The top ten Hunan cuisines include fish head with chopped pepper, spicy chicken, braised pork in Mao Shi, steamed bacon, Donganzi chicken, Yongzhou blood duck, Xiangxi Waicai, fried pork with Chili, Farewell My Concubine in Changsha and Maren crispy duck.

1. Fish head with chopped pepper

Fish head with chopped pepper is a traditional food in Hunan, which is deeply loved by local people. This dish is made of fresh bighead carp head and chopped pepper as the main ingredients, and some auxiliary materials such as soy sauce, ginger, onion and garlic are added, and it is made by ingenious steaming process. The dishes are not only bright and red in appearance, but also fragrant and tender in meat. Take a bite, it is fat but not greasy, soft and waxy, delicious and delicious, with endless aftertaste.

2. Spicy chicken

Spicy chicken is one of the traditional cuisines in Changsha, Hunan Province, which was founded in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty. This delicious food is based on mother and son chicken, supplemented by pepper, yellow vinegar, garlic and various seasonings. It has unique cooking techniques, delicious taste and prosperous business. Yuloudong Restaurant, a century-old shop in Changsha, once cooked it to the extreme and was deeply loved by diners. Not only that, but there are also doggerels circulating among the people, singing praises for spicy chicken.

3. Mao Shi braised pork

As one of the traditional cuisines in Hunan Province, Mao Shi braised pork is not only suitable for family consumption, but also one of the popular restaurant signs. No matter whether you are a gourmet who loves Hunan cuisine or a person who has an eye for food, you can taste the unique Hunan cuisine culture and feel the hospitality and rich food culture of Hunan people when you taste Mao Shi braised pork.

4. Steamed with preserved meat

Steamed with preserved meat is a local traditional dish in Hunan Province. It is a delicacy with preserved pork, preserved chicken and preserved fish as the main ingredients, chicken soup and various seasonings, and steamed in a pot. This dish is delicious, rich in wax, salty and sweet, flexible and not greasy, and it is a traditional famous dish in Hunan Province.

5. Donganzi Chicken

Donganzi Chicken, also known as Donganzi Chicken and Guanbao Chicken, is a traditional dish in Hunan cuisine. It is made of Dong 'an Anxin hen as the main material. This dish presents four colors: red, white, green and yellow. It tastes fat and tender, sour and spicy, and is very popular among people.

6. Yongzhou blood duck

Yongzhou blood duck is one of the traditional famous dishes in Yongzhou, Hunan Province, and it is a delicacy that locals will eat in spring, summer, autumn and winter. In Yongzhou, there are many kinds of blood ducks, such as Jiangyong, Daoxian, Xintian, Ningyuan, Lanshan, Dongan and Shuangpai. For those who like to try different local specialties, Yongzhou blood duck is a delicacy worth tasting.

7. Xiangxi Waipo Cuisine

Xiangxi Waipo Cuisine is one of the special local dishes in western Hunan, and it is also a home-cooked food deeply loved by local people. The raw materials of this dish are mainly local wild vegetables and some meat, such as purslane, diced radish, big leaf vegetables, Xiangxi native vegetables and minced meat. In the cooking process, through different seasoning and cooking skills, Waipo cuisine has a unique taste and aroma, and the delicious taste of each ingredient is perfectly displayed.

8. Stir-fried meat with Chili peppers

Stir-fried meat with Chili peppers is one of the traditional cuisines in Hunan, and it is also one of the most important and representative dishes in Hunan cuisine series. Its main ingredients are pepper and pork belly, supplemented by douchi, garlic, soy sauce, oil and salt, monosodium glutamate and other seasonings. Due to the addition of pepper, it is rich in flavor and spicy, and has become a famous Tujia cuisine in Hunan cuisine.

9. Farewell my concubine in Changsha

Farewell my concubine is one of the traditional famous dishes in Hunan. It is said that its name originated from the story between Xiang Yu and his lover Yu Ji. Its main raw materials include chicken, soft-shelled turtle, etc., with seasonings such as mushrooms, cooking wine, garlic, etc., and it is made by fine cooking techniques of boiling first and then steaming. The cooking process needs to strictly control the temperature and time to make mouth-watering delicious food.

1. Maren crispy duck

Maren crispy duck is an innovative famous dish in Hunan and one of the delicacies in Hunan cuisine. It is characterized by the production process and the appearance of dishes, paying attention to raw material collocation and taste experience, and its color is beautiful and soft. Crispy duck with hemp seeds has a crispy taste, and its softness and fresh flavor complement each other. In the cooking process, duck meat is soaked, pickled and fried, and special seasoning and sesame flavor with hemp seeds make it particularly delicious.