Xiangxi is a mountainous and watery place. There are game in the mountains and fish and shrimp in the water. Slope land is more than flat land, so more drought-tolerant crops are planted on slope land, such as sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn. The flat land is planted with rice. Bags and rice are the main food crops in western Hunan.

here are some ways to eat baogu in Xiangxi. The tender baogu is cooked or roasted, and it can also be ground into pulp to make baogu Baba, which is a consistent way for Xiangxi people. And when the corn is ripe and pulped, the corn will become harder and less delicious than tender. But it also has its own way of eating, one is to make popcorn, the other is to fry it and drink it, and the other is to make corn porridge, and you can also brew corn shochu. Of course, we can also make baogu into a delicious food-a good dish for dinner.

this dish is baogu sour. When baogu is ripe in autumn, it is also the harvest season of pepper. It is a good time to make cereal acid. We will grind fresh corn into powder, mix it with appropriate amount of water to make paste, and grind the pepper with a stone mill to make it as uniform as possible. Then put the two together and stir evenly. Here, it is emphasized that the pepper should be spicy, so that the sour corn is delicious. For example, a kind of pepper called "Seven Sisters" produced in Xiangxi is the best because it is very spicy. Put the mixed cereal acid into a jar, and it is best for Xiangxi people to burn their own earthen jars. Finally, it is sealed, and after a certain period of time, the contents in the jar will ferment into grain acid. When you open the jar cover, you will smell a hot and sour taste, which will make people have an appetite. But you can't eat it at this time, you need to fry it.

there are many ways to cook with sour corn. For example, stir-fried pork with corn acid, it is best to use tea oil or rapeseed oil produced in Xiangxi to make this dish. Heat the pot, pour in the right amount of oil, and then pour in the grain acid when the oil boils, add the right amount of salt and stir fry evenly. When the sour corn is almost cooked, put the meat in, stir fry evenly together, and you can eat it in less than a few minutes. You can also eat it with vegetables. Stir-fry the vegetables in the pot first, and it is best to use lard, because lard will stir-fry the vegetables, and then put a certain amount of soup. When it boils, pour in the cereal acid and stir-fry for a while. You can eat it soon. There are many ways to eat, so I won't introduce them here. If you are interested, don't cook them yourself.