Hunan, in the eyes of many people, is a food paradise, especially the provincial capital Changsha. Century-old shops and a variety of famous snacks are all over the city. However, Hunan has delicious not only Changsha, but also many places that have their own food, such as Shaoyang, the following will introduce it to you.
Braised tofu is a specialty of Wugang City in Shaoyang. This dish is a traditional stew with strong local characteristics. This dish uses local high-quality tofu as the main ingredient, and adds more than 20 kinds. Made with Chinese medicine.
Yuntuo Baxian is a famous traditional dish in Shaoyang, Hunan, which belongs to the Hunan cuisine family. This dish is nutritious and rich in ingredients. The production process is more complicated, and the squid, sea cucumber, fish skin and shiitake mushrooms are blanched in boiling water. Fresh shrimp and shellfish are starchy in size. Cut the cucumber into small pieces and bring the tofu to a boil in water. Heat the oil in the pan, put the scallops and shrimp in the pan and remove. Leave the bottom oil in the pot, put the main ingredients and ingredients into the pot, add the seasonings and chicken broth and cook for about 5 minutes, and put the southern tofu into the casserole. The domestic "eight immortals" are hooked with wet starch, and cucumbers can be poured into the casserole.
Shaoyang's unique and delicious rice noodles are mainly concentrated in three aspects: noodles, soups and whistles. These three points seem to be the three basic elements of all fans, but it is the different details of these three elements that make Shaoyang fans different.
Pig blood balls are handmade with fresh pig blood, tofu, and fresh meat. Every year Chinese New Year's Eve, every household is wafting with the smoky smell of firewood, it must be smoked pig blood balls and bacon, all smoked pork flesh balls and bacon are fried or steamed together, the aroma of oily meat is overflowing, and the universe is invincible.
Shaoyang has a farmhouse dish, farmhouse steamed meat rice noodles. This dish is more troublesome to make. Freshly cooked meat is filled with sesame oil. After eating, the lips and teeth remain fragrant, one bite after another.
Egg dumplings are also a Shaoyang specialty. The eggs are crushed and sautéed, and the egg skin is baked in the pan. Then squeeze the minced meat into a long ball, place it on one end of the egg skin, and turn it over. With a toothpick, the egg dumplings are ready. When eating, it is usually steamed in chicken soup, and sometimes it is added with dragon mouth vermicelli, which is very fragrant when it comes out of the pot.
Although Shaoyang Blood Duck is not as famous as Yongzhou Blood Duck, the network editor personally believes that Shaoyang Blood Duck is more delicious and correct. In the past, the blood ducks eaten by Shaoyang people, especially in the rural areas of Shaoyang, were mostly home-raised ducks, and these ducks were really delicious. But now they're basically grown on a large scale. Now Shaoyang people still like to go to the market on weekends to buy a ducklet, go home to make a tender duckling, and then mix well with green peppers, ginger, garlic, and fresh peppers, and then pour it again. Vinegar duck blood, finished duck blood taste delicious, let people want to stop, can't stop.
Shetianqiao tofu - This is a local specialty of Shetianqiao City, Shaodong County, Shaoyang City. There are many varieties of this kind of food, and after eating it, people will feel that this kind of food is very tender, very delicious, and has a sweet feeling, which is why this kind of food is more famous in Hunan.