The specialties of Hubei cuisine include braised Wuchang fish, Jingsha soft-shell turtle, braised catfish, pan-fried Dabai Diao, Enshi cured pig's trotters, etc.

1. Braised Wuchang fish Wuchang fish is also called flat fish and tile fish. It is a specialty of Hubei and has become a business card of Hubei cuisine.

Wuchang fish has a very small head and a flat body. Its meat is tender and delicious.

He is famous for his praise of "I only drink Changsha water and eat Wuchang fish".

Braised Wuchang fish is a representative dish of Hubei and also a classic dish.

It would be a pity not to taste Wuchang fish when traveling to Hubei.

2. Jingsha soft-shell turtle Jingsha soft-shell turtle is a very famous dish in Hubei. It is an indispensable dish at many banquets. It is both high-grade and delicious.

The most important ingredient for making this dish is Jingsha bean paste from Hubei. Other bean pastes cannot produce this taste, so this dish can only be eaten in Hubei.

3. Braised catfish. Catfish is also called Jiangtuan and Feituo. It is mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, especially the catfish from the first section of the Yangtze River. It is one of the three delicacies of the Yangtze River aquatic products. The catfish has no scales and no meat.

There are few thorns and the meat is tender and plump. It is an excellent food. Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, once wrote: "The pink stone head is still boneless, and the snow-white puffer fish has no medicine." This refers to catfish.

Braised catfish is a classic dish in Hubei that has been passed down for hundreds of years through four generations.

Its characteristics are that it tastes smooth, tender and fragrant, oily but not greasy, and has a strong Chuxiang flavor. There is a local saying that "if you don't eat catfish, you don't know the taste of fish".

4. Pan-fried Dabai Diao Dabai Diao, whose scientific name is Qiao Zui Quan, is one of the famous aquatic products in Hubei. Its meat is delicate and delicious, but its disadvantage is that it has many thorns.

The way Dabai Diao is cooked in Hubei is to kill the back first, then pickle it with salt, Sichuan peppercorns, and chili peppers, and press it with something heavy so that the meat of Dabai Diao will be firm.

After it is cooked, you can use chopsticks to tear out the fish meat one by one. It is very enjoyable to eat. This is a major specialty of Hubei.

5. Enshi La Pig Trotters Enshi is the capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei Province. In addition to the Han people, it is dominated by the Tujia, Miao and Dong ethnic groups. It is an excellent tourist city in China.

Enshi is also a city with many special delicacies, such as Tujia camellia soup, Kang small potatoes, fried broad pepper stir-fried pork, Tujia sauce-flavored cakes, etc.

Enshi waxed pig's trotters are also very famous in Hubei. They taste fat but not greasy, and have a unique aroma of smoke. They are especially delicious when simmered in soup and made into hot pot in winter.