1、Yushan shortbread
Recommended reason: The secret recipe has been handed down for more than 200 years. The sesame and sugar fillings are wrapped in puff pastry. It is sweet but not greasy. It can be called the “living fossil of the pastry world”.
Hidden way to eat: Dip it in Miao oil tea soup, a wonderful experience of sweet and salty interweaving!
Must-visit stores: Yushan Ancient Town Old Workshop, Jiuli City Specialty Store.
2、Pengshui Chicken Tofu Pudding
Recommended reason: It has a history of 1,300 years. It is named because its raw materials are hen meat and eggs, and its shape and color are like tofu pudding.
Taste: light and mellow, salty and delicious
3、Pengshui Rice Noodles
Recommended reason: Fresh rice noodles made from Wujiang rice have a smooth texture, and can be topped with mutton, pork intestines or mixed sauces. It is a “gentle killer” in the breakfast world.
Hidden menu: Add a spoonful of chili paste, and the fragrance will make your soul leave your body!
Where to eat: Rice noodle stalls on Cross Street in the old city, breakfast shops on Hanjia Street.
4、Tujia bacon
Recommended reason: Alpine pork is smoked with cypress branches, the fat is crystal clear, the lean meat is chewy, and the fried garlic sprouts can be eaten with three bowls of rice!
The first choice for souvenirs: vacuum-packed cured pork ribs, which are better than supermarket goods in a soup pot.
Purchase guide: Anzi Miao Village Farmhouse, County Specialty Store.
5、Heart and Lung Glutinous Rice Balls
Recommended reason: Pengshui’s dark cuisine leader, using glutinous rice flour to make the skin, chopped dried tofu and preserved vegetables, fried with lard to make the stuffing, cooked and served with braised pig heart, pig lung and a variety of seasonings.
Curiosity index: ★★★★★ (recommended to pair with Miao rice wine to calm nerves)
Recommended stores: Night market mobile stalls, Jiulicheng snack street.