Jinhu Specialties

When you come to Jinhu, after visiting various scenic spots and historical sites, do you also want to find some food to fill your stomach? In fact, there are many special foods in Jinhu, but some friends who come to Jinhu for the first time cannot discover them. Because some of Jinhu’s special delicacies are only known to locals. Moreover, many local specialties are closely related to history.

Jinhu Lake was named “Jinhu Lake” by the beloved Premier Zhou Enlai because it is surrounded by Baima Lake, Baoying Lake and Gaoyou Lake. It symbolizes rich resources and a fortune at sunrise.

Jinhu is a beautiful water town in northern Jiangsu, with a water surface of 420 square kilometers and 44 square kilometers of tidal flats. The territory has a vast water surface, dense river networks, surrounded by long embankments, shaded by green trees, neat farmland, fragrant rice, and lotus ponds, creating a natural scenery of a lake and water town.

It is known as the hometown of Emperor Yao, the hometown of lotus, the hometown of fish and rice, the pearl of the Huai River, the water town of Jinhu, and the Little Jiangnan of northern Jiangsu.

I don't need to say much about Jinhu hairy crabs. As a senior foodie, how can I do without the company of hairy crabs in this season? !

As the saying goes, when the wind blows, the crabs' feet itch. Fresh and sweet crab meat, plump crab roe. Fine wine and hairy crabs, sizzling until midnight...it shows how much everyone loves hairy crabs!

When eating hairy crabs in Jinhu, the best ones are those from Baimahu! Because Baimahu hairy crabs have always been known as the king of crabs.

As the saying goes, lobsters must be produced in Jinhu. If you want to eat delicious and meaty crayfish, you have to come to Jinhu.

In the streets and alleys here, whether braised in oil, with garlic or steamed, the extremely tempting aroma will tease the taste buds of foodies.

Popular science:

Baima Lake is one of the top ten lakes in Jiangsu Province. It is an important transit lake in the upper reaches of the eastern route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project and the second drinking water source for the central urban area of ​​Huai'an City.

The water quality of Baima Lake is fresh and there is almost no industrial pollution, so the fish, shrimp and crabs produced here are delicious.

Water red water chestnut is actually the water chestnut we are familiar with. Water chestnuts can be eaten raw or cooked. It is crispy when eaten raw and glutinous and fragrant when cooked.

When eating, put it in your mouth, bite it in the middle, and then peel it out from the "small corner" bitten in half and eat it. It's super convenient!

Water water chestnut, also known as "Suzhou red", grows in rivers, ponds and pools. It has high nutritional value and contains a variety of vitamins and minerals. The water chestnut powder made from it has edible and medicinal value.

Mooncakes, a snack we often eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival, come in many flavors.

But in Jinhu, there is no battle between sweet and salty mooncakes. People love the fillings of pork, red bean paste, egg yolk, mung bean, five-nut, and pepper and salt.

The simplest packaging has the happiest taste!

Mooncake is one of the most prestigious traditional Chinese pastries and a popular Mid-Autumn Festival food. Mooncakes are round and eaten by the whole family, symbolizing reunion and harmony.