Specialties of western Hunan:

1, phoenix blood duck

Phoenix blood duck, is a traditional specialty of phoenix county, xiangxi tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture, Hunan province. This dish is a complex and elaborate process, which is made with local duck and glutinous rice as the main raw materials, with peppercorns, ginger, soy sauce, soybean paste, chicken essence, salt, chili peppers, vegetable oil and other condiments.

Doing a good job of the duck blood poop both the freshness of the duck meat flavor, and the blood poop of the fragrant glutinous soft, eat the taste of the texture of the thick, spicy flavor, people appetite.

2, Xiangxi bacon

Xiangxi bacon is a specialty of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan Province. Xiangxi bacon is made from Xiangxi pork, cured with salt, pepper and five-spice powder for a few days, and then hung up and smoked over a smoldering fire. When served, it is cooked with condiments into various dishes, which are delicious and flavorful to eat.

3, Miao vegetable tofu

Miao vegetable tofu, Hunan Province, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture's specialties. Production, the pot with a moderate amount of cold water, the soybean meal poured and stirred, the fire boil that is poured into the green vegetables, a little stirring, to be cooked vegetables after the fire, with pickled vegetables soup point pulp until the soup becomes clear. With chili powder, wild onions, garlic and other condiments, can be eaten.

4, Xiangxi social rice

In the western region of Xiangxi native villages, Miao cottage, there is a "spring society" to eat the custom of social rice. According to the lunar calendar, the first e day after the first month, to the spring equinox before and after the fifth e day, is the "spring society", generally in March when the "spring society". On this day, every family should cook social rice to eat, in order to celebrate. Social rice is glutinous rice, indica rice, wild artemisia, wild onions, bacon, lard, peanut rice, mixed together and steamed. The flavor is unique, full of ethnic flavor, known as the local cuisine.

5, canned mushrooms

Also known as the Luohan mushrooms, tripe mushrooms, is a specialty of western Hunan Lashan region. With canned mushrooms, whether cooking dishes, or making soup, are fresh flavor, and high nutritional value.