Hangzhou cuisine is characterized by its elaborate
preparation and varying techniques of cooking,such as saute,
stewing, and stir and deep frying. Hangzhou food tastes fresh and
crisp, varying with the change of season. Zhejiang cuisine is one of the eight famous culinary schools
in China, consisting mainly of the specialties of Hangzhou,
Ningbo and Shaoxing.
Fried Pork With Spinach
Hangzhou cuisine is characterized by its elaborate
preparation and varying techniques of cooking,such as saute,
stewing, and stir and deep frying. Hangzhou food tastes fresh and
crisp, varying with the change of season.
Shrimps Saute
Ningbo food is a bit salty but delicious.
Specializing in steamed, roasted and braised seafood, Ningbo
cuisine is particular in retaining the original freshness,
tenderness and softness.
Shaoxing cuisine offers fresh aquatic food and poultry that has a
special rural flavor, sweet in smell, soft and glutinous in
taste, thick in gravy and strong in season.
Chicken In Wine
The famous restaurants in Hangzhou are: Hangzhou
Restaurant, Xizhongxi Restaurant, etc. Famous Hangzhou
specialties are: West Lake fish in vinegar sauce, fried shrimps
with Longjing tea , Songsao fish soup, Dongpo pork, beggar's
chicken and consomme of West Lake water shield.
Last updated 04/11/97
