West Hunan Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, with its capital in Jishou City. It is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, at the junction of Hunan Province, Hubei, Qian, and Chongqing provinces.
Xiangxi Prefecture has a long history and splendid culture, and there are the first batch of national historical and cultural cities in the jurisdiction of Fenghuang County, which was selected as the first batch of national full-scale tourism demonstration areas in 2015, with many cultural monuments in the state, and a large number of natural and cultural landscape relics in and around Laosi City. Xiangxi is also one of the birthplaces of Wuling culture.
In 2015, The West Hunan Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture administers 1 county-level city and 7 counties.
Scenic spots
There are Phoenix Scenic Area, Deram Scenic Area, Mengdonghe Scenic Area, Liye-Wulong Mountain Scenic Area Lvdong Mountain Scenic Area, Qifeng Lake Scenic Area, Yuanshui Scenic Area, Gumiao River Scenic Area, Qiliangdong Tourist Scenic Area, Nanhua Mountain Shenfeng Cultural Scenic Spot, etc.
Xiangxi cuisine
Xiangxi Tujia bacon
Ethnic minorities make bacon because there was no refrigerator for storing food before, but because it is far from the market, fresh pork is not easy to sell and store, ethnic minorities choose fresh pork to be cut into pieces and made into bacon for preservation, because bacon is stored for a long time and is not easy to damage. Ethnic minorities have many traditional festivals throughout the year, and the bacon produced can ensure that there is meat to eat during the festival, and there are also meat hospitality when guests come to visit. Bacon must be washed before cooking, cooked, steamed soft, and then sliced, which can be eaten directly with sour soup and spicy seeds, or stir-fried with condiments, with unique aroma and good color.
Bloody duck
Blood duck is one of the most distinctive local dishes in Xiangxi, Hunan Province, made of duck blood and glutinous rice, which has a spicy taste and increases appetite. The frying method varies slightly from region to region. Phoenix duck boiled blood dumplings not only have the delicious flavor of duck meat, but also have the fragrance of blood and softness, eating a strong taste, appetite greatly increased, is really a rare human delicacy.
Large pot plate eel
In the Xigou Pond Dam in western Hunan Province, eels are very common. Eating eels is also a preference of xiangxi people. No matter the size of the eel, no need to wash, no need to cut, put oil and fry, a handful of peppers, a handful of salt, a few Xiangxi Hanzi, and you can put down a few pounds of rice wine. Now the spicy plate eel has gradually embarked on the recipes of many restaurants and has become much more exquisite.
Rice tofu
Rice tofu is a local snack in Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei, Xiang and Qianwuling Mountain areas, and this dish is smooth and tender, sour and spicy. It is soaked with rice washed and soaked with water to grind into rice milk, and then add alkali to boil, cool, form a block of "tofu" that is. When eating, cut into small pieces and put them into cool water and then fish them out, put them in a container, and then put the chopped kohlrabi, salt vegetables, crispy soybeans, crispy peanuts, green onions, soy sauce and other different seasonings and soup sauces suitable for personal taste on the rice tofu.
Order of the Phoenix Meal
In the Miao village of Fenghuang Tuxiang in western Hunan Province, there have been uniform customs of spring society eating community meals. The meal is mainly held on the day of the society (that is, the fifth day after the establishment of spring), that is, the spring society. The day belongs to the earth, so this day is also a day to worship the god of the land. People pray for a smooth New Year, abundant grains, and peaceful family fortunes. On this day, every household must cook community food to show that the community has passed. If guests come across this festival, then you will be feasted on.
Fried river crab
Everyone who grew up in Xiangxi will have this experience: washing and carrying water, catching small river crabs, dragging down a few feet, putting them in their mouths and chewing, salty and fresh. Catch a lot of river crabs, wrap a little flour and fry until golden brown, which is called a delicious ah. It can be eaten together with the shell, fragrant and calcium supplement.
Miaojia vegetable tofu
Miaojia vegetable tofu is a kind of tofu food synthesized from vegetables and tofu. It is one of the most popular main dishes for the Phoenix Miao family to eat every day. To make this dish, first pour an appropriate amount of cold water into the pot, and then pour the soybean flour with stone spoons in advance and stir well with chopsticks, then pour in the green vegetables after simmering, stir slightly, and then simmer until the soup becomes clear, you can put in wild onions, garlic, pepper powder and other condiments, simmer for a while, you can eat.
Jishou sour meat
Jishou sour meat is a dish made with fatty pork. The spicy flavor of Hunan cuisine can be said to be known to everyone, and everyone knows it. Jishou sour meat is such a spicy and delicious dish. This dish is yellow and spicy, slightly sour, fat but not greasy, and has a unique flavor.
Xiangxi bandit duck
There is a saying that goes like this: "Xiangxiang eats live fish, Baoqing eats blood, if you want to eat chicken and duck, go to Huaihua quickly." Xiangxi Huaihua is a hilly area, more mountains and less water, especially ducks and geese do not have a wide range of waters in the lake area, so in this environment, ducks and geese are not necessarily upstream on the surface of the water, its feeding and moving is like livestock growth, and its flesh quality is very different from that of the lake area. Ducks mostly use the local native fat duck as raw materials, accompanied by a variety of spices to make a bright color, rich flavor, spicy but not dry, long aftertaste, there are guest clouds: cooking skills eighteen, this skill is a must.