The original cuisine is rich and diverse
Wuzhishan has high altitude, low latitude, dense tropical rainforest, forest coverage rate of 86.44%, rich in light, heat and water resources, the average annual temperature is 22.4 °C, the average annual rainfall is 1690 mm, and the average annual sunshine is about 2000 hours. Here the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the four seasons are like spring, and they enjoy the reputation of "natural oxygen bar", "southern summer palace" and "Hainan green lung".
The Wuzhishan Tropical Rainforest covers an area of more than 100,000 hectares, and it is the only remaining piece of the world's best-preserved virgin rainforest along with the Amazon River Basin in South America and the tropical rainforest in Indonesia. It is the well-preserved ecosystem that provides superior growth conditions for raw ingredients.
Wuzhishan Mountain Range is located near 18 degrees north latitude, coupled with the original forest, the population is relatively sparse, the ecological environment has not been destroyed, nourished by tropical rainforest climate, abundant water, sufficient nutrients, especially easy to grow wild Ganoderma lucidum. Wild Reishi mushrooms are mild tonics that have multiple effects such as relieving fatigue, improving immunity, and promoting blood circulation. In cooking, it is often used with other ingredients to boil soup, and the medicinal properties of ganoderma lucidum are melted in the soup and are easy for the human body to absorb.
The eating habits of the residents of Wuzhishan City are deeply affected by the eating habits of the Li people, and the red ant eggs, bee cubs, wooden maggots and other things that are difficult to swallow in the eyes of ordinary people have become delicious dishes in the eyes of the Li residents of Wuzhishan. Wuzhishan has a variety of wild game wild vegetables, such as freshwater stone mud carp, Wuzhishan Fushou fish, eel, Wuzhishan ant chicken, five-legged pig, venison, revolutionary vegetables, Lei Gong bamboo shoots, etc., with them made of delicious dishes, the taste is extraordinary. Wild game dishes, authentic mountain orchid with bamboo barrels as a wine vessel, and the beauty of Wuzhi Mountain are a great joy in life.
At the 2nd Hainan Food and Culture Festival in 2017, wuzhishan exhibition hall displayed various healthy foods such as wuzhishan black tea, mountain orchid wine, dendrobium, and worry grass, and set up booths in a conspicuous position to place Li Jin, attracting many citizens to stop.
Shanlan wine is named after the Li compatriots using a kind of dry glutinous rice (Shanlan rice) in the mountainous area where they live, which is made by using local plants endemic to the mountains and using traditional natural fermentation methods. For the Li compatriots, shanlan wine is like champagne abroad, usually taken out to drink when guests come or major festivals. "Our Shanlan Glutinous Rice Wine is very popular and has been replenished several times." Exhibitor Huang Zhulan could not hide her joy.
"Top 10 Famous Dishes" are waiting for you to taste
It is understood that at the end of 2014, Wuzhishan City held the "Wuzhishan Taste , Whole Food Beauty" Wuzhishan "Top Ten Famous Dishes" selection activities, respectively, the "Top Ten Famous Dishes", "Gold Medal Chefs", "Gold Medal Dishes", "Cooking Famous Shops" and other honorary titles were selected. Nowadays, the "Top Ten Famous Dishes" of Wuzhishan Are Easily Eaten in restaurants and hotels in Wuzhishan City, and the "Top Ten Famous Dishes" brand has great influence.
"Each dish selected by Wuzhishan City is very distinctive, representative, the raw materials are mostly from pure nature, 'surfing fish', 'cattle that don't go home' and 'chickens that will go to the tree' all have the 'wildness' of nature, and the cooking method is also based on lightness, which is very consistent with qiongcai advocating originality, light and delicious." The relevant person in charge of the Hainan Culinary Association said that the selection activity of "Top Ten Famous Dishes" carried out by Wuzhishan has enriched the content of Qiong cuisine to a certain extent, and played a positive role in promoting the excavation, development and promotion of qiongcai series in mountainous areas.
In recent years, food tourism and food culture tourism, which combine special cuisine with tourism activities, have been favored by more and more consumers, and understanding food culture and tasting food has become a new form of tourism. The relevant person in charge of the Wuzhishan Municipal Government said that Wuzhishan is rich in products, the ingredients are natural and pollution-free, it is a real green food, and the diet of Wuzhishan is like the journey of Wuzhishan, full of mountain interest. Holding the "Top Ten Famous Dishes" selection activity is to excavate and sort out the traditional famous dishes of Wuzhishan City, select the most essential parts from many local traditional dishes, carry forward the catering culture of Wuzhishan City, enhance the catering taste, so that every tourist who comes to Wuzhishan can eat deliciously and comfortably, and feel the rich connotation of Wuzhishan food culture.
"A considerable number of tourists who come to Wuzhishan come to wuzhishan cuisine. By excavating and promoting the specialties of ethnic minority areas, it is conducive to enriching the cultural resources of catering and improving the quality of catering, thereby expanding the popularity and influence of the famous dishes of Wuzhishan and promoting the development of global tourism. The person in charge of the Wuzhishan Tourism and Commerce Bureau said that the selection activity of the "Top Ten Famous Dishes" in Wuzhishan provides a competitive stage for catering enterprises and outstanding culinary talents to inherit and promote folk food culture, so as to create a number of famous dishes, famous shops and famous chefs.
In order to integrate the resources of the tourism and catering industry in Wuzhishan City, strengthen the communication between tourism and catering enterprises in Wuzhishan City, promote excellent food culture, develop and promote Wuzhishan cuisine, and make the tourism catering industry bigger and stronger, in March this year, the Wuzhishan Tourism Culinary Association was established.
Wuzhishan Tourism And Culinary Association lives up to expectations, gives full play to the role of bridges and links, through holding various food-related activities, truly provides more and better services for all members and tourism catering enterprises, leads the catering industry to diversify, high-grade, rich in connotation and perfect functions, makes the catering industry in Wuzhishan Bigger and stronger, and makes unremitting efforts for Wuzhishan to build a tropical rainforest health resort tourism city.