Gourmet in Zhangjiajie

Food 2012/03/03 View：2914

Cuisine of Zhangjiajie Tujia nationality proves the distinct feature of local folk custom as well as the essence of Hunan cuisine. “Hot” can best represent Hunan cuisine, and undoubtedly, Tujia cuisine. Except this flavor, the unique preserved ham and pickle also contribute to a good bite. Zhangjiajie specialty, to name but a few, Preserved Pork, Tuan nian Cai (Assorted Dishes),Tofu Porridge, Pickled Fish, Loach in Tofu, Stewed Black-Bone Chicken with Gastrodia elata.

Inside the scenic areas, having a meal would be more or less expensive: a dish with meat would cost 30+ RMB, with potherb 15+ RMB. But in the downtown area one can enjoy cheap meals—100 RMB in the open-air restaurants can satisfy four people in a group.

Tips:

1、In scenic areas you can eat sweet corn cob and wild kiwifruit (hardly seen in metropolis);

2、And in the local tearooms charcoal-baked pork is provided. Enjoy this unique dish.

Translated By Misu Spark Lee

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A worker tastes rice wine at a distillery in Wulingyuan District of Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 8, 2019. Rice wine, an alcoholic beverage fermented and distilled from rice, is a local specialty for celebrating festivals or treating guests. With the development of tourism, the rice wine brewing industry grows rapidly, and becomes a new engine for poverty alleviation.

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Focus on food recommendation for Hunan tourism[Photo Gallery]

Rock Fungus，It is very nutritious and delicious if cooked with chicken or spareribs; yet it is very difficult to pick, for it grows only on cliffs.

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Long-xia-hua Tea(Lobster Flower Tea)

ZJJ Long-xia-hua Tea is one of the very special kinds of tea here: It is a mixture of a kind of precious flower ingredient and tea. The name “Long Xia Hua Cha” means “Tea of lobster flower”. Why? Just take a look at this kind of tea: It is a little bigger than usually how big tea leaves are, and it just looks like one special flower growing in zhanjaijie–lobster flower.What’s more the making process of this kind of tea is really careful and complicated:1.This tea is collected only in April every year to make sure that everything is in its best situation.2.There are many requirements for what leaves can be selected, Such as: They should be the top 1 or 2 leaves of the brunch, they should be about 3cm long…3.The producing process is complicated: Dry, Clean, Select, fry…With the quality guaranteed many travelers bring home as a kind of health-benefit gift for their friend.Translated by Sophia

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Steamed fish head with diced hot red peppers

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Zhangjiajie cili seven sisters chili

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Zhangjiajie Lactarius delicious-Wild mushroom

Wild mushroom is a wide family with various members. In Zhangjiajie, when talking about wild mushrooms, you must learn something and had better have a taste of Lactarius delicious, a kind of rare wild mushroom.

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Zhangjiajie stone agarics

Zhangjiajie is famous for mountains.Being richly endowed by nature, wild plants in Zhangjiajie are of tough vitality. Take the local specialty stone agarics as example; stone agarics are living in the sandstone cliffs in Wulingyuan scenic zones, Zhangjiajie. On the one hand, stone agarics are delicious food for their rich nutrition; on the other hand, they are medicine for anti-inflammation and nourishing.

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Steamed Pork with Rice Flour

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Shredded Pork with Garlic Sprouts

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Wulingyuan Honey Orange

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