1. Laotongcheng Tofu Skin

"Laotongcheng" is the name of a large restaurant located at the intersection of Dazhi Road, Zhongshan Avenue, Hankou. It is famous for selling the famous snack three fresh tofu skin. It is known as the "King of Bean Skin". This restaurant was founded in 1931. It was located outside the Dazhi Gate of the ancient Hankou Castle, which served as a thoroughfare between urban and rural areas, so it was named Tongcheng Dessert Shop. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, it reopened and was renamed the old Tongcheng Dessert Shop. The shop imitates the traditional Hubei folk snack bean curd, and improves it to match the sweets. It is very popular. "The preparation method is to mix mung beans and rice, grind it, spread it in a pot into a thin skin, and wrap it with cooked glutinous rice, diced meat, etc. The fillings are fried in oil. Special chef Gao Jinan strives for excellence and uses fresh meat, fresh eggs, and fresh shrimps as the main fillings to create three-fresh bean curds. Mao Zedong tasted it four times and praised it every time. Foreigners and foreign guests came to Wuhan to eat Laotongcheng Bean Skin.

2. Four Seasons Meat Soup Dumplings

" "Sijimei" is the name of a snack bar located near the Jianghan intersection of Zhongshan Avenue in Hankou, which means that delicacies are available all year round, such as fried spring rolls in spring, cold food in summer, fried hairy crabs in autumn, shortbread in winter, etc., in 1927 After opening, the business was booming; later, special chef Zhong Shengchu and others made Jiangsu-flavored Wuhan-style Xiaolong soup dumplings in the store and put them on the market. They were well received by customers and were known as the "Soup Bun King", making the store mainly supply Xiaolong soup dumplings. A soup dumpling restaurant that specializes in making fillings and carefully selects ingredients. They first chop the fresh pork leg meat into puree, then mix it with aspic and other condiments, wrap it in a thin dough, and steam it. The meat is frozen into soup, and the minced meat is fresh and tender. It is served in seven baskets and served with shredded ginger, soy sauce and vinegar. It is extremely delicious. In order to meet the needs of different customers, in addition to fresh meat soup dumplings, they also make crab roe soup dumplings and shrimp soup dumplings on time. , mushroom soup dumplings, chicken minced soup dumplings and assorted soup dumplings, etc.

3. Xiaotaoyuan Simmering Soup

"Xiaotaoyuan" is a restaurant located at the intersection of Lanling Road, Shengli Street, Hankou. The name of the snack shop. The shop was founded in 1946. Two vendors, Tao and Yuan, set up a stall here to sell snacks such as fried dough sticks and soy milk. Later, the two collaborated to sell simmering soup. The shop was named "Xiao Tao Yuan". After the liberation, the homophonic name was changed to "Xiao Taoyuan", and it is a famous "simmering soup expert". The main varieties sold by this store include earthen pot chicken soup, pork rib soup, hoof soup, bafeng soup, leg fish soup, beef soup, and duck. Soup, etc. The earthenware pot chicken soup is the most famous. Its raw materials are fat and tender hens weighing more than one and a half kilograms in Huangbo Xiaogan area. They are chopped into chicken pieces, stir-fried with a chain saw, and then poured into an earthen pot with boiling water. , cooked with high-fire grains, simmered over low heat, the soup is fresh and meaty, with original flavor and rich nutrition. It is a top-quality nourishing food for the elderly, patients and pregnant women. Bafeng soup and other grain soups are also unique to each county, fresh and delicious. , deeply loved by diners

4. Tanyanji Dumplings

Tanyanji Dumplings is located at No. 384, Zhongshan Avenue, Hankou, not far from the intersection of Liji Road and Huangpi Road. Founded by Rentan Zhixiang, it has been specializing in dumplings for nearly 80 years. It has unique techniques for making dumplings, from meat selection, ingredients, seasoning, filling, system to packaging, soup making, cooking and other processes. Strict standards are used, such as using fresh pork leg and beef leg meat to make the stuffing, pig trotters to make soup, and adding shrimp, mushrooms, coriander, chopped green onion and other condiments to make the dumplings tender in filling, fresh in soup, beautiful in shape, and thin in skin. It tastes refreshing and moist, with a lingering fragrance that leaves a lingering aftertaste that makes people want to eat it again. In addition to the traditional fresh meat dumplings, the famous teacher Tan Yinshan has also developed mushroom dumplings, rice dumplings, and three fresh dumplings in recent years. New varieties such as chicken minced dumplings and shrimp dumplings adapt to the tastes of different diners.

5. Cai Linji Hot Dry Noodles

Cai Linji Hot Noodles Restaurant is located at No. 854 Zhongshan Avenue, Hankou. To the water tower. Business is booming, with daily sales of about 15,000 bowls, and more than 10,000 people enjoying the food.

Regan noodles, together with Shanxi sliced ??noodles, Guangdong and Guangxi Yifu noodles, Sichuan Dandan noodles and northern fried noodles, are known as the five famous noodles in my country. It is different from cold noodles and soup noodles. The method of making it is to boil the noodles first, then drain the oil and let them cool. When eating, blanch them in boiling water for a few times, drain them, and add sesame sauce, dried shrimps, and chopped green onions. , diced pickled radish, sesame oil, vinegar and other ingredients and mix well. It is fragrant, chewy and flavorful when it hits the palate.

It originated from Li Bao who sold noodle soup on Changdi Street in Hankou in the early 1930s. He was afraid that the unsold noodle soup would go rancid and go bad, so he picked it up and hung it on the table to dry. When he accidentally knocked over the oil pot, he poured out the soup noodles. Stir the sesame oil into the noodles. The next day, he scalded the noodles in boiling water for a few times, picked them up and mixed them with seasonings. The noodles were steaming hot and fragrant, making people rush to buy them. Someone asked him what kind of noodles they were, and he blurted out that they were "hot dry noodles." People said the hot dry noodles were good, and he has been selling them exclusively since then. Some food vendors saw that his business was booming, so they learned from him and started selling hot dry food. Nowadays, there are hot dry noodle restaurants and stalls everywhere in the streets and alleys of Wuhan. It is one of the breakfast snacks that Wuhan people love to eat in the morning. Cai Linji is the most distinctive and famous among them.

6. Lao Qianji Beef and Bean Shreds

Lao Qianji is a snack bar located at the gate of Wuchang City. It mainly sells beef and bean shreds, as well as beef soup dishes. Have a drink.

Bean shreds are made from mung beans, rice, etc., ground into pulp, spread into skins in a pot, and cut into shreds. Wuhan people like to eat them, including soup shredded beans, dried bean shreds, fried bean shreds, etc. Bean shreds and other ways to eat. Lao Qianji specializes in stir-fried beef and bean shreds. According to the customer's requirements, it can be stir-fried or soft stir-fried. Each has its own taste. The only difference is the heat. The main raw materials are yellow ox Meizi Baigou, wet shredded beans, shiitake mushrooms, magnolia slices, etc., plus seasonings, and are stir-fried in a sesame oil frying pan. The beef tastes smooth and tender, and the shredded beans are soft and moist. The flavors of beef and shredded beans blend together, creating a unique flavor.

7. Noodles

Mianwo, like hot dry noodles, is also one of the favorite breakfasts of Wuhan people. It is simple to make and can be found in the streets and alleys of the three towns in Wuhan. Most of them are It is operated by stalls or managed by restaurants, and there are no representative shops.

Mianwo is unique to Wuhan and was founded during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1875-1909 AD). At that time, there was a sesame biscuit seller named Chang Zhiren near Jijiazui, Hanzheng Street, Hankou. Seeing that the business of selling sesame biscuits was not good, he tried to find a way to create new breakfast varieties. After much consideration, he asked a blacksmith to make a hollow-shaped iron spoon, poured rice milk mixed with ground soybeans into it, sprinkled with black sesame seeds, and fried it in a pan. Soon, he made each of them. A round rice cake with thick, hollow sides, yellow color, crispy and fragrant taste. People think it is very unique. It tastes soft in thick parts and crispy in thin parts. It is very delicious. Chang Zhiren called it nianwo, which has been popular for more than a hundred years and has become a cheap and high-quality specialty breakfast.

8. More flavored snacks

There are many varieties of flavored snacks in Wuhan. It is impossible to introduce them one by one in detail. Here are a few more for those who are interested to choose and taste:

Wufangzhai Tangyuan "Wufangzhai" is located at No. 1207, Zhongshan Avenue, Hankou, near the Lanling intersection. It sells Ningbo-style glutinous rice balls with black sesame, osmanthus and other cores. It is known as the "King of Ningbo Tangyuan".

Minshengquanke Tangyuan is created by Minsheng Dessert Shop at No. 212 Minsheng Road, Hankou. It is small in size and has a pure and sweet fragrance.

Fuqinghe Rice Noodles "Fuqinghe" is located at No. 855, Zhongshan Avenue, Hankou, near Liudu Bridge, and is famous for selling Hunan-style rice noodles. The powder is smooth and the taste is fresh and delicious.

Yayuan Hunan Rice Noodles Yayuan Rice Noodles Restaurant is located at No. 383 Jiefang Road, Wuchang. It was founded in 1935 and sells Hunan-style rice noodles, famous for its beef noodles. Tian Hengqi Paste Soup Noodles Tian Hengqi Noodles Restaurant is located at No. 252 Hualou Street, Hankou. The paste soup noodles they sell are very unique. They are made by adding fresh fish and adding starch to form a paste. The rice noodles are boiled and placed in a bowl filled with fresh soup. , sprinkle with chopped green onion and pepper, very delicious. Served with fried dough sticks. Affordable and crowded with diners.

Chubao Osmanthus and Red Bean Soup Chubao Delicatessen is located at No. 911 Zhongshan Avenue, Hankou, at the bottom of Liudu Bridge. Osmanthus and adzuki beans are made from osmanthus, adzuki beans, glutinous rice, sugar, starch, etc. It has a sweet and not greasy taste.

Baoqing Beef Noodles Baoqing Noodle House is located at No. 171 Liji Road, Hankou. It has a history of more than half a century and is famous for selling traditional beef noodles in Baoqing and Xinhua areas of Hunan. The beef noodles in this shop are different:. The beef is made from the leg meat of old cattle, and licorice with strong and long stems is used as ingredients. The noodles are made into the shape of leek leaves and put into the bowl to look like ingots. Delicious.

Yipinxiang Big Bao Yipinxiang Dessert Restaurant is located at No. 1445, Zhongshan Avenue, Hankou, near Gongan Road. It has been in business for more than half a century. In addition to selling sweets, it also makes Yipin Dabao, known as Yipinxiang Dabao. It has thin skin and beautiful fillings, and is famous far and wide.

Shunxiangju Braised Plum Blossoms with Heavy Oil "Shunxiangju" is located at the intersection of Hualou Street and Jiaotong Road in Hankou. It is an old store that has been selling plums roasted with heavy oil for nearly 50 years. The store's plum-burning oil is heavy but not greasy, shaped like a silver chrysanthemum, delicious and has a long-standing reputation;

Laohuibin Wuyemei is a banquet specialty made by Laohuibin Restaurant located in Liudu Bridge, Hankou The five-leaf plum is quite ingenious: it is not only thin-skinned and freshly stuffed, but also beautiful in shape, shaped like a five-leaf plum. On the five corners are minced red ham, minced egg yolk, green coriander, white shrimp, and black cabbage. It is colorful and tempting to the appetite.

Orange Ode Cake is a famous dessert created by Tingtao Restaurant in East Lake Scenic Area in memory of the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan. The cake is shaped like an orange, red with white, and has a frosty look. The orange color is the result of frying, and the frost is the sugar sprinkled on the outside. It is named after Qu Yuan's famous poem "Ode to Orange", which is quite poetic.

Dongpo Cake is a kind of cake that Su Shi, a famous writer in the Song Dynasty, loved to eat when he was exiled to Huangzhou. People named it after him and called it Dongpo Cake. It has been passed down to this day and is a traditional food in Huangzhou City and Ezhou City. The Guiyuan Temple vegetarian restaurant in Hanyang supplies imitations and is very popular.

Youxiang Youxiang is originally a fried food from the north. It was introduced to Wuhan City through Xiangfan City and became one of the people's favorite breakfasts. It is named after its aroma of oil. There are supplies everywhere on the streets of Wuhan.

Fa rice cakes are also sold in pairs and are called pairs of rakes, and the children are called baba. It was introduced to Wuhan City from Jianghan Plain and became a breakfast favorite among citizens. The preparation method is to grind and ferment the rice, add flour, sugar, soda ash, etc., mix thoroughly and cook it on the kang. The outer shell is golden and crispy, and the inner meat is white and soft. Cheap and good quality, available everywhere.

Assorted tofu puffs are available on the streets of Wuhan in the morning and evening, because the tofu puffs are added with steamed buns, glutinous rice, dried shrimps, diced barbecued pork, diced mustard, diced pickled melons, five corianders, sesame seeds, pepper, chopped green onions, etc. Ingredients and seasonings are called assorted tofu brain. It tastes tender with rice, crispy noodles, and crispy vegetables. It has many flavors and is extremely delicious.