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Hunan traditional cuisine

Hunan is not only a "star city", but also a city of food. Hunan cuisine is one of the eight traditional cuisines in China, which plays an irreplaceable role in the development history of China food culture. There are countless traditional cuisines in Hunan, which have always been loved by the public for their unique taste characteristics. So what are the traditional specialties of Hunan? What kinds are worth tasting?

1. Stinky tofu

Speaking of famous Hunan specialty snacks, stinky tofu must have the highest sense of existence. "Smells bad and tastes good" is the unique feature of stinky tofu. Maybe friends who haven't eaten it can't accept the smelly taste, but only after eating it can they know its delicious taste. Crispy outside and tender inside. Dipping in soup is a unique delicacy in the world.

2. Sugar and oil.

Hunan cuisine is mainly spicy, but sugar and oil Baba is an exception and belongs to dessert. As a traditional snack in Hunan, sugar and oil Baba is irreplaceable in Hunan people's hearts, because sugar and oil Baba represents Hunan people's inner nostalgia for childhood. This kind of dessert is a dessert made of glutinous rice. After frying, the surface is golden with a layer of brown sugar sauce. Sweet taste is the memory of childhood!

3. Fish head with chopped pepper

Chose the delicious head of bighead carp with the classic Hunan dishes cooked with chopped pepper. The combination of spicy chopped pepper and fresh fish head meat gives the taste buds a different surprise. Fish head with chopped pepper is an essential Hunan dish on the menu of Hunan restaurant. Of course, if you want to eat the authentic fish head with chopped pepper, you still need to go to the authentic Hunan restaurant. The fish head with chopped pepper in Maojia Hotel is worth a try! The whole country is red and colorful, which is a special dish of Maojia Hotel, chopped fish head with pepper.

4. Maojia braised pork

It is also a representative traditional dish in Hunan. Maojia braised pork is not as spicy as ordinary Hunan cuisine, but it has become a classic Hunan cuisine because of the special deeds and significance behind it. This dish is also the specialty of Maojia Hotel, a famous brand of Hunan cuisine. This is a favorite dish of the great man before his death, so in order to commemorate the great man, it was named Maojia braised pork. In terms of taste characteristics, Maojia braised pork has undergone a special and delicate cooking process, and its taste is waxy but not greasy, and the greasy feeling of fat meat has disappeared.

There are many traditional specialties in Hunan, such as stir-fried beef, Chili fried meat, rice noodles, Shaoshan chunks of bacon ... Hunan flavor is all in Maojia Hotel.