Jingzhou is a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province with a long history and a battleground for military strategists. There is an ancient saying that "Liu Bei has no intention of Jingzhou". Let's take stock of Jingzhou's specialties today!
Jingzhou Specialty 1: Honghu Lotus Root Cake
Honghu Lotus Root Cake is a special snack in Jingzhou, Hubei. Making lotus root cake is laborious and not suitable for doing it alone. Only suitable for group work. It uses lotus root slices, minced meat, and shrimp paste as the main ingredients. The minced meat is stuffed between two lotus roots, and the surface is sprinkled with flour. Finally, frying. Honghu lotus root cake is golden in color and delicious in taste.
Jingzhou specialty two: Honghu lotus root powder
It is said that the nine-hole lotus root of Honghu is the best lotus root, and the lotus root silk is very beautiful. Honghu lotus root starch is a well-known traditional nourishing food. Lotus root starch has high nutritional value and good medicinal effects. It is easy to eat after being made into convenience food. It can be taken with boiling water and tastes delicious. All ages. No wonder it was well received as soon as it was launched. It is a gluten-free powder ground with dried lotus root and used as a thickening agent in Chinese and Japanese cuisine.
Jingzhou specialty three: Jingzhou eight-treasure rice
Jingzhou eight-treasure rice was originally passed down by an imperial chef from the Qing Dynasty who opened a restaurant in Jingzhou city after leaving the imperial court. This kind of eight-treasure rice is made by steaming red dates, lotus seeds, barley, longan meat, honey cherries, honey winter melon strips, osmanthus, and glutinous rice, and then adding sugar and lard to stew. Therefore, it is also called "Stewed Eight Treasures". It feels smooth and melting in the mouth, sweet and delicious, oily but not greasy, sweet but not greasy.
Jingzhou Specialty Four: Honghu Lotus Seeds
Honghu Lotus Seeds, a specialty product of Honghu City, Hubei Province, is a national geographical indication protected product in China. Honghu lotus seed products are large and round, with thin skin and thick flesh, and have a sweet, slightly sweet and delicious flavor. Honghu lotus seeds are rich in protein, starch, phospholipids, alkaloids, flavonoids and vitamins, and can be made into various beverages and foods.
Jingzhou Specialty Five: Sanhu Yellow Peach
Sanhu Yellow Peach is rich in nutrients, rich in vitamin C and a large number of trace elements such as carotene and riboflavin needed by the human body. Sanhu yellow peach has a round shape, full and thick flesh, moderate hardness and softness; yellow flesh, no red or a little red on the top of the flesh and suture of the fruit and near the core; aroma and taste, with the unique aroma of Sanhu yellow peach, sour Sweet and delicious, with moderate moisture. The product is sweet, big, round, yellow and fragrant.