Xuyi Crawfish Is the Specialty in Summer

Xuyi County of Jiangsu Province, situated in the Yangtze River Delta, is located on the South Bank of Hongze Lake of Huaihe River Downriver. It is the paradise of crawfish due to its abundant water resources and excellent natural environment.In the 1960 s, the educated youths from other places brought the crawfish here.Nowadays, Xuyi County achieves the annual yields of over 20,000 tons of crawfish.The Annual Xuyi International Lobster Festival is the oldest one among other Lobster Festivals in China, so far, 20 sessions of lobster festivals have been constantly held, thus, Xuyi, a small town of northern Jiangsu, enjoys a national reputation.

The size of Xuyi Crawfish is bigger than that of common ones, which has a thin shell and thick meat with shrimp paste on its head.While it is more known for its famous dishes, namely, the Xuyi Crayfish with Thirteen Incenses. Both the suitable spice amount and cooking duration are important for frying the perfect Xuyi Crayfish with Thirteen Incenses.Only can the shrimp’s fresh and sweet be fully released by using fierce firing degree.

Xuyi Crawfish has a distinctive taste and features the numb, spicy, fresh and sweet flavors. Always could the tasters feel the lingering fragrance of such popular and common crawfish food. One always likes the agreeable aftertaste of this delicious cuisine. The crawfish is the specialty  in summer, and becomes the “seasonal food” of restaurants, hotels, roadside stands in the city’s different places.The summer is coming, welcome to Xuyi to taste the famous Xuyi Crawfish in China!