Yiyang, alias "Yindu", "Lido" and "Badminton Town", is a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province, located on the south bank of Dongting Lake in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Next, let's take a look at the specialties in Yiyang, Hunan, for reference only!

First, Anhua black tea

In the early Ming Dynasty (15th century), Anhua improved the production method of Sichuan black tea and made it into black tea. Black tea is steamed green (boiled) tea, and black tea is boiled green (fried) tea. In contrast, black tea is mild in taste, has the fragrance of pine smoke, and is more loved by ethnic minorities in northwest China. At that time, Tibet often went to the capital to worship the Buddha and invited him to enjoy it. When returning to Tibet, the Ming court gave many gifts, among which a large number of tea was designated by Sichuan official warehouse, but people bypassed Huguang to collect and sell private tea. Huguang black tea is most suitable for their taste. Black tea is mainly produced in Anhua area, and later it was collectively called Anhua black tea. Anhua black tea was produced in the late15th century, and is usually transported and sold in the north and northwest regions through Hubei. Because Anhua black tea is rich and mellow in taste and cheap in quantity, tea merchants who receive official tea tickets in northwest China have crossed the border to Hunan to buy private sellers. From the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, tea was the "planned supply" of the imperial court, while Sichuan tea and Hanzhong Chaze were the "fixed-point raw products" of the next generation of imperial court. The lucrative and best-selling Anhua black tea soon made the market of Han tea and Sichuan tea cold, and the production and sales were sluggish. In the 23rd year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty (1595), Li Nan and Xu Qiao fought for Hunan tea. One asked the court to order an embargo so as not to interfere with the management of tea. Another view is that Hunan tea is beneficial to nomadic people in northwest China and should not be banned. After the ruling, it was submitted to the emperor for approval: the tea imported from northwest China is mainly Han and Sichuan tea, supplemented by Hunan tea. At this point, Anhua black tea is regarded as official tea. After the long-term choice of tea merchants and markets, Anhua black tea gradually flourished. Businessmen from Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan and other provinces came to Anhua to purchase and make black tea. Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu tea merchants with abundant funds have also built museums in Anhua, set up guild organizations and commercial pavements. Along the banks of Zijiang River, there are prosperous cities, such as Huangshaping, Youzhou, Bao Zhiyuan, Xiaoyan, Bian Jiang, Tangjiaguan, Yaqueping, Dongping and Qiaokou.

The protection scope of Anhua black tea geographical indication products includes Qingtangpu Town, Meicheng Town, Lean Town, Xianxi Town, Changtang Town, Dafu Town, Yangjiaotang Town, Lengshi Town, Longtang Township, Xiaoyan Town, Taoxi Town, Jiangnan Town, Tianzhuang Township, Dongping Town, Zhexi Town, Ma Lu Town, Xi Kui Town, Yan Xi Town, pingkou Town and Qujiang Town.

Second, Taojiang tea is crushed.

In Taojiang and Anhua counties of Yiyang City, it has long been a custom to drink tea. Almost every household has a ceramic bowl, a bowl smashing rack and a tea smashing stick (about 1.67m in length). When making tea, the tea leaves are mashed first, then sesame, ginger and peanuts are ground into paste, and then boiled with white sugar, like soybean milk and milk. It tastes cool and delicious, and can be drunk all year round, especially in summer. Here comes the guest, Kazuhiro Mori Bowl. Drink more. The more guests drink, the happier the host will be. This is to receive regular customers. If it is rare to have guests, at the same time of drinking tea, home-made tea will be served, such as fried sweet potato chips, fried soybeans, fried peels, popcorn, sour beans, peppers, radishes and so on. After 1980s, the habit of drinking tea in summer became more and more popular among other urban residents in this area. There are already processing plants producing Lei tea, and there are also business households specializing in Lei tea on the street.

Third, Yiyang Songhua preserved eggs

Pine preserved eggs are one of the traditional specialties of Yiyang, which is said to have a history of more than 500 years. Jiajing's "Yiyang County Records" contains: "The preserved egg industry is unique to the Yi people. Lake ducks lay many eggs, and preserved eggs are widely sold. There are dozens of merchants in Hejiaqiao outside the East Gate. "

Yiyang Songhua preserved egg is brown or green-brown, soft, crystal clear, untouchable by fingers, elastic, tortoise shell skin, inlaid with ivory pine branches. Preserved eggs are rich in nutrition. Every 100g preserved eggs contain 67% water, 2.4% fat, 3.6% protein/kloc-0, 4% carbohydrate and 82 calories. Not only delicious and mellow, but also cool and refreshing. It is not greasy and easy to digest, and has the effects of stimulating appetite, lowering blood pressure and relieving fever. It is also a traditional way to eat cold dishes.

The main varieties of Yiyang preserved eggs are Yiyang brand, Songqing brand and Peiting brand.

Four, Yuanjiang asparagus

Yuanjiang asparagus, also known as "bamboo shoots", grows on the tidal flat wetland in South Dongting Lake. It is a natural gift, rich in nutrition and unique in flavor, integrating natural wild and green organic characteristics, and it is a selfless gift from nature to human cuisine.

According to historical records, asparagus consumption in Yuanjiang began in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Since the Song Dynasty, many scholars have left beautiful words about delicious asparagus.

Su Dongpo observed the newly unearthed asparagus, which was described in "Night Scene of the Spring River in Hui Chong": "Peach blossoms are three or two outside the bamboo, and the duck prophet warms the spring river. Artemisia sphaerocephala has short reed buds all over the ground, which is the time for puffer fish to go up. "

Wang Anshi learned the nutritional value of asparagus from eating it, and a poem said, "When shad leave the net to build an island, the fat of bamboo shoots is better than milk."

Ouyang Xiu, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, wrote: "Bamboo shoots and shad are delicious, and I hate having no hospitality to share cups and plates." I think stewed shad with asparagus is an authentic food.

Asparagus has the same origin as medicine and food, and has been highly respected since ancient times. Shennong Materia Medica lists asparagus as "above the top grade", saying that "long-term use can not only strengthen the body, but also benefit qi and prolong life". According to Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica in Ming Dynasty, asparagus "stagnates heat, facilitates urination", has the functions of moistening lung, relieving cough, eliminating phlegm and killing insects, and is said to "relieve internal toxicity". The Chinese Medical Code records in detail that asparagus contains rutin and vitamin C, which can lower blood pressure, soften blood vessels and reduce cholesterol absorption, and can be used as a dietotherapy prescription for patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease.

In recent two years, experts from Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Hunan Agricultural University have studied the pharmacology of asparagus. The results are surprising: asparagus contains a lot of dietary fiber and selenium, which has strong anti-cancer activity. Tissue protein in asparagus can promote the normal growth of cells and inhibit cancer cells, which has certain curative effect on all cancer patients and can be used as adjuvant therapeutic food for all kinds of cancer patients. At the same time, asparagus is a good antioxidant food and a health care product with nutrition, beauty, weight loss and anti-aging.

Today, food for clearing away lung heat and detoxifying is even more precious. The latest research shows that asparagus has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting fluid production, clearing away lung heat and detoxifying, and it has a very obvious conditioning effect on people.

Perhaps it is precisely because of the benefits of asparagus that the generous Yuanjiang people can't wait to push it to the whole country. Yuanjiang asparagus has successively entered high-end hotels in Changsha, Guangzhou, Beijing and other places, becoming the new favorite of the food industry.

Five, Yuanjiang Sijihong fermented bean curd

Sijihong sufu is a specialty of Sijihong Town, Yuanjiang City, Yiyang City, Hunan Province. Four Seasons Red Sufu has a history of more than 300 years, with pure flavor and delicious taste, which is deeply loved by consumers and is a good food for all ages.

Sijihong sufu has a unique traditional craft, which has been concentrated for hundreds of years. In the production process, special attention is paid to "three best". Firstly, the purest soybeans are selected, screened by a sieve and then selected by hand; Second, tofu is the most tender, ordinary tofu is only filtered once, and theirs is filtered twice; The third is the most sufficient quantity. Green, original ecology, tradition and health are the core qualities of Sijihong secret fermented bean curd. The whole processing process is all manual operation, without adding any chemicals, and it is pure natural food.

Six, butterflies float across the river

Butterfly drifting across the river is a unique delicacy of people in Heshan Lake Township, Yiyang, which is specially used to entertain relatives and friends.

This dish is made of fish unique to Dongting Lake area. The production method is as follows: firstly, behead a kilogram of gifted fish, remove the tail, cut the abdomen, remove the tendons, and cut thin butterfly-shaped gifted fish fillets. Then, the fish head and tail are washed to obtain the original fish soup, and seasonings such as lard, salt, shredded ginger, pepper and monosodium glutamate are added. When the fish soup is boiled in a hot pot, add the thin fish fillets in batches. Because the fish soup is boiled, the fish fillets will float in the hot pot when they are put down from the hot pot. The thin fish fillets in the soup spread out one by one, just like a' white butterfly' floating across the river. So Huxiang people gave this dish a good name, called "butterflies floating across the river". Now this dish has gone out of the farmhouse table and entered the luxurious hotel. The nickname on the menu is "Dongting butterfly floats across the river"

Why is this dish so tender, delicious and attractive? This is due to the life characteristics and nutritional function of genius fish. This talented fish, the scientific name snakehead, grows in the lush Hutanggou Port. It is a wild fish with strong vitality. Its main food is live fish and shrimp in the water. People call it "the king of fish". Only the fish is fresh and tender, and the protein content is high, which is not only rich in nutrition, but also has the peculiar functions of decontamination, regeneration, convergence and nourishing. Pregnant women and surgical patients who have undergone surgery can eat fish soup and fish fillets, which can promote the contraction of uterus and wounds, remove dirt and create new muscles, and accelerate the healing and rehabilitation of wounds. Since the 1970s, Dongting Lake specialty fish with high quality talents have been exported to Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macao and other places.

Seven, Datong Lake hairy crabs

Hairy crabs are a famous food in China. Its claws are used for foraging and resisting enemies, and the inside and outside edges of the palm are densely covered with fluff, hence the name Eriocheir sinensis.

During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, there was a lake with a vast water surface extending in all directions, with Dongting in the east, Dongting in the south, Pinghu in the west and water from the lotus pond in the north, hence the name Datong Lake. Datong Lake was originally a large lake area of Dongting Lake, located in the southeast of Nanxian County and the south bank of Jingjiang section in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. After the baptism of years and water, the siltation is divided into a big lake bay between the east and the south Dongting Lake, and it has become the largest inland aquaculture scenic lake in Hunan Province, enjoying the reputation of "Zhangjiajie with beautiful scenery and Datong Lake with beautiful water" and "the first lake in Sanxiang". There are lush aquatic plants underwater, and the lake is rich in snail resources. Datong Lake has always been a good place for fish, shrimp, crabs and mussels to grow and live, and river crabs (Eriocheir sinensis, also known as hairy crabs) are also widely distributed in the waters of Datong Lake. In the long river of years, the river crabs near the Yangtze River estuary, after growing into young crabs, migrate against the Yangtze River and wave upon wave. People living by Datong Lake make a living by fishing and live in a hereditary way. Crab catching and eating are also integrated into the lives of local people in the adjacent waters. The river crab in Datong Lake and the hairy crab in the Yangtze River estuary belong to the same strain. It has the characteristics of Datong Lake waters, tender meat and delicious taste, and has long been loved by the people. Especially after the reform and opening up, with the rapid growth of market demand and increasing popularity, it is known as "Datong Lake Hairy Crab".

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