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Eating in Yichang
 
Yichang is famous for Yangtze River-Sanxia dishes, best known for their distinctive use of salt and spices. Special dishes includes the Sanyou Spirit Chicken (Sanyou shenxianji), which is said to be the favorite food of Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe, the best known poets of the Song Dynasty and visitors to Sanyou Cave. Xiakou Pearl Soup (Xiakou mingzhu tang), another local specialty, is among the best dishes in Hubei. Also worth trying is the dumpling stuffed with radish (Luobo jiaozi).
 
Famous Local Dishes
 
Fried Turnip Dumpling
The Fried Turnip Dumpling is one of Yichang's most famous flavors, mainly using the raw material of rice, soybean and turnip. It is in the shape of a half-moon, golden and slightly brown in color outside, yet aromatic, tasty and tender inside.
 
Cool Shrimp
The cool shrimp, however, is not really shrimp at all. It is something made of rice milk and mixed with red sugar water. It gained its name for its appearance which looks like shrimp swimming in the water, fragrant and tender, yet tastes cool. It is a best summer drink which will always tempt foreigners for a try.
 
Three Gorges Pearl Soup
The Three Gorges pearl soup is made from the thought of the grand view of the Xiling Gorge. The egg white is made in shape of the mountains and floats on the chicken-soup. There are also fish balls of three colors which represent the pearl float between the mountains and the fish used must be of the variety which are produced in the Nanjingguan belt. It is really a beautiful picture which will please your eye very much and also tasty to the mouth. The fish is tender inside and the soup is fat but not greasy. It has been listed as one of the famous dishes of Hubei style cuisine.
 
Famous Local Snacks
 
Steamed Bingliang Cake
The Steamed Bingliang Cake looks snow-white in color, fine and smooth in appearance. It becomes soft, sticky in the mouth, flavorful to the nose. It is a best summer dessert.
 
Dingding Cake
There is a special dessert called Dingding Cake. It is made of rice powder, glutinous rice powder and red sugar, bright in color, sweet and fragrant. It is most favorable to the old people and children.
 
Recommended Restaurants
 
For your reference, the following are the restaurants rated most popular by the locals:
 
Chuan Wang Fu
Add: Middle section of Zhongshan Road, Yichang, Hubei China,443000
Tel: 86-717-6234 343
 
Jin Chun Canteen
Add: Middle section of Zhongshan Road, Yichang, Hubei, China,443000
Tel: 86-717-6221 058
 
Yuan Lin Yuan Restaurant
Add: Yiling Road, Yichang, Hubei, China,443000
Tel: 86-717-6448 216
 

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