What are the specialties of Yichang

Yichang specialties include cold shrimp, radish dumplings, bean cakes, colorful glutinous rice dumplings, and artemisinin poi.

1, cold shrimp

Cool shrimp is native to Yichang, Hubei, a very common feature of a snack, cold shrimp is not really shrimp, but rice, corn and other raw materials with a slotted spoon into a cool pot of water and become. Because of the head and tail thin shape like shrimp, so named. Cold shrimp is smooth and refreshing, soft and sweet, placed in brown sugar water or sour plum soup, is a dessert for people to beat the summer heat.

2, turnip dumplings

The turnip dumplings are a specialty of Yichang, and the main ingredients are rice, soybeans and carrots. With 90% of the rice and 10% of the soybeans soaked and ground into pulp, carrots shredded and mixed with green onions and chili powder, plus cilantro flavor is even better. Put the batter in a crescent-shaped iron spoon, then put the carrots on top, cover with the batter, and deep-fry in a frying pan until golden brown.

3. Bean Cake

Bean Cake is made from 70 percent Yuanan Wacang rice and 30 percent green beans. After soaking the rice and mung beans grinding paste, iron pot with pine wool frame fire burns slightly smoke, and then a piece of pork skin to wipe the pot shiny, then scoop a spoonful of rice paste to the bottom of the pot, quickly with a large paste brush in the pot, a spin, cover the lid of the pot, about half a minute after that is done. It's a great way to get the best flavor out of your mouth.

4, colorful glutinous rice dumplings

The Dragon Boat Festival food dumplings is a traditional custom in China, because of the commemoration of the Qu Yuan and become, is the most culturally deep-rooted traditional food in Chinese history. Qu Yuan's hometown of zongzi variety, colorful zongzi to alpine glutinous rice as the main material, respectively, with red dates, purple potatoes, oranges, fragrant pile, green tea and other materials made of five colors of zongzi.

5, Artemisia Artemisiae

Artemisiae Artemisiae is a specialty made of artemisia, glutinous rice and bacon. In early spring after the buds of the wild artemisia, pick the leaf surface is green, the bottom of the leaf is slightly white with fluffy "food artemisia". Mash, soak, juice, pull dry and then use glutinous rice flour mixed with water and add bacon and other condiments, made into a round poop.