Must-have food for Wuhan locals during Spring Festival （1）

The traditional Chinese Spring Festival will fall on Feb.1 this year. It is a custom for Chinese people to prepare festive goods ahead of the festival, which include food, clothing, gifts and so on. This article will show you the must-have food for Wuhan locals during the most import festival in China.

As the Spring Festival is approaching, people in Wuhan queue to buy fried meat balls at the Xuesong Road in Hankou District. (Photo source: Hubei Daily)

1. Fried meat ball

Wuhan locals like fried meat balls that are half-fat and half-thin, crispy outside and tender inside. The savoury and freshly fried meat balls are the most indispensable food for people in the city during the Spring Festival.

2. Choy sum (in Chinese pinyin: cài tái)

Sauteed choy sum, sauteed choy sum with bacon, sauteed choy sum with sausages..., for Wuhan people, choy sum is a necessity in winter.

3. Dousi (mungbean and rice noodles)

Dousi is made of mung beans and rice. In order to preserve it for longer time, people will shred and dry it. Despite its plain look, it is a must-have good for Wuhan people during Spring Festival.

4. Wangji chicken soup

Wangji chicken soup is rich in nutrition and is suitable for all ages. The chicken soup stewed in pottery jar now has more abundant tastes.

5. Braised preserved duck

Braised preserved duck is an indispensable delicacy for Xinzhou people during the Spring Festival. It has won the gold medal for four consecutive years at the Wuhan Food Fair and was awarded the certification trademark of National Geographic Indicationsin 2018.