1. Crested ginger. Crested ginger is named after its shape like a phoenix head. It is mainly produced in Laifeng County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province. It has excellent quality and unique flavor. Fresh seed ginger is gluten-free, crisp and tender, rich in selenium, juicy and spicy.

Moderate and tasty.

Exported to Southeast Asian markets.

Laifeng County Chronicle records that Laifeng has been cultivating crested ginger for more than 300 years, and it is named after its shape that resembles a crested ginger.

The ginger handle is like a finger, the tip is bright red, slightly purple, and the tuber is snow-white.

2. Ge Xianmi, Zouma Ge

When you open your mouth, the rice comes out with the flow. When you first take it, it looks like small fresh fungus, which is purple-green. Mix it with vinegar and it becomes fat and green and edible. The local name is Kaixiancai.

Grain is collected for food, so it is called "Gexianmi". "Gexianmi has 3 residues and dregs, and is also known as lazy tofu."

The Enshi Tujia people have deep feelings for Hezha. Especially in the years of war and chaos, when food was extremely scarce, Hezha saved many lives. There is a folk proverb that goes, "Chili peppers are used as salt, and Hezha celebrates the New Year."

There are many ways to eat Hezha in Enshi, among which Zhangguan Hezha is a typical example of making Hezha hot pot.

Tujia Hezha 4 Baiyang Dried Beans. Baiyang Dried Beans are golden in color, delicious, long-lasting, mellow, and delicate in texture. Whether eaten raw or stir-fried, spiced or spicy, it has a refreshing and endless aftertaste.

After inspection by quality and technical supervision, health and epidemic prevention and other departments, the product meets national standards and is rich in protein, vitamins, calcium, zinc, sodium, selenium and other trace elements. The shelf life can be more than 8 months. It has the title of "solid soy milk"

"The good name.

5. Pressed Cantonese Pepper. Pressed Cantonese Pepper, also known as Panjianjiao, Panjinjinjiao, sour noodles, and noodle fruits, is a specialty snack of the Han and Tujia people in Yichang and Enshi, Hubei Province.

Pressed Guangjiao is made from bright red chili sauce and cornmeal (cornmeal) as the main raw materials.

Because the air pressure inside the jar may push the lid open and allow air to enter, it may also absorb too much water and become thin and smelly.

The mixed Jiao Xiaoqi is placed in a jar and allowed to fully ferment. It can be taken out and cooked after about 3 weeks.

It is usually roasted in a pot and then stir-fried with Tujia bacon or sausage or steamed as the base of a bowl. The finished product is reddish in color and has a very special sour and spicy taste.

Chili pepper can also be used as the base and accompaniment for steamed meat, braised pork, etc. The steamed meat produced in this way is not greasy, refreshing, and easy to digest and absorb.

It is even used with corn flour to make corn paste, called Jiao Xiaoqi Paste.

Pressed Guangjiao 6 Water shield Fubaoshan Water shield is also known as water shield, nettle, and water anemone.

It is a higher perennial aquatic plant with oval leaves, green on the front, dark red on the back, and slender petioles.

It is said that the water shield of Fubaoshan was given by the sacred mountain in ancient times. It is a rare treasure in the water. Since the Jin Dynasty, it has been a tribute to the royal cases of the imperial palaces and a delicacy in the royal banquets.

7. Tujia Camellia Soup Tujia Camellia Soup is a snack snack that is similar to tea soup. It is fragrant, crispy, smooth, fresh, delicious, refreshing and thirst-quenching. It is a traditional and very favorite flavor food of the Tujia people. Therefore, there is a folk proverb:

"If I don't drink the oil tea soup, I will feel panicked." "Three big bowls of meals three times a day will make me feel hard at work."

Tujia Camellia Soup 8 Enshi Bacon Every Tujia family likes to feed pigs during the New Year, mainly to have meat to eat during the New Year. If they can’t finish it during the New Year, the Tujia people make it into bacon, which is not only easy to preserve, but also has a better-looking meat color.

When cooked in a pot, the aroma spreads far and wide, stimulating appetite. It is the main dish that Tujia people usually serve at the banquet when entertaining guests.

According to legend, Enshi bacon 9-year meat originated from a war.

One year before New Year's Eve, the Tujia village was suddenly invaded by the army. The Tujia people were having a reunion dinner in full swing. They never dreamed that they would encounter such a disaster on such a day. They abandoned their homes and businesses and fled in all directions with their children and daughters.

Although some people who escaped into caves in the mountains were lucky enough to escape from the tiger's mouth, they suffered from cold and exhaustion.

Fortunately, an elder brought out a large piece of cooked pork in a hurry, so everyone got a small piece of meat, and they got through this miserable new year with tears.

After the war subsided, in order to remember the bloody lesson, every Tujia household should steam several large pieces of cooked meat during the Chinese New Year to prevent similar disasters from happening again.

Since then, it has become a custom, and New Year's meat has entered the Tujia people's Spring Festival recipes.

The characteristics of young meat are pure and beautiful color, crystal smooth and soft; moderate fat and thin, oily but not greasy; suitable for both men and women, children and old people; guests are not only satisfied with their taste, but also can understand the folk customs.

10 She rice She rice has been around since ancient times. It is a food used by ethnic minorities such as the Tujia, Miao and Dong people in China to offer sacrifices to She Ji.

Eating community meals is mainly done on Society Day (i.e. the fifth Wu day after the beginning of spring). Folk customs call it "GuoShe", "Banshe", etc.

Wu Day belongs to the earth, so this day is the day to worship the Earth Bodhisattva. People pray for a prosperous year, a good harvest, and good family luck.