Regional dishes & banquets 地方菜与宴席

Tujia Three-Ingredient Pot 土家三下锅

Tujia Three-Ingredient Pot (土家三下锅) is a one-pot dish of Zhangjiajie (张家界) in Hunan.

Dagupi Beef Hotpot 打鼓皮

Dagupi Beef Hotpot (打鼓皮) is a Tujia (土家) beef hotpot from Zhangjiajie (张家界) in Hunan, made from the muscle between the ribs of Xiangxi yellow cattle (湘西黄牛). Zhangjiajie Radio and Television calls it the city's leading local dish.

Hezha Ground Soybean Soup 合渣

Hezha Ground Soybean Soup (合渣) is a Tujia (土家族) dish featured in Zhangjiajie (张家界) cooking. It keeps the finely ground soybean pulp together with the soy milk, forming a mixture that cooks with greens and seasonings.

Yiyang Malatang Skewers 益阳麻辣烫

Yiyang Malatang Skewers (益阳麻辣烫) is the skewer form of malatang (麻辣烫, "numbing-spicy scald") eaten in Yiyang (益阳), Hunan: meat and vegetables threaded on bamboo sticks and cooked at the table in a pot of red chilli-oil broth.

Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片

Anren Pounded Chillies 安仁抖辣椒

Anren Pounded Chillies (安仁抖辣椒) are cooked chillies crushed in a ridged bowl in Anren (安仁). A wooden pestle breaks them down against the bowl’s closely spaced vertical grooves, blending them with seasonings and optional additions.

AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Ningyuan Xiaguan Boiled Meatballs 宁远下灌水丸子

Ningyuan Xiaguan Boiled Meatballs (宁远下灌水丸子) are a pork speciality of Xiaguan (下灌) in Ningyuan (宁远). Their pale meatballs sit in soup and have a soft, smooth texture.

Jianghua Eighteen Stuffed Dishes 江华十八酿

Jianghua Eighteen Stuffed Dishes (江华十八酿), also known as the Yao-family eighteen stuffed dishes (瑶家十八酿), is a family of stuffed foods from Jianghua Yao Autonomous County (江华瑶族自治县) in Yongzhou (永州), at the southern tip of Hunan where it borders Guangdong and Guangxi.

AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Chenxi Pickled Radish 辰溪酸萝卜

Chenxi Pickled Radish (辰溪酸萝卜) combines sourness, sweetness, chilli heat and a crisp bite.

Jingzhou Carved Candied Fruit 靖州雕花蜜饯

Jingzhou Carved Candied Fruit (靖州雕花蜜饯) is candied fruit carved into pictures, made in Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County (靖州苗族侗族自治县) in Huaihua (怀化), south-west Hunan.

Duruǎn bitter melon with black-bean sauce 杜阮豉汁炒凉瓜

The melon retains a distinct bitterness and firm bite, balanced by the salty, fermented depth of the black-bean sauce.

AI illustration · AI 示意图

Cantonese sweet rice dumplings with peanuts 糖不甩

The centre is elastic and soft, with sweetness concentrated on the outside. Peanut crumbs and sesame give a roasted contrast. A warm serving is generally softer than one that has stood and cooled.

AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图

Xinhui tangerine-peel pork ribs 新会陈皮骨

Dried peel brings a fragrant, slightly bitter citrus edge to the rich pork. The sauce may be sweet-savoury rather than sharply sour.

AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图