The main seasonings of Hunan cuisine are salt, sauce, fermented soybean, koji, sugar, honey, leek, plum, cinnamon, pepper and cornus.

Hunan cuisine has always attached importance to the collocation of raw materials and the mutual penetration of tastes. Hunan cuisine is especially spicy when seasoned. Because of the geographical location, Hunan has a mild and humid climate, so people like to eat peppers to refresh themselves and get rid of dampness. At the same time, stir-frying is also a specialty of Hunan people's cooking.

Among the three cooking techniques, namely, hot cooking, cold cooking and sweet blending, there are a few techniques for each category, and dozens for many. Relatively speaking, the simmering kung fu of Hunan cuisine is better, almost reaching the point of perfection.

stew can be divided into red stew and white stew in terms of color change, and clear soup stew, thick soup stew and milk soup stew in terms of seasoning. Slow stew, original flavor. Some dishes are crystal clear and mellow, some dishes are pure and nourishing, some dishes are soft and waxy, some dishes are crisp and delicious, and many stewed dishes have become famous and delicious in Hunan cuisine.

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Classic dishes of Hunan cuisine: The main famous dishes of Hunan cuisine are Dong 'anzi chicken, braised shark's fin with red sauce, steamed bacon, whole duck with bread, spicy winter bamboo shoot tip, roasted chestnut heart, five-yuan fairy chicken and Jishou sour meat.

Among them, "braised shark's fin with red sauce", also known as "Zuan shark's fin", is a famous local dish in Hunan. The cooking method is to use shark's fin, chicken soup, soy sauce, etc., and simmer it with low fire. The juice is thick and delicious, and it is famous for its freshness and softness.

Jinshi Tan Zuan liked this dish very much in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, so his chef improved the method of braised shark's fin in yellow, and cooked chicken, pork belly and shark's fin together to make the shark's fin softer, waxy and smooth, and the soup more mellow and delicious. Tan Jinshi was praised for his food and became famous all over the world. Therefore, the dish was created by Tan Yan _ and his chef, so it is called "Zuan shark's fin".

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