Enshi's special delicacies and snacks include Gege, Hezha, Jiuhuang Cake, Orange Spare Ribs, Camellia Soup, etc.

1. Gege "Gege" is steamed with chili residue mixed with other main ingredients.

You can see it everywhere at the entrance of small restaurants on the streets of Enshi. There are many tiny steamers steaming on a high fire, and the things in these steamers are "gege".

There are many varieties of "Ge Ge", including beef Ge Ge, mutton Ge Ge, pork Ge Ge, fat sausage Ge Ge, etc.

2. Hezha In Enshi, there are many ways to eat Hezha, among which Zhangguan Hezha is a typical example of making Hezha hot pot.

Zhangguan Hezha is named after "Zhangguan", a small market town in Xuan'en. After the Hezhao is cooked, it is stewed until it becomes slightly dry, and fresh soup is added with pork, chicken, eggs, etc. to make fresh meat Hezha and Chicken Hezha.

, egg with slag and other series of slag hot pots, especially the one made by an old woman named Huang in the town is the most famous and authentic.

In addition, Shenquan Hezha is also a well-known local Hezha shop.

3. Jiuhuang Cake Jiuhuang Cake is one of Jiangling’s traditional snacks and has a history of more than a thousand years.

It is said that this cake originated in the Western Jin Dynasty. It was used as dry food for people to climb mountains and travel in the wild. It evolved into today's Jiuhuang cake, which means the ninth month of chrysanthemum yellow, hence the name.

This cake has carefully selected ingredients and exquisite craftsmanship.

The cake crust is made of fine white flour, mixed with sesame crumbs and caramel, and added with oil to make it puffy.

The filling is made of roses, Xiangyuan, melon sticks, peach kernels, red and green silk and other fruit ingredients.

Both sides of the cake are dipped in sesame seeds and baked over an even fire. It has the advantages of being full of oil and heavy sugar, thin skin and large filling, yellow surface and white edges, sweet and delicious, long shelf life, and easy to carry.

4. Orange spareribs. Orange spareribs are ribs stewed with oranges or navel oranges.

The combination of fruit and meat also works very well.

Either sweet, sour, refreshing, or smooth, the sensory appeal and refreshing taste blend together to create a unique flavor.

When it comes to cooking with fruits, the first thing that comes to mind for many people is definitely salad.

In fact, the effect of combining fruits and meat is very good.

Either sweet, sour, refreshing, or smooth, the sensory appeal and refreshing taste blend together to create a unique flavor.

5. Camellia oleifera soup. Tujia oleifera soup is one of the representative food cultures of the Tujia people in Enshi. It is also a traditional food that the Tujia people love very much. Whenever a distinguished guest comes to the door, the Tujia people will offer a bowl of oleifera soup.

Tujia oil tea soup is fragrant, crisp, smooth, fresh and delicious. It can be called a masterpiece of Chinese tea culture and has a long history.

It is still popular in the whole state, especially in Xianfeng, Laifeng and other places.