Ingredients: One pound of snail skewers, bird’s eye chilies, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, garlic, sugar, soy sauce, ginger, cooking wine. Preparation: Finely slice the garlic and ginger. Cooking: Heat a small amount of oil in a wok. When the oil is 80% hot, add the bird’s eye chilies, ginger, and garlic, stir-frying until fragrant. Add the snail skewers and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Pour in 3 spoonfuls of soy sauce, sugar, star anise, …
Cuisine & Benefits: Refreshing cold dish
Flower-skinned preserved eggs, also known as preserved eggs, Bian eggs, or ash-wrapped eggs (a vivid name since they’re coated in ash during production!), have a smooth, delicate texture and distinctive flavor, color, and aroma. As a traditional Chinese delicacy, they are beloved by domestic consumers and enjoy international acclaim. Through special...
The alpine musk deer is a rare and precious Class I protected animal in China. The musk produced by the male deer is one of the most valuable traditional Chinese medicinal ingredients, known for its effects of "clearing all orifices, opening meridians, and invigorating muscles and bones." It is also a highly expensive spice. Currently, domestic supply is extremely scarce, with market prices at 3–5 times that of gold, and international prices ranging from 60 to 80 US dollars per gram. Feng County…
Phoenix Head Ginger, named for its resemblance to a phoenix’s head, is primarily produced in Laifeng County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province. It boasts excellent quality and a unique flavor—its fresh young ginger is tender, fiberless, juicy, rich in selenium, moderately spicy, and delicious. It is exported as far as Southeast Asia. According to the Laifeng County Annals, the cultivation of Phoenix Head Ginger in Laifeng dates back over 300 years, and because…
Shiitake Mushroom Introduction: This product comes from Hubei, a nationally renowned hometown of mushrooms and fungi. Originally wild, it is now widely cultivated artificially. Shiitake mushrooms have a sweet taste, neutral nature, and are non-toxic. They are known to benefit qi, nourish weakness, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and promote blood circulation. Rich in polysaccharides, various enzymes, amino acids, and vitamins, they can enhance the body’s immunity and increase resistance to…
The cooking method is simple, using mainly preserved pork and local ginger as ingredients. The finished dish has an appealing color and retains its original flavors. The crispy and fragrant taste, combined with the unique aroma of preserved pork, makes it delicious and is also one of the traditional dishes of the Tujia people.…
Primarily made with pork trotters, these are stewed to deliver a rich and aromatic flavor—tender yet not greasy, lean without being chewy. Not only do they have a unique taste, but they also aid digestion, warm the body, and stimulate appetite. The Tujia-style preserved pork retains excellent color, aroma, taste, and texture.…
Big head vegetable, commonly known as "big root vegetable." There are few records of this vegetable in local chronicles, and no evidence can be found in other books, making it impossible to determine the exact time when big head vegetable spread to the Tujia ethnic region. However, in the Tujia-inhabited areas bordering Hubei, Hunan, and Chongqing, the tradition of cultivating big head vegetable has a long history, especially with unique techniques preserved for processing this vegetable...
Tujia Brocade – Xilan Kapu is one of China's four great brocades and a flower of Tujia ethnic arts and crafts. In the Tujia language, "kapu" means flower, and "xilan" refers to a quilt cover, so Xilan Kapu means a Tujia floral quilt cover. According to tradition, Tujia girls must have a handmade floral quilt cover for their weddings. As a result, Tujia girls start learning to weave from as early as eleven or twelve years old,…
Laifeng Pineflower Preserved Eggs are a specialty of Laifeng County in Enshi Prefecture, Hubei Province. These preserved eggs are made from duck eggs laid by local Laifeng ma ducks. The unique production process results in egg whites as smooth as jade, adorned with pine and cypress leaf-like patterns—commonly known as "pineflowers." They have a tender, delicious taste with a lingering fragrance that has earned them a fine reputation both in China and abroad. Laifeng Tujia Pineflower Preserved Eggs are produced in...
Tung oil is used to make paints, inks, oilcloth, and more. When a baby has diarrhea or catches a cold, the mother will place a drop of tung oil on her palm, warm it over a flame, and then gently rub or pat the baby’s back or navel with the warm hand. Sometimes this remedy works even better than taking Western medicine. Superstitious people also use tung oil to “refine demons” or “exorcise ghosts.” …
Lai Feng bayberries are a rare and precious fruit from the Wuling Mountain region, considered a delicacy among fruits. The berries ripen in mid to late June, are medium to large in size (weighing about 12 grams), round in shape, and range in color from light purplish-red to deep purple-black. Their flesh is tender, sweet and tangy with abundant juice, and they have small seeds. They are of premium quality, rich in nutrients, and have an excellent flavor. Coming as they do during the off-season for most fresh fruits, they are especially favored by consumers. …
Laifeng Erya Tujia Products Co., Ltd. is located on the beautiful banks of the Qingjiang River. Guided by the mission of preserving ethnic culture and pursuing harmony between production and ecology, the company welcomes inquiries by phone or mail. It specializes in producing and selling embroidered shoe insoles and Xilan Kapu handicrafts using the unique embroidery techniques of the Tujia ethnic group; it also crafts traditional wood carvings and woven items...
Dapai Ham is a distinctive meat product from Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hubei Province. Renowned alongside Jinhua Ham, it is one of China’s “Four Famous Hams.” Made from fresh pork hind legs, it undergoes a series of processes including selection, trimming, curing, washing and drying, shaping, and ripening. Crafted with premium ingredients...
Badong Five-Spice Dried Tofu is distinctive for its carefully selected ingredients, expertly braised to perfection, with a deep yellow color, fine yet resilient texture, and a rich blend of five flavors that leave a lingering aftertaste. Originating in the late Qing Dynasty, it boasts a history of over a hundred years. By the mid-19th century, Xinning Town in Badong County had become a key overland and waterway route connecting eastern Sichuan and western Huguang...
1. Cut the water konjac into strips 5 cm long and 1.3 cm wide, and blanch them twice in boiling water together with tea leaves (wrapped in a cloth bag) to allow the tea to absorb any possible off-flavors from the konjac. 2. Clean the tender and plump duck, remove the skin and bones, and cut the meat into strips of the same size as the konjac strips. Stir-fry the duck strips in oil until they turn light yellow, then remove them. 3…
The standardized cultivation of Radix Scrophulariae from Badong has officially obtained national GAP certification. After eight years of arduous effort, the experimental demonstration of standardized cultivation of Radix Scrophulariae from Badong overcame numerous technical challenges and has successfully passed the acceptance inspection by an expert panel from the National Medical Products Administration. In accordance with the "Management Measures for the Certification of Good Agricultural Practices for Chinese Medicinal Materials"...
According to *Chinese Herbal Medicine*, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis is also known as Duyao Cao (Waving Grass), and is referred to as Badong Radix Angelicae Pubescentis or Rou Radix Angelicae Pubescentis. Xitang Village, with an average altitude of 1,700 meters, features vast mountains, sparse population, dense forest vegetation, and fertile soil—making it one of the best-growing regions for Radix Angelicae Pubescentis. The product grown here is highly effective medicinally and in high market demand, hence it is acclaimed as Badong Radix Angelicae Pubescentis. Medicinal characteristics…
Yesan Pass Corn Wine is produced in Tanjia Village, Yesan Pass Town, Badong County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province. Nestled at an altitude of 1,200 meters in the Wuling Mountains, the area enjoys a pleasant climate and simple, hospitable folkways. National Highway 318 runs through the region, and ancient inscriptions have hailed it as the “Third Pass Under Heaven,” making it a vital route from Hubei to Sichuan. Since ancient times, it has been regarded as…