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Xuzhou pepper soup with meatballs and chili oil
Liuxingy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tender soy-braised bazirou pork stacked on a white plate
bryan... · CC BY-SA 2.0
Wide liangpi noodles coated with sesame paste and cucumber
Steetsweet · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rice noodles in broth with braised meat sauce and greens
茅野ふたば · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hidden-gem food city · Jiangsu

Xuzhou

Peppery soup, mutton-broth steam, and bold wok flavor power the nights of the Huaihai region.

Xuzhou sits where northern and southern food traditions meet. Hearty wheat dishes and mutton share the table with flexible northern Jiangsu street food. Pepper soup wakes the morning, earthen-pot cooking brings breads and braises together, and late-night barbecue keeps the city lively.

Peppery warmth Fuyang mutton season Bold wok flavor
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What to eat in Xuzhou

  1. Xuzhou pepper soup with meatballs and chili oil
    Liuxingy · CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Xuzhou Pepper Soup

    A savory broth thick with gluten, meatballs, and other ingredients, sharpened by warming black pepper.

  2. Tender soy-braised bazirou pork stacked on a white plate
    bryan... · CC BY-SA 2.0
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    Bazirou

    Large pieces of pork belly are slowly soy-braised until tender, with rich juices made for rice.

  3. Wide liangpi noodles coated with sesame paste and cucumber
    Steetsweet · CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Sesame Liangpi

    Broad cool noodles are coated in sesame paste, then brightened with cucumber and chili oil.

  4. Rice noodles in broth with braised meat sauce and greens
    茅野ふたば · CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Meat-Sauce Rice Noodles

    Slippery rice noodles sit in savory broth under a deeply seasoned braised-meat sauce.

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Eat like a local

Begin with pepper soup, refuel on rice noodles or bazirou at lunch, then save the evening for barbecue and summer mutton traditions.

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