Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (hereinafter referred to as Enshi) is the youngest autonomous prefecture in China Province, located in the southwest of Hubei Province, bordering Jingchu in the east, Xiaoxiang in the south, Chongqing and Guizhou in the west and Shennongjia in the north. It is the only ethnic autonomous prefecture in Hubei Province, enjoying the titles of "Linhai in Western Hubei", "China Medical Library", "Tobacco Kingdom" and "Selenium Capital of the World".

One side of the soil and water supports the other side, and you can always find the local customs and human history from the food. Enshi is a gathering place of 29 ethnic groups, including Tujia, Miao and Dong, and is located at the intersection of Hubei, Hunan and Chongqing. The taste has the characteristics of three places, and the diet also combines the ethnic characteristics of Tujia and Miao ethnic minorities, so the local catering has both the spicy characteristics of Sichuan and the salty and spicy style of Xiaoxiang. For example, there are "gege", slag, bacon and dried potatoes.

Therefore, in order to eat, you should also come to Enshi, this small town will never let you down!

-0 1- breakfast wake-up service

The early arrival of Enshi people began at 6 am. The breakfast stalls all over the street are filled with white smoke and full of fragrance. People coming and going too early, eating and drinking, and a gust of wind have formed Enshi's unique gourmet rivers and lakes. A comfortable breakfast, I think, always wakes you up in the morning.

Of course, the first thing that appeared was the earliest "instant noodles" in Enshi-bean skin!

Enshi's bean skin is a kind of food with bean characters but nothing to do with beans. It looks like noodles. Apply thin oil to the pan, grind the rice into rice slurry and put it into a special funnel, and draw a "maze" on the wok until the circle solidifies and forms. The bean skin just out of the pot is not as smooth as noodles, but it has some rough taste and some grain flavor. The finished bean skin can be boiled and fried, usually with chicken, duck, fish, meat, vegetables and so on. , and a variety of flavors to choose from, the taste is soft and smooth, and the aftertaste is endless.

Eating such a bowl in the morning is super satisfying!

Oil fragrance can be regarded as Enshi's national dish, and it can be seen everywhere in the streets. Pour the rice paste into a delicious ladle, wrap the rice paste with shredded pork, shredded potatoes, chopped green onion and Chili powder, finally cover it with a layer of paste, and fry it in a hot pot until it is formed. The golden coat is wrapped in fresh stuffing, which is crisp and fragrant with a bite.

A bowl of steaming beancurd skin, a crispy oil fragrance, greasy food and full burps, so Enshi people's day began.

-02- Family Entertainment

Never eaten slag, which is equivalent to not being in Enshi.

Tujia people in Enshi have a deep affection for slag, and there has been a saying among the people that "Chili is salt and slag is Chinese New Year". Slag, also known as lazy tofu. The method of making "slag" by Tujia people is very simple. After the soybean swells, it is ground into slurry with a stone mill. "Slag" is not filtered, but freshly ground and cooked, similar to unfiltered soybean milk. There are many ways to eat slag. Some are made into "light mixed slag" without any seasoning, and some are also made into mixed slag hot pot, among which Zhang Guan mixed slag is a typical mixed slag hot pot. After the slag is boiled, the brine becomes slightly dry, and pork, broiler and eggs are added to the fresh soup to make a series of slag chafing dishes such as fresh meat residue, broiler residue and egg residue. When rice meets bean dregs, the fresh beans contain frankincense, which invades every texture of rice. A pot of dregs can swallow two bowls of rice!

Enshi people often say: "If you don't eat hot and sour for three days, your heart will scratch like a cat."

The appearance of pepper in Guang Tai greatly embodies the dietary characteristics of Enshi people. Guang Tai pepper, also known as squeezed pepper, is baked in a pot with Enshi local red pepper and corn flour, which has a unique sour and spicy taste and is appetizing and refreshing. It can be said that it is fried or steamed together with the "perfect cp" of Tujia bacon as the bottom material of the bowl. The finished product is reddish in color and has a very special hot and sour taste. The prepared bacon has rich aroma, solid meat quality, fat but not greasy, thin but not stuffed, and unique flavor.

Whether as an appetizer or as a base, the pressed wide pepper can have its unique taste as long as it is served with rice. How to match it is an excellent taste!

-03- "Little Cute" who never tires of eating

Enshi people are not called potatoes, but potatoes. Because it is planted in mountainous areas and the soil is rich in selenium, potatoes are full of water and crisp. Enshi potatoes are special, small, pink and soft, especially suitable for eating on kang. "Kang" is a unique cooking method. It is fried, but not so much oil, but more oil than fried, which can be understood as "fried". "When the kang is cooked, it doesn't feel oily when eaten in your mouth. It has a sweet feeling of baking and a crunchy taste. Sprinkle with pepper, chopped green onion and sesame seeds, one by one, which can be used as snacks to satisfy appetite and as staple food. According to personal taste, coupled with Enshi people's own pickled radish, mouth watering.

"Enshi Kang Potato" has become a business card in Enshi area.

How many food secrets are hidden in the towering mountains?

How much nostalgia is there in the lively scene?

I don't know where to go during the eleventh holiday. Come to Enshi!

Enshi, the city, is the poem and distance you expect!

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