The specialties of Xuzhou include Xuzhou baked buns, Xuzhou paper-cutting, Xuzhou spicy soup, Xuzhou ground pot chicken, Wangji sausage, Xinyi peaches, Xuzhou straw weaving, Pizhou New Year pictures, and honey three knives.

1. Xuzhou paper-cutting

Xuzhou paper-cutting is a traditional handicraft in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, and has a very long history. The forms of Xuzhou paper-cutting can be roughly divided into decorative paper-cutting (window flowers, ceilings, potted flowers, pillow flowers, tent flowers, lanterns, etc.), embroidery patterns (shoe lace, etc.), special paper-cutting, etc. The content of Xuzhou paper-cutting is rich and extensive, including historical stories, folklore, drama characters and other types of works, as well as paper-cutting works based on real life themes and reflecting the spiritual style of the new era. In 2008, it was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage expansion projects.

2. Xuzhou spicy soup

Xuzhou spicy soup is a traditional snack in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, with a history of more than 4,000 years. The spicy soup has a secret recipe, and of course it’s not just the delicious taste of pepper. The secret recipe contains more than a dozen spices and Chinese herbal medicines. It is cooked with large bones, hooves, eel shreds, and hens for more than 24 hours, plus gluten, black pepper, ginger, frangipani, etc. The resulting spicy soup may not seem rich in content, but it is the essence of the broth. The more you drink it, the more addictive it becomes.

3. Xuzhou Ground Pot Chicken

Xuzhou Ground Pot Chicken is a traditional specialty dish in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province and has a long history. Ground pot dishes have less soup and a fresh and mellow taste. The cakes have the flavor of the vegetables and the vegetables have the aroma of the cakes. They have the characteristics of coexistence of softness and dryness. Nowadays, some chefs have improved the preparation methods of traditional ground pot dishes and introduced ground pot delicacies such as ground pot chicken, ground pot fish, ground pot beef, ground pot three delicacies, ground pot tofu, ground pot lobster and so on.

4. Xinyi Peach

Xinyi peaches are a specialty fruit in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. On December 1, 2014, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for "Xinyi Peach".