What are the signature dishes of the Pavilion of Pines and Cranes?

The Pavilion of Pines and Cranes and the Deyue Pavilion were both long-established restaurants in Suzhou. They both served squirrel mandarin fish as their signature dish. Squirrel mandarin fish was a traditional banquet dish. It was delicious in color, aroma, and taste. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It was sweet and sour. It was said that Emperor Qianlong had once tasted this dish at the Pavilion of Pines and Cranes in Suzhou and was very satisfied. The Squirrel Mandarin Fish in the Building of Pines and Cranes had a diamond-shaped pattern on its body. After being fried, it was golden in color and shaped like a squirrel. Meanwhile, the squirrel mandarin fish of the Moon Gaining Restaurant was fried with pig fat. Its entire body was golden, and the meat was as smooth as hair. When it was hot, it would make a sizzling sound when it was poured with marinade, just like a squirrel chirping happily. The Squirrel Mandarin Fish served by these two restaurants was highly praised and was one of the representatives of Suzhou cuisine.

The Tower of Pines and Cranes was founded by the Xu family in the Xuanmiao Temple in Suzhou. It was founded in the 22nd year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1757).

The famous dishes of the Pavilion of Pines and Cranes included braised river eel, squirrel mandarin fish, fried eel paste, shrimp tendons, steamed pork with lotus leaf powder, watermelon chicken, and lung soup.

The recommended dishes of Deyue Restaurant included crab powder tofu, squirrel mandarin fish, stir-fried shrimp, fried eel paste, crispy duck, jujube paste cake, cherry honey sauce meat, mixed pepper chicken, Taihu Lake three white soup, salted meat, sugar lotus root, crab powder shrimp, small fish mixed with peanuts, fish spring rolls, three shredded soup with water shield, silver fish soup with water shield, Deyue stir-fried, fine exposed tendon, delicious sauce, silver fish running egg, and fried shrimp.

The signature dish of the small Moon Gaining Restaurant was the squirrel mandarin fish.

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Suzhou locals didn't go to the Tower of Pines and Cranes.

Suzhou Deyue Restaurant's signature dishes included crab meat lion's head, bamboo shoot shell egg, squirrel mandarin fish, fragrant oil meal paste, stir-fried shrimp, crab powder tofu, squirrel mandarin fish, Deyue Tong chicken, Xi Shi playing with the moon, honey sauce fire recipe, cordycep duck, green snail shrimp, jujube paste cake, Su style boat food, etc.

We can get the menu and price list of Suzhou Pines and Cranes Restaurant. According to the information in documents [1] and [3], the signature dishes of the Building of Pines and Cranes included squirrel mandarin fish, shrimp, eel paste, and silverfish water shield soup. According to the information in documents [1] and [2], the price of the Pines and Cranes Restaurant was relatively expensive, but the dishes were authentic Su Gang dishes. The specific prices were as follows: Squirrel mandarin fish 168 yuan, shrimp 118 yuan, fried eel paste 78 yuan, silver fish water shield soup 78 yuan. It was mentioned in document [6] that the average consumption of Songhe Tower (Guanqian Store) was about 153 yuan. Based on this information, we can get the price list and prices of Suzhou's Pines and Cranes Restaurant.

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