Fish & seafood 河鲜海鲜

Hengyang fish rice noodles 衡阳鱼粉

The noodles are soft and slippery, while the fish provides tender flakes and a deeper broth flavor. Small bones can remain among the pieces.

AI illustration · AI 示意图

Yueyang mandarin fish with millet 小米煮桂鱼

The result pairs tender fish with a soft, grain-rich liquid and a gently savory flavor. Millet contributes texture rather than functioning only as a garnish.

AI illustration · AI 示意图

Changsha spicy crayfish 长沙口味虾

Expect sweet, firm tail meat against a forceful savoury sauce. The broth can taste hotter and saltier than the peeled flesh. Shells take up much of the apparent volume of a large platter.

AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图

Suoluo River Snails 嗦螺

Suoluo River Snails (嗦螺) are a spicy freshwater-snail snack of Changsha (长沙). Hot upward-growing chillies flavour the cooking liquid and the meat inside the shells, while many cooks add perilla during stir-frying.

AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Xiangtan Boiled Fresh Fish 湘潭水煮活鱼

Xiangtan Boiled Fresh Fish (湘潭水煮活鱼) is a Xiangtan (湘潭) dish of fish killed and cooked to order and boiled in a milky broth.

AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Shaoshan Fire-Dried Small Fish 韶山火焙鱼

Shaoshan Fire-Dried Small Fish (韶山火焙鱼) belongs to the Mao family cuisine of Shaoshan (韶山). Small fish are gutted, dried in a pan over a fire, cooled and then smoked.

AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Maojia Restaurant Fire-Dried Fish 毛家饭店火培鱼

Maojia Restaurant Fire-Dried Fish (毛家饭店火培鱼) is the version of Hunan's fire-dried small fish made by Maojia Restaurant (毛家饭店) in Shaoshan (韶山), Xiangtan (湘潭), the home town of Mao Zedong.

AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Hengyang Spicy River Snails 衡阳嗦螺

Hengyang Spicy River Snails (衡阳嗦螺) are field snails eaten by sucking the meat from the shell.

AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Dongting Lake Icefish 洞庭银鱼

Dongting Lake Icefish (洞庭银鱼) appear in the food traditions of Yueyang (岳阳), both fresh and dried.

AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Dongting Lake Fish Head 洞庭湖鱼头

Dongting Lake Fish Head (洞庭湖鱼头) is listed among the local specialties of Yueyang, Hunan. The name includes 鱼头 (fish head).

Linli Huanghua Fish 临澧黄花鱼

Linli Huanghua Fish (临澧黄花鱼) is a fish from Linli County (临澧县) in Changde (常德), Hunan, protected as a national geographical-indication product since 2013.

AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）

Hanshou Soft-Shelled Turtle 汉寿甲鱼

Hanshou Soft-Shelled Turtle (汉寿甲鱼) is the farmed turtle of Hanshou County (汉寿县), on the western shore of Dongting Lake (洞庭湖) in Changde (常德), Hunan.

AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）