Yin's chicken soup bag
Five-star recommendation. There are several Yins' chain stores in Nanjing. I only ordered the chicken soup dumplings at this place. The appearance of the steamed buns wasn't great, but the soup broth was delicious and the meat filling was generous! It was so good that I didn't feel the need to dip them in vinegar or chili sauce!
Lao Qi Jiawan beef dumplings
This stop is an absolute surprise. The beef dumplings have thin skin and a large filling, and the taste of the filling is also very good. The soup for the beef tendon and vermicelli soup should be the kind of old soup that is repeatedly stewed, not a taste that can be achieved with just a few seasonings. The price is very, very friendly. The beef dumplings and beef tendon vermicelli soup together cost only 15 yuan.
Blue Boss Sugar Porridge Lotus Root
The sugar porridge with lotus root and the braised tofu are both delicious. The sugar porridge with lotus root is sweet and sticky, and the sticky rice with lotus root inside tastes great. The black porridge doesn't have much flavor though. The braised tofu has more flavor than the typical fried tofu, and it tastes delicious with a hint of five-spice flavor. Additionally, this place also sells special snacks like sugar taro sprouts and glutinous rice balls in fermented rice soup.
Jiang You Ji
The beef potstickers here are one of the Eight Delicacies of the Jianghuai region. They are different from the potstickers I used to eat. The potstickers here are all fried to a golden color, with no openings on both ends. When you take a bite, the skin and filling blend together nicely in your mouth. The filling has a unique flavor, similar to chicken soup dumplings, and the amount of meat filling is relatively small.
Huang Qin Ji
It is the type of noodle that is thick and rectangular, similar to what I ate in the past. It is thicker than vermicelli but thinner than liangpi (cold skin noodles). The taste is similar to the vermicelli frog fish that I ate in my childhood, and the chili pepper is a bit strong, not just hot, but straight spicy.
Fangpo Cake and Dumpling Shop
This place's black rice balls can be served with deep-fried doughsticks and shredded pork. We ordered the classic combination of "black rice + doughstick." The rice is very chewy, especially when you bite into the doughstick, it's a perfect fusion of texture and flavor. One of these is basically enough to fill you up.
Halal Paradise Restaurant
The beef buns from Anle Yuan, loved by people in Nanjing, are always sold in large packages. It was renamed "Qingzhen Anle Yuan Restaurant" in 1954 and is one of the famous halal old brands in Nanjing. The signature dishes, such as beef soup dumplings, braised duck gizzard dumplings, and six-color platter, have been awarded the titles of famous Chinese snacks and Jiangsu famous dishes. The innovative halal dishes, such as simmered beef tendons, sizzling beef in oil, and unforgettable first bowl, are highly appreciated by Muslim friends.
Duck blood vermicelli soup
Nanjing's famous duck blood vermicelli soup includes Ya De Bao and Hui Wei. It is said that Ya De Bao is a thick soup, while Hui Wei is a clear soup.
Easy-to-remember beef tripe noodles
Inside the pìdǔ miàn, there are pìdǔ (tripe), shredded meat, tomatoes, eggs, vegetables, and wood ear mushrooms, among other types. Friends who are interested in pìdǔ can give it a try, as it is a specialty snack in Nanjing.
Tofu Pudding Village (Old Mendong Store)
Tofu pudding is freshly ground with a green bean soup base, and it is richly filled with ingredients such as taro balls. Highly recommended!
