Notable Dishes
Huaiyang cuisine also includes several breakfast choices such as crab soup dumplings (simplified Chinese: 蟹黄汤包; traditional Chinese: 蟹黃湯包; pinyin: xìehúang tāngbāo), thousand-layered cake (simplified Chinese: 千层糕; traditional Chinese: 千層糕; pinyin: qiāncéng gāo), steamed dumplings (simplified Chinese: 蒸饺; traditional Chinese: 蒸餃; pinyin: zhēngjiǎo), tofu noodles (simplified Chinese: 大煮干丝; traditional Chinese: 大煮乾絲; pinyin: dàzhǔ gānsī), and wild vegetable steamed buns (Chinese: 野菜包子; pinyin: yěcài bāozi).
Other standard dishes in Huaiyang cuisine include:
| English | Traditional Chinese | Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congee with century egg and lean pork | 皮蛋瘦肉粥 | 皮蛋瘦肉粥 | pídàn shòuròu zhōu | |
| Fish with sour vegetables | 酸菜魚 | 酸菜鱼 | suāncài yú | |
| Pot stickers | 鮮肉鍋貼 | 鲜肉锅贴 | xiānròu gūotīe | |
| Noodles with shrimp and pork dumplings | 蝦子餃麵 | 虾子饺面 | xīazi jǐaomiàn | |
| Lion's head | 獅子頭 | 狮子头 | shīzi tóu | Braised pork meatballs in brown sauce |
| Jade shaomai | 翡翠燒賣 | 翡翠烧卖 | fěicùi shāomài | |
| Yangzhou fried rice | 揚州炒飯 | 扬州炒饭 | Yángzhōu chǎofàn | |
| Sliced fatty pork slices | 厚皮香豬 | 厚皮香猪 | hòupí xīangzhū |
Others include Yangzhou pickles, baozi, gansi (sliced tofu), sticky candy, ginkgo, Qionghuayu liquor, Nanshan green tea, baoying lotus root starch, and Jiangdu short pastry.
Baozi is a type of steamed bun with meat or paste fillings. It is sometimes served for breakfast and is best eaten hot.
There is also a dish called "beggar's chicken" (simplified Chinese: 叫化鸡; traditional Chinese: 叫化雞; pinyin: jiàohuā jī), which is a whole chicken marinated with spices and wrapped in aluminium foil. Contrary to its name, it is not the food for the homeless. Traditionally, beggar's chicken is wrapped in leaves or sometimes even in mud, allowing the full flavour of the chicken to be preserved.
Because Yangzhou is close to Nanjing, people will be able to enjoy the mix of northern and southern cuisines. When in Nanjing, one unusual local dish is duck blood and vermicelli soup, consisting of congealed duck's blood in noodle soup. For the more health conscious, Nanjing is best known for its stinky tofu.
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