China News Service, Hengshui, November 22nd (Cui Zhiping, Huang Jian, Du Junying) Wood fire stewed Henghu carp, fish dumplings, gold medal fish, grilled fish skewers... In early winter, in a restaurant by the Hengshui Lake in Hebei Province, "all As soon as the "Fish Feast" was served, Zhang Cheng, a tourist from Beijing, couldn't wait to taste it with his relatives and friends.
Zhang Cheng said with a smile that it was a worthwhile trip to Hengshui Lake not only to enjoy the scenery, but also to eat authentic Hengshui Lake signature dishes.
The cut fish meat is chopped into stuffing and used to make fish ball soup and fish dumplings.
Photo by Wang Yao
Hengshui Lake's "whole fish banquet" first emerged in small restaurants in fishing villages around Hengshui Lake.
An Wenjuan, deputy director of the Cultural and Tourism Bureau of Hengshui Binhu New District, said that the "whole fish banquet" is now a cultural business card created by Hengshui Lake tourist attractions.
According to An Wenjuan, in the process of creating the Hengshui Lake tourist attraction, a batch of famous dishes, themed homestays, and intangible cultural heritage workshops with local characteristics of Hengshui Lake have been created locally to promote Hengshui Lake's rural flavor tourism as a rural revitalization The new engine brings tourists an all-round experience of "eating, living, traveling, traveling, shopping and entertainment".
The signature dish is stewed big fish in a wok.
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"The number of tourists who come to eat fresh fish is increasing, and many of them are looking for the 'whole fish feast'." Li Xiuqiao, a villager in Shunminzhuang Village, is one of the first local fishermen to open a restaurant. 30.
Li Xiuqiao said that her mother-in-law passed on the skill of stewing fish to her. After more than ten years of operation, there are now seventy or eighty tables of guests every day.
In 2019, Shunmin Village was included in the ecological relocation project of key villages in the Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve. Li Xiuqiao's restaurant was also moved to the ancient town of Luli, Hengshui Lake, and her family's business became more prosperous.
Qianlong fish head, one of the "big fish and six foods".
Photo by Wang Yao
In recent years, taking advantage of the increasingly prosperous Hengshui Lake tourism industry, fishermen who rely on the lake to eat the lake have set up "farmhouse entertainment", using various ingredients such as fish and shrimp from Hengshui Lake to make exquisite and delicious dishes, authentic farmhouse flavor It has attracted a large number of tourists to try it out.
Qin Chao, who runs a "farmhouse" near Hengshui Lake, is deeply touched by this.
Qin Chao said that the local area has developed rapidly in recent years, the scenery of Hengshui Lake is getting better and better, and more and more tourists come here.
Freshly made grilled fish skewers.
Photo by Wang Yao
Today, Li Xiuqiao's daughter and son are also helping out in the restaurant.
The daughter works at the front desk, and the son Qiao Qiubin graduated from university and is in charge of the hotel management.
Qiao Qiubin said that the ecology of Hengshui Lake is getting better and better, and the tourism industry is also developing rapidly, bringing more development opportunities for everyone.
Now our restaurant integrates catering and accommodation, which encourages us to go further only by constantly innovating dishes and forming characteristics in accommodation.
Hengshui Lake is located in Hengshui City, Hebei Province. It is the only national-level nature reserve in the North China Plain that maintains a complete wetland ecosystem such as swamps, waters, tidal flats, meadows and woodlands.
In recent years, with the strengthening of environmental protection of Hengshui Lake, the ecological environment has been significantly improved, and it has become a paradise for many birds.
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