The unique daily products in Hubei Province include Honghu feather fan and Yichang rockery. Yaner, produced in Fangxian and Baokang counties, is a famous delicacy. In addition, pearl fruit rice wine, Huangshigang cake, preserved egg of white duck, Luotian chestnut, Anlu ginkgo, Xiantao Hu Sha salted egg, Jiuzhupi salted egg, braised chicken with hairy mouth and Shashi sweet and sour garlic are all delicious dishes produced in Hubei.
In addition to buying the above native products as souvenirs, don't forget that there are two "natural drug depots" in Hubei, Shennongjia and Wudang Mountain, where there are not only traditional medicinal materials such as Gastrodia elata, Codonopsis pilosula and Eucommia ulmoides. , Coptidis Rhizoma, Poria, etc. They are all self-produced, and there are also wild tonics such as Hericium erinaceus, mushroom, walnut, etc., so it is very suitable to buy them back to honor the elderly.
Hubei Famous Tea: Hongyi in Qingjiang, Luyuan in Yuan 'an, Dongcha in Puyin, Cuifeng in Longzhong, Maojian in Shuangqiao, Feng Long in Zhuxi, Maojian in Wufeng and Jade Emperor Sword in Wushan. Yuan 'an Luyuan Tea is named after its origin in Liupanshan, and it has been included in the Selected Studies of Famous Tea in China and the trial teaching materials of Tea Making in agricultural colleges all over the country. During the Qianlong period, Luyuan tea was selected as tribute tea.
Hubei cuisine is the floorboard of hubei cuisine, and hubei cuisine is one of the important local cuisines in China. It is based on Chu cuisine and evolved from Beijing cuisine and hubei cuisine. According to textual research, the embryonic form of Chu cuisine appeared in Chu State and flourished with the development of Chu culture. Its flavor characteristics began to appear more than 2300 years ago, which shows its long history. Since the Western Zhou Dynasty, China culture has been gradually divided into two branches, the northern branch of the Central Plains culture, spanning the Yellow River basin, magnificent and simple; Nanzhi is Chu culture, which is active in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is characterized by simplicity, beauty and unrestrained romance. Because of the beautiful scenery and outstanding people in the south of the Yangtze River, Hubei cuisine can be seen everywhere with the characteristics of Southern School, which is fresh, strange, fresh and ingenious.
The catering service in the three towns of Wuhan has a long history and enjoys a high reputation. In Ye's "Hankou Zhi Zhu Ci" in Qing Dynasty, there are "Daoxiao Noodles with shredded beans, fish powder with rolled chicken soup, glutinous rice balls with pig blood bear jiaozi, and the streets are full of bang at night." Therefore, Wuhan is not only a prosperous restaurant, but also a snack with unique local characteristics. In recent years, the catering industry in Wuhan has developed greatly. Because it is located in the thoroughfare of nine provinces in Central China, merchants from south to north gather, which not only prospers business, but also brings Wuhan sweet in the south and salty in the north, spicy in the east and sour in the west. Wuhan has not only Hubei restaurants with local characteristics, but also Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong and Zhejiang dishes all over the three towns, which are colorful and known as the story of "not going to Seoul, tasting all the dishes in the world".
Wuhan cuisine is a typical representative of hubei cuisine. It is based on the flavors of Hanyang, Wuchang, Mianyang (now Xiantao), Huangpi, Tianmen, Xiaogan and other places, and absorbs the strengths of various flavor schools inside and outside the province, and gradually forms its own unique style: strict selection of materials, meticulous production, emphasis on knife work and temperature, and attention to color matching and modeling. He is good at cooking delicacies, fresh freshwater fish and simmering soup. The main famous dishes are steamed wuchang fish, Xiantao Pearl White Pill, Braised Eriocheir sinensis, Braised Fish, Braised Fish, Mandarin Duck, Braised Shark's Fin, Shrimp Sea Cucumber Balls, Mandarin Fish in Tomato Juice, Huangpi Trinity, Mianyang Sanzheng, Family Photo, Hibiscus Chicken Slices, Braised Turtle and Orange Petals.
Hubei cuisine is composed of four major flavor schools: Jingnan, Xiangyun, Ezhou and Hanyuan.