Located in the White Horse Stream at the foot of Huashan Mountain, Huashan Seclusion is a well-known characteristic homestay hotel in Suzhou, and the vegetarian restaurant located in the hotel has always had a good reputation.
The chefs at Huashan Hermitage Vegetarian Restaurant are from Suzhou, and most of the dishes in the restaurant are authentic Suzhou flavors, focusing on sweetness, saltiness, and thick red sauce. The menu includes a variety of seasonal vegetables, beans and mushrooms, as well as imitation meat dishes such as vegetarian chicken nuggets, vegetarian abalone and braised pork. Different from the unbounded single-point form of large vegetables, Huashan Seclusion is a Chinese-style table meal, with a fixed standard for each table, divided into two grades: 150 yuan/person and 200 yuan/person.
Huashan black rice is made with glutinous rice and black rice leaves, and all the black rice leaves used are collected from the nearby Huashan tree. Also known as the Southern Candle Leaf in Jiangsu and Anhui, many local families have the tradition of eating black rice in April every year, and Huashan Hermitage has incorporated this traditional snack into the menu and serves it all year round, no longer limited by the season. The sticky rice, which is dyed and steamed from black rice leaves, is a favorite dish of local diners, and the rice ball noodles are sprinkled with a lot of sugar, giving it a soft and sweet taste. If you don't like sweetness, you can leave room in your stomach for cheese-baked tomatoes and black pepper king oyster mushrooms. Cheese baked tomatoes are filled with barley kernels, corn kernels, chili pepper grains and other ingredients, and then the top is covered with cheese, after high temperature baking, the aroma of cheese is completely released, permeating the inside of the tomato, the filling is milky, and the tomato is sweet and sour. The black pepper oyster mushroom is relatively heavy, and the oyster mushroom that is completely covered by the soup is delicious, and the black pepper flavor is strong, accompanied by a slight spicy taste.
In addition to vegetarian dishes, Huashan Seclusion also serves Hanayama Bodhisattva noodles separately. Soviet-style noodles are famous, and although Huashan Bodhisattva noodles are plain noodles, the preparation method is also exquisite. The noodle soup is made by boiling a variety of vegan ingredients for several hours, which is light and delicious; The ingredients of the toppings include ten kinds of oil gluten, white jade mushrooms, crab flavored mushrooms, carrots, straw mushrooms, broad beans, mushrooms, mountain bamboo shoots, fungus, daylily and shiitake mushrooms. In addition to the toppings, the Bodhisattva noodles are also served with a small portion of the eight-treasure stir-fried sauce, which is also stir-fried by the chef with vegan ingredients, and the taste is slightly heavier than the toppings, which is best used to offset the lightness of the noodles. Noodles are the highlight of Bodhisattva noodles, and a bowl of authentic Hanayama Bodhisattva noodles is officially finished when the seasoned chef controls the cooking time just right, and when the noodles are cooked, they are rolled into a "crucian carp back" and placed in the soup. The somen soup is clear and mellow, with circles of oil on the surface, and the noodles are elastic and tough, and with rich toppings and eight-treasure stir-fried sauce, the taste is light and not boring.
Huashan Seclusion Hotel is located next to the visitor center of Huashan Scenic Area, and the entrance is a typical Soviet-style garden scenery, with green rockery pavilions and pavilions. Located in the depths of the hotel, the restaurant is just a few steps away from the front courtyard and a few guest rooms, with a bright and spacious dining area and old-fashioned tables and chairs. All service staff are elegantly dressed, gentle and courteous, thoughtful and timely, and the service experience is good. If you are going to dine, it is best to make a reservation one day in advance, otherwise there will be a long waiting time.
