Fenghuang Ancient Town is located in the west of Hunan Province and is known as one of the most beautiful ancient towns in China. After visiting Zhangjiajie, The Phoenix Ancient Town is also one of the famous attractions that many people will visit. When you come to the ancient town, you should taste the special snacks of Fenghuang Ancient Town. Here lists top snacks in Fenghuang Ancient Town
Ginger Sugar
Ginger Suger, or Giner Candy, is very popular in Xiangxi Prefecture,especially in Fenghuang Ancient Town and Furong Ancient Town. Ginger Candy has a history of over one hundred years.It is a special sugar made from sugar and ginger, allowing you to taste both the sweet from the sugar and the hot from the ginger. Ginger sugar can also be used as protection from getting a cold. Many shops in Fenghuang sell ginger sugar, which is free to taste. Walking in old street of Fenghuang Ancient Town, you can see some local people making genger sugers . If you like this special mix, take some home.
Fenghuang Wooden Hammer Cake
Of course, there is a difference between the wooden hammer cake and the ordinary peanut candy, because the wooden hammer cake has been tempered, and the sugar crystals in it are beaten more thinner.With a history of more than 100 years, the wooden hammer cake is a traditional food handed down from the Qing Dynasty (1645-1911). It has not only the characteristics of "fragrant, crisp, sweet", but also the effects of nourishing blood, conditioning the stomach, enhancing memory, clearing the lungs, appetizing, digesting, anti-aging and so on. Therefore, it is also one of the best gifts for you to buy to send the elderly or give your friends.
Fenghuang Sour Radish
Fenghuang Pickled Radish is really popular among Fenghuang people, regardless age and gender. They love to eat pickled radish with red pepper juice. It is simple of the method to make Pickled Radish. Every family in Fenghuagn has their own way to pickle radish, and the recipe is kept as their family's secret. At first, you need cut radish into small pieces of the same size, then mix them with seasonings before marinate in sour water. The pickled radish will become red and white color. A fairly pickled radish is tasted sweet, a little sour, fragrant and spicy.
Tongye Baba is one of the characteristic snacks of Fenghuang Ancient Town. It is a kind of rice cake wrapped in leaves which are collected from Tung Trees (Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw). It is usually eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Chinese Yuanxiao (Lantern) Festival. It is sesame powder, can also be wrapped in Hunan-style diced bacon, which can be eaten by both the elderly and children.
Shefan has been in existence since ancient times, and it is a kind of food sacrificed to the shepherds of the Han, Tujia, Miao, and Dai ethnic groups in China. Steamed and cooked glutinous rice, indica rice, wild wormwood, wild shallots, bacon, lard, vegetable oil, peanut rice, etc，Fenghuang Shefan can be cooked and eaten, or fried afterwards. The rice will only become more fried and fragrant.
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