Question 1: What are the specialties of Xiaogan?

Xiaogan specialty sesame candy: Xiaogan sesame candy Xiaogan sesame candy "Xiaogan brand" sesame candy is famous for its unique flavor of fragrant, sweet, thin and crisp. Its notable features are: fragrant but not bright, sweet but not greasy, and endless aftertaste.

The raw materials do not have any chemical pollution, and the products do not have any additives. It is a natural green food.

As the main raw material, maltose also has the function of moistening the lungs and curing asthma. It can alleviate the condition of patients with bronchitis, asthma and other diseases, which is beneficial without any harm.

In 1981, it won the National Silver Award. In 1994, Vice Premier of the State Council Zou Jiahua personally wrote the inscription "China's Unique" and took home the only "Zhenjue Cup" in Hubei; in 1995, it was rated as "China's International Food Fair" at the first China International Food Expo.

Food Technology Star" product, won the "International Gold Award" and "China Market Famous Brand Product" at the 4th China International Food Expo in 1998.

Rice wine: Xiaogan rice wine Xiaogan rice wine Xiaogan rice wine is a local famous food with a history of thousands of years. It has exquisite selection of ingredients and unique preparation method. It is made from high-quality glutinous rice produced in Xiaogan as raw material and fermented with Fengwo distiller's yeast inherited from Xiaogan's history.

Xiaogan rice wine is as white as jade liquid, has a fragrant fragrance, is sweet and refreshing, thick but not overpowering, thin but not runny, will produce fluid and warm the stomach after eating, and have a long aftertaste.

In 1958, when Chairman Mao Zedong visited Xiaogan to inspect the work, he tasted Xiaogan rice wine and praised it as "good taste and good wine".

"Shenlin brand" rice wine inherits and develops the characteristics of this traditional national product. It has been rated as the most popular product among consumers in many reputation tests and won the gold medal at all previous China International Food Expos.

It has been the only rice wine industry in the country designated as a green food for eight years.

In addition to rice wine, our company has also developed a series of fruit and vegetable drinks.

Others: glutinous rice dumplings in the suburbs, Prince Rice in Zougang, Xiaochang.

Yunmeng specialty fish noodles: Yunmeng is located on the bank of Guchu Mengze and is rich in fish and shrimp. Fish is a common dish on the table, and there is a unique delicacy-fish noodles.

The making of fish noodles is very particular.

First of all, we must choose green, grass, silver carp, carp and other fish meat and high-quality white flour and corn flour, then mix with sesame oil and fine salt, and then refine it through processes such as kneading, rolling, steaming, cutting, and drying.

The shape of fish noodles is like ordinary noodles, but more refined. It is famous for its "color, flavor and shape" and is a high-quality specialty of Hubei.

It is said that a long time ago, there lived an Aunt Wang at the foot of Yuntai Mountain in the north of Yunmeng City.

One day, Yao Gu poured in freshly cooked fish soup while making noodles. When the family ate the noodles, they all said they tasted delicious.

The smart Yaogu thought, wouldn't it taste better if some fresh fish meat was added to the flour to make noodles?

So Yaogu took the clean meat of the fresh fish, chopped it into a paste, mixed it with flour, and made the first bowl of Yunmeng fish noodles.

The news that Wang's aunt could make fish noodles soon spread throughout the countryside. People came to learn the skill and made up songs: the noodles rolled out were like paper, and the noodles cut were like floral threads. They were rolled around in the pot and served in bowls.

It looks like a peony.

Fish noodles are famous for their "color, flavor, and shape" and are a specialty of Hubei.

In 1911, fish noodles participated in the World Exposition held in Panama as Yunmeng's famous product, and won the silver medal for its "silver fish noodles".

Anlu specialty Hanlin Chicken: "Hanlin Chicken" is one of a series of Taibai dishes cooked in Taibai Restaurant in Anlu City, northern Chu. The name of this dish comes from the fact that Li Bai served as a Hanlin official.

To make it, whole chickens are first marinated and steamed until they are seven-mature, then the bones are removed and cut into pieces, and they are arranged on a plate into the shape of a raw chicken.

In addition, the three characters "Hanlin Chicken" are carved on the egg yolk cake, placed in front of the chicken head, flavored with chicken soup, mushrooms and garnished with some small shrimp balls, and steamed again.

It can be said that the workmanship is exquisite, the shape is vivid, the form and spirit are both beautiful, and the quality is good and the taste is delicious.

According to relevant historical records, Li Bai, the great romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty, left Sichuan and entered Chu at the age of 26, and came to Anlu in the spring of the 15th year of Kaiyuan of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (727 AD).

He wrote in "History of Pei Chang of Shang'an Prefecture": "I saw a fellow villager named Xiangru exaggerating about Yunmeng, and Yunmeng had seven beauties, so I came to see him." When Li Bai lived in Anlu, he made friends with many famous people.

, and is famous for "living in Anlu while drinking, wasting ten years".

Legend has it that after he enjoyed the ancient Chu style, he often drank heavily and sang loudly, shocking everyone with his words. His talent was deeply appreciated by Xu Yushi (an Anlu native), the prime minister of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. The following year, he married his granddaughter to Li Bai.

"The water is flowing in the wine, and the beautiful green mountains compose poems."

Li Bai lived in Anlu for ten years, leaving behind many well-known masterpieces and many precious records about Li Bai's activities.

Research by the Taibai Office of Anlu Research shows that the poet's dietary life at that time showed that Li Bai was always fond of wine and food, and his favorite food was chicken, duck, goose, fish and vegetable and fruit dishes. He also ate beef, mutton and game essence, but he did not eat any food.

pork.

Friends knew the poet's life habits, so he often served chicken, duck, goose, etc. as dishes to accompany wine.

Among the many wines and dishes, Li Bai was particularly interested in "cooking chicken".

This was when Li Bai left Anlu on his trip later... >> Question 2: What are the specialties of Xiaogan, Hubei?

Xiaogan brand sesame candy, Shenlin brand rice wine sesame candy, rice wine, white cauliflower, shrimp paste, lotus root starch, fish noodles, rice wine and sesame candy are definitely the best.

Local specialties include peanuts and chestnuts. Before liberation, folk sacrifices were very popular, with shrines at home, ancestral halls for clans, and temples everywhere.

During the New Year and festivals, we offer sacrifices to our ancestors and pray to gods and Buddhas, or to pray for good luck from bad luck, or for blessings and longevity.

After liberation, there were fewer and fewer worshipers, and from the 1960s to the 1970s, they basically disappeared.

In the 1980s, sacrificial activities began to appear again in rural areas.

Worshiping Ancestors Most people in this county live in groups based on their surnames.

Before liberation, most surnames built ancestral halls to worship the ancestors of their ancestors (i.e., the wooden tablets with the names of their ancestors).