Changsha May Day Food Guide: Endless Eating During the Short Holiday!

To understand a city, start with its food. When it comes to Changsha cuisine, what impression do you have? Is it the stinky tofu all over the streets? Sugar oil cakes? Or spicy crayfish?

As a city 'delayed' by its food, Changsha's cuisine will only dazzle you; one stomach is simply not enough! But do you know what authentic Changsha dishes are?

Changsha Foodie sincerely presents to you the 'Changsha May Day Food Guide', let's together find the great flavors of this city!

Although nowadays Hunan cuisine brands are springing up like bamboo shoots after rain, for a place where you can eat the most authentic Hunan cuisine and experience the unique Hunan cuisine culture, how can you miss Laojie Yuzuiba? (Many tourists from other places come here because of its reputation.)

The signature dish, Laojie Yuzuiba (fish lips), is widely popular among diners. Each piece of fish lips is hard to come by, plump and smooth, flavorful and spicy. It is made from carefully selected grass carp from the fish farming base. It takes 100 jin of fish to make one portion of fish lips! Laojie Yuzuiba is definitely a great place to eat fish.

In this big restaurant, besides fish lips, they also bring in more childhood memories. The glutinous rice wine from Chengyuan Hundred-Year-Old Ancient Tavern can be bought at Laojie Yuzuiba Restaurant.

If you love fish, you definitely cannot miss this place. And the fish soup with rice will make you finish three bowls of rice without stopping! Fish lips, honeycomb corn, hand-torn duck... no matter which dish, your taste buds will be conquered by them. Laojie Yuzuiba selects high-quality ingredients, paired with the chef's superb skills, presenting an absolute feast for the senses. Tourists who love Hunan cuisine, remember to check in!

Yizhan Deng is a fairly famous local cuisine restaurant in Changsha. Duck tendon, stir-fried tripe shreds with pickled radish, and pickled pepper beef are all very popular dishes, with rich flavors that go well with rice. Especially the enduring signature dish duck tendon; if you don't order it, it's like going for nothing!

Juanjuan Restaurant's 'Four Signature' dishes: soy sauce spare ribs, delicious sea bass, sizzling secret goose meat, and stir-fried shrimp tails, can be said to be must-recommend. In addition, they also have rice tofu, pearl meatballs, soy sauce beef, green beans and other home-style specialties...

Fei Dàchú's Pepper and Pork Stir-fry selects the front leg meat of Ningxiang flower pig, with fresh thin-skinned green peppers and Shandong single-clove garlic, stir-fried to create the most tempting Changsha flavor. Finally, pour the soup over the steaming hot rice, it's another kind of deliciousness!

Located on Haixin Plaza, Wenheyou Old Changsha Lobster House once set a crazy record of queuing for 12 consecutive hours. No matter the season, nothing can stop Changsha people's enthusiasm for eating crayfish. Each crayfish is big and plump, coated in glossy sauce, and then dipped in a little sauce, spicy and fragrant!

Mengzhong BBQ can be called the leader of Changsha Xiangxi barbecue. Beef fat, pork belly, thousand-layer tofu, fiery beef, garlic chicken are all must-order dishes at Mengzhong. You can also order a bowl of lard mixed noodles; the aroma of soy sauce and lard blending together is a perfect match with the skewers.

Tianbao oil-fried shrimp, Tianbao flavored shrimp, and Tianbao roshi shrimp are their signatures. Friends who have eaten here all applaud. Each shrimp is very clean, soaked in a secret sauce, savory and flavorful. You can also order a bowl of plain noodles, mix them with the remaining sauce, super delicious!

In Changsha, you can see Chayanyuese everywhere; there is one within every fifty steps! The most classic is Youlan Latte, topped with whipped cream and nuts, with a fragrant black tea flavor and rich cream.

When in Changsha, you must eat stinky tofu. Their stinky tofu is fried until puffy, poked after coming out of the pot, and then quickly drizzled with a simple chili soy sauce. Eat it while it's hot; the stinky tofu is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, each bite full of flavor.

Wu Aijie is different from others that add green onions, ginger, garlic, and pickled vegetables; it only uses dried chili, soy sauce, and sesame oil sauce. The crispy slightly burnt skin, when bitten open, perfectly blends with the soup, so delicious that you can't stop eating!

A small shop in the alley outside Changjun Middle School, unlike other soft and limp sugar oil cakes in Changsha, their hand-kneaded glutinous rice balls are fried in a rich, thick sugar oil until golden brown. The glutinous rice balls are crispy on the outside and sticky on the inside, sweet but not greasy.

Wenheyou Old Changsha Big Sausage is the most popular street snack in Changsha! Whether tourists or locals, it has become a must-check-in place for foodies. The sausage has a crispy skin and chewy meat; with one bite, you feel full of happiness.

A local fried chicken brand has captured the hearts of Changsha people. Fried drumettes, fried mid-joint wings, fried chicken pieces... golden fried chicken fresh out of the pan, fragrant, with crispy skin, and the inside chicken is well-marinated, remaining tender and juicy even after deep frying.

Xiaji's signature is none other than the meatball rice noodles. The meatballs are very firm, full of ingredients, and the long-cooked broth is very delicious. The rice noodle toppings have developed from the original two or three kinds to now more than ten, including shredded pork, beef brisket, meat cake with egg, and zhajiang sauce.

Sijie Noodle House uses Changsha handmade rice noodles. The toppings are divided into stewed toppings and stir-fried toppings. The most classic is the shredded pork rice noodles; the broth is very fresh, plus the soulful small chili peppers, enough to be strong and refreshing. There is also the Zhang Yixing set meal: steamed meat cake with egg and beef noodles, which is a must-order for star-chasing girls!

Changsha is definitely a city worth visiting just for the food! This May Day, bring your stomach to Changsha for a perfect holiday!

Travel Guide Directory: 1. Xiang-style Hard Dishes 2. Laojie Yuzuiba 3. Yizhan Deng 4. Juanjuan Restaurant 5. Fei Dàchú Pepper and Pork Stir-fry 6. Wenheyou Old Changsha Lobster House 7. Mengzhong BBQ 8. Tianbao Brothers 9. Special Snacks 10. Chayanyuese 11. Heise Jingdian Stinky Tofu 12. Wu Aijie Stinky Tofu 13. Jinji Sugar Oil Tangyuan Shop 14. Wenheyou Big Sausage 15. Bianjing Fried Chicken 16. Changsha Rice Noodles 17. Xiaji Noodle Shop 18. Sijie Noodle House Travel Information Hotel Index Guide Index Flight Index Site Navigation Travel Index Cruise Index Corporate Travel Index Franchise Cooperation Distribution Alliance Friendship Links Corporate Gift Card Purchase Insurance Agency Agency Cooperation Hotel Franchise Destination and Scenic Spot Cooperation More Franchise Cooperation About Ctrip About Ctrip Ctrip Hot Topics Contact Us Careers User Agreement Privacy Policy Business License Safety Center Ctrip Content Center Intellectual Property Trip.com Group Algorithm Disclosure