Suichang's Most Asked-About Food, So Delicious You'll Want to Move There

What to do when you just want to eat and drink during the May Day holiday? Come to Suichang, Zhejiang! 🤗 Charcoal stoves, river fish delicacies, street snacks... You can eat 8⃣ meals in one day! Trust me, this small county is truly worth a special trip for the food‼ 🍲Charcoal Stove Pot: Must-eat TOP1⃣ "No stove pot, no Suichang" - Suichang locals are absolutely passionate about charcoal stove pots! They eat them year-round, and almost anything can go in a stove pot. You must try it when you're here. 👍Three-layer Stove Pot The most authentic local flavor. Radish at the bottom, salted tofu and pig blood in the middle, and pork belly 🥩 on top. As it slowly simmers, the flavors blend together, making every ingredient incredibly flavorful 😌 Other options include yellow beef with shredded radish stove pot, rattan vine pork trotter stove pot, eel stove pot, and more. 🐟Jiaotang Fish Head Pot: Ridiculously Fresh Jiaotang Township is next to the Wuxi River, with an abundance of river delicacies like shrimp 🦐 🐟 and fish. There's a fish head street with dozens of fish head restaurants, each with their own specialties. Many people drive here specifically for this dish. 👉Fish head stove pot is the signature dish, featuring tender fish meat with cucumber and tofu, topped with a pinch of patchouli leaves which is the soul of the dish. Every bite is unforgettable ❤ Other options include stir-fried river shrimp and braised grouper. 🍜Rice Noodles: A Happy Home for Noodle Lovers Rice noodles in Suichang are versatile - in soup, mixed, stir-fried, in clay pots... delicious any way they're prepared. They're suitable for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and available in both large restaurants and small eateries. 🍡Braised Snacks: One skewer after another, impossible to stop Spicy food lovers must try Suichang's braised snacks❗ Almost every snack shop has them - pots of spicy braised sauce with tofu, pig's feet, duck heads, sausages, chicken feet, taro, pig intestines, and more. Prices range from a few yuan to over ten yuan 💰, spicy and full of flavor! 🉑A bowl of rice noodles + a few braised skewers is the classic Suichang combination. 🥠Street Snacks: Starting at 3 yuan, eat while you walk Walking through Suichang's streets, you can eat your way through hidden shops and street vendors - everything looks tempting. Recommendations⬇ ✅Mochi: Hot glutinous rice balls coated with black sesame sugar, soft and stretchy ✅Oil Tube Cake: Crispy outside, savory inside, be careful of the heat on your first bite ✅Green Cake: Green color comes from mugwort juice, sweet with a fresh herbal aroma ✅Thousand Layer Cake: Loofah leaves + glutinous rice + brown sugar, more chewy when cool ‼Attention! You can now enjoy free stove pot meals with a special promotion! From April 30 to May 31, stay at participating hotels or guesthouses in Suichang and enjoy a free special "Three-layer" stove pot! Check "Suichang Tourism" official account for details!