The main specialties of Wuhan include: Wuchang fish, Laotongcheng tofu skin, Xiaotaoyuan simmering soup, Sijimei soup dumplings, Xiaogan sesame candy, Xiaogan rice wine, Xianning osmanthus, noodle nests, golden candied dates, Shahu salted eggs, Jingzhou eight-treasure rice, Qingshan
Ma baked cakes, Hongshan vegetable moss, Changchun Tai Chi cakes, Qichun "Four Treasures", Jiangling antique lacquerware, turquoise carvings, Wuhan bronze gongs, etc.
Wuchang fish is a famous specialty of Wuhan. It is a kind of bream. It has a tall body, flat sides, and a rhombus shape. Its meat is juicy and rich in fat. It is a high-quality edible fish.
The poem "Don't forget Wuchang fish when traveling south" by Ma Zuchang from the Yuan Dynasty reminds guests coming to Hubei not to forget to taste this famous aquatic delicacy.
Steamed Wuchang fish usually weighs about 1,000 grams per piece, and is supplemented with ham, mushrooms, winter bamboo shoots and chicken soup to make it taste better.
Laotongcheng Tofu Skin "Laotongcheng" is the name of a large restaurant located at Dazhi Road, Zhongshan Avenue, Hankou. It is famous for selling the famous snack three fresh tofu skin, and is known as the "King of Tofu Skin".
The preparation method is to mix and grind mung beans and rice, spread it into a thin skin in a pot, wrap it with cooked glutinous rice, diced meat and other fillings, and fry it in oil.
Special chef Gao Jinan strives for excellence, using fresh meat, fresh eggs, and fresh shrimps as the main fillings to create three-fresh tofu skin. The skin is golden and shiny, and the mouth is crispy, tender, and fragrant, making the stew even more popular.
Xiao Taoyuan Simmering Soup "Xiao Taoyuan" is the name of a snack bar located at the intersection of Lanling Road, Shengli Street, Hankou.
The store was founded in 1946. Two vendors, Tao and Yuan, set up a tent here to sell snacks such as fried dough sticks and soy milk. Later, the two cooperated to sell simmering soup. The name of the store was "Xiao Tao Yuan", which became homophonic after liberation.
Known as "Xiao Taoyuan", he is a famous "simmering soup expert".
The main varieties sold by the store include crock pot chicken soup, pork ribs soup, hoof soup, bafeng soup, foot fish soup, beef soup, duck soup, etc.
The chicken soup in a crock pot is the most famous. The soup is fresh and meaty, with original flavor and rich nutrition. It is a top-quality nourishing food for the elderly, patients and pregnant women.
Bafeng soup and other grain soups are also unique to each county and are delicious and delicious.
"Four Seasons Beauty" is the name of a snack bar located near the Jianghan intersection of Zhongshan Avenue in Hankou. It means that food is available all year round, such as fried spring rolls in spring, cold food in summer, fried hairy crabs in autumn, and crispy cakes in winter.
Pancakes, etc., Sijimei soup dumplings are known as the "Tangbao King", making the store a soup dumpling restaurant that mainly supplies Xiaolong soup dumplings.
In addition to fresh meat soup dumplings, they also make crab roe soup dumplings, shrimp soup dumplings, mushroom soup dumplings, chicken minced soup dumplings, and assorted soup dumplings.
Xiaogan Sesame Candy Xiaogan Sesame Candy is a special local product in Xiaogan area of ??Hubei Province. It is praised by gourmets as fragrant, sweet, thin, crisp and suitable for all ages.
Sesame candy production has a long history.
The production process is divided into three steps, using glutinous rice and malt as raw materials to produce maltose, etc.
Each piece of Xiaogan sesame candy is crescent-shaped. The malt sugar and shelled sesame are mixed evenly. The pieces are extremely thin, sweet and delicious, and have a unique flavor.
Xiaogan rice wine Xiaogan rice wine has become famous as early as the Ming Dynasty. Its characteristics are: milky white color, thick wine juice, loose foam, sweet and mellow aroma, egg drop rice wine, white fungus rice wine, lotus seed rice wine, and small glutinous rice ball rice wine.
Xianning Osmanthus Osmanthus Township, Xianning City, southern Hubei, is famous for its rich osmanthus production.
In addition to the strong fragrance of osmanthus, people use it to pickle sugar osmanthus and bring raw materials for food and cakes.
In addition, it is also used to make osmanthus tea, osmanthus candy, osmanthus cakes, osmanthus wine, etc.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, it is very interesting to enjoy the moon while eating osmanthus mooncakes under the bright, mirror-like moonlight.
Like hot dry noodles, noodle nests are also one of Wuhan people's favorite breakfasts. They are simple to make and are unique to Wuhan. They use a convex iron spoon in the shape of a nest and pour rice milk mixed with ground soybeans into it.
Sprinkle black sesame seeds and fry in a pan, and soon you will have round rice cakes with thick sides, hollow sides, yellow color and crispy aroma.
It's very unique. It tastes soft in thick parts and crispy in thin parts. It's very flavorful.
Golden candied dates are produced in Suizhou City, Hubei Province. They are famous for their "color like cherry blossoms, transparent with core, sweet taste like honey, crisp and refreshing taste", and are one of the top ten famous products in Hubei.
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Hu Lingxing of Suizhou pioneered golden candied dates and was listed as a tribute.
Since then, candied dates have become famous.
The golden candied dates are made from the high-quality variety "luohanzao" and refined through more than ten processes.
It has the functions of nourishing blood, strengthening the stomach, benefiting the lungs and regulating the stomach. It is an ideal health food suitable for all ages and is also a good gift for relatives and friends and for traveling.
Shahu Salted Eggs are produced in Shahu Salted Eggs in Shahu Town, Xiantao City. Because the duck eggs produced there are different from those produced in other places, the pickled salted eggs have unique inner qualities and unusual flavor.
Shahu salt eggs have always been famous for their delicious color and deliciousness.
During the Qing Dynasty, Shahu salt eggs became a tribute.
Jingzhou eight-treasure rice is unique among the eight-treasure rice in the country. Jingzhou eight-treasure rice is also known as "Imperial Eight Treasures Rice".
This kind of eight-treasure rice is made by steaming red dates, lotus seeds, barley kernels, Guiyuan Nei, honey cherries, honey winter melon strips, sugar osmanthus and glutinous rice into a dough, and then adding sugar and lard to stew it.
Therefore, it is also called "Eight Treasures in Powder".
When you eat it, you feel it is smooth and melting, sweet and translucent, oily but not greasy, and sweet but not tiresome, so there is a saying of praise: "Taste it carefully with a small spoon, and you will have a long aftertaste after leaving the table."
Qingshan Ma Baked Cake Qingshan Ma Baked Cake is a traditional product of Qingshan Town, Wuhan City. Qingshan Ma Baked Cake is a boxed flaky pastry. It is a rectangular slice with white edges and black hemp core. It has the aroma and looseness of rice baked cake.
It has the characteristics of , crisp and refreshing, and has the sweet and soluble style of cloud cake.
The cake slices are uniform in thickness, evenly distributed in texture, with the aroma of sesame seeds and sweet-scented osmanthus, and are fluffy, crispy, sweet and delicious.