Introduction
Located in southeastern China, Hunan is a unique place that boasts of abundant delicacies, all these courtesy of its lakes, pools, plains, mountains and rivers that are a source of varieties of fish, crab, shrimp and turtle.
Keen on making the best out of the available varieties of game, fish, shrimps, crab and turtle, the inhabitants of Hunan have come up with an equally wide range of delicacies.
Characteristics of the Hu Nan Cuisine
The Hu Nan Cuisine has a number of characteristics that distinguish it and make it stand out from the rest. Top on the list is its sour and hot flavor which is enhanced by the dominance of the main flavor. This is complemented by the greasiness, a fresh aroma and the conspicuous deep color.
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This is so because while some cooking methods are universal, there are those that define this cuisine. Quick-frying, steaming, stewing, curing and stir-frying are some of the commonest cooking methods used in the Hu Nan Cuisine.
The culture of the Hu Nan Cuisine
The culture surrounding this cuisine is anchored in its origin. This is the base that defines the cooking skills employed in the preparation of the varieties of foods and even the composition of its menu. These important features have undergone considerable changes with time thus enabling them to attain high standards as early as the Han Dynasty of the western region.
Traditionally, human food should be characteristically hot. This is because air here is quite humid, making it difficult for the body to eliminate moisture. The Hu Nan cuisine takes this culture into consideration in its menu because the pepper that the local people eat helps them to remove dampness and cold.
As part of their culture, the local people enjoy a variety of typical foods that comprise of dog meat, egg-whites and dried scallop among other foods. They are a hardworking group of people who are also quite talented. The Hu Nan cuisine blends well in this respect as seems to exploit the enormous natural flora and
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