Wuxi’s local food is somewhat similar to that of Suzhou and Shanghai. The taste is sweet and light. Many outsiders who come to Wuxi for the first time are not used to the food, especially those in areas with strong tastes, such as Sichuan and Hunan, places that like spicy food.

The most distinctive dish in Wuxi is Wuxi Sauce Pork Ribs. The pork ribs are soy red in color, crispy in texture, and rich in bone flavor. They are absolutely one of a kind! Foodies with a sweet tooth shouldn’t miss it! But for the most authentic soy pork ribs, you have to go to the time-honored "Sanfengqiao Meat Shop" on Zhongshan Road in the center of Wuxi to eat them freshly cooked. Wuxi Sauce Spare Ribs are sold in many local supermarkets, but they are vacuum packed. You can only taste the sweetness, but you cannot taste the freshness and aroma of the Sauce Spare Ribs at all. ?

Wuxi locals don’t actually eat the sauced pork ribs mentioned above. Wuxi Xiaolong is the favorite of Wuxi people, especially for breakfast. You must have a small bowl for breakfast to start the new day with satisfaction. The skin won't break when you pick it up, and the bottom won't leak when you turn it over. Your mouth will be full of marinade once you suck it, and it's delicious and not greasy. Just hearing this description makes me want to take a bite. The crab meat dumplings are even better in autumn and winter, with boiled crab butter added to the filling. The Xiaolongbao from "Wang Xingji" is famous outside, but the Xiaolongbao from "Xishengyuan" is really respected by Wuxi people. When you come to Wuxi, you can try both of them. You will never regret it.

Wuxi’s oily gluten is also a specialty, and it is not sold much in Suzhou or Shanghai. Whether stir-fried or stewed, oily gluten is a good side dish, and it becomes more fragrant when stewed with meat. A dish invented by Wuxi people - meat stuffed with gluten, is the kind of delicacy that makes you have endless aftertaste? Just stuff the meat filling into Wuxi water, oil and gluten, and then stew it in a pot over high heat. It will be much more satisfying than eating dumplings and wontons. ? There is also a delicacy that many outsiders don’t know, which is four-color glutinous rice balls. To put it bluntly, it is double the size of the glutinous rice balls we usually eat, with a variety of fillings inside, including fresh meat, vegetable lard, sesame, rose sugar, bean paste, and fresh shrimp. Pork, dried bamboo shoots, fresh meat, radishes and other fillings. ?

There are many delicacies in Wuxi, such as Liangxi Crispy Eel, Magnolia Cake, Taihu Three Whites, Three Fresh Wontons, etc., just waiting for you to taste them!