Local Flavor Section

Author: Wuhan Vocational College of Commerce, Culinary Department
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Compared to other culinary systems, Hubei cuisine has its own distinct characteristics. Hubei cuisine is fish-based, with fish dishes as the main focus. It features rich sauces, glossy thickeners, fragrant and slightly spicy flavors, emphasis on natural colors, a wide variety of dishes, numerous banquet styles, and proficiency in cooking methods such as steaming, stewing, deep-frying, roasting, and stir-frying. In folk cuisine, braised soups, steamed dishes, meat cakes, fish balls, and rice-based snacks are the staples, embodying the seven virtues of being smooth, tender, fresh, mellow, fragrant, tender, and satisfying. It is both economical and practical. While preserving the flavors of Chu, Hubei cuisine has been innovative and bold, adapting to the trends of the times and evolving rapidly. The history of Hubei cuisine spans 2,800 years, with its origins in Chu and Jing cuisines. Over time, Hubei cuisine has evolved into a major culinary system centered around the Jianghan Plain, including branches such as Jingnan, Xiangyun, Ezhou, and Hanmian. Compared to other culinary systems, Hubei cuisine has its own distinct characteristics. Hubei cuisine is fish-based, with fish dishes as the main focus. It features rich sauces, glossy thickeners, fragrant and slightly spicy flavors, emphasis on natural colors, a wide variety of dishes, numerous banquet styles, and proficiency in cooking methods such as steaming, stewing, deep-frying, roasting, and stir-frying. In folk cuisine, braised soups, steamed dishes, meat cakes, fish balls, and rice-based snacks are the staples, embodying the seven virtues of being smooth, tender, fresh, mellow, fragrant, tender, and satisfying. It is both economical and practical. While preserving the flavors of Chu, Hubei cuisine has been innovative and bold, adapting to the trends of the times and evolving rapidly. We hope that through the publication of this book, we can raise the banner of Hubei cuisine, enabling it to spread across the nation like the Wuchang fish. After the fragrance of steamed dishes and braised soups reaches all corners of the land, Hubei cuisine can systematically expand across the country, contributing to the global dissemination of the profound and rich culinary culture of China.