Huaiyang Cuisine
Huaiyang Cuisine, as one of the Four Great Traditions in Chinese cuisine, is appreciated by many. It has delicate and elegant dishes. The seemingly common dish Pingqiao Tofu is one of the representatives and raises a high demand on the chef. The well-cut bean curd pieces look like sunflower seeds and the thinner, the better, because in this way, the dish can be well flavored when cooked.
*China Huaiyang Cuisine Culture Museum
China Huaiyang Cuisine Cultural Museum is situated close to Li Canal. It is the biggest cultural museum with the theme of cuisine. The Chinese style garden in the museum shares the very characters of Huaiyang Cuisine, refreshing and elegant.
Five zones in the museum tells the story of the emergence and the evolution of Huaiyang Cuisine. The culinary civilization of Yangtze River and Huai River drainage basin, the local delicacies since the old time, and good custom can all be traced here.
In the Museum, you can savor the history and civilization of Yangtze River and Huai River drainage basin and experience the vicissitude of salt merchants. When you are dining here, you can naturally assimilate the deep accumulated culinary culture and memorize the Huai’an expressions.
