Changsha is a city famous for its food and here people spend a lot of time eating. Xiang Cuisine(菜系) is one of the Eight Cuisines in China and has a fine look and a hot taste. Street dining and restaurants in the city make every visitor's mouth hot. From the special snacks(小吃) — Stinky Tofu to the famous Kou Wei Xia (spicy crayfish) at Pozi Street, there are many kinds of delicious food that will not let any visitors down.
Chairman Mao, who was Hunanese, once said that the more chilies(辣椒) one eats, the braver one becomes. It was a joke but it shows that food can make differences to the spirit of a person.
Pozi Street is the most popular place among visitors and it is famous for its spicy crayfish(麻辣小龙虾), a popular street food for Changsha people. The crayfishes are lightly cooked in hot water until they turn red. It would take about five minutes. They are then put in cooking oil, with hot chilies, and garlic sauce(大蒜酱) for just thirty seconds when cooking wine(料酒) and some water are added. The crayfishes are then cooked for another fifteen minutes to give them a spicy taste. The dish is spicy and hot and that's Changsha people's favorite!
Besides, there are other delicious foods including chilies with pork, duck dishes, cold dishes, soups, noodles and dumplings. Every evening, a line of restaurants on Pozi Street welcome visitors with bowls of bright-colored(鲜艳的) dishes and no one can say no to them! The crowded street will last(持续) late into the night until about three or even four o'clock!
This is the food culture in Changsha. The people there made mouth-watering(令人垂涎的) food, and the food gives people joy to enjoy their lives in the city.
