delicacies Rollswith Three Delicacies, called “Sanxian Qianzhangbao” in Chinese, originated inHuzhou in East China’s Zhejiang province. Young people in Suzhou may not knowit, but those born during 1940s to 1960s must have eaten such rolls or, atleast, have heard about it.Therolls feature fillings made from ham, dried scallops, dried shrimps and p... [MORE] Dumplings with Wrappers Made from Hot Water Dough Dumplingswith Wrappers Made from Hot Water Dough, called “Tangmianjiao”, used to be apopular snack sold between the Spring Equinox and the Beginning of Summer, butthe exact technique of making it has been lost since the 1970s.Tomake the dumplings, the flour must be mixed with boiled water to make the doughso that the wrappers of the dum... [MORE] Smoldered Sweet Potato Coated with Sugar SmolderedSweet Potato Coated with Sugar was created in 1821 by Huang Tian Yuan, atime-honored cake and pastry brand. In the past, Huang Tian Yuan often used abig wok to cook the snack in front of its doors when sweet potatoes were inseason. However, today, this food is rarely seen.Tomake the snack, the sweet potatoes are smoldered in an i... [MORE] Zongzi with Straw Ash Zongziis a traditional Chinese snack made of glutinous rice stuffed with differentfillings and wrapped in reed leaves. Zongzi with Straw Ash is a Suzhou-styleversion containing straw ash which makes the boiled glutinous rice dumplingsyellow and soft. Fewstores sell such kind of zongzi today, and people who want a try can buy itfrom a... [MORE]