Jiangnan cuisine culture research base to set up in Wuxi

Unlike ordinary recipes, Wuxi sauce ribs are cooked with sugar instead of salt, which is welcomed by both the old and young.[Photo Provided to China Daily]

Du Daming, a professor from Wuxi City College of Vocational Technology, is in main person in charge of the foundation. "Wuxi cuisines used to be quite popular, but now it is gradually losing its popularity as many aged cooks passed away," said Du with great regret.

Therefore, Du and his team have devoted themselves to carrying forward the cuisine culture in the southern region of Yangtze River, especially in Wuxi, since 2014.

Whitefishes, white shrimps and whitebaits are jointly called "Three Whites" of the Taihu Lake due to their color, which are all specialties worth trying in Wuxi.[Photo Provided to China Daily]

By publishing monographs, inviting citizens to taste dishes and sorting out the history, Wuxi cuisine culture has been unfolded thanks to the Du and his team's efforts. Also, they rescued endangered Wuxi cuisines through movies and building permanent digital files.