Enjoy delicacies in Jiangyong County
2022-09-09
In our childhood, the Mid-Autumn Festival was an occasion when we looked up to admire the bright moon in the night sky, took a bite of the mooncake from time to time and enjoyed tea at the family reunion. Delicacies serve as the carrier of culture. The harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature contributes to the distinctive culture and delicious food of Jiangyong County, Yongzhou City. During the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday and the National Day holiday, it is worthwhile to sample delicacies in Jiangyong County.
Snacks
Yao Oil Tea not only refreshes mind, but also clears away heat. The trace elements such as zinc, manganese, and magnesium involved in tea can be fully released while oil tea leaves are being pounded. In this way, the trace elements can be absorbed by human beings more easily. People in Jiangyong have savored oil tea together with baba since the Tang Dynasty.
Delicious dishes
Blessed with favorable natural conditions, Jiangyong has been honored with titles like “Land of Abundance in Hunan” “Natural Greenhouse” and “the Best Development Zone for High-Quality Vegetables in the South of the Yangtze River”. The pomelo, taro, ginger, rice and mushroom of Jiangyong have long enjoyed a good reputation, and dishes are appetizing with the five specialties as ingredients.
In the shape of the strokes of “Nvshu” (a centuries-old writing system used only by women), the sinobdella sinensis lives in the beautiful and lucid Nvshu River and can be made into delicious dried fish with seasonings. It is one of the must-try dishes for tourists to appreciate “Nvshu” in the garden.
As a delicacy of Yao household, the smoked bacon is an essential dish at the banquet of the Yao people. Located in a mountainous area with a high altitude and dry and windy climate, Songbai Yao Township boasts an excellent geographical environment for making smoked bacon. The Yao people usually make smoked bacon with fresh pork as ingredient in the twelfth lunar month, when plump pigs are killed to welcome the Spring Festival.
The fern root grows about 0.67 to 1 meter underground and looks like a black vine. Rich in starch, it can be made into baba in many ways, like frying with sweet or pepper. No matter how the fern root is cooked, it is always popular among people for its unique flavor.
