TongDe Xing

Located at the intersection of Shiquan Street and Fenghuang Street, crab meat is in season recently. Mixing it with shrimp and noodles is very fresh and fragrant. The store cooperates with Xinzhenyuan's fried dumplings, which can be ordered directly. The environment is relatively retro in the old Jiangnan building. There are quite a lot of people. There was a queue at the door in a while.

I have been to Suzhou countless times, but I have missed this noodle shop, mainly because it closes after noon. The first stop this time was to have a bowl of noodles [Smile] This is a non-heritage noodle shop, and no food from outside is allowed in the store. I ordered the special white soup with big meat noodles. The white soup should be the old soup base, rich and salty, and the big meat is stewed well, melting in the mouth, without any greasy feeling. The fried shredded eel is just okay. The knife fish wontons unique to the Qingming Festival must not be missed, and I had to order one serving. The skin is chewy and the filling is delicious. The soup with this is relatively light, but also very fresh. It should be fish soup [Naughty] I will definitely come back to try something else next time

A fine Su-style noodle restaurant recommended by the second episode of "A Bite of China". Braised meat, bamboo shoots, fried pork liver, and three shrimp noodles are all wonderful. The red and white soups are very tasty, and the noodles are just the right softness and hardness, especially delicious. A very good noodle restaurant, especially for breakfast.

A noodle shop that must be recommended when you go to Suzhou. The boss is called "noodle maniac" and concentrates on making Suzhou-style cold noodles. He has been on the program "A Bite of China". The location is on Shiquan Street. The street is not big, but the Tongdexing signboard can be seen from a distance. The small building is also quaint and unique. First of all, the noodles are in white soup, but the carefully brewed soup is fresh and not greasy, and your mouth will not be dry after eating. The toppings recommended are the signature big meat, which is fat but not greasy; the pickles are fresh; the shrimps are hand-peeled river shrimps, which are elastic; the smoked fish is also very tasty; those who like pig intestines should not miss it, the taste is delicious and the processing is just right. The decoration of the store is antique and elegant, there are many diners, and it is a little crowded, noisy and stuffy. The price is a bit expensive, and 5 people spend nearly 300 yuan. There is no wifi in the store

The spirit of "never tire of fine food, never tire of fine meat" and "never tire of eating in season, never tired of sweetness and freshness" is brought to the extreme in a bowl of noodles in Suzhou. It is obviously a rice-producing area, but they insist on making noodles the best. Without doing any research, I guess it may be related to the eating habits brought about by the war in the north and the migration of the Central Plains population to the south during the Southern Song Dynasty. The noodles are thin noodles, ordinary dragon beard noodles, which are almost the same in every family. The soup and toppings are the arena for chefs to compete. The soy sauce in the red soup can easily cover the original flavor of the soup, while the white soup completely exposes the freshness of the ingredients and the cooking time of the soup. There is no first in literature and no second in martial arts, and noodles are like literature. There is no best noodles in the world, there are only different characteristics. But there is one thing that is common to all the world: good noodles must have sincerity and persistence, not tricks and sophistication; there must be kindness and love, not profiteering and speculation.

Suzhou noodles are an indelible memory for Shanghainese who are a bit older. For those born in the 1980s and 1990s, they may prefer noodles from Shanxi or Shaanxi. This time when I went to Suzhou, I still wanted to taste the old taste. This restaurant has been on A Bite of China before. We arrived just after 12 o'clock and took a number to wait for a table. Because it is a noodle shop, we got a seat in less than five minutes. We wanted to eat the seasonal pine mushroom noodles, but unfortunately they were sold out. We ordered the famous braised meat noodles, eel noodles, scallion oil and dried shrimp noodles, plus a fried fish. The soup base of Suzhou noodles is all broth, which is very delicious and the noodles are chewy. Its noodles are ordered separately for the soup base and toppings. The soup base is divided into red soup and white soup. It cannot be ordered alone, but must be accompanied by toppings. The taste is really good, especially the eel paste. You can basically not eat such delicious eel paste in Shanghai, but the price is not very cheap, and it is only open until noon.

Tongdexing Boutique Noodle House is a time-honored brand in Suzhou. It is located on Shiquan Road, Suzhou Food Street. The environment is antique, the noodles are complete, the quality is traditional, and the service is very good. The soup is clear and the noodles are refreshing. Fengzhen big meat noodles are great.