Huanggang is located in the eastern part of Hubei Province, where the food culture has always been thriving. It is adjacent to the Yangtze River and the Dabie Mountains, with abundant natural scenery and a variety of local delicacies that have never been lacking since ancient times. Here, we will share a detailed introduction to the peaceful and beautiful life we live here
1. Luotian Dabie Mountain Hanging Pot
Luotian Dabie Mountain Hanging Pot is a unique way of dining left over from a special era when mountain people lived in high mountains and dense forests for a long time, with inconvenient transportation and material scarcity. Pour the cooked main dishes of chicken, sheep, cattle, dogs, and wild boar meat into the pot, along with the pot toppers of general dishes, golden needle vegetables, wild bamboo shoots, osmanthus, pearl vegetables, etc. Next to them, add oak tofu, red tofu, pickled vegetables, etc
Family members or guests gather around the fire pit, grilling, eating, chatting, drinking, holding bowls in their left hand, chopsticks and wine glasses in their right hand, and even dry tobacco bags. Eating hanging pots in Luotian is suitable for all seasons, each with its own characteristics and unique flavors in the heart. Among them, Tiantangzhai hanging pot has become one of the highly acclaimed delicacies in central China2. Luotian Paradise Bacon
Luotian Paradise Bacon is a specialty dish in Luotian County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province. The customer takes off the cured meat, burns it over high heat, washes it, and cuts it into large pieces. At this point, the lean meat turns red and the fat meat is translucent, emitting the aroma of cured meat. Then it is put into the fine corn flour, mixed with egg and other condiments, and kneaded carefully by hand until the meat pieces are completely glued with corn flour, and then the other pieces are put into the corn panel of the wood steamer and steamed. The large slices of preserved meat made in this way are fat but not greasy, very delicious
3. Yingshan Enema Tofu
This is a famous local dish that is served with wine and rice. It is made by mixing water tofu, pig blood, ginger, chopped green onions, five spice powder, pork belly, and refined salt. Knead tofu, pig blood, and seasonings into a bun shape, then add diced pork belly and stir. Pour it into scraped and dried pig intestines, sew them together, and air dry or smoke dry. Slice, stir fry, or steam while eating
4. Qichun mud loach drilling tofu
is a famous local folk dish. Take a yellow live loach with a thick little finger and raise it in clean water for one or two days, allowing it to spit out all the dirt in its abdomen. Heat the pot over high heat, add sesame oil, chopped green onions, ginger rice and other seasonings, put fresh and tender tofu in whole pieces, then add loaches and simmer over low heat. The loach is heated and burrows into the tofu until it is mashed. When the loach can no longer crawl and the tofu makes a whistling sound, increase the heat and add an appropriate amount of lard, soy sauce, salt, white vinegar, and five spice powder. Turn over and simmer for a while, then add some chopped green onions when the pot is ready
5. Macheng Meat Cake
Macheng Meat Cake is a traditional famous dish in Macheng. Remove the spines and skin from the fresh fish, and remove the bones and skin from the pork, all of which are chopped into minced meat. Mix the soy flour, water, and salt in a bowl with the minced meat in proportion. Add ginger, chopped green onions, and other seasonings to make a round or square shape. Place it in a steamer and steam over high heat for 15-20 minutes. After leaving the steamer, cut it into rectangular strips and serve on a plate. It can be cooked or refrigerated, and its taste is delicious
6. Chunyan Century egg was founded in the early 20th century. It has a history of more than 100 years and is known as "the first egg in eastern Hubei". It is renowned in thousands of households for its unique formula, delicious taste, and rich nutrition. The egg body is shaped like amber, elastic, crystal clear like beads and semi transparent. The yolk is colorful like a rainbow, with a refreshing fragrance that is not greasy and easy to digest
7. Qichun Sour Rice noodles
Qichun Sour Rice noodles has been refined through 15 processes, including cellar rice, cellar pulp (secondary fermentation), filtration pulp, cake beating, Wuba, etc., which is crystal clear, sour and refreshing, full of tendons, and flexible in texture; Boiling water does not make soup sticky, and stir frying is not easy to break
8. Xishui Honey Juice Lotus Root
Xishui Honey Juice Lotus Root, also known as "Dongpo Lotus Root", is a famous local dish. Select fresh lotus roots from Xishui Sesame Lake in autumn and winter, wash them, pour glutinous rice into the holes, add rock sugar, golden orange rice, lotus rice, peanut kernels, osmanthus flowers, etc., and steam them several times over high heat. Its taste is sweet and fragrant, soft and powdery, with delicate bead threads. It is said that during Su Dongpo's residence in Huangzhou, he often used this dish to accompany his wine, hence the name "Dongpo Lotus Root"
9. Huangzhou Roasted Plum
The filling core of Huangzhou Roasted Plum is made of fatty meat, cooked bread, orange cakes, peanuts, raisins, rock sugar, osmanthus, red and green silk, etc; Can be steamed, fried, grilled, sweet and delicious