Xiangxi Special Cuisine:

1. Phoenix Duck with Blood Paste

Phoenix Duck with Blood Paste is a traditional special cuisine in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province. This dish is complicated in working procedure and exquisite in technology. It is made of local duck and glutinous rice as the main raw materials, with pepper, ginger, soy sauce, bean paste, chicken essence, salt, pepper, vegetable oil and other seasonings.

The cooked duck with blood paste not only has the fresh and delicious taste of duck meat, but also has the delicate fragrance and softness of blood paste. It tastes fragrant and spicy, which greatly increases the appetite.

2. Xiangxi bacon

Xiangxi bacon is a special food in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province. Xiangxi bacon is made from Xiangxi local pork, salted with salt, pepper and spiced powder for a few days, then hung up and smoked with fireworks. When eating, it is cooked into various dishes with seasonings, which tastes delicious and has a unique flavor.

3. Miaojiacai Tofu

Miaojiacai Tofu is a special food in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province. When making, add a proper amount of cold water to the pot, pour in the soybean powder and stir well, boil it with slow fire, then pour in the vegetables, stir a little, anneal after the vegetables are cooked, and order the paste with sauerkraut soup until the soup becomes clear. Serve with seasonings such as Chili powder, wild onion and garlic.

4. Xiangxi community meals

In Tuxiang and Miao villages in Xiangxi, there was a custom of "Spring Club" eating community meals. According to the first day after the first month of the lunar calendar, to the fifth day around the vernal equinox, it is the "Spring Club", which is generally celebrated in March. On this day, every household will cook a communal meal to celebrate. Social rice is made by mixing glutinous rice, indica rice, Artemisia ordosica, wild onion, bacon, lard and peanuts. Unique flavor, full of ethnic customs, can be called a local cuisine.

5. Pot mushroom

, also known as Lohan mushroom and tripe mushroom, is a local product in La 'er Mountain area of western Hunan. Whether cooking vegetables or making soup with canned bacteria, it tastes fresh and has high nutritional value.