Top 6 Cuisines in Zhangjiajie

In Zhangjiajie City of Hunan Province, the cuisine of the Tujia minority has its own flavor but retains the primary characteristic of Hunan cuisine, a tantalizing sour and spicy taste. Hunan cuisine has the most outstanding characteristic: the delightful combination of sourness and spice. The cook can skillfully prepare many dishes with a delicious taste and a beautiful presentation by adding various seasonings and adopting a wide variety of cooking techniques.

Sanxiaguo Dish

Sanxiaguo is one of famous dish of Hunan cuisine. Local people mainly choose intestinal materials from pigs, cows or sheep and cook them in a special pot. Sanxiaguo is divided into two kinds: the dry Sanxiaguo and soup Sanxiaguo. The dry Sanxiaguo has no soup and contains spicy flavor. You’d better not to taste it if you can eat spicy food. The dish is really special and wonderful, especially in the small local restaurants.

Sour Fish

Sour Fish is a gourmet in Tujia minority and Miao nationality. With fresh fish as food ingredient wrapped in rice, then pickle these foods till it has a sour taste. Then we dug it up and fry with tea oil or other vegetable oil till the color turns golden yellow. It tastes sour and sweet, very delicious.

Zhangjiajie Loach Stewed with Tofu

Loach Stewed with Tofu is an interesting dish of Zhangjiajie, particularly in Tu Minority. At first, they put the small loaches into crocks or vats. After cleaning the loaches, they will put the live loaches into fresh and tender tofu. Then the loaches will dig holes in tofu and dig into them. After a while, people will stew the tofu together with the loaches and add peppercorn, shallot, gourmet power, chopped ginger, sauce and other seasonings.

Chinese Chestnut Chicken Stew

Chestnut is one of local products in Fenghuang. The cook will choose the chestnuts carefully and dry them. During this time, cut about two kilograms of chicken/duck meat and cook the chestnuts and stew them with the stir-fried chicken/duck meat. This dish tastes fresh, fragrant, and mouth-watering.

Zhangjiajie Steamed Sliced Pork

Steamed Sliced Pork is a famous dish for treating guests in Tujia Minority. It is cooked by streaky pork. The steamed sliced pork of Tujia Minority is fat but not stodgy. You can order this dish in almost every restaurant.

Zhangjiajie Tuan Nian Cai

Tuan Nian Cai is a sort of hodgepodge. It is a necessary dish during Chinese New Year Festival. Every family of Tu Minority will cook the Tuan Nian Cai at that day. Tu Minority people stew rabbit, bean curd, cabbage, shallot, pork and chili pepper all together in a pan. This dish is not only tasty but also has profound meanings. It stands for reuniting of the whole family members and good harvest in the next year.