Food is the most important thing for the people.

Who can resist the temptation of delicious food?

I am no exception.

I don’t exactly like eating delicious food, but I like collecting delicious food everywhere.

No matter where I travel, I always bring back bags of specialties when I come back.

This brings happiness to my younger brothers and sisters.

Someone asked me, since I have eaten food from so many places, where is the best food?

I’m from Hunan, so naturally the delicacies from my hometown can arouse my taste buds the most!

As the saying goes: A golden nest and a silver nest are not as good as your own doghouse.

However, this "doghouse" is really inappropriate to describe our Hunan cuisine!

When it comes to Hunan delicacies, the first thing that comes to mind is stinky tofu!

This extremely strange thing is famous at home and abroad as a famous snack in Hunan!

Even Chairman Mao loved its deliciousness and spoke highly of it: "Stinky tofu smells bad but tastes delicious." Indeed, stinky tofu has an ugly appearance and is covered in black carbon, like a miner who has just climbed out of a coal well.

Similar, and the fragrance...lives up to the name.

Until you taste it, you’ll never think it’s on the “food” list.

I had the same feeling when I first came into contact with stinky tofu. I felt that this thing is just like durian. It depends on whether you like the taste or not.

In the mood to give it a try, I took a bite and immediately felt the crispiness in my mouth. A strong marinated flavor flowed into my mouth along the break, making me chew involuntarily.

It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and was seasoned with coriander. I praised it repeatedly and ate several more pieces before I gave up.

I think the outsiders who call it "delicious food" are probably savoring its uniqueness!

Another kind of delicacy, but it can also be called "peculiar".

Moreover, as soon as you hear its name, you can immediately think that it has a lot of connection with our great leader of China, Chairman Mao!

That’s right, its name is Mao’s Braised Pork!

At this point, we have to tell the story behind it: At that time, China was poor and weak, and the material foundation and productivity of the Chinese people were very backward, and many people died every year.

Chairman Mao and his family are rich farmers, so there is no danger of starvation. However, they also have few opportunities to eat meat. They can only buy a little fat meat once a week. However, Chairman Mao’s mother is good at cooking, so she always eats meat on New Year’s Day.

At that time, the carefully cooked pork belly was served, which was highly praised by relatives and friends.

Later, after Chairman Mao came to power, this delicacy became widely spread among the people.

Mao's Braised Pork is meaty but not fishy, ??oily but not greasy. Especially after entering the mouth, the sticky feeling lingering in the mouth is endlessly memorable.

I think those who can appreciate it carefully are probably savoring its history!

Hunan’s food is just a microcosm of China’s food culture.

The broad spirit of various Chinese cultures can also be seen through the lens.