What are the specialties of Hengyang?
Yulin Xiangyao Hengyang traditional flavor food. Also known as "pagoda incense waist" and "pipe pile incense waist". Peng Yulin, a famous chef in Hengyang in Qing Dynasty, was created on the basis of local snacks such as fish balls, yellowbird balls and pot-roasted balls, hence the name. This dish combines a variety of snacks in a bowl, piled up layer by layer, shaped like a pagoda, and climbed up step by step. Later, it was introduced to the people and became the first bowl of dishes at Hengyang-style banquets. It is also an essential thing for people to get married, have children, have birthdays or have a reunion dinner on holidays. The dishes are divided into seven layers, from bottom to top: red dates, tiger eggs, slippery meat, pot-roasted balls, yellow bird meat, fish balls, egg rolls and kidney flowers. You can also cover it with other dishes. Covering sea cucumber is called "sea cucumber fragrant waist", covering scallop is called "yaozhu fragrant waist", and covering pork slices, pig liver, pig heart, etc. is the ordinary pagoda fragrant waist. Things at the bottom can also vary from person to person, from time to time and from material conditions. Its characteristics are: beautiful shape, bright color, salty and delicious. The main features of Hengyang lotus leaf rice bag are: high-quality rice, eggs, barbecued pork, shrimps, etc. The traditional snacks in Hengyang area are made in a unique way. Fresh lotus leaves are selected to wrap the mixed rice balls tightly and steam them over high fire. Zongzi is brightly colored, mixed with several colors. Rice balls are delicious, soft and tender. Poetry: Hengyang folk poem "Lotus leaf is a lotus pond, and sisters are busy picking." Don't pick lotus leaves, which are more fragrant than flowers. "Cream pineapple jelly main: syrup pineapple features: Huang Liang beautiful color, cool and warm heart, smooth and very smooth, both sweet pineapple, delicious cream, and the fragrance of rum. Hengnan Oil Circle's main business: high-quality glutinous rice and soybean features: ring-shaped, crisp outside; The outer layer is crispy and chewy, and the inner layer is soft and delicious, crispy and spicy, with endless aftertaste. The main features of Buddhist vegetarian diet in Nanyue are beans, noodles and vegetables: the famous vegetarian diet in Hengshan Buddhism in Nanyue; Its cooking skills are exquisite and skillful, and the meat dishes imitated with vegetarian dishes can be confused with real meat dishes. Vegetarian dishes are full of five flavors and rich in nutrition. The most distinctive feature of Hengyang diet is to taste the Buddhist vegetarian restaurant in Hengshan, Nanyue, which has a long history, exquisite craftsmanship and rich nutrition. However, some delicious food of Hengyang folk farmers should not be missed. Lotus leaf rice oil rings have been popular among Hengyang people for a long time. In addition to Hunan cuisine, which is well-known at home and abroad, Hengyang Nanyue vegetarian food is also a major local feature. Zhu Sheng Temple, Zhu Ling Palace and Fuyan Temple have the most famous vegetarian dishes in Nanyue, and the price of a table ranges from 300 yuan to 2,000 yuan. In addition, in recent years, Nanyue's "farmhouse music" is also deeply loved by tourists. Nanyue specialty food There are many bamboos on Nanyue Mountain, and monks and Taoists in temples on the mountain all eat vegetarian food. They are very particular about the production of bamboo shoots, such as frying, frying, pickling and boiling, with various patterns.