Food and Restaurants

For obvious reasons, food isn't one of the main reasons people flock to Huang Shan. All the food on the mountain has to be carried up by foot porters, this means food is expensive and variety is limited.

Once you've descended the mountain, Anhui cuisine is readily available and delicious. A unique characteristic of Anhui cuisine is the extensive use of mushrooms, bayberries and bamboo, which are all found in the mountainous areas of the province. In general, Anhui dishes tend to be slightly spicy and salty, while preserving most of the original flavor of the ingredients.

Anhui cuisine is also known for its use of wild game, such as wild chickens and wild rabbits. Huang Shan's bounty includes exotic fruits such as Huang Shan kiwi, Santan loquats and Huizhou snow pears.

A centuries old Huizhou tradition involves serving, made of 16 dishes to mark important occasions. Some well-known Huizhou dishes includes stinky mandarin fish which is baked with a salted meat, steamed frog with mushrooms and ham, Huizhou hairy tofu, made from a special recipe passed down from generation to generation and rolls that are delightfully flaky with a vegetable or meat filling.