Present situation of folk snacks in Hubei

Hubei snacks are composed of Wuhan snacks, Jingsha snacks, Xiangyang snacks and Enshi ethnic snacks. They have a wide range of materials and diverse techniques, which can meet the tastes of different people and meet the needs of people in the north and south.

Hubei snacks are mostly characterized by rice, beans, noodles and lotus root products, with distinctive Chu culture and rich fish and rice customs, rich historical stories and high popularity. Such as Wuhan Regan Noodles, Laotongcheng Sanxian Bean Skin, Zigui Qingshui Zongzi, Huangzhou Sweet Roasted Plum, Huangmei An Baili Soup, Huanggang Mung Bean Ciba, Yunmeng Fish Noodles, Enshi Kang Potato, Badong Spiced Bean Dried, Xiaogan Yellow Rice Wine, Jiangling Sanbao Rice, Four Seasons Beauty Soup Bags, etc.

The glutinous rice fritters in Wuhan are a kind of snacks, which are the special snacks in the south of the Yangtze River. After the glutinous rice is steamed, spread the fried black sesame seeds on a flat surface, or stick a layer of fried bean powder on the inside and outside of the glutinous rice, and then put the fried dough sticks on the glutinous rice to put mustard tuber, ham and so on. According to personal preference, then wrap the fried dough sticks and glutinous rice to eat. Xiaogan sesame candy is one of the famous specialties in Hubei. As early as the end of Yuan Dynasty, it was famous for its delicious food. Babukou is the origin of Xiaogan sesame candy. Xiaogan proverb has the description of "eight mouths on both sides of a river, two pieces of sesame candy and a glass of wine". The story of "greedy wife" and "eunuch stealing sesame candy" casts a mysterious color on the origin and legend of Xiaogan sesame candy. Xiaogan hemp candy has a long history. According to legend, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin once ate it and praised it, so it became a royal tribute. The main producing area of finished products is Babukou in the south of Xiaogan City. It is said that only in the Huangtan outside the west gate of Chengguan, with "dragon spitting water" to boil sugar, can we make the best sesame sugar. Osmanthus Jelly is a cake made of glutinous rice flour, sugar and osmanthus. Osmanthus Jelly, Xian 'an District, Xianning City, was born in Xianning, Hubei Province, the famous hometown of osmanthus. Osmanthus Jelly was built in the late Ming Dynasty. The cake is soft and moist, white in color, rich in osmanthus fragrance, slag in the mouth, fragrant in taste and rich in nutritional value. Suitable for all ages, it is a good gift for relatives and friends. Osmanthus Jelly in Xianning, Hubei Province, with unique ingredients, oily but not greasy, not astringent, crisp and refreshing when swallowed, salty in sweetness and cool in fragrance, is deeply loved by people. The dough is fermented. The first dough is extracted from grain sake koji and then put into the dough. Yeast is best for making bread. If you use yeast to make sesame cakes, you will be laughed at by your peers. In fact, the method of making steamed bread and sesame seed cakes with "old noodles" is very common in the whole north. When baking powder is not so popular, "old noodles" is the most traditional and primitive fermentation method: every time a piece of flour is pulled from the last time and reserved for the next "noodle head". Macheng meat pie is one of the traditional famous dishes of Han nationality in Macheng, Hubei Province. In Macheng City at the southern foot of Dabie Mountain, in the 10 dish named "Meat Pie Mat", meat pies are the main course, and firecrackers are set off when serving. Macheng meat pie is actually called "fish cake" because the main raw material is fish.