When talking about Hunan cuisine, many people have said that I have eaten the classic Hunan dish fish head with chopped peppers. However, many people have never tasted traditional Hunan dishes such as Dong'anzi chicken and steamed cured meat. Then, the representative dishes of traditional Hunan cuisine are:

Which ones?

What are the famous traditional dishes of Hunan?

1. Dong'an Chicken Dong'an Chicken is a traditional Hunan dish, also called Dong'an Chicken. It is cooked with new hens, so it is named Dong'an Chicken. It is one of the state banquet recipes and the first of the eight major Hunan dishes. According to legend, during the Kaiyuan Year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Hunan

There was a small restaurant in Dong'an County. Several businessmen came one night. The food in the store was sold out. The owner brought two live chickens, slaughtered them immediately, washed them, cut them into small pieces, and added onions, ginger,

Chili and other condiments were stir-fried in hot oil over high heat, then simmered with salt, wine, and vinegar, then poured with sesame oil and served. The chicken was fragrant and tender, and the guests were very satisfied after eating it. They spread the news everywhere afterwards.

The reputation of the shop spread far and wide, and diners from all walks of life came to this shop to eat chicken. As a result, the dish gradually became famous. After hearing about it, the county magistrate of Dongshou County also visited the shop to taste it and named it "Dongan Chicken".

It has been passed down for more than a thousand years and has become a famous dish in Hunan.

2. Steamed Cured Meat. Combed Steamed Cured Meat is a traditional Han Chinese dish in Hunan. It belongs to Hunan cuisine. It is made by putting bacon, cured chicken, and cured fish in a bowl, adding chicken soup and seasonings, and steaming the three kinds of cured meat together.

When cooked, it is called "cured meat combined with steamed meat", which is the earliest popular special flavor dish in Hunan.

Hunan bacon has a long history, and bacon production began more than 2,000 years ago.

As early as the Han Dynasty, Hunan people used bacon to make delicacies, and by the Qing Dynasty such dishes had become famous.

The origin of the allusion to the famous dish: According to legend, the fame of steamed cured meat is related to a beggar.

Once upon a time, in a small town in Hunan, Liu Qi, a former restaurant owner, was forced to beg in a foreign land because of debt collection. One day, a family gave him some of the marinated fish and chicken at home. Liu Qi saw that it was already late.

Steam all the cured meat together.

By chance, he was found by a family following the aroma. After tasting it, he was very impressed and took him back to cook in his own restaurant, where he put up a "Preserved Steamed Meat and Steamed Meat" menu.

From then on, "steamed cured meat" was passed down as a Hunan dish.

3. Spicy Chicken Spicy Chicken was created during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the authentic Hunan dishes with strong local flavor.

After taking out the internal organs, there is a saying that "if you eat spicy chicken, you will eat Hunan cuisine". The most famous spicy chicken restaurant in Changsha is Yuloudong Restaurant, a century-old restaurant.

The origin of the allusion to the famous dish: In the late Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guangou, the grandson of Zeng Guofan and the Hanlin of Xiangxiang, went up to the building to have a meal. He once left a well-known poem "Soaking the stomach in spicy chicken soup makes people often remember the East of Yulou".

Later, the chefs of Changsha City's Zuxiang Restaurant worked carefully and the taste was even better. There is also a limerick circulated among the people: "Spicy chicken is burnt on the outside and tender on the inside. It is golden in color and tastes new. If you ask which restaurant is better, Zuxiang is better than Yulou.

East. 4. Zuan Shark's Fin, also known as red braised shark's fin, is a famous dish of Hunan cuisine. It is a traditional dish of the Han people in Hunan Province. It is a treasure of the dish.

: According to legend, this dish was a famous dish at the family banquet of Hunan Governor Tan Yankai in the late Qing Dynasty. Tan Yankai was a famous gourmet. His chef, Cao Jingchen, had followed Mr. Tan for many years and had a good grasp of Tan's food. He often renovated and cooked it.

Cheng Zuan's shark's fin dish has a unique flavor and is highly praised by Tan Yankai. 5. Fish head with chopped pepper. Fish head with chopped pepper is a traditional Han dish in Xiangtan, Hunan and the border of Hunan and Jiangxi. It is famous for its "freshness" and chopped fish head.

The "spiciness" of pepper is integrated into one, and the flavor is unique. The fish head with chopped pepper is also called "good fortune" and "a good start". The origin of the famous dish: It is said that during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Zongxian fled to a small town in Hunan.

In the village, I stayed at a farmer's house. The farmer's son caught a river fish and brought it home. The hostess put salt in the fish meat and cooked it, then chopped the pepper and steamed it with the fish head. Huang Zongxian found it very delicious. After the refuge, he

Let the chef at home improve it, and it became today's Hunan famous dish Fish Head with Chopped Peppers. 6. Yongzhou Blood Duck Yongzhou Blood Duck is a home-cooked dish in Hunan cuisine and a traditional famous dish in Yongzhou, Hunan. It is delicious, appetizing and cools the blood.

This dish is made by almost every household in Yongzhou. The origin of this famous dish is: the origin of this dish is related to the Taiping Rebellion. Hong Xiuquan led his soldiers to attack Yongzhou City and rewarded the three armies. When the chef was cooking the duck, he found that the duck feathers were not plucked.

, poured all the duck blood into the pot. As a result, everyone had a great appetite, and everyone was full of food. Naturally, at dawn, they had a great victory. Someone asked the chef what he had cooked last night.

, the old cook stammered and couldn't answer. Finally, Hong Xiuquan's sister Hong Xuanjiao said: Let's call it "Yongzhou Blood Duck", so the name "Yongzhou Blood Duck" has been passed down through the generations.

Yongzhou’s culinary elite have devoted themselves to studying and cooking carefully, and “Yongzhou Blood Duck” is world-famous for its unique taste.