Unlike Chenzhou, which I wrote on a whim, it is the city I have always wanted to go to, because the barbecue here is very famous and attracts people who love barbecue like me. You know Paopao has many friends in Changsha. They even drive to Yueyang for a barbecue ... and crayfish. It is estimated that many people don't know that Yueyang is an important crayfish breeding base, and at least 20 million crayfish are shipped to all parts of the country every day.
Therefore, the local people will tell me that Yueyang is the carrier of Hunan supper.
I ate alone for a day and two nights in Yueyang this time. Although time is tight, because of the fast pace and large appetite, all the shops I want to eat are basically finished. Some of them are well-known shops, and some are small shops that only serve local people, but they are all excellent.
For every family, first of all, if you want to be famous, the most famous barbecue restaurant in the local area must be Sanmao. If you want to go, you must go to the main store in Paotai Mountain.
Sanmao barbecue is estimated to have many shops all over the country now, because it is open to join.
When you sit down, you can see a round iron plate on each table. Later, I learned that it was specially used for frying leek eggs.
Here it is. It looks ugly, but the tables are all in order, so I can't avoid it out of curiosity.
Put some oil first, then spread the leek kang, and beat the eggs directly on the leek. The iron plate is very hot and it is made quickly.
Actually, it's the best leek egg I've ever eaten, especially fresh and tender, with a unique aroma. No wonder it was his family's signature, and now it makes my mouth water.
Giant salamander is also delicious, but it is actually a catfish with a big mouth.
The fish is tender, and even the thickest part is delicious. It looks red, but it's not particularly spicy. The pepper in Hunan is not to cover up everything, but to enhance the taste and increase the score.
When eating barbecue in Hunan, baking butter is a must.
Butter is the breast of a bull, and you can understand its preciousness just by listening to it. Each cow is only four or five taels, so it is also called golden meat.
Bake butter with low heat, without too much seasoning. Sprinkle chopped green onion when baked to a certain extent. After sprinkling chopped green onion, quickly wrap chopped green onion in butter, so that the high temperature can force out the smell of onion. Baked butter is full of fat and fragrance, and its mouth is full of burnt fragrance. It has both the Q-bomb of the tendon and the tender and smooth meat, as well as the fragrant and glutinous oil.
When I eat it, what I eat is the pleasure that the shell is hard and brittle and the oil explodes in it. I really can't get tired of this kind of thing.
Pipeline reinforcement is rare in our country, but not here.
The taste of this part is particularly crisp, but it is not hard. It's crisp and not greasy at all.
Plate stiffeners are relatively dry and more elastic.
Red willow kebabs are just so-so This Xinjiang is better.
This is chicken cartilage. I like this part. I feel very happy when I bite the cartilage in the middle.
Roasted beef tendon is fat and thin, which doubles the satisfaction, but it is easy to get bored if you eat too much.
Roasted squab is not common, but I think it tastes so-so.
Mainly because it's too dry, I prefer to eat squab. Crispy skin, tender meat with juice, is the top grade.
I like this kind of dried fruit very much. Most areas in qianzi, Hunan have a smoky smell and are very chewy. This is my dish.
Sanmao barbecue is very famous, but maybe I ate too many delicious things in Hunan, but I didn't expect it to be so outstanding. After eating, my favorite is scrambled eggs with leeks, which is a bit unexpected.
Later, I went to a shabby little shop that was respected by the local people, called Lao Li Barbecue Shop, a paper mill. It was far away, and it was still raining that day. I took a taxi for almost 100 yuan one way. There is basically no environment in the store, it is all in a mess, and there is no service. I rely entirely on self-help.
There are not many dishes in the whole store, just a few. This string is made of meat and rubber bands, and the taste of his house is stronger than that of Sanmao.
There are also tube tendons and beef, and beef skewers are particularly delicious and tender.
I also ordered grilled crucian carp and put it directly on the iron plate. They like using this iron plate very much.
Carassius auratus is particularly dry with crisp edges.
You can also order stinky tofu in the shop, but it's not made in his house. His family's business is good, and those who sell stinky tofu nearby have followed suit.
Stinky tofu has many ingredients, but it can be fried harder. I like the kind that tastes hard and crisp.
But overall, it's not bad. I'm almost a CD myself.
His family has a particularly amazing collocation, that is, this bean is cold, not cheap, a small piece of ten dollars, can't eat a few mouthfuls.
But it's really refreshing and greasy, with a strong bean flavor and a little sweetness.
I have eaten these two restaurants which mainly do barbecue. After all, I have to leave more space for myself when I am foraging alone, but Yueyang's midnight snack didn't stop there.
Tianbao shrimp tail is also a famous shop, and the bald head on the far left is the boss Huang Tianbao.
The main course of his family is shrimp tail. As soon as you enter the door, you can see the shrimp tails packed and waiting for the pot.
And some cauldrons.
Cold dishes are put directly in the freezer.
The taste of shrimp tail is not bad, but it is not outstanding. Being in Hunan, the demand will inevitably rise.
Although it is a shrimp tail, it still tastes full of q bombs.
A person can only peel shrimp by himself when eating, and his mind is full of tears.
It can be seen that the state of shrimp is very QK, which is the skill of Hunan people. You don't need the whole shrimp, but you can still cook the whole shrimp.
This shop highly recommended this cold eel, but found it tastes terrible.
This is the first time I have eaten such a bad eel. It is fishy and bitter.
Braised pig's trotters are average.
Not bad, but I have no memory at all.
Stinky tofu, like the barbecue made by Lao Li in the paper mill, is made by a nearby canteen. After ordering in the store, the boss will make and send it, and the payment will also be paid to the person who sent it.
It's really that the shop is on fire, and the surrounding area can catch fire!
The stinky tofu in this house is more delicious than that ordered in my hometown.
Stir-fried more thoroughly, seasoning more fragrant.
The green bean paste was also delivered by another family nearby, but it is the best green bean paste I have ever eaten.
Some time ago, I shared Hunan Spicy Huan with delicious mung bean paste. Although it is 90% similar to the drink I drink here, it is still a sigh of relief.
Brother Geng's food stall used to be full at ten o'clock in the evening.
Salted duck has been eaten for many years, but it is the first time to eat salted fish.
The fish is tight, fresh and fragrant, sweet and mild in mouth, but full of stamina and spicy taste, which impressed me deeply and made me fall in love with it.
You must eat ginger and spicy series when you come to Yueyang. At first, ginger and spicy snakes were sold everywhere here. Because of the epidemic, snakes can't eat them, so I ordered a ginger and spicy chicken feet.
The flavor and spicy taste of ginger are very prominent, and the chicken feet are soft and glutinous. It is a standard appetizer and is most suitable for word of mouth.
His ginger and spicy series is good, but it's not the best I've ever eaten.
Delicious shrimp is definitely the key. If you don't eat more in Hunan, you will regret it when you go back!
They all like to put perilla in shrimp, and I like the taste very much.
Just now, I mentioned that the ginger and spicy series of Geng Brothers food stall is not the best I have ever eaten, so now I will share with you my favorite place to make ginger and spicy series.
This is an old shop. At present, I have eaten a lot of ginger and spicy series, and his family has always been the first.
I ordered a ginger and spicy bullfrog at his house to taste. It's really good and worth going again.
Just look at it, and you will know how spicy this bullfrog is, and its fragrance is even more fragrant. From the moment it is served, there is no way to control the secretion of saliva.
Bullfrogs are fresh, you can eat them with meat, and they are not small. Look at these thick thighs, haha!
That's a lot of weight. I almost fished out two such bowls. I couldn't help myself. I ate it all by myself, sweaty and super cool.
Hunan spicy Huan shared some time ago is mainly based on ginger spicy series. Although the products are already very good, like the Geng Shi brothers in front, they can compete with each other, but the level of Yueyang's small family is still very poor. The main feeling is that the ratio of ginger slices to peppers is a little worse than the heat.
There are too many choices to eat lobster in Yueyang, so I chose some special ones. This He Xiaogu Shrimp and Crab House is quite good.
A person, unable to eat too much, directly ordered the signature braised prawns in the store.
Some people may wonder, shouldn't oil stew be the way to cook shrimp in Wuhan? Why are you eating here?
In fact, Yueyang is only separated from Jingzhou, Hubei by a river, 200 kilometers away from Wuhan. Therefore, in Yueyang dialect and food, Hubei flavor is also infiltrated. There are many things related to Wuhan, for example, many people here choose Reagan noodles for breakfast!
The shrimps here are bigger, because Hunan people don't care about the size of the shrimps, but more about whether they are tasty or not, so in fact, there are very few shrimps here, and they are basically very small.
Shrimp peeling is really tiring. I usually eat at least 10 pound of lobster as the basis. Now I just want to eat two Jin and go, haha!
The best thing about his family is that you can ask for a portion of powder after eating shrimp. This kind of flat powder is difficult to store and transport, and it is hard to eat outside Hunan.
The meat of crayfish is very tender. This soup is spicy and sweet, with smooth rice noodles, which is really delicious and warm.
I know you will be greedy, so think about me, how greedy I am to write here!
Fine-wool catering is highly recommended by local friends and me, which is particularly difficult to find. I couldn't find a taxi for tens of dollars, so I finally called the boss to pick it up.
The murals on the wall are also very interesting, and it feels like a shop with a story.
His family is ordering food, which is a bit like a farmer's cauldron.
There are also menus on the wall, but many of them are not available this season.
It takes me a lot of time to order food. I don't think I've ever seen a man come all the way to the store to eat alone. The aunt who ordered food thought about the feeling that I couldn't eat, and felt that it was too heavy and tossed for a long time.
The signature steamed shrimp is a must. As mentioned above, I won't say here why Yueyang uses the famous steamed shrimp in Wuhan as the main course. It's normal. Haha!
This is the biggest shrimp I have ever eaten in Hunan, but it is still not as big as the shrimp I recommend here in Hefei.
White gills can explain the water quality of lobster's growing environment.
It is yellow. I like shrimp heads best. This is yellow.
The meat is full and elastic, and the taste is naturally slightly sweet.
It comes with dipping sauce, but I prefer the original flavor myself. Dip in the sauce always feels that the taste of the meat itself is covered.
I also ordered an oily tofu, which made me have an appetite.
It's really delicious, too Oil tofu is full and thick, absorbing soup. It tastes slightly spicy and particularly appetizing.
I also ate some snacks, but as time went on, my fighting capacity continued to decline. Liu's noodle restaurant for the deaf-mutes used to make progress every day, which is well worth eating.
I specially chose a non-food meal. There are not many people in the shop. You know, what a person fears most when he goes out to eat is that the store is too busy to even have a seat. It's really not good to have a meal and sit down. ......
Continue to choose flat powder to eat. It is not difficult to eat round powder out of Hunan. If Pingfen really missed it, it's gone.
I ordered the signature spicy beef rice noodles, as well as lotus root dumplings and soybean milk.
Spicy beef rice noodles are delicious, not very spicy, but very fresh.
Spicy beef means a little dried beef. Large pieces are chewy, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes.
The powder is very smooth. It is difficult to eat powder in Hunan. Any small shop will be delicious.
I have never eaten lotus root jiaozi before. The lotus root here is great, but it is out of stock this month. I can't order anywhere, so I can only eat this to comfort myself.
So I guess it should be made in the season and then frozen, otherwise no other family will sell lotus roots, and his family should not have lotus roots. After all, there is nothing special about this grown-up thing.
However, it is still delicious. The stuffing is a little spicy, the diced lotus root is crisp to bite, the seasoning of the meat stuffing is delicious, and the shell is soft and tender, giving people a feeling of being fried now, which is very extra points.
The spicy huanjia shared some time ago has a crispy lotus root pill, which is delicious. I think people there may be better at making lotus roots.
By the way, soybean milk is good, very refreshing, not too sweet and greasy.
And this bean skin king is not bad either. Well, everyone should be able to get used to seeing the elements of Wuhan here. Ha ha!
However, this kind of bean skin is different from other bean skins.
Not expensive. I ordered a signature Chili fried meat.
As you can see, this kind of bean skin is completely different from that of Wuhan in shape and taste. This is more like a multi-grain pancake, with a thin, hard and brittle crust and no oil at all.
The bean skin in Wuhan is oily and tastes softer, more fragrant and tougher.
In this way, it looks a bit like rice balls again. Anyway, it doesn't look like bean skin anywhere except the name.
It's full of real Chili fried meat, just like you ordered a dish and wrapped it in rice. In fact, I prefer Wuhan bean skin in taste, because I especially like oily food, but I have to admit that the bean skin here may be healthier and fresher.
The choice of fillings is also more diverse, and the taste of Wuhan bean skin is also relatively simple.
I also ate mala Tang, which was strongly recommended by a local friend. It's a very shabby shop, very close to the Geng Shi brothers' food stall.
This form is rare in our side. I think it looks appetizing, so I can't help but want to shoot more.
I ironed a bowl of materials, and the twist in it was particularly delicious.
This qianzi is not bad either, but it's a pity that I took flowers, so you can understand its delicacy and your hands are shaking!
I also ate a lot of salted duck, heaven asked Xiandu Hue and so on. Because I wanted to buy some to send back to my friends, I tasted the famous ones.
Hunan's salted duck is fragrant and chewy, usually with a strong or light smoky smell. It is suitable for snacks or wine. Most of them are not too spicy, and even feel a little sweet when eaten in the mouth, but if you eat them carefully, the spicy taste will gradually come out.
Really don't think that Hunan cuisine must be crazy and spicy. The extensive application and extreme understanding of pepper are the soul here.
I also ate a takeaway in the hotel for recording and broadcasting for you.
You can also review my eating video again, and it is estimated that you can eat two more bowls of rice after watching it.
In fact, I didn't eat too much when I went to Yueyang this time (I will go to Zhuzhou later), but there is no shame in sweeping so many shops by myself, haha!
Yueyang itself is a relatively fun city, but I didn't go to any scenic spots because I was only interested in eating. You can punch in if you want to go in the future. After all, not everyone can eat nothing from morning till night like me. In retrospect, it seems that when I talk about scenery, I will look up at the sky. ......
Yueyang's barbecue is a must. It is a characteristic branch of Hunan barbecue. Many kebabs here will look like they are covered with powder. At first glance, they taste delicious, but if they eat too much, they will be a little tired. Then kebabs are generally larger and more realistic.
These shops I recommend are all good. It was all discovered by my keen sense of eating and recommended by local friends. There is no place to step on thunder, but a shop like He Xiaogu, a paper mill barbecue Yueyang Xiaojia fine wool restaurant, must have the strength to let me miss it. Of course, I hope I can eat more delicious shops next time.
Finally, I want to thank all the babies who read the post carefully. I am a food lover, and I will pay no price for food. On the way of foraging everywhere, because of everyone's expectation, I have been trying to make myself eat more, more refined, better and finer. I hope to rely on my words and real feelings to let more people know and understand food and trust me more.
At the end of this article, I will write food raiders stickers in Zhuzhou and Changsha. Stay tuned. If you have any questions, please feel free to talk to me privately!
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