Yueyang is rich in natural products and has many specialties.

You must not miss it when you visit here.

Specialties of Yueyang include Junshan Silver Needle Chicken Slices, Duhai Butterfly, Dongting Duck Slices, Shrimp Cake, Dongting Whitebait, etc.

Come check out some of the specials!

Dongting Wild Duck Sticks Dongting Lake Duck Sticks are a famous flavor in the Dongting Lake area.

Dongting Lake is rich in wild ducks, and waxing is a unique local skill.

Dongting roast duck strips are made from roast duck as the main raw material, boneless and cut into strips, and seasoned with cress, ginger, refined salt, sesame oil and other seasonings.

The dishes are both soft and hard, with rich flavor.

Junshan Silver Needle Chicken Slices Junshan Silver Needle Chicken Slices, like Hangzhou Longjing Shrimp, are famous throughout the country.

"Junshan Silver Needle" is tea extracted from more than a dozen tea trees at Baihe Temple in Junshan.

It tastes fragrant and sweet, and can make people feel refreshed.

It has the effect of calming the nerves and strengthening the stomach.

It has been used as tribute tea from the late Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.

Junshan Silver Needle Chicken Slices are fried with chicken and Junshan Silver Needle Tea.

The dish is white and green, the chicken slices are fresh and tender, the silver needle is fragrant, and its taste is excellent.

Shrimp cakes Shrimp cakes are a snack in Yueyang, Hunan.

It is made from fresh shrimps from Dongting Lake mixed with sauce and deep-fried.

It has the characteristics of fresh, fragrant, tender, crisp and fragrant.

Butterfly crossing the sea Butterfly crossing the river is also called a butterfly floating in the sea. It is named because the fish fillet looks like a butterfly after being boiled.

Local chefs in Yueyang use hot pot instead of the folk seven-star stove. They first make fresh juice from chicken soup, fish heads, fish bones, fish skin, etc. and pour it into the hot pot (a stainless steel soup pot with a small alcohol stove can also be used).

When eating, put the fish fillets in a boiling hot pot, cook them, and eat them with seasonings.

The fish meat is tender, the soup is delicious, and it is very delicious after being cooked.

This dish is very popular and has become one of the dishes in the "Baling Fish Banquet".

Dongting whitebait Dongting whitebait is not only tender in texture, but also rich in protein, which has the effect of strengthening the stomach, nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys.

When eaten, fresh whitebait is usually stir-fried with cooked lard or cooked with lean meat or eggs. It is a delicious dish.

In addition, there are also different ways to make soup or stir-fry after drying.

The "three fresh whitebait" served at the Yueyang Banquet is delicious and very popular.

Orchid radish, also known as coconut shell radish, is made from fresh radish with thin skin and tender flesh, supplemented by chili powder and salt. It was abundant in the Dongting Lake area in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

After improvement, the radish was still a whole piece after being cut several times.

When lifted up, it looks like a blooming orchid. It is named after the raincoat used by farmers in the past.

It not only retains the traditional spicy flavor, but also has a crisp, tender and fragrant aftertaste; it also helps digestion and increases appetite, and has been selling well in the Xiangbei market.