Taste of Wuyuan
Wuyuan historically belonged to Huizhou, a region in southeastern China, now located in Huangshan city in Anhui Province. Huizhou consisted of six counties and Wuyuan was one of them. Wuyuan cuisine is considered Hui Cuisine, the signature cooking techniques of the cuisine incorporate stewing and steaming, not much frying. Dishes tend to be steamed meat/vegetables with rice flour and paste dishes like paste tofu, paste vegetables, etc. This way of cooking retains most nutrition, and with fresh local ingredients that are mostly from villagers’ front yard or backyard vegetable gardens, the food tastes original and delicious. Having home-cooked meals with local families is often another motivation to visit Wuyuan.
Wuyuan Cuisine
Paste Tofu
This is a staple dish commonly seen on casual family meals and on banquet tables. Simple and nutritious, this is a favourite dish loved by locals and visitors.
Savoury pancake
This savoury pancake is made of rice flour with minced dry shrimps, mushrooms, dry bamboo shoots and spring onions for colour. This dish is great for breakfast.
Green Dumplings
In spring, when the wild wormwood grows, this is the season for freshly made Green Dumplings, namely QingMingGuo, which local people used to bring to the grave yard to honor their ancestors during Qingming Festival. Now they are widely available year-round.
Steamed Red Carp
Red Carps were first introduced in Wuyuan about 300 years ago. These fish look appealing, their meat is tender and delicious, it is a beloved dish served for guests and visitors.
Steamed Rice Cake
Made of sticky rice, eggs, and meat, steamed hot and sliced thin, this is a traditional food made by every household for festivals and special occasions in Wuyuan.
Fermented spice fish
Selected from local fresh lake fish, processed with traditional rice wine, spice, herbs, and carefully packaged, this is the local delicacy you can take home after the Wuyuan trip to share with your family and friends.
