Is Wuhan Hubu Lane really worth going to? Many Wuhan people say that local people will never go here. What is the reason?
It is said that food is the belief of a city, the night market is the soul of a city, and the food street naturally represents the taste of a city. So there is a saying that if you travel to a strange city and don't go to the hottest food street there for a meal, it is equivalent to not going.
Wuhan, the "food capital", naturally has a famous food street and Hubu Lane, which is a gathering place of national food and a famous food paradise. It is said that Wuhan flavor is the pride of Wuhan people, so I went to Hubu Lane as soon as I arrived in Wuhan.
Hubu Lane is so famous. Located in the most prosperous Simenkou, Wuchang District, Wuhan, it is about 200 meters long. It is the most famous "breakfast lane" in Wuhan and is known as "the first lane of Chinese snacks".
Due to the prosperous geographical location, there is the vast Yangtze River in the west and the Yellow Crane Tower in the south. Many tourists choose to eat here and then go to the Yellow Crane Tower to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Yangtze River in the sky.
Supposedly, the food street in Wuhan should be very distinctive. It is also mouth-watering to think about Wuhan's special foods: Zhou Heiya, Wuchang fish, dried noodles, steamed dumplings, soup packets, Enshi Kang potatoes and so on. But when I really went to Hubu Lane, I was instantly disappointed. No wonder the locals didn't go.
What's in the alley? Regan Noodles is naturally the signboard of Wuhan, but to my disappointment, it is Sichuanese who sell Regan Noodles in Wuhan. Reagan noodles are too spicy! If you stroll through it, you will experience the saying that "all food streets in China are the same", and all the alleys in Hubu are just "old-fashioned".
Which three? Gluten stinky tofu kebab. Delicious baked gluten, kebabs, China hamburgers in Xi, sizzling squid, large sausages, hairy crabs, flower nails, roasted pig's trotters, etc. Not to mention any night market in Shijiazhuang where I live, but also in other cities.
The price is good. Three skewers of baked gluten 10 yuan, two skewers of sizzling squid 15 yuan, a large portion of stinky tofu 13 yuan, and a small portion of 8 yuan are not expensive. It's just that I really don't want to eat anything special.
If you must find special food in Hubu Lane, it is likely to be some online celebrity shops. I noticed that there were almost no people in front of the time-honored food stores in Hubei, but there were long queues in front of those stores among online celebrities. Those who have been to CCTV, those who have been to Shijing, Hubei, and of course, the hottest people are all on the hit list in Tik Tok.
I don't know whether these queues are for real food, for signs, or as some reports say, they are all hired by shops. Anyway, the queue of "a rib" and "crispy pork belly" is very long.
It is said that Wuhan people don't go to Hubu Lane, only foreign tourists go. I went because I am a "foreign tourist". However, it did not leave a good impression on me. I feel that it can be used as a classic punch card, and it is enough to go once.
I have been to too many food streets in recent years, and the most impressive ones are Zhengning Road Food Street in Lanzhou, Amethyst Night Market in Nanchang, Pichai Yuan in Qingdao, Hongyadong in Chongqing, Beihai Old Street in Guangxi, Qihe Food Street in Dezhou and Zhongshan Road Food Street in Nanning. I really feel that all the food streets in China are similar.