Fatty fish shines at Yichang food carnival

Translator and English Editor: Chen Zai
Journalist and Photographer: Wu Yanling

Yichang kicked off this year’s Dragon Boat Festival food carnival at the Jiefang Road commercial area on June 8.

This year’s carnival was organized by the Yichang-Jingzhou-Jingmen Metropolitan Circle, which included Yichang, Jingzhou and Jingmen – three neighboring cities of Hubei Province. The carnival was also branded as the second annual Yichang Fatty Fish festival, where people have the chance to taste the most authentic fatty fish dishes.

The event features 10 major activities, including the Love Story of Yichang Fatty Fish and Qianjiang Crayfish which presents both local delicacies, the Yichang-Jingzhou-Jingmen Metropolitan Circle Chinese Cooking Contest, the Yichang Fatty Fish Culinary Summit and the distribution of fatty fish coupons.

These activities will be held at various locations, including the Jiefang Road Pedestrian Street and Yiling Hotel, spanning the entire Dragon Boat Festival holiday until June 10.

During the opening ceremony, Jiefang Road Pedestrian Street was crowded and bustling with music and dance. One hundred well-known catering enterprises and dozens of master chefs from the Yichang-Jingzhou-Jingmen Metropolitan Circle attended the event. Tourists and food enthusiasts from all over the country sampled delicacies at various booths.

At the opening ceremony, the Hand-drawn Map of Yichang Fatty Fish Delicacies was unveiled, introducing famous fatty fish restaurants in Yichang to tourists and locals alike.