Fenghuang Ancient Town Dining
Arrowroot Flour: Uses the roots of Kudzu which grows deep in the mountain. Because the kudzu is very difficult to find, the arrowroot flour has become a snack for Tujia people to bestow upon their distinguished guests. It has the function of purging fire and cleaning the inside of your body .
Grilled Fish of Tuo River: It is the snack sold on the street , They use the fresh crucian carp which are caught in the early moring and then toasted on the charcoal fire until it turns yellow, This is very famous in Phoenix Town.
Pickled Vegetables of Miao Family: The taste is sour and spicy and the sour radish is particularly popoular in the local palce. The phoenix people eat it almost everyday .
Duck Blood Cake: Put the duck blood with the stick rice and stir untill the dcuk's blood solidifies. Steam it and then wait for it to get cold. After that , cut the cake into cubes, fry with tea oil , The local people call it Ba
Preserved pork :Preserved pork is one of the most popular delicacies for phoenix people in hunan province when they celebrate festivals or treat relatives and friends for meals. Steamed bacon is oily but not greasy.
Fenghuang rice wine: Rice wine is brewed purely from grain, and the best taste is fenghuang red rice wine. In addition, there are glutinous rice wine and fruits wine.
Ginger sugar ：Apart from being a local delicacy, ginger sugar is also an excellent gift. Ginger sugar workshops can be seen everywhere in the ancient city.
Sour Fired Fish：This is one the Tujia region's most famous foods which strangely enough,is unknown to many of the Tujia people,extensively by outsiders, first , clean the fresh young fish,mix it together with the rice powder,then sprinkle some salt and proceed to stir it. Afterwards, put the prepared fish into a jar for 3-5 days until a sour smell begins to float from the mixture, Then take the fish out to fry with the finest grade of tea oil. At last , it turns out to be golden in colour which is most pleasing on he eye and gratifying for the hungry traveller's appetite.
