A predilection for strong flavours and
copious chillies places
Hunanese food
firmly inside the Western Chinese
cooking belt - Mao himself claimed that
it was the fiery food that made locals
so (politically) "red".
Pungent
regional specialities
include air-cured and
chilli-smoked
meat ;
dongan chicken, where
the shredded, poached meat is seasoned
with a vinegar-soy dressing;
gualiang
fen, a gelatinous mass of cold,
shaved rice noodles covered in a spicy
sauce;
chou dofu (literally
"stinking tofu"), a fermented
bean-curd dish which actually tastes
good; and a mass of less spicy snacks -
preserved eggs, pickles, buns and
dumplings - that form the regular
restaurant fare in town. In addition to
the places listed below, you'll find a
huge number of open-air restaurants and
food
stalls outside the south entrance to
Martyrs' Park, serving everything from
eels to hotpots.
Restaurants
Apolo Plaza , at the eastern end of Bayi
Lu. There's a good, inexpensive food
court on the first floor here, with a
full range of local snacks for you to
order by pointing. Chaozhou Caiguan ,
Wuyi Dong Lu. Big, mid-range southern...
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