Explore Authentic Suzhou Flavors with Sissi - Eatwith
Host Introduction:
Hello everyone, I'm Sissi, your Eatwith host in Suzhou. As a girl from the South, I love rainy days and small, intimate settings. I enjoy attending art festivals, creating small artworks, and writing short articles. Museums, libraries, tea rooms, and delicious food stimulate every sensory cell in my body. I work out and dance daily, study English, and love blue skies, white clouds, mountains, seas, green trees, and red flowers. More than anything, I love every vibrant life. I've always loved being on the road, fascinated by the endless journey, wanting to reach the ends of the earth. After traveling all over, I decided to return to my beloved and familiar Jiangnan region, shrouded in misty rain. I find that hosting friends from all corners of the world is just as fulfilling as traveling to those places. As the saying goes, "Above there is heaven, below there are Suzhou and Hangzhou." I look forward to meeting you and taking you to explore every poetic corner and taste every delicious delight.
Experience Highlights:
Join your host to experience authentic Suzhou cuisine that locals have enjoyed since childhood.
What to expect
Experience Introduction:
Suzhou's cuisine boasts the most distinct seasonal characteristics. Green dumplings in spring and winter rice wine in winter; just a glance at the food sold in the market reveals the season. The once-a-year delicacies are especially loved and cherished.
Our host will lead a food discovery tour, designing a specific itinerary based on everyone's dietary preferences. We'll skip the stalls at the entrance to tourist attractions and those internet-famous shops, and instead, sample the most local Suzhou snacks just like the residents of Suzhou do.
We will start our exploration with a time-honored noodle restaurant. A day for Suzhou people starts with a bowl of noodles: braised pork noodles, Three Shrimp Noodles, Crab Roe Noodles, various seasonal toppings, red and white noodle soup. To be honest, if you were to describe all the knowledge about Suzhou noodle soup in words, I’m afraid three thousand words wouldn’t be enough. PS: Our package only includes ordinary noodle soup. According to personal taste, you can upgrade to “Three Shrimp Noodles”, “Crab Meat Noodles” and other noodles or toppings at your own expense on site.
After tasting the delicious noodles, we will head along Shiquan Street to check in at two other time-honored shops to taste Suzhou snacks, including chicken feet, fried pork chop with batter, shredded radish cake, and red bean glutinous rice balls. Everyone can share and taste the flavors together.
The entire trip is within 2 hours, mainly walking in the ancient city. If you need to go to the industrial park or other places, please communicate with the host in advance to coordinate whether it can be arranged.
If you have a habit of getting up early or want to sleep in, you can also discuss it in advance. Any time between 7:00-11:00 in the morning is fine.
