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| Dining |
| Boat
Banquet: |
Originated in the Tang Dynasty, it is an imperial-style banquet cooked
and served on a boat. Most of the food was poached or stewed. Popular
dishes still served include Golden Wild Duck and Emerald Crab. |
| Sizzling
rice: |
This is the No.1 dish in China. It is served by pouring gravy made
of shrimp and tomato sauce over a deep-fried rice crust. |
| Three-flavor
dumpling: |
It consists of thin wheat flour-based wrapper stuffed with chicken,
shrimp and pork, which are then boiled in chicken broth. |
| Songhelou: |
This is the most famous restaurant in town. Songhelou serves fancy
imperial-style Suzhou cuisine and claims to have served the Emperor
Qian Long, back in the Qing Dynasty. |
| Zhanxing
Noodle Shop: |
This wonderful little place serves delicious homemade noodles that
are said to be made according to an original Qing Dynasty recipe created
at the famed Subong Noodle restaurant. |
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