Gancai, also known as Jiangxi cuisine, is the general name of the Han food culture in Jiangxi, of which Jiangxi representative dish tamales are deeply loved by the people of the whole country, which can be described as famous. So what are the famous dishes in Jiangxi? What are the Jiangxi specialties? MAIGOO Xiaobian took stock of Jiangxi's top ten famous dishes, including three cups of chicken, quinoa fried bacon, rice noodle steamed meat, Yugan pepper stir-fried meat, Yonghe tofu, Pohu fat fish head, lotus blood duck and other "top ten classic dishes of Chinese cuisine in Jiangxi", as well as four stars Wangyue, old surface soil chicken soup, Jinggang smoked shoot stir-fried meat, Pingxiang smoked meat and other Jiangxi "top ten Gan cuisine", let's take a look at the representative dishes of Jiangxi Gan cuisine.
1: Three cups of chicken

Three cups of chicken is a local traditional dish in Jiangxi Province, which belongs to Gan cuisine, because it does not put soup water when cooking, and only uses a cup of rice wine, a cup of lard, and a cup of soy sauce, so it is named. This dish is usually made of three yellow chicken, after the dish, the meat flavor is strong, sweet with salty, salty with fresh, flexible taste, strong chewing feeling. Three cups of chicken originated in Jiangxi Province, and the three cups of chicken in Ningdu, three cups of chicken in Nanchang, and three cups of chicken in Wanzai are the most famous and representative in Jiangxi Province. Three cups of chicken was selected into the list of "World Release of 'Chinese Cuisine' Activity and National Provincial Regional Classic Dishes" sponsored by the China Cuisine Association, and was rated as one of the top ten classic dishes in Jiangxi of "Chinese Cuisine".
2. Jiangxi tamales
Rice noodle steamed meat, is a traditional specialty of Jiangxi famous dish, belongs to the Gancai series, with sticky and fragrant, crisp and refreshing, fat and thin, red and white, tender but not chyros, rice flour oily, five-spice rich. In the Jiangxi area, eating rice noodles and meat on the day of summer every year is a fixed traditional folk custom, which is called "supporting summer". As the origin of tamales, the Songhu area of Nanchang, Jiangxi province, also retains the most ancient method of tamales, using vegetable leaves as mats, and the nanchang Songhu tamales production technology has been included in the intangible cultural heritage list of Nanchang City. Jiangxi rice noodle steamed meat has spicy taste, five-spice, squeezed flavor, shiitake mushroom flavor, etc., no matter what kind of flavor of tamales have their own characteristics, let people eat after endless aftertaste. Jiangxi rice noodle steamed meat was selected by the China Cuisine Association as one of the top ten classic dishes in Jiangxi by the "Chinese Cuisine".
3. Four stars looking at the moon
Four-star Moon Is a traditional dish in Xingguo County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, which belongs to the Gannan Hakka cuisine of the Ganzhou cuisine, and is also a classic feast in Jiangxi, consisting of 5 famous dishes, such as improvised shredded fish, vegetarian fried snow beans, bacon fried spring shoots, pickled vegetable buckle meat, Xingguo rice noodle fish (Xingguo powder cage bed). In April 1929, Mao Zedong led the Red Fourth Army to break through from Jinggangshan and move to gannan and western Fujian. Coming to Xingguo County, Jiangxi, named after its shape at the Xingguo Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet, Chairman Mao said humorously, steamer fish meal is like the moon in the sky, and the four small dishes next to it are surrounded like stars. Four-star Wangyue has the reputation of "the world's first dish", which is included in the Chinese famous recipe, and has been selected as a famous dish for the national banquet, and the four-star Wangyue has also been rated as "The Top Ten Most Favorite Gan Dishes of Tourists" by the Tourism Bureau of Jiangxi Province, and it is also rated as "Jiangxi Theme Banquet of Chinese Cuisine" by the China Cuisine Association.
4. Stir-fried bacon with quinoa
Stir-fried bacon with quinoa is a famous dish in Jiangxi, which belongs to Gan cuisine, and its main ingredient is artemisia annua, which is produced along the coast of Poyang Lake. The preparation steps are: cut the young stem of Quinoa into sections after rooting, cut the bacon into strips, first fry the bacon, then add the quinoa and green onion and sauté, add the soup, and cook in a few moments. After the dish is cooked, the bacon is golden brown, the quinoa is green, crisp and tender, and has a special fragrance. This dish was first invented by fishermen living on the shores of Poyang Lake, because it has a special fragrance of water and grass after cooking, and slowly spread to the tables of the people of Nanchang and became a famous dish in Nanchang. Stir-fried bacon with quinoa was rated as "The Top Ten Favorite Gan Dishes of Tourists" by the Tourism Bureau of Jiangxi Province, and was also named "Top Ten Classic Dishes of Chinese Cuisine in Jiangxi" by the China Cuisine Association.
5: Stir-fry the remaining dried chili peppers
Yugan pepper stir-fried meat belongs to the Gan cuisine Raobang cuisine, is a famous dish in Yugan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, using Yugan County's local special peppers - Yugan Maple Spicy and pork, with the characteristics of "spicy mouth is not spicy, thin skin and thick meat". The thin skin and tender flesh of the dried chili peppers, whether it is cooked alone or stir-fried with other ingredients, can not hide its strong and spicy flavor and appetizing rice, is a classic home-cooked dish in Jiangxi, but also in the streets and alleys of Jiangxi can be eaten in large and small restaurants and hotels. Yugan pepper stir-fried meat was rated as "Tourists' Favorite Top Ten Gan Dishes" by Jiangxi Provincial Tourism Bureau, and was also rated as "Top Ten Classic Dishes of Chinese Cuisine in Jiangxi" by the China Cuisine Association.
6. Yonghe tofu
Yonghe tofu is a traditional specialty dish in Yonghe Town, Ji'an County, Jiangxi Province, which belongs to the Gan cuisine family and is listed as one of the "Top Ten Gan Cuisines" because of its advantages of "delicate, mellow, smooth and tendon". This dish has a history of more than 800 years, according to legend, this dish was made in honor of Wen Tianxiang, during the Southern Song Dynasty, Wen Tianxiang rebelled against the Yuan, leading the troops through Yonghe Town, which is separated from his hometown by a river, there was a shortage of grain and grass, and morale was low. The people of Yonghe comforted the army with local tofu soup, and after Wen Tianxiang tasted it, he praised it one after another, and after Wen Tianxiang sacrificed his life for the country, the people of Yonghe called the tofu he tasted "Yonghe Tofu" in order to commemorate him. Yonghe Tofu was rated as "Tourists' Favorite Top Ten Gan Cuisines" by Jiangxi Provincial Tourism Bureau, and was also rated as "Top Ten Classic Dishes of Chinese Cuisine in Jiangxi" by the China Cuisine Association.
7. Pohu Lake fat fish head
Pohu Fat Fish Head is a characteristic traditional dish of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, which belongs to the Xunyang cuisine of the Gan cuisine, because of its fresh spicy and slightly sour, fat and delicious, nutritious and nutritious fat fish head is produced in Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, and the Gan flavor is extremely strong and ranks among the top ten Gan cuisine. Pohu fat fish head is generally made of bighead carp, this dish is spicy and slightly sour, tender and delicious, rich in nutrition, a dish can taste the taste of Pohu Lake. Pohu Fat Fish Head was rated as "Tourists' Favorite Top Ten Gan Cuisines" by Jiangxi Provincial Tourism Bureau, and was also rated as "Top Ten Classic Dishes of Chinese Cuisine in Jiangxi" by the China Cuisine Association.
8. Lotus Blood Duck
Lotus blood duck is a special traditional dish of Lianhua County, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, because of its delicious color, tender and delicious characteristics, it has been listed as one of the "Top Ten Gan Cuisines". According to legend, this dish is related to Wen Tianxiang, the Yuan army went south in a big way, and the rebels from all over the world gathered in lotus flowers, made allies with blood, drank blood wine, and ate blood ducks, and since then the "lotus blood duck" has also become famous in the world and has been handed down from generation to generation. Lotus Blood Duck is a seasonal dish for summer and autumn rituals, hospitality, and seasonality. According to the season, region and different materials, it is divided into grass flower duck, earthworm duck, autumn duck, Longxi wine duck and Shangxi salt duck. Lotus Blood Duck was rated as "Tourists' Favorite Top Ten Gan Cuisines" by Jiangxi Provincial Tourism Bureau, and was also named "Top Ten Classic Dishes of Chinese Cuisine in Jiangxi" by the China Cuisine Association. MaiGoo's food editor recommends other jiangxi that have been rated as "Top Ten Classic Dishes of Chinese Cuisine in Jiangxi": Jingdezhen steamed chicken, Jinggang smoked bamboo shoot stir-fried meat, beer roasted hemp duck, etc.
9. Old surface chicken soup
Old surface chicken soup is a traditional Han famous dish in Yuanzhou District, Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, which belongs to the Gan cuisine yuanzhou cuisine, and is listed as one of the "Top Ten Gan cuisines" because of its tender meat, fresh flavor and refreshing taste and the miraculous effect of nourishing and nourishing the body. Legend has it that this dish is related to Zhu Yuanzhang, in the last year of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang was on the Poyang Lake to fight Chen Youyu, but was beaten to lose his armor, the whole army was destroyed, fled to a village, a kind villager killed the only native chicken in the family, gave Zhu Yuanzhang and others stew soup to drink to quench their hunger and thirst, Zhu Yuanzhang was very moved, after learning that the villagers' entire village was surnamed Chen, Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy, saying that the maternal uncle of Fengyang's hometown was also surnamed Chen, so to speak, everyone is still a cousin, "Jiangxi old watch" has come from this, Since then, the chicken soup has also become an original farmhouse dish in Jiangxi and is famous. With Yuanzhou native chicken as the main ingredient, the old surface chicken soup is a dish suitable for all ages, and has been rated as "the top ten most popular gan dishes for tourists" by the Jiangxi Provincial Tourism Bureau.
10. Lushan stone chicken
Lushan stone chicken is a special dish in Lushan District, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, which belongs to the Xunyang cuisine of the Gan cuisine and is a famous specialty of Jiangxi. Lushan stone chicken is refined from frogs in yinjian rock wall caves with peppers and other condiments, with the characteristics of "dark yellow color, tender meat, strong aroma, and very mellow taste", which is deeply loved by the people. Lushan Shiji was rated as "Top Ten Favorite Gan Dishes of Tourists" by jiangxi provincial tourism bureau. MAIGOO food editor recommends other Jiangxi that have been rated as "tourists' favorite top ten gan dishes": Poyang Lake fat fish head, four-star moon, quinoa fried bacon, Yugan harvest pepper stir-fried meat, Pingxiang smoked meat, lotus blood duck, Yonghe tofu, Jinggang tobacco shoots, etc.