Suzhou hustles and bustles like most cities in China,12 million people going about their daily lives. The city itself is an interesting combination of modern and quaint, mega skyscrapers alongside pagodas and ancient bridges. You can do any number of food tours in Suzhou, sampling everything from snails in maple soup to the ancient and world-famous dish called squirrel fish.
There are some good secret food tours in the city, too, and you can ask locals where you can find dishes that are exotic to a western palate. These include braised ham with honey sauce and pine nuts, cangshu mutton, and Yangcheng Lake crabs. As with many cities, "backstreet joints" are usually where to find the best food, and they make your food tours in Suzhou exciting, fresh, and new!
Book one of those secret food tours today!