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Xiangyang Beef Noodles

The life of the Xiangyang people begins with a bowl of beef noodles. The authentic Xiangyang beef noodles depends on the soup. The soup made of beef tallow poured on the noodles, giving out pressing aroma. It made beef noodles become the favorite breakfast among the Xiangyang people.

People in Xiangyang make it a custom to eat beef noodles as breakfast, and having rice wine is a custom when eating beef noodles. The sweetness of rice wine integrates with the fresh of beef noodles, making the breakfast more flavorful and nutritious, and making life more poetic and more emotional.

Xiangyang  Rutabaga

In the Xiangyang people’s memory, the atmosphere of Spring Festival is not only sumptuous meal with meat and fish, but also the common rutabaga with its crisp and delicious taste, which has become a significant role in enriching the life.Xiangyang Rutabaga, also known as Kongming pickles, Zhuge pickles, is the traditional food in Xiangyang. It is said that Xiangyang rutabaga was invented by Zhugeliang in the Three Kingdoms Period.

After thousands of years, the pickling method of Xiangyang rutabaga still maintains the traditional method, “salt for three times, marinate for four times and solarize for five times”. After October, Xiangyang rutabaga would become crispy and rosy.

Steamed Red Fish From Han River

The red fish comes from Han River, the mother river of Xiangyang. Because its body is red, the locals call this kind of carp as red fish, with auspicious meaning.The red fish owns tight texture packed with "golden" (ie fish seeds), and delicate taste as well as nutritious fish seeds, which is beneficial to the human bodies, thus it becomes one of the favorites on the table in Yicheng.

It is not only popular in Yicheng, but also welcomed in Xiangyang. Especially in the Spring Festival, the red fish has become a must-have dish on the dinner table, with the meaning of “may there be surplus every year” and being auspicious.

Preserved Meat Baba

Xiangyang has the tradition to make preserved meat, and Preserved Meat Baba is the best in the making techniques and tastes. It not only has the smell of preserved meat, but also is crispy and delicious with fried flour outside.

Have a bite, and you would be crazy about the crispy, fat but not greasy food. It is a regular dish throughout the year, and in Yicheng, there is even a saying that “eating Preserved Meat Baba knows the coming of the Spring Festival”.

Cooked Pig Trotter Twined with Strings

Cooked Pig Trotter Twined with Strings is a unique food in Xiangyang. It is said that this cuisine started from the Spring and Autumn Period.

The rosy, fat but not greasy Cooked Pig Trotter Twined with Strings made with fine crafts, could be compared with Jinhua Ham and Xuanwei Ham, and also plays the leading role in the Spring Festival banquet.

Stir-fry River Shrimp

There is no need to add any ingredients to remove the fishy smell and increase the aroma. Just put the river shrimp in the oil, stir fry and sprinkle with a piece of green onion, then this dish could be on the table.

This kind of river shrimp, which is located in the water of Han River, salty and crispy, has thin shell and fleshy meat. Although it does not have the reputation of Braised Prawns, it is essential in the Spring Festival for people in Xiangyang.

Black Pork with Sauce

The Black Pork with Sauce is a traditional food in Gucheng, Xiangyang. The pork comes from locally stocked wild black pigs. Due to the long growing period and large amount of exercise, the meat quality of this pork is very different from that of pork on the market. Not only is it lean, but the meat is pure and tastes better.

In Xiangyang, killing pigs means the Spring Festival is near. In the rural areas, every household still keeps a custom of banqueting relatives and friends, so as to share the harvest of the year and welcome the arrival of the Spring Festival. This is also the common Spring Festival memory of the Xiangyang people.

Apart from delicious food, Xiangyang also has wonderful scenic spots! You area welcome to Xiangyang!