Local food guideZhangjiajie A practical shortlist of 20 dishes, snacks and drinks to recognize before ordering in Zhangjiajie.
20 dishes
Recipes, spice, offal and fish-bone handling vary. Fine bones may remain even when a dish is usually low-bone. Show the Chinese phrase and confirm allergies or dietary restrictions before ordering.
20 Category All Main dishes Staples & noodles Snacks Sweets & drinks
Spice All Not spicy Mild Medium Hot Varies
Main ingredients All Pork Beef & lamb Poultry Seafood Egg & dairy
Food concerns All Avoid organ meats Low/no-bone fish
Dietary needs All Usually no pork Vegetarian possible
Main dishes · Tujia three-pot stew Tujia three-pot stew 土家三下锅 Medium20–55 ¥ May contain organ meats Main dishes · Xiangxi smoked bacon Xiangxi smoked bacon 湘西腊肉 Medium20–55 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Tujia cured fish Tujia cured fish 土家腊鱼 Medium30–90 ¥ Organ meats: ask Fish has bones Staples & noodles · Pueraria starch noodles Pueraria starch noodles 葛根粉 Mild8–20 ¥ Main dishes · Sour fish soup Sour fish soup 酸汤鱼 Medium30–90 ¥ Organ meats: ask May have fine bones Snacks · Rice tofu Rice tofu 米豆腐 Mild8–22 ¥ Staples & noodles · Tujia bacon rice Tujia bacon rice 土家腊肉饭 Not spicy10–28 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Bamboo shoot stew Bamboo shoot stew 山笋炖肉 Not spicy25–70 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Wild herb soup Wild herb soup 山野菜汤 Not spicy18–45 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Tujia rice wine Tujia rice wine 土家米酒 Not spicy6–20 ¥ Snacks · Tujia fried twist Tujia fried twist 土家麻花 Not spicy5–15 ¥ Staples & noodles · Potato noodles Potato noodles 土豆粉 Medium8–20 ¥ Main dishes · Smoked duck Smoked duck 烟熏鸭 Mild25–60 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · Tujia tofu Tujia tofu 土家豆腐 Mild15–35 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Mountain rice cake Mountain rice cake 山乡糍粑 Not spicy5–18 ¥ Snacks · Corn cake Corn cake 玉米粑粑 Not spicy10–25 ¥ Main dishes · Spicy cured meat Spicy cured meat 香辣腊味 Hot20–55 ¥ Organ meats: ask Main dishes · River fish hotpot River fish hotpot 山溪鱼火锅 Medium30–90 ¥ Organ meats: ask May have fine bones Snacks · Tujia pickles Tujia pickles 土家酸菜 Medium6–18 ¥ Sweets & drinks · Mountain tea Mountain tea 高山茶 Not spicy8–25 ¥