Xiangyin specialties

Xiangyin is a county town around Dongting Lake. This place is mainly based on aquatic products, so the local cuisine is inseparable from fish, including Dongting Lake hairy crabs, Xiangyin colorful turtles, spicy wild ducks, Xiangyun crucian carp, etc. The production methods of these aquatic products are relatively unique, and the taste of aquatic products is sweeter than those produced in other places, and the nutritional value is also high, which is suitable for our body recovery stage.

Xiangyin Seven-Colored Turtle is located in Xiangyin County, south of Dongting Lake. It is known as the land of fish and rice and has abundant aquatic products. Xiangyin is rich in seven-colored turtles, whose meat is tender and delicious, rich in the seven amino acids needed by the human body. It has the effect of replenishing yin and blood, and invigorating essence and energy, and has high edible and medicinal value. Its color is very bright, and it is known as "living jade" and has great ornamental value.

Helong Lake hairy crabs are a specialty of Helong Lake Town, Xiangyin County, Yueyang City, Hunan Province. Characteristics of Helong Lake hairy crabs: green back, white belly, golden claws, and yellow hair. Among them, the "Xianghe Hairy Crab" won the "Gold Award" at the 2010 International Agricultural Expo. The water of Helong Lake is fresh and the resources in the lake are rich. It is rich in more than 20 kinds of precious fish species, including hairy crabs, soft-shelled turtles, river clams, mandarin fish, whitefish, fork-tail fat fish, yellow-tail carp, etc. There are also water chestnuts, lotus roots and water chestnuts all over the lake, which are all natural green foods. Over the past hundred years, this place has been famous in northern Hunan for its abundant production of fresh fish. Especially in the past thirty years, the breeding of some famous and special aquatic products such as crabs and turtles has been established on a large scale. The aquaculture area in Helonghu Town reaches 21,200 mu, with Helong Lake alone accounting for 10,000 mu of water area. The crab production is expected to exceed 35 tons this year. Nowadays, Helong Lake hairy crabs have become not only a delicacy in the town.

Spicy wild duck is a famous dish in Xiangyin. The method is to wash the duck meat and cut it into pieces, remove the seeds from the red pepper and cut it into thin strips. Add appropriate amount of oil into the pot and heat it to 70% hot, then blanch the duck strips in the oil and remove from the oil to drain. Leave some oil in the original pot, add shredded red pepper, chopped green onion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant, add duck strips, pepper powder, sugar, soy sauce, salt and appropriate amount of water and stir-fry, add MSG and thicken with wet starch, drizzle with pepper oil and serve. Spicy wild duck is suitable for patients with weak spleen and stomach, prolapse of the anus, prolapse of the uterus, fatigue, tiredness, etc.

Xiangyun crucian carp is a new fish variety jointly developed by Xiangyin County and the Institute of Biology of Hunan Normal University. It has fast growth rate, strong disease resistance and good body shape, and is very popular among producers and consumers. No matter how Xiangyun crucian carp is cooked, its meat is tender and delicious, making people unforgettable.