Changsha Food Guide! Just Save This List for the May Day Holiday!

Changsha, a city whose food culture is in no way inferior to Chongqing and Chengdu - a food! holy! land! Delicious food is everywhere, and you'll want to visit again and again! Friends coming to Changsha will surely ask how to eat authentic Changsha cuisine. Actually, many locals have the same question too~~ Today, this authentic food recommendation from a Changsha native - please! check! it out!

Address: Outer Street, 1F, Huayuan Youyou Port, Tianxin District, Changsha

The essence of eating for Changsha people lies in 'suo fen' (slurping rice noodles). Only when that bowl of hot noodles is served on the table can one truly feel the authentic street life of old Changsha.

Old Street's noodles use toppings to tell you what the soul of a bowl of noodles is: substantial, not flashy, looking casually home-style, but the 'rightness' and 'flavor' of the taste are very down-to-earth!

Having morning tea and slurping a bowl of noodles is exactly about wanting to be an 'old Changsha' for a time. Besides slurping noodles, breakfast can also include baozi, shaomai, etc. In the morning, come to Old Street Fish Lips, soak a cup of tea for the whole morning, stealing a half day of leisure. If you want to experience the essence of Changsha morning tea, you must come here to truly appreciate it~~

Besides slurping noodles, stinky tofu and scallion oil cakes are also famous Changsha snacks, and you can also eat them at Old Street Fish Lips!

Address: No. 55, Shangbi Xiang Street, Tianxin District

Wang Ji Ear Ma Hua is a 30-year-old shop, rooted in the Nanmenkou vegetable market, the most street-life atmosphere of Changsha, becoming a taste memory for countless Changsha people. The owner, Uncle Wang, has a deep obsession with fried yuanxiao (glutinous rice balls). Every year before the Lantern Festival, he starts 'messing around' with making yuanxiao. Foodies who want a taste should remember to time it, because these fried yuanxiao from memory are only sold for 7 days a year!

The secret to Wang Ji's delicious fried yuanxiao is hidden in this small fried food shop. Each yuanxiao is handmade: the skin is kneaded and rolled on the spot, the filling is freshly prepared, and the yuanxiao is wrapped and fried on the spot. Waiting in line while watching the whole process of frying yuanxiao is a kind of enjoyment.

One jin (about 500g) has about 20 pieces, and the size is impressive, each crispy and plump. Eating just two or three will make you feel full. Take advantage of the freshly fried heat and grab a few quickly! The outer skin is sticky and chewy, the assorted filling inside is extremely rich, with multiple textures of aroma, sweetness, crispness, chewiness, and heat bursting together, instantly conquering your taste buds!

At Wang Ji, you can also buy various classic Changsha fried snacks at very affordable prices. Crispy oil-thin crackers, oily ear-shaped crispy twists, sweet potato chips, and also cat-ear crisps, Jiangmi sticks, fennel small twists that you often ate as a child – instantly awakening your childhood taste memories.

Address: Opposite the Chayan Yuese takeout store at Walmart Yuehui South Square.

Big size, truly one beats two! One hand can't hold it, bigger than the piggy face on the sign! Made from original-cut pork, freshly fried in hot oil, a large face pork chop, a full 8 liang (400g)!

Cut into pieces, the pork chop meat is not dry or tough, satisfying your appetite for hearty eating, letting you indulge in the joy of eating meat! Evenly sprinkled with cumin and chili powder, each piece is blessed. When the soul spice powder meets the crispy pork chop, it's spicy and flavorful, healing your stomach with one bite!

Address: B2, Guojin Street, IFS, Jiefang West Road

For 37 years, Shi Zai Niu Sanzhou has always insisted on authentic Shunde-style beef offal, now open on Guojin Street! Fresh beef offal + beef bone broth creates the signature of Shi Zai Niu. The offal is extremely clean with no off-flavor. The thick broth made from beef bones not only exudes the fresh aroma of beef but also carries the sweet aftertaste of multiple spices.

The offal is ordered fresh and scooped immediately to ensure absolute freshness. Different parts of the offal have different textures and flavors: tripe, intestines, stomach, tendon... combining tender, crispy, springy, and sticky textures.

If you are a heavy offal lover, then this pure offal is the best choice. All parts are included, easy to chew, every bite is extremely satisfying. The gelatin essence of the offal melts into the broth, so delicious that you don't leave even the soup. One piece of 'beef flavor' per bite, instantly full of energy after eating.

Authentic old Jinan flavor, a trendy snack popular nationwide, perfect for afternoon tea and late-night snacks! Adhering to ancient family techniques, refusing overnight oil. Sauces are made from ingredients, pure handmade. Sweeping the market, winning countless fans, only 10+ yuan per person, you can eat until you can't walk!

Hand-cut bite-sized sausages are full of meat aroma, firm texture. Slowly tear to see the oily meat juice, one per bite, with a slight sweetness from the juice. Ink cuttlefish balls can be dipped in sauce or eaten directly. Crispy outside and tender inside, extremely fresh and fragrant in the mouth.

Grandma's Food recreates the taste of memory from texture to packaging. The kraft paper is retro patterned, very stylish. There are also delicate small ethnic-style sticks, every bite immersed in this nostalgic memory.

Address: No. 116-120 Yingwan Road (next to Greenland Huxiang Center)

A visually stunning French toast is an irresistible temptation for sweet tooths. As soon as it's served, it emits a sinful sweet aroma, even the air is filled with a warm sweetness.

The signature 'Yuanqi Peach Gum' is extremely smooth, paired with fragrant sticky white fungus. This soft, sticky, and smooth surprise texture is addictive. A bowl of sweet ginger and sweet potato ball syrup sweeter than first love gives you extreme sweet enjoyment. Colorful shaved ice melts your girlish heart in seconds.

Snacks from all over gather in this trendy city of Changsha. Quickly collect this food list, and in the upcoming May Day holiday, have a different feast!

Directory of travel notes

1. Old Street Fish Lips

2. Wang Ji Ear Ma Hua

3. facepork Pork Face & Pork Chop

4. Shi Zai Niu Sanzhou Beef Offal

5. Grandma's Food

6. Qiding Yibao

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