Hunan province has a vast territory and is rich in all kinds of delicious food. When it comes to Hunan Hunan cuisine, the first thing that people think of is spicy. People in Hunan eat with chilies all at once, which means no spicy food. Hunan cuisine can be described as thorough and enjoyable. Here are 14 famous dishes.

1. Chopped Pepper Fish Head

Chopped Pepper Fish Head is steamed with the fish head in the pot. The red chopped pepper is covered with the plump fish head, and it is fragrant and steaming when served. At this time, picking up a piece of fish and putting it in the mouth will find that the fragrant and spicy taste of chopped pepper collides with the umami taste of fish head meat and goes straight to the nasal cavity, which makes people want to stop and has a long aftertaste.

2. Stir-fried meat with Chili peppers

Stir-fried meat with Chili peppers is very easy to eat. In fact, the choice of ingredients is very elegant. When making meat, you have to choose the best pork belly, and the Chili peppers are made from Hunan specialties, and stir-fried with garlic and ginger. When you take a sip out of the pot, you suddenly feel spicy and delicious, which is very enjoyable.

3. Sour pork of Hunan cuisine

Sour pork of Hunan cuisine is a traditional delicacy of Tujia nationality in Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province. It is sour, spicy and delicious, and has a unique flavor. When you eat it, you will find that the slightly sour taste in your mouth will well neutralize the fatty taste of pork, which is why it is worthy of its name as a Hunan cuisine.

4. Stir-fried beef

Stir-fried beef is very popular in Hunan restaurant. This dish depends entirely on the original flavor of the ingredients, and there is no need to add seasonings such as monosodium glutamate and chicken essence. The salty pickled peppers in the dish, the fragrance of red and green peppers and the meat flavor of beef are intertwined to form a more intense fragrance, which is very delicious to eat with rice.

5. Steamed chicken with chestnuts

Steamed chicken with chestnuts is a home-cooked dish of Hunan people. The method is simple. The chicken and chestnuts are steamed together with scallion and ginger. Although it is a side dish, the steamed chicken is very smooth and tender, and the chestnuts are soft enough. Moreover, this dish not only blends the smell of chicken but also the sweet and soft chestnut fragrance, which makes people drool when they smell it far away.

6. Griddle and fat sausage

Griddle and fat sausage is famous all over the country, and it is found in all major cuisines, but the Griddle and fat sausage in Hunan cuisine is the best. It adds ingredients such as peppers and onions. The fat sausage in the dish looks red and bright, and it tastes fragrant and soft, fragrant and spicy, which makes people very enjoyable.

7. Tasty snake

Tasty snake is a dish that originated from Changsha city and was cooked with king snake. Although snake meat may make most people flinch, you will find this dish delicate and delicious after eating it once you overcome your psychology. And this dish is also popular in the streets of Changsha because of its rich nutrition.

8. Steaming with preserved meat

Steaming with preserved meat is made by steaming preserved fish, preserved chicken and preserved meat together. This is also a dish that Hunan people must cook every festival. The preserved meat in the dish is crystal clear, the color of the preserved fish is full and bright, and it smells a faint smoky smell. When you eat it, the fragrance of all kinds of ingredients is generate in your mouth, which makes you want to stop.

9. Braised pork in Mao Shi

Braised pork in Mao Shi is different from braised pork in South China, such as Su Xi. It is not so sweet. It has only a faint sweetness. It tastes salty, sweet and delicious, fragrant but not greasy. It looks rosy and beautiful like rubies, and it is really a favorite dish of Hunan people.

1. Waiwaicai

Waiwaicai is not a certain vegetable. It is pickled with radish, purslane, green vegetables and other ingredients. When cooking, stir-fry it in a pot and add a small bowl of pork foam and dried pepper. It tastes fresh, salty and spicy and tastes very crisp. Don't eat too much. This is also a favorite dish for Hunan people.

11. bandit pork liver

This dish is a good appetizer. It not only sounds domineering, but also tastes delicious. Its biggest feature is that the pork liver is tender in the outside, spicy and tender, giving people a sense of bohemian. This dish not only suits the simplicity of working people, but also highlights their generosity.

The above are the 11 famous dishes in western Hunan that I introduced. Although they are not as high-end as Huaiyang cuisine and not as exquisite as Cantonese cuisine, they are very simple and conform to the taste of home and the tastes of the general public. Here, I also welcome you to taste Hunan cuisine and choose your favorite food.