Xitang Snack Street Food Recommendations Which Xitang specialties can be taken away?

Now that we have talked about the transportation in Xitang, I will now tell you about the delicious food in Xitang. Today I will tell you about the delicious food in Xitang. There is also a collection about gourmet restaurants. Food recommendation

Lu’s Little Wontons

Heading towards my first destination - Lu’s Little Wontons with great anticipation. When we arrived at the door of the store, the proprietress was kneading dough and preparing Xiao Long Bao. When she saw me coming in, she warmly welcomed me in and recommended delicious dishes.

I ordered small wontons and tofu pudding (salty), and then ordered a Nanxiang steamed bun. The small wontons and steamed buns were delicious, but the tofu pudding was a bit unaccustomed to eating. Overall Yes, I didn’t finish it all in order to leave some room for delicious food later.

Laopinfang

Laopinfang’s store is similar to an ordinary stir-fry shop. I ordered wonton duck pot, salt and pepper pumpkin, fried shredded eel, and a serving of rice wine. The rice wine here is all home-brewed, and it’s really delicious. I drank all the bottle and had no energy left. The other dishes are also delicious, and I recommend the salt-and-pepper pumpkin.

Recommended: Snail lion, shredded eel, salt and pepper pumpkin, water chestnut edamame, pond carp steamed egg, old duck wonton.

Address: No. 39, Beizha Street, Xitang Ancient Town.

Accommodation options

If you have booked a hotel in the scenic area in advance, contact the boss and they will usually come out to pick you up. I called the Wanghe Renjia Inn in Xitang that I booked 2 days ago. The boss was very enthusiastic and came to pick me up at the bus station in person. The inn was near Lujiaqiao. Soon, I saw my room, with its large flower-carved bed, wooden windows facing the river, and antique tables and chairs. Everything was full of the charm of a water town.

The boss was very enthusiastic and booked tickets for the Xitang Scenic Area for me. The inn ticket costs 55 yuan. If I buy it myself, it seems to cost 100 yuan. The ticket is directly bound to the ID card. I can directly swipe my ID when I go to a small attraction. The certificate is enough, and a Xitang guide map is also included.

The Yanyu Corridor is close to Anxiuqiao Snack Plaza

Recommended: Braised Pork, Guanlaotai Stinky Tofu, Gorgon Cake Specialty Store, Qian's Tofu Pudding, and Lu's Small Wontons.

Address: No. 56, Tangdong Street, Xitang Scenic Area. Food

Wuhan Hot Dry Noodles. But the taste is just so-so, my friend said, the secret soup is missing. Mainly because I don’t like pasta very much, so I can’t comment on the pasta.

Everyone has a portion of Liu’s secret sausage. This shop is quite popular and you have to queue up to taste it. The price per piece is 20 yuan.

Grandma Guan’s Stinky Tofu seems to be very famous in Xitang Scenic Area. I saw many shops with this name. Stinky tofu is a ubiquitous Chinese delicacy, and this one tastes pretty good. The price is 10 yuan for 7 pieces of stinky tofu.

Wonton Duck Stew

This is a local dish from Xitang. It is said that it was invented by the kiln workers here. Due to the long working hours and high labor intensity, the kiln workers The solution was solved on the spot, and the old duck was wrapped and stewed in the kiln. However, the duck meat alone was not enough to eat, so the kiln workers added wontons to the pot, which could not only satisfy the hunger, but also supplement nutrition. Kill two birds with one stone, wonton old duck pot It spread among the kiln workers, and later this dish also appeared on the dining tables of the people in Xitang.

Shepherd's Purse Bao Yuan (Chanyi Bao Yuan)

This is the first choice for farmers in Xitang to try something new in the spring season.

The characteristics of this dish are golden color and overflowing fragrance. After one sip, the soup is pure and fragrant. In addition, you can choose local rice vinegar to taste even better. It is a dish for all ages. It is a delicious, nutritious and rural specialty dish.

Sauce-fried snails

Snails

Snails are a very common dish in Jiangnan water towns. Xitang is intertwined with rivers, and wherever there is water there are snails. The snails from Xitang have small shells and thick flesh. They are stir-fried with onions and shredded peppers, sprayed with wine and sugar, then poured with red soy sauce and spiced with star anise. The soup is very light and thick. Most of these are extremely delicious, with a strong umami flavor, and it is very pleasant to pair with rice wine.

Steamed white water fish

One of the must-order dishes in Xitang, almost all Xitang restaurants will have this dish. The steamed white water fish meat is very tender and tastes great.

Stinky tofu

The top 1 food in Xitang! As a Jiangnan folk dish, Xitang’s stinky tofu can be said to be famous far and wide.

The deep-fried tofu is crispy and delicious, and when paired with the sauce, it tastes absolutely amazing. Foodies who want to check out gourmet food must not miss it!

Recommended shops: Guan Laotai Stinky Tofu, Three Flavor Stinky Tofu< /p>

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There are many Laotai Guan tofu shops in Xitang. It is said that the most authentic Laotai Guan’s shop is at No. 92 Shiban Road, but it is outside the scenic area!

Wonton

Although they are both wontons, the wontons in the north and south are slightly different. Xitang's wontons are small in size, with thin skin and not much meat, but the taste is extremely fresh. The best thing is the secret recipe in the allongtang. It is fresh, rich and delicious, which makes people want to stop.

Recommended shop: Lu's Zhen Xian De Lai Wonton

Tofu Pudding

One of Xitang's famous snacks, Tofu Pudding can be either salty or sweet, so you need to prepare it in advance Say hello to the boss. Recommend the salty, milky white tofu with dried shrimps, seaweed and pickled mustard. The tofu is tender and smooth, melts in your mouth, and has a great taste. If you like spicy food, you can also pair it with a spoonful of chili sauce!

Recommended shop: Xitang Qian's Ancestral Tofu Pudding

Sweet Rice Noodles

The soft and smooth meatballs are paired with a bowl of specially fermented sweet rice wine. It tastes really good. Got it!

Recommended shop: Ancestral sweet rice wine

Xiangyou eel paste

One of the specialties of Subang cuisine, Xitang aquatic products, known as the "Land of Fish and Rice" Rich in resources, the eel here tastes really delicious, and most importantly, it’s delicious and not expensive.

Recommended stores: Lao Pinfang, Dingji, Sendi Deyuelou

Gorgon cake: a must-buy souvenir

The local specialty of Xitang is A soft, Han-style pastry with many flavors, it is a must-buy souvenir in Xitang.

Recommended shops: Forest Gorgon Cake; Yixiantian Handmade Workshop Hotel Recommendation

1. Dingji and Xiangtang: The two shops are next to each other, near Huanxiu Bridge, from the west Go past the Huanxiu Bridge and turn right. I recommend these two, the taste is very good and the price is not expensive.

2. Xitang Family: On the Misty Corridor, closer to Yongning Bridge.

3. Xianheng Qiantang Family Restaurant: It is next to Yongning Bridge. It has a good location, a relatively good environment, and the taste is also good.

4. Food Dynasties of the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Beside Anjing Bridge, "Who is the Master of My Youth" was filmed here.

5. Old Street Hotel: Lower West Street, near Xiyuan.

6. Lao Pinfang: The more delicious dishes on Beizha Street include salt and pepper pumpkin, fried snails in sauce, old duck wonton pot, white chopped chicken, cicada wrapped in balls, etc. There is also steamed white water fish. Because I don’t like eating fish very much, I think it’s just average. It’s relatively fresh and tender but has many thorns. There is also a fish called bream, which is fried and tastes good. Recommended snacks

1. Steamed Pork with Vermicelli

Aniu’s is second to none~ It is located to the west of Xiyuan, near Huanxiu Bridge, but it usually closes at 4:30, and it should be postponed on weekends and holidays. .

Lao Ma’s is also good~ The location is next to Yongning Bridge and on the Misty Rain Corridor. They are all 4 yuan/piece.

2. Xiangzharou

It is a small piece of meat wrapped in rice dumpling leaves. There are many stores selling them on the roadside, and they basically all taste the same. The price is usually 2.5 yuan/piece.

3. Fried stinky tofu

It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and tastes good~ The more delicious ones are the three-flavor stinky tofu on the Yanyu Corridor and the Ruomao Street next to Qiantang Renjia. Serve the old lady's stinky tofu. There are many housekeepers in the town, and I can’t tell which one is authentic, but the taste of these two is pretty good. Both sweet sauce and hot sauce are used, which makes it more delicious. The price is 5 yuan

/8 yuan.

4. A bite of brown rice dumplings

After all, Xitang belongs to Jiaxing, so the taste of the rice dumplings is naturally not bad. The characteristic of a bite of brown rice dumplings is that they are relatively small and tasty. 0.5-1 yuan/piece.

5. Lu’s Little Wontons

At the intersection of West Street next to Yongning Bridge. The price is 2.5 yuan/bowl.

6. Qian’s tofu pudding

It is very close to Lu’s small wontons. The price is 3 yuan/bowl.

7. Gorgon fruit cake

Gorgon fruit is the "chicken head fruit" in Nanjing dialect. Gorgon cake is somewhat similar to sliced ??cake, but it is not as dry as sliced ??cake. It is a bit tough and chewy. The sweet-scented osmanthus tastes good, not so sweet, but has the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus. The address of Forest Gorgon Cake Shop is: No. 18 Tangdong Street. The price is: 10 yuan

/serving.

8. Maltose

Also known as squid, it is actually not that special. It is just fun and brings back some childhood memories. It usually costs 2-3 yuan.

9. Water chestnut

Tender is just one word.

10. Osmanthus sweet rice wine

Must eat it on ice, 2.5 yuan/bowl.

11. Malt pancake

There is bean paste filling inside. Xitang Snacks

1. Xitang Old Lady Guan’s Stinky Tofu

At the foot of Huanxiu Bridge, on the West Street side, this restaurant is owned by Old Lady Guan. I feel this is the most delicious snack in Xitang. Chain brands are everywhere in Xitang, and the tofu cubes should be supplied by the same merchants. This brand of tofu actually smells pretty good, it doesn't have any special smell, it's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it's topped with seasonings, which is great.

2. Gorgon Cake

Xitang’s old specialty, Yixintian Pastry on West Street (near Huanxiu Bridge), Forest Gorgon and Caoji on Tangdong Street (near Shaohong Port) The pastries are all famous old brand stores. The glutinous rice cakes in these stores are soft and glutinous and delicious, and you can take them back as souvenirs.

3. Xitang Little Wontons

The most famous one is Lu’s Little Wontons, West Street Snack Night Market.

4. Xitang Tofu Pudding

One of the famous snacks in Xitang is Qian’s Tofu Pudding on Yongning Bridge.

5. Steamed Pork with Lotus Leaf and Vermicelli

There is a Yulouchun Restaurant and a Lao Ma Steamed Pork with Vermicelli.

6. Smoked green beans

This is very delicious, fragrant, and chewy. It costs 10 yuan a pack. It’s great to practice chewing with.

7. The best noodle in the world

There are many noodle restaurants in Xitang, all gathered in the snack square in the east section of West Street. The best noodles in the world are actually a type of noodles. Here in Xitang, they are called Luoguo noodles. The basic method is to cook the noodles first, then add toppings and boil them together.

8. Umeboshi Shaobing

The salty flatbread is stuffed with prunes. It tastes very crispy and costs 5 yuan a piece. There are two stores in Xitang, one is on Tawan Street, and the other is next to Shunzilaifeng Bridge (very close to Xiangtang).

Time-honored Hotel

1. Lao Pinfang

No. 39, Beizha Street. It is said to be very cost-effective, but it was closed when I went there, so I had to look for other stores.

2. Dream Water Town

No. 17, Beizha Street. I went to eat it. To be honest, I didn’t think it was delicious. The lotus chicken is very famous.

3. Xiangtang

There are many special dishes from the water town, and the overall taste is good. You can get discounts when ordering through the mobile app.

4. Ming and Qing food substitutes

It is said to be very expensive.

5. Qiantang Renjia

There are main stores and branches, both of which are available. Xitang Food Chapter

Caoji Gorgon Cake Shop

Recommendation Index: ★★★★★

Caoji Gorgon Cake Shop is the largest handmade pastry workshop in Xitang The taste is unique, pure and authentic. There are two types of Caoji Brand Gorgon Cake, one is the ordinary 6 yuan/box; the other is the premium 10 yuan/box.

It is recommended to buy high-quality products. The portions of high-quality products are sufficient and the taste is good. The exquisite pastries are not sweet but chewy, and the Caoji herbal cakes are delicious. Caoji brand pastries have a full range of varieties and are the only pastry shop in this industry that has been rated as "Jiaxing City's Characteristic Star Enterprise".

Address information: No. 16, Tangdong Street, Xitang Town (next to Lujiaqiao).

A Niu Steamed Pork

Recommendation Index: ★★★★★

The founder of the first steamed pork in Xitang, with good taste. This store is also one of the main specialty products of Xitang. The owner of this store has been operating it for many years. This product was developed by the owner of your store himself. The meat selected is the essence of pork belly. The materials used are also better than others, but the price may be more expensive than those sold in ordinary stores. The so-called cheap products are not good products.

Address information: Under Huanxiu Bridge, Xiaxi Street, Xitang Town.

Fu_Tang Taiyaki

Recommendation index: ★★★★★

A very unique pastry snack in Xitang; Cao Ji’s recommended food is limited The company's brands. Taiyaki has a long history and uses milk and eggs as the main ingredient.

There is cheese sandwiched in the middle. It is very delicious. It is made and sold freshly. It is very fragrant and delicious when it is hot. It is a must-try delicacy in Xitang.

Address information: No. 43, Xiaxi Street, Xitang Town (next to Huanxiu Bridge).

Grandma Guan’s Stinky Tofu

Recommendation Index: ★★★★★

Xitang Chain is a century-old brand in Xitang. It is said to be the craftsmanship passed down by Master Guan , very delicious. All the stinky tofu in Xitang comes from Mrs. Guan.

Address information: Ancient Town Xitang chain.

Continental-style wontons

Recommendation index: ★★★★★

This snack is not in a shop, but at a small stall near Qiantang people’s homes. An old man has been running the business here for many years.

The unique feature of its wonton stall is that it has a great atmosphere and feeling (except in winter). In the morning, you can sit at the stall and eat a bowl of roadside stalls, which is delicious.

Address information: Near Qiantang Renjia Branch, Xitang Town.

Qian’s Tofu Pudding

Recommendation Index: ★★★

The founder of Xitang Tofu Pudding, Qian’s Tofu Pudding is all tofu curd ground from high-quality beans. . Authentic taste and popular tofu.

Address information: Near Qiantang Renjia Branch, Xitang Town.

Small Town Girl

Recommendation Index: ★★★★★

A very unique local Xitang restaurant with warm interior decoration, affordable prices and great taste Delicious. The environment is considered the best in Xitang. The girl's signature dishes are: duck with bamboo net, salt and pepper hoof, and black fish. Most of their restaurants have terrace seats with a river view. It is very popular with small town girls, and there is almost a queue to get to the dining point. Tea and coffee are also available in the afternoon and evening.

Address information: Next to Shuangzi Laifeng Bridge in Xitang Town (at the entrance to Water Street).

Qiantang Renjia

Recommended index: ★★★★

This restaurant has been operating for many years and has delicious taste, but the price is 30% more expensive than Laopinfang. The location and scenery of the hotel are better than other hotels. If you enjoy the atmosphere, you can choose this hotel.

Address information: Under Yongning Bridge, Xitang Town.