Fengjie’s Jianghu cuisine embodies the grandeur of the Yangtze River and the elegance of the mountains and fields. It tastes spicy and sweet at the same time, and is all the result of the gifts of mountains and rivers.
1、Salted Chicken
Recommended reason:
Fengjie intangible cultural heritage food, local chicken is put into a pottery pot, and slowly steamed over charcoal for 8 hours. The soup is clear and the meat is tender, so delicious that “eyebrows fall off”.
Hidden way to eat:
Soak Fengjie yin rice in chicken soup, warming the heart and stomach.
Recommended stores:
Jiupanzi old brand, Zhuyuan Town Farmhouse.
2、Fengjie Navel Orange Banquet
Recommended reasons:
A Chinese geographical indication product, extremely sweet, with delicate flesh, and the orange peel can be made into cold dishes and orange-flavored braised pork.
Must-try:
From December to March, go to the orchard in Caotang Town to pick and eat freshly-picked oranges and realize “navel orange freedom”.
3、DaDaMian
Recommended reasons:
The best breakfast restaurant in Fengjie, handmade alkaline noodles with secret sauce, the boss’s action of “placing” the noodles into the bowl is smooth and flowing, with its own Jianghu background music.
Hidden menu:
Add a spoonful of chili oil, and the fried rice cake from the stall next door, a carbon bomb combination.
Recommended store:
Laocheng Tikan Noodle House.
4、Tinglai Kimchi
Recommended reasons:
The “Hermes” of kimchi, fermented using the ancient method of the Three Gorges Reservoir area, sour, spicy and crispy, Gongcai, scallions and young ginger are all top-notch.
The first choice for souvenirs:
The vacuum-packed kimchi gift box is a must-have for hot pot.
5、Kuimen Drunken Shrimp
Recommended reasons:
Live shrimps from the Yangtze River are freshly caught, drunk with strong liquor, and marinated in spicy sauce, with sweetness and stimulation “bungee jumping” on the tip of the tongue.
Curiosity index:
★★★★☆ (Those with weak stomachs should be careful)
6、Fengjie cured pig’s trotters
Reasons for recommendation:
After the raw pig’s feet are marinated, drain the water and smoke them with pine needles or sugarcane residue for one or two months. They are usually processed in the twelfth month of winter and can be eaten all year round. They are delicious and full of fragrance. The aroma of bacon, combined with the sauce mixed with chopped pepper and chili, is very fragrant and greasy.
Recommended stores:
There is no special recommendation store. The taste of the bacon trotter stores in Fengjie County is similar.