The must-eat time-honored brands in Yixing include Gaocheng Pork Pork, Yixing Hairy Crabs, Hufu Small Wontons, Black Rice, Clear Soup Bean Curd, Dushang Watermelon, etc.

1. Gaocheng Braised Pork Pork

Gaocheng Braised Pork Pork (Sow) has a long history. It originated from the Chen family in Taoyuan Village, Gaocheng Town, Yixing City, and has a history of more than 130 years. Our ancestors made a living by farming and lived a difficult life. Many farmers raised pig mothers and gave birth to piglets for sale to supplement their livelihood. After each sow gave birth to about 10 litters of piglets, she lost fat and no longer became pregnant. The sow had to be abandoned because its meat was fishy and unpalatable. A farmer surnamed Chen in Taoyuan Village felt it was a pity to abandon it, so he tried a variety of seasonings and cooked it into delicious pork belly.

2. Yixing hairy crabs

Yixing crab breeding area is nearly 10,000 hectares, and there are many farmers with an output of more than 100 kilograms per mu. In the city's Guanlin, Gaocheng and Xinjian towns, crab farming has become an important source of income for local farmers to become rich. It is understood that the average selling price of products that have obtained geographical indication certification marks is higher than similar products, and the economic benefits are significant. "Yixing Hairy Crab" has been recognized as a national geographical indication certification trademark. For Yixing crab farmers, it is a good opportunity for transformation and development, high production and increased income.

3. Hufu small wontons

This is a key recommendation. The soup is bone soup, made by the boss. The small wontons are also hand-wrapped, not the kind that can be pinched on the street. The pinched ones are mini wontons. This bowl is a medium bowl without coriander, so it may not look very good in the photo, but it is really delicious. Don't put chili sauce in the wontons, just sprinkle some pepper. The chili sauce will cover up the original flavor of the soup.

4. Black rice

The leaves of Nanzhu that are used to make black rice among Yixing folk mainly grow in the hilly and mountainous areas of southern Yixing. The rice used to make black rice is generally mainly glutinous rice, mixed with Some japonica rice are particularly fragrant and delicious after being steamed. The custom of eating black rice in Yixing has a long history and has been passed down from generation to generation. Yixing black rice is a local specialty delicacy in Yixing. It is also a unique folk culture created by Yixing people. It has distinctive local characteristics and has a great influence in the surrounding areas of Yixing.

5. Tofu pudding in clear soup

Yixing South Gate’s tofu pudding in clear soup, a pair of burdens, the utensils are still from the Ming Dynasty, hot tofu pudding, pour hot soy sauce, dried shrimps, I still remember eating garlic flowers while standing on the street. In fact, there are many ways to eat "Tofu Flowers". You can suck it with a straw, eat it in a big bowl, or pick up a spoon and taste it carefully. If you can drink a bowl of steaming "tofu pudding" in winter, it would be a great joy in the world.

6. Dushang Watermelon

Bailidu District on the west bank of Taihu Lake is the main producing area of ??Yixing watermelon. The late-ripening watermelon abundant here is called "Dushang Watermelon". After the Beginning of Autumn, when other varieties of watermelon have been released from the market, Dushang watermelons are put on the market in large quantities to meet the needs of urban and rural people. Shanghai Yimin Food Factory has long signed contracts with some supply and marketing cooperatives in Du District, Yixing, to use Du watermelons to make canned watermelons and sell them overseas.