Nanjing Food

In Nanjing you can taste the Chinese Huaiyang Cuisine and various local snacks. Special foods here include sausage, xiangdu (stuffed pork cyst), salty duck, small rosy peanut and Yuhua tea. These foods can all be purchased in some big supermarkets. The street in front of Confucius Temple is also a good spot to try and buy these local foods.

In Nanjing you can taste the Chinese Huaiyang Cuisine and various local snacks. Special foods here include sausage, xiangdu (stuffed pork cyst), salty duck, small rosy peanut and Yuhua tea. These foods can all be purchased in some big supermarkets. The street in front of Confucius Temple is also a good spot to try and buy these local foods.
Add: Fuzimiao Dining Street

Autumn in Nanjing is a season of scented osmanthus blossom and the best time to make the delicious Salted Soup Duck because ducks at this time are fat. The chef chooses well-bred ducks and smears salt and spice on them to add flavors. The spice ingredients are a secret. Then the spiced ducks are marinated in a sauce for two hours. Just before eating, the ducks are steamed. It should taste fragrant, crisp and tende

A refreshing cold dish made of Bean-curd sheets. The bean-curd sheets are cut finely into threads with seasoning of sauce, sesame oil and vegetables shreds of bamboo root, mushroom, chicken or meat. It has fine shreds and a tender taste. It can also be boiled in broth and served with other meat shreds.

A legend goes that in China's Southern Dynasties (420 - 589) an emperor was besieged by enemies in the imperial city. Soldiers guarded the city and fought hard in bloody battles. Women made salted ducks and wrapped them with leaves to preserve the flavor. Ducks were packed into a large jar and delivered to the soldiers. When the soldiers unwrapped the ducks, they found the ducks pressed flat, thereby the name Pressed Duck.

This is a great breakfast-time soup dish made from tofu (bean curd), mushrooms, coriander and chilli. The best place to taste it is Liu Feng Ju.

This is a kind of fried pastry that is filled with shallot, meat and other ingredients and usually covered with a pastry crust. It is also a popular breakfast snack. The best place to taste it is Liu Feng Ju.

They are what they sound like ? Oily but delicious fried beef dumplings. Perhaps this dish is not native to Nanjing but some will swear that the fried beef dumplings in Nanjing are the best.
Add: Small hole-in-the-wall vendors across the city.

Steamed dumplings are found all over China but Nanjing��s steamed dumplings are made to be less oily. Try the pork and fragrant mushroom steamed dumplings.
Add: All the dumpling restaurants in Nanjing

Dumplings with chicken broth inside them are a favourite of both locals and visitors.
Add: Lion's Bridge.

Zhuangyuan Beans are not only a Nanjing specialty but are even specifically called a Confucius Temple specialty. These are large beans that are baked with various types of seasoning. There are many flavours, some of which are a bit over the top so ask for a sample before buying so as to assure you get a flavour that you like.
Add: Supermarkets