Hunan cuisine
LeonorSchoen
Mao's Braised Pork is made from semi-lean and semi-fat pork, cut into well-proportioned slices, and then fired with high-quality soy sauce and a small amount of sugar. The color is golden and the taste is sugary but not greasy. At that time, Mao's favorite dish was this dish. Mao's restaurants in major cities across the country used braised pork as their signature dish, so it was named "Mao's braised pork". Authentic Mao's braised pork does not contain soy sauce, because Chairman Mao did not eat soy sauce in his life. When Chairman Mao was a child, his father opened a workshop to make soy sauce. At that time, the conditions were very poor in all aspects. He witnessed with his own eyes the process of making soy sauce, which produced some reactions, and he stopped eating soy sauce. The color of Mao's braised pork is all obtained by roasting sugar color. The characteristics of this dish are fat but not greasy, salty, fresh, spicy, and red and bright in color.
GwenJast
"Ma Spicy Chicken" is a famous dish in the century-old restaurant "Yulou East" in Changsha, Hunan Province. It was founded in the Tongzhi Period of the Qing Dynasty and is a representative dish in Hunan cuisine. <br />In my country's Hunan Province, due to its geographical location and humid climate, most people like to eat peppers and ginger, so spicy vegetables account for a large proportion of Hunan cuisine. <br />"Spicy Chicken" is a typical representative of Hunan cuisine. The spicy, spicy and fragrant taste of this dish can best reflect the tastes of people in Hunan. Since its inception, this dish has been deeply loved by Hunan people. Today, we will make the most representative dish in Hunan cuisine,"Ma Spicy Chicken". <br />In the past, when making the dish "Ma La Zi Chicken", whole chicken was usually used. Now, because the divided chickens supplied on the market are easy to use, many restaurants in Hunan mostly use chicken legs to make it. The main recipe for this dish is as follows;
CarlottaHuels
Beer duck is a unique delicacy with wine. Duck meat is stewed with beer to make a dish to make the nourishing duck meat taste stronger. The duck meat is not only delicious in the mouth, but also has a fragrance of beer. It is not only served with rice and wine, but has endless aftertaste. It is delicious and slightly spicy, with a slight beer aroma and unique flavor. It also has the effects of clearing heat, appetizing, benefiting water and removing dampness. <br /><br />When I was planning to make this beer duck on the weekend, my mother said that the duck tasted terrible and tasted delicious. My mother was not confident in me making this dish. I said that it would only have the flavor if I didn't know how to cook it. After finally cooking it, my mother tasted a piece and praised it for being good, hehe. <br /><br />By the way, I wonder if everyone will be like me, feeling dizzy every time I cook with beer. I guess it's because alcohol evaporates into the air, so I get drunk when I smell the fragrance in the kitchen.
CheyenneFriesen
"Zuo Zongtang" was one of the four famous ministers and generals in the late Qing Dynasty. During the late Qing Dynasty, the four famous ministers and good generals headed by Zeng Guofan all came from the Hunan Army. They were all prominent figures who could fight and read poetry, books, and all-round talents in civil and military affairs. These four people are Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Peng Yulin and Hu Linyi. <br />At that time, the late Qing Dynasty, which was in turmoil and about to collapse, with the joint efforts of these four people, wiped out the Taiping Rebellion Movement, pacified the northwest and recovered lost territory, and conducted diplomatic mediation with Britain, France and Russia. Only then did the Qing Dynasty stabilize and consolidate the regime! It extended the Qing Dynasty's history for nearly fifty years. The achievements and functions of these four people back then can be said to be true. They were all in control of the destiny of the Qing Dynasty and important figures who needed to be written in thick ink and color in the history of the Qing Dynasty! <br />What is even more memorable for future generations is that they created and laid the industrial infrastructure of our country and laid a solid foundation for a strong country in the future. For example, China's textile industry, military industry, shipbuilding industry, etc. also created the most powerful China navy in Asia, the "Beiyang Navy." Unfortunately, no one in future generations could command and use this powerful Beiyang Navy fleet well. In the Sino-Japanese War alone, it was defeated by Japan and completely annihilated! Historical past is unbearable! <br />"Zuo Zongtang" was originally from Xiangyin County, Hunan Province. He liked spicy food all his life."Zuo Zongtang Chicken" was a famous dish that Zuo Gong instructed his private kitchen to make. Hunan cuisine's "Zuo Zongtang Chicken" and Sichuan cuisine's "Kung Pao Chicken" have the same effect! One was invented by Lord Zuo Zongtang Zuo, and the other was invented by Lord Ding Baozhen Ding. Both delicacies are spicy dishes, but they are very different in their methods. Although the appearance of "Zuo Zongtang Chicken" is not as beautiful as "Kung Pao Chicken", its taste is better than "Kung Pao Chicken". "Kung Pao Chicken" tastes smooth, tender, salty, and spicy, while "Zuo Zongtang Chicken" is tender, sweet and sour on the outside and spicy on the inside. There are differences in taste and taste, but they are both famous dishes in history in our country. <br />Today, this "Zuo Zongtang Chicken" is made for the first Hunan dish opened at the door. This dish is very popular in Chinese restaurants abroad. It can be found in all Chinese-run Xiangshu spicy restaurants. The specific practice of "Zuo Zongtang Chicken" is as follows;
