What are the special spring foods in Suzhou? Introduction to the special spring foods in Suzhou

1. A cup of spring tea. If you don’t drink spring tea, how will you know that spring has arrived? Spring for tea lovers begins with a cup of Biluochun. Biluochun is a traditional Chinese tea and one of the top ten famous teas in China. It belongs to the green tea category and has a history of more than 1,000 years. It has become an annual tribute during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Tea, the so-called "Biluochun", is produced in the East Dongting Mountain and West Dongting Mountain areas in Wuzhong District, Suzhou, so it is also called "Dongting Biluochun". It is mined around the Spring Equinox every year. Mingqian tea is the most valuable.

2. Snails before Ming Dynasty. I remember when I was a child, there was a small river in front of my hometown. When adults came back from work, they would touch a bowl of snails. There is a saying among the people that "snails compete with fat goose before Ming Dynasty". The snails before Qingming are plump, seedless and have less muddy smell. , high nutritional value, not inferior to Suzhou's king of poultry "Early Spring Goose". Suzhou people must have a bowl of delicious snails in spring, whether it is stir-fried snails or stir-fried snails with leeks, if you can add a glass of wine, it will be perfect .

3. Shepherd’s purse wontons. The shepherd's purse in spring is a treasure. There is a saying that "spring is in Xitou shepherd's purse flowers". Spring for Suzhou people is a bowl of wontons stuffed with shepherd's purse. Shepherd's purse is a wild vegetable that grows on the banks of the fields and in the fields. However, it is difficult to see wild shepherd's purse in the market.