Yuxian millet is the staple food of local people. It is big, yellow in color and high in nutritional value. It is rich in vitamins, protein, crude fiber, tryptophan and so on. Boiled porridge is fragrant and easy to digest.
2. Yuxian yellow cake
Yellow cake is the most distinctive food in Yuxian. Millet peeled and steamed into yellow wheat is the daily staple food of Yuxian people. You can also wrap it in sugar, or fry it with beans to make fried cakes, which are crispy and delicious.
3. powder tuo in Yuxian county
Divide into crystal powder, bean powder and yam powder, and eat a bowl to relieve summer heat and thirst.
4. Dried bean curd
Dried tofu has tofu everywhere, but there are few dried tofu. Put the tofu in a special container, flatten it with a stone mill, cut it into long strips, expose it to the sun for 5 hours, then put it in the prepared brine and cook it with slow fire for 2 hours, then you can eat it.
5. Dried papaya and dried apricot
Dried papaya apricots are made from local papaya apricots by removing the core and drying in the sun. They are big, thick, sweet and sour, and have the effects of helping digestion, lowering blood fat, invigorating spleen and appetizing, and promoting fluid production to quench thirst. No additives are added in the production process, which is all natural.
6. Yuxian apricot kernel
Apricot pit is made of local apricot flat in Yuxian county through special processing. Convenient to eat and unique in flavor. Has effects in moistening lung, promoting fluid production, relieving cough, caring skin, and resisting aging. Regular consumption helps to enhance human immunity.
7. Yuxian Lake Museum
Mud noodles are a traditional snack in Yuxian. They are made by grinding peas. When cooking, add water to the pot, slowly pour it into the pot, stir it with a spoon while pouring it, and cook it. The smell is strong. Take a sip, your mouth is full of peas.
8. Yuxian paper-cutting
Yuxian paper-cut, known locally as window grilles, is posted on the windows on holidays to express good luck and happiness. Yuxian paper-cutting has a long history and exquisite craftsmanship. It has been included in the national intangible cultural heritage, and it has also been selected into the world's "representative list of intangible cultural heritage of mankind"
9. Yuxian sugar hemp leaf
Sugar hemp leaf is a traditional snack of Yuxian people, which has distinct local characteristics. Many restaurants and noodle shops are made and sold in the street.
10. Eight bowls in Yuxian
Eight bowls in Yuxian are a traditional dish in Yuxian. As the name implies, eight bowls refer to the number of main dishes on the dining table, which are generally eight categories, such as shredded pork stew, fried meat, steamed meat, tiger skin balls, chop suey, fried chicken in mud, steamed balls and shredded pork belly. Eight bowls are well-made, well-cooked and delicious, and they are the famous dishes of local banquets.
"Eight bowls" is a traditional dish in Yuxian. As the name implies, eight bowls refer to the number of main dishes on the dining table, which are generally eight categories, such as shredded pork, fried meat, steamed meat, tiger skin meatballs, hodgepodge, fried chicken with mud, steamed meatballs and shredded pork belly.