What local specialties does Jingmen have

The diversity between regions allows us to taste different foods and see different cultural landscapes. Jingmen, a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province. Friends who have been there know that Jingmen is a city that produces delicious food. When you arrive in Jingmen, you will definitely buy a lot of local specialties. So do you know what local specialties Jingmen has? Today we will introduce 6 of Jingmen’s more famous ones.

Jingmen, a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province, is a regional central city in central Hubei[1] and is known as the "Gateway to Jingchu".

[2] It is located in the central part of Hubei Province, in the middle and lower reaches of the Han River. It borders Xiangyang City and Suizhou City to the north, Yichang City to the west, Xiaogan City to the east, and Jingzhou City, Qianjiang City, and Tianmen City to the south. It lies between 111°51′-113°29′ east longitude and 30°32′-31°36′ north latitude.

Jingmen belonged to Jingzhou during the Xia and Shang dynasties, was divided into Quan and Yu states in the Western Zhou dynasty, belonged to Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Dangyang County was established in the Han dynasty, Jingmen County was established in the Tang dynasty, Jingmen Army was established in the Song dynasty, Jingmen Prefecture was established in the Yuan dynasty, Jingmen County was restored in the Ming dynasty, Jingmen Prefecture was directly under the jurisdiction of the Qing dynasty, the state was downgraded to a county in the Republic of China, and it became Jingmen County after the founding of New China. In 1979, Jingmen County and Jingmen City were established. In 1983, Jingmen County and Jingmen City merged and were upgraded to the prefecture-level Jingmen City.

Jingmen City has a total area of ​​12,400 square kilometers. As of the end of 2016, it has jurisdiction over 2 urban districts, 1 county, and administers 2 county-level cities. The city's total population is 3.4 million. In 2017, Jingmen City achieved a regional GDP of 166.417 billion yuan, an increase of 7.5% over 2016.

Panlongcai

Panlong dish is made with lean meat, fatty meat and lean fish, and is seasoned with eggs, scallions, ginger, bean powder, salt, MSG, etc. It is white and smooth in color, and you can neither feel the meat nor the fish.

Rice tea

The method of making rice tea is to put rice in a pan and fry it until it is mostly yellow and burnt, then remove from the pan, rinse it with clean water to filter out the water, put it back into the pan, add clean water and boil it on high heat until the rice blooms, then remove from the pan and let it cool naturally. The rice tea is light yellow in color, slightly warm and not bitter.

Arrowroot powder

Kudzu powder is mainly produced in Zhongxiang City. It is rich in trace elements such as calcium, iron, zinc, copper, as well as more than 20 kinds of amino acids and effective Chinese medicine ingredients such as puerarin and pueraria flavonoids. It can be used to make kudzu root soup, stew, cake, bun, dumpling, noodles, vermicelli and other products.

Jingshan Bridge Rice

Jingshan Qiao Rice, a specialty of Jingshan County, is a Chinese national geographical indication product. It is named after Sunqiao Town, Jingshan County, where it is native. Its grains are slender and crystal clear, and it was designated as "tribute rice" by the emperor during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.

Jishan Longmi

Jishanlong rice is produced near Jishan Village, Jishan Town, Shayang County. Rice is rich in protein, fat, cellulose and other trace elements. In 1998, it won the title of "Famous Brand Product in China Market" at the 4th China International Food Expo. In 1999, it was tested and identified as a pure natural high-quality green food by the China Green Food Development Center.

Changhu Fish Cake

Changhu fish cake is made with Changhu white fish as the main ingredient, mixed with starch, egg white, ginger and other condiments, spread into a bun shape, put into a steamer, and steamed over high heat.