Dry batter cakes and soda cakes are also highly praised as breakfast staples. Among those well-known for making dry batter cakes is Liu Jinbao. His steaming pot is larger than others’, and he scoops up the rice batter from the basin with his hands, layering it into the pot. He stacks four layers in one pot—the batter doesn’t fall or spill, forming a droplet shape. After layering, he covers the pot and listens to the sound of the boiling water inside to instruct the fire tender...
In both urban and rural areas of Yingcheng, there is a variety of small snacks made from flour. Due to differing preparation methods, they go by different names, forming a renowned series of flatbread specialties celebrated far and wide.
Among cooked foods primarily made from finely broken rice, Yingcheng has an ancient and unique traditional snack called Zengren Cake, also known as Tingsheng Cake. Vendors carry shoulder poles and tap bamboo clappers as they make, steam, and sell the cakes on the street. Customers gather around the pole, eagerly buying while waiting and snacking. Only one steamer basket can be used at a time,…
Changjiangpu in Yingcheng is located at a key junction of water and land transportation, blessed with abundant resources and prosperous trade, attracting merchants from all over. Over the generations, it has produced many renowned chefs, earning the reputation of “the best food in Changjiangpu.” Among its culinary highlights, the “Three Braised Dishes of the Yangtze” are especially famous and enduring. These consist of braised pork, braised chicken, and braised duck—three traditional signature dishes of Changjiangpu, celebrated for their excellent color, aroma, taste, and presentation…
Yingcheng Rice Cake comes in varieties such as Zengren Cake and Steamed Sponge Cake. Rice pancakes wrapped around rice cakes also make for a flavorful breakfast pairing. As a type of rice-based food, Yingcheng Rice Cake is a traditional seasonal delicacy for which Yingcheng is well known across Hubei. Made primarily from glutinous rice, with the addition of mung beans, it is deep-fried in hot oil. This is a rustic snack with strong local flavors and a rich countryside charm...
Yingcheng Pineflower Preserved Eggs are a specialty of Yingcheng City, Xiaogan, Hubei Province. The lead-free Pineflower preserved eggs from Yingcheng are large in size and high in quality. The egg white is semi-transparent, tea-brown in color, smooth and shiny, with distinct pineflower patterns. The yolk is soft, tender, and creamy yet not fully solid.
Yingcheng Bean Skin is a specialty of Yingcheng City, Xiaogan, Hubei Province. Yingcheng Sanjie Bean Skin is known for its “thin skin, even texture, white color, long boiling time, and rich flavor,” making it a traditional and distinctive food of Yingcheng. Bean skin is a unique seasonal delicacy of Yingcheng. It is made from high-quality rice, combined with beans, vegetables, and other ingredients, and processed through...
Yingcheng is located at 30 degrees north latitude, in the transitional zone between the Jianghan Plain and the central hills of Hubei. With abundant sunshine and plentiful rainfall, it is one of the most suitable regions in China for planting indica glutinous rice. The locally produced indica glutinous rice contains over 10 trace elements including zinc, earning nationwide renown. Yingcheng is also honored as “China’s No. 1 City for Indica Glutinous Rice.” Yingcheng glutinous rice…
Tangchi Town in Yingcheng City, Hubei Province, is located in the western hilly area of Yingcheng, with a population of 16,864 and covering an area of 50 square kilometers. Currently, the turtle (Chinese softshell turtle) farming area in Tangchi Town has reached 3,800 mu, with over 500 households engaged in turtle farming. The town produces more than 6 million jin (approximately 3,000 metric tons) of turtles annually, generating an output value of over 100 million yuan...
In November 1958, Kim Il-sung, Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, visited the Hongqi People's Commune in Yingcheng accompanied by - Premier, Vice-Premier He Long, and other Party and state leaders. During the visit, - Premier presented Huangtan Soy Sauce as a gift to Premier Kim Il-sung. The renown of Huangtan Soy Sauce lies first and foremost in its water. The Dafushui River has a backflow section in Huangtan Town...
Xiaogan Fragrant Rice – Geographic Production Area Xiaogan Fragrant Rice is produced in five counties/districts under the jurisdiction of Xiaogan City, Hubei Province: Xiaonan, Xiaochang, Yingcheng, Anlu, and Hanchuan. It is cultivated across 32 townships (towns, farms, subdistrict offices), and 315 villages. The total planted area reaches 400,000 mu, with an annual output of 240,000 tons. Geographic production area: longitude 113°21′–…
According to the *Xiaogan Local Chronicles*, the cultivation of glutinous rice in Xiaogan is closely tied to filial piety. During the Yuanhe era of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, by the shores of Yezi Lake, located 20 kilometers east of downtown Xiaogan, lived a family surnamed Dong. The brothers Dong Liang and Dong Shan, in order to care for their ailing mother and to enrich her daily life while they fished and gathered reeds, sought out seeds from elsewhere to plant glutinous rice...
Yangdian Honey Peaches are highly popular in the market due to their early ripening, large size, bright color, and crisp, fragrant flesh. The production area of Yangdian Honey Peaches covers the administrative regions of six towns under the jurisdiction of Xiaonan District, Xiaogan City, Hubei Province: Yangdian Town, Xihe Town, Sancha Town, Zhuzhan Town, Xiaogang Town, and Xinpu Town. …
Wild Boar Lake Bighead Carp. The head of the Wild Boar Lake Bighead Carp features pure body color, high meat yield, low fat content, delicious taste, rich nutrition, and is a purely natural green product. It can be used medicinally, offering benefits such as warming the stomach, nourishing the brain, dispelling cold, and strengthening muscles and bones. Regular consumption helps protect the cardiovascular system, …
Zhuhu Glutinous Rice has been certified twice as a “Green Food” by the China Green Food Development Center due to its crystal-clear appearance, uniform grain shape, and rich content of trace elements such as selenium, zinc, and iron. The product comes in small packaged series including 1 kg, 2.5 kg, 5 kg, and 25 kg. It has successively won awards at the first and second Hubei Provincial Agricultural Product Expos...
The geographical indication protection area for Xiaogang Small Scallions covers the current administrative region of Xiaogang Town, Xiaonan District, Xiaogan City, Hubei Province. The geographical indication protection area for Zhuhu Glutinous Rice includes nine townships and farms in Xiaogan City, Xiaonan District, Hubei Province: Zhuhu Farm, Dongshantou Farm, Pengxing Township, Xiaogang Town, Xinpu Town, Zhuzhan Town, Sancha Town, Wolong Township, and Maochen Town...
Xiaogan water chestnuts are mainly produced in towns such as Xihe, Xinpu, and Yangdian in Xiaonan District, covering a total area of 8,000 mu with an annual output of 10,000 tons. A traditional product of Xiaonan District, Xiaogan water chestnuts feature small, slightly tilted terminal buds, thin and bright red skins, fine texture with little residue, and a sweet, crisp taste. They can be eaten fresh or served as a delicious dish. They help promote saliva production, dissolve phlegm, lower...
Generally refers to the silkworm cocoon of the mulberry silkworm. It is a capsule-like protective layer formed during the pupal stage of the silkworm, enclosing the pupa inside. The protective layer consists of the cocoon floss, cocoon shell, and pupal lining, among other parts. The cocoon shell can be reeled into silk, while the cocoon floss and waste silk after reeling can be used as materials for silk wadding and spun silk. The pupa is rich in protein and vitamin B, and can be used in pharmaceuticals, extracted for pupal oil, or served as feed for fish and livestock…
The "Chu Xiang Brand Chu Xiang Liquor" from Luotian is produced by Hubei Chu Xiang Distillery. It features a clear and transparent appearance, a pure and delicate aroma, a mellow and sweet taste, a rich cellar fragrance, and a long-lasting aftertaste, making it a distinguished liquor from Hubei. Since 1982, it has consistently ranked first among similar products in Hubei, and has been awarded the title of Hubei Provincial Quality Product since 1984. In 1991…
Xiehe Chili is mainly produced in areas such as Zhao Fangyuan Xinwuyuan and Liujia Street in Lingshanhe. This type of chili is distinctive—moderately spicy with a hint of sweetness, large in size, bright red in color, thick-fleshed, and with few seeds. The plants grow to a height of 70–80 cm, with low branching positions. A single chili averages 28.43 grams when fresh, with flesh thickness of 4.7 mm, and 10 to 20 chilies weigh about 500 grams. The highest yield per mu can reach 725 kilograms.