Food
Fuzhou cuisine is one of the four traditional cooking styles of Fujian cuisine, which in turn is of the eight Chinese regional cuisines. Dishes are light but flavorful, with particular emphasis on umami taste, known in Chinese cooking as "xiānwèi", as well as retaining the original flavor of the main ingredients instead of masking them. In Fuzhou cuisine, the taste is light compared to some other Chinese cooking styles, and often has a mixed sweet and sour taste. Soup, served as an indispensable dish in meals, is cooked in various ways with local seasonal fresh vegetables and seafood.
Restaurants
1) Deyuelou Restaurant
Also located in Taijian Lane, the restaurant was named after an ancient verse. Featuring elegantly quaint contours and luxurious interiors, the restaurant mainly deals in traditional Suzhou dishes. The main dishes are Thousand-Layer Mandarin Fish, Bacon and Preserved Vegetables, Prawn and Bean Curd. Deyue Tender Chicken and Lady Xishi in Moonlight are its creative dishes.
Address: No.43 Taijian Lane Jiangping District
2) Songheliu Restaurant
The most prestigious old trademark of Suzhou Cuisine, the Songhelou Restaurant was created in 1737 during the Qing Dynasty. The restaurant fully inherits the traditional features of Suzhou Cuisine, attaching importance to materials, cutting and duration and degree of heating. While maintaining tradition, the restaurant has made many innovations. Its famous dishes include Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish, Pure Shark's Fins and Stewed Soft-Shelled Turtle.
Address: No. 141 Guanqian Jie
3) Wangsi Restaurant
Located at one end of the Xingfusi Street and known for its exquisite cooking techniques, the restaurant is famous for game and wild vegetable dishes
Address: NO.35 Taijian Lane Jiangping District