Hubei cuisine

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Hubei cuisine
Chinese 湖北菜

Hubei cuisine, also known as Chu cuisine or E cuisine, is derived from the native cooking styles of Hubei Province in China.

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History

Hubei cuisine has a history of more than 2,000 years. The names of dishes and cuisine styles can be found in ancient literature such as Chuci of Qu Yuan.

Ingredients

As Hubei has plenty of lakes, rivers and marshlands, freshwater produce are used as major ingredients in the local cuisine. A key ingredient that is found within many Hubei-style dishes is the lotus root. [1]

Style

Hubei cuisine emphasizes the preparation of ingredients and the matching of colors. It specializes in steaming techniques. Its style is influenced by the cooking methods of the cuisines of neighboring provinces such as Sichuan and Hunan. As a result, Hubei cuisine also uses dried hot pepper, black pepper and other spices to enhance the flavor of dishes.

Hubei cuisine comprises four distinct styles:

Signature dishes

EnglishTraditional ChineseSimplified ChinesePinyinNotes
Three-Delicacy Dried Bean Curd Sheet三鮮豆皮三鲜豆皮sān xiān dòu pí
Hot Dry Noodles熱乾麵热干面rè gān miàn
Fish Cakes and Ball魚糕丸子鱼糕丸子yú gāo wán zi
Mianyang Three Kinds of Steamed Food沔陽三蒸沔阳三蒸miǎn yáng sān zhēng

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References

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  2. Thurman, Jim (December 10, 2014). "Welcome to Wuhan-Style Chinese Food. Here's Where to Get It in L.A." Laweekly.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.