Yichang's famous specialties

It would be a pity to travel to a place just to enjoy the beautiful scenery without trying the local snacks. Each local snack is also a kind of accumulation of the cultural heritage of that place. Yichang, Hubei welcomes a large number of tourists every year, and the local food is also innumerable. The following article introduces the special snacks of Yichang. You can refer to it before you go and make a good strategy, so that the trip will be worthwhile and you can create a wonderful travel experience for yourself.

Red oil noodles

Red oil noodles are one of the special snacks in Yichang City, Hubei Province, and a favorite breakfast for Yichang people. Red oil noodles were first introduced from Sichuan, Chongqing and other places. After years of development and changes, it has become a delicacy with the unique flavor of Yichang. The ingredients include noodles, chili oil, soy sauce, MSG, pepper powder, chopped green onions, etc. This noodle is bright red in color, smooth and chewy, and tastes salty, fresh and spicy. Due to its low price and affordable portion, it has become the first choice for Yichang people for breakfast.

Cold Shrimp

Cold shrimp is a very common specialty snack produced in Yichang, Hubei. It is named because of its big head and thin tail, which resembles shrimp. Cold shrimps are made by boiling rice into a paste, adding clear lime water, and then cooking over low heat until it becomes a paste, which is then drained into a basin of cold water using a colander. Paired with brown sugar water, it is a great thirst-quencher in summer, sweet, tender and cool in the mouth. The cold shrimps you see in other places are opened by people from Yichang in other places, or are made to imitate the Yichang cold shrimps.

Yiling Spring Rolls

Yiling spring rolls are a traditional specialty snack in Yichang City, Hubei Province. Use eggs and flour to make a thin skin, roll it with slightly stir-fried leeks, bacon, dried tofu, mushrooms, etc., and fry until golden brown before eating. This dish is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, fragrant, soft and delicious, and is deeply loved by the citizens of Yichang. Nowadays, people find it troublesome and rarely make it at home. They just buy it from the market and fry it. The production methods are roughly the same, and you can make different flavors according to your preferences.

Three Tours Fairy Chicken

Sanyou Fairy Chicken is a traditional dish in Yichang City, Hubei Province. According to legend, three famous Northern Song Dynasty writers, Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe, father and son, went to Beijing from their hometown to take the exam. I ate this dish when I passed through Yiling and visited Sanyou Cave. I felt it tasted exquisite. After eating it, I felt refreshed and happy, as if I were a god. Hence the name. This dish is made from fat and tender young chickens, which are slaughtered and cleaned, then cooked with a variety of seasonings. It has a bright and mellow color, original flavor, and is very distinctive.