There are many specialties in Hunan, and the ones that are easy to take away include: 1. Hunan embroidery. In 2006, Hunan embroidery was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists.

Hunan embroidery is as famous as Su embroidery, Shu embroidery and Guangdong embroidery. It is one of the four famous embroideries in China. Hunan embroidery traditionally has 72 kinds of stitches.

Since 2011, people have paid more and more attention to it. However, with the decrease of embroidery talents, there are fewer and fewer high-quality Hunan embroidery works, and the prices are getting higher and higher.

2. Anhua Dark Tea Anhua Dark Tea is made from the large-leaf species of the tea area in the Xuefeng Mountains of Hunan Province, and is processed through four major processes: greening, rolling, stacking, and open fire drying of pine wood.

It has the characteristics of dry tea with dark brown and oily color, mellow or slightly astringent taste, bright red soup color and a slightly unique pine smoke aroma.

It is also a must-have item for business trips and trips to Hunan.

3. Stinky tofu Changsha stinky tofu, also known as stinky tofu by Changsha locals.

Different from the stinky tofu in other places, which has a dark color and a weird smell at first, the stinky tofu in Changsha can be said to be the most suitable for the word "stinky tofu", but once you taste it, you often can't stop eating it.

Brown in color, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, fresh and spicy.

Crispy but not mushy, tender but not greasy, the smell is tangy at first, and the aroma is tempting when you smell it. It has the freshness and refreshing taste of white tofu and the aroma and crunch of fried tofu.

Stinky tofu is both smelly and fragrant. Once you taste it, you can't stop eating it. It's so satisfying that once you taste it, it's famously known as stinky tofu, and you won't know the taste of meat for three days.

Stinky tofu is made from high-quality soybeans, which can replenish qi in the cold, soothe the spleen and stomach, relieve distension and pain, clear away heat and dissipate blood, and reduce turbid qi in the large intestine.

However, the production process of stinky tofu not only produces certain spoilage substances, but is also susceptible to bacterial contamination. From a health perspective, it is not advisable to overeat.

If you need to give a gift, you can choose vacuum-packed tofu, which is available from famous stinky tofu brands such as Fire Palace and Black Classic.

4. Chopped pepper Chopped pepper, also known as chopped pepper and jar pepper, is a specialty food of Hunan.

It can be used as a side dish, ready to eat out of the jar, or as a condiment in cooking.

Spicy and salty, the taste is heavy.

Authentic Hunan chopped peppers have less water, dark red color, and not sour taste.

The chopped chili peppers in western Hunan, especially in southwestern Hunan, have a local sour taste. Because people in western Hunan "don't eat anything without sourness," the chopped chili peppers in these places are called "sour chopped chili peppers."

Chopped chili peppers made with green chili peppers are now popular, and their spicy taste is better than those made with red chili peppers. Especially when making "chopped chili pepper fish heads", green chopped chili peppers are often better than red chopped chili peppers.

In Hunan, many citizens make their own chopped chili peppers and store them in clay pots.

If you want to take it with you far away, it is better to choose small cans. Most of them are made of plastic, which is easier to transport.

In addition to buying branded chopped chili peppers in supermarkets, you can also find small workshops selling bulk chopped chili peppers in the streets. They will pack them in small jars. If you buy a jar, you will definitely taste the authentic flavor of chopped chili peppers.

5. Phoenix Ginger Candy Ginger candy is a traditional and exclusive specialty of Fenghuang. It originated during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 200 years.

Good ginger candies are uniform in size, bright in color, sweet, crisp, rich and fragrant in the mouth, and have no abnormal taste.

It is not overly sweet like candy, nor is it overpoweringly spicy like ginger.

Slightly sweet and just the right amount of spiciness, leaving a lingering aroma on your lips and teeth with a long aftertaste.

Generally, the authenticity of ginger candy mainly depends on whether it is spicy on the tongue.

If so, then chili water must have been used, because the spiciness of authentic Hunan ginger candies slowly lingers in the throat, not the spicier the better (spicy tongue), and it must be crunchy when chewed, not

It sticks to your teeth, and it will melt away when you buy it back in the car.

6. Leicha Leicha originated in Mashi Village, Taoyuan County, Hunan Province. It is also known as Sansheng Tang. It originated in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

It is mainly spread in Changde, Yiyang and other places in Hunan.

Generally, rice, peanuts, sesame, mung beans, salt, tea, litsea cubeba, ginger, etc. are used as raw materials. They are pounded into a paste in a mortar, mixed with boiling water, and added with fried rice. It is fragrant and delicious.

You can add fine leaves, mugwort leaves, small leaf guest bowls (horse hoof gold), bamboo shoots (shepherd's purse), yellow flowers, mint, etc., and beat them together with the tea leaves.

Among the ingredients that are easy to cook, chop them into small pieces and put them into a bowl and cook them with boiling water; for the ingredients that are difficult to cook, put them into a pot and cook them, then add them to the bowl with boiling water.

Leicha is generally used as a daily drink, but it can also be used for medicinal purposes. It has the effects of dispelling wind and cold, relieving summer heat, clearing fire and detoxifying.

Extended information: Well-known tourist attractions in Hunan Province: Yueyang Tower, Dongting Lake, Yuelu Academy, Tianxin Pavilion, Fenghuang Ancient City, Juzizhou, Mao Zedong’s Former Residence in Shaoshan, Hengshan, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, etc.