Lead: Jingzhou usually has eight famous dishes, but in fact, fish cake is the real vitality, followed by babao rice. So what are the specialties worth buying when traveling to Jingzhou? The following is the special dish of Jingzhou, Hubei Province that I prepared for you. I hope it helps you!
1, Honghu lotus seed
Honghu Lotus Seed, a specialty of honghu city, Hubei Province, is a symbol protection product of chinese national geography. Lotus seeds in Honghu Lake are produced in Honghu Lake area with excellent ecological environment. The product is big and round, with thin skin and thick meat, and has a sweet, moist, slightly sweet and fresh flavor. It has extensive edible and medicinal value. Honghu lotus seed products are large and round, with thin skin and thick meat, and have a sweet, slightly sweet and delicious flavor. Honghu lotus seed is rich in protein, starch, phospholipids, alkaloids, flavonoids and vitamins, which can be made into various drinks and foods. In medical treatment, lotus seeds have the effects of stopping bleeding, removing blood stasis, strengthening the spleen and calming the nerves, and are good tonics. Its lotus plumule is made into tea, which has the effect of losing weight. Compendium of Materia Medica says that Honghu lotus seed is a rare wild plant with pure Chinese medicine. Since the formation of Honghu Lake, a large number of wild lotus roots have naturally grown. The history of artificial planting that can be tested in the literature is also more than 2000 years. A considerable part of the lotus seeds produced in Honghu Lake come from wild lotus roots. These lotus seeds are sold all over China every autumn and are made into various delicacies. It is reported that the best lotus seed paste in Cantonese-style moon cakes is generally made of Honghu lotus seeds.
2. Jingzhou fish cake
Jingzhou traditional famous dish, also known as Jingzhou flower cake. Originated in the Warring States Period. According to legend, during the Warring States Period, Jinan, the capital of Chu State, had a hotel specializing in cooking fresh fish. One summer, the shopkeeper bought a lot of fresh fish, but there were fewer guests and more fish left. Seeing that the fish was going to rot, the shopkeeper used his quick wits and made fish cakes. Diners feel fresh and delicious after tasting, and they are full of praise. Since then, this hotel has been famous for its fish cakes. This kind of cake has been continuously improved by later generations. In terms of materials and production, take the fat fresh fish, remove the thorns, rinse it, add a proper amount of pig fat or fat, chop it into paste, add seasonings such as egg white, raw flour and ginger, mix it evenly, steam it, and serve. It is best to put it in a bowl with meatballs, pork bellies, pork loins, fungus and yellow flowers. Fish cake is now the first dish at banquets in Jingzhou area. As a folk proverb says, no cake is enough. Fish cake is a unique flavor in Jingzhou area, and it has the reputation of eating fish but not seeing fish. Fish contains meat, which is fragrant, fragrant, smooth and tender, and melts in the mouth.
3, pen rack fish belly
There is neither this fish nor a "pen rack fish belly" in other waters of the Yangtze River. According to local folklore, there is a fish palace at the foot of Bijia Mountain, where the first fish king lived. Anyone who worships it here will get a big swim bladder in the shape of Bijiashan. Fish belly, also known as "fish glue", is animal glue or gelatin made of fish scales, fish skins, fish bones and swim bladders. Large yellow croaker, etc. , which is fish glue made by direct drying. Besides being used as industrial raw materials, it is also called "fish belly" for eating. Fish maw with stone pen container is a kind of precious food made of swim bladder produced in the first section of Changjiang Stone. Fish, that is, "penholder fish", is a big fish, about one meter long, generally weighing seven or eight kilograms, and the largest is more than twenty kilograms. The back is gray and the abdomen is white. Fish has no scales, tender meat, delicious taste and few spines, and can make all kinds of delicious fish dishes. The swim bladder is big, fat and nutritious. The shape and red texture of the swim bladder are similar to those of the Shishou Bijia Mountain standing on the bank of the Yangtze River, hence the name "Gaby Fish Belly". The fish belly of the pen holder is exquisite in shape, green in white, crystal clear and lovely. Drying fish belly is like a jade carving.
4. Honghu lotus root
Honghu Lotus Root: Lotus root produced in Honghu Lake is an aquatic crop, commonly known as lotus root, lotus root, lotus root melon and so on. As a herb, it is one of the main specialties of Honghu Lake in Hubei Province. Planting has a long history and is famous in Jingchu. Honghu lotus root has a long history and rich cultural connotation. Honghu Lake is full of lotus roots. This is a land rich in lotus, fish and wild ducks. Since ancient times, it has been known as "the fish of the Yangtze River, the lotus root of Honghu Lake, and the talented people and beautiful women don't want to leave after eating it". Honghu lotus root is famous all over the country, and it has become an intangible asset for Honghu people to start their own businesses and get rich with the wonderful law of "Wild ducks and lotus roots are everywhere, and the autumn harvest is fragrant" in the revolutionary song "Hong Hushui Wave". Honghu lotus root is a unique variety of lotus root in Hubei, which has been planted for more than 2300 years. According to legend, lotus roots have been planted here since the formation of mud in Honghu Lake in the middle of Yuan Dynasty. Because of the fertile soil and water, Honghu people have formed this excellent variety after long-term cultivation. Honghu lotus root is rich in starch, protein, vitamins and other nutrients, which can be eaten fresh, processed and used as medicine. In 20 15 years, the planting area of lotus root in Honghu reached 10000 hectares, with a total output of 300,000 tons. Products sell well all over the country.
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