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Dongting Jia Yuan • Head Dish Mud Turtle • River Seafood Feast (Rongjing Dao Store)

Hunan cuisine · ⭐ 4.6

No. B1-110, Ground-Floor Commercial Units, Rongjing West Street & Rongjing Road Intersection

Dishes

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  Spicy String Beans

  Spicy bean thread salad is a cold dish made primarily from green beans, sliced thin and blanched, then mixed with seasonings like garlic, chili, soy sauce, vinegar, and sesame oil for rich flavor.
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  Mashed Chili with Preserved Egg

  A cold dish made with earth chilies and preserved eggs. Crush the chilies, mix with chopped eggs, and season with salt and sesame oil. Simple to prepare, highlighting the natural flavors.
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  Hometown Signature Lotus Root Starch Soup

  Hometown signature lotus root starch soup is made with lotus root and starch, cooked slowly with water and seasonings. It has a smooth texture and a delicious taste, making it a traditional home-style soup.
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  Hometown Lotus Root Starch Soup

  Homestyle lotus root starch soup uses fresh lotus root and sweet potato starch. Lotus root is sliced or shredded, cooked with water, then thickened with sweet potato starch to form a rich broth. Minimal seasoning preserves the natural flavors.
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  Spicy Pot Donkey Tendon

  Dry Pot Donkey Tendon by Xiangzhi Lu features donkey tendon as the main ingredient, paired with green pepper, red pepper, and onion. After frying or blanching, it's stir-fried with seasonings like doubanjiang, garlic, ginger, and chili, then reduced to a glossy sauce.
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  Tingxiang Stinky Carp

  Tingxiang Stinky Carp is a Hunan specialty made with fresh carp, fermented and pickled through special techniques. It has a unique flavor with a strong fermented aroma and tender texture.
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  Must-try Changsha stinky tofu

  Changsha stinky tofu is made from yellow beans, fermented and then deep-fried until crispy outside and soft inside. Served with chili sauce, garlic paste, and cilantro, or with pickled mustard greens and scallions.
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  Famous Stinky Catfish

  Signature stinky mandarin fish uses fresh mandarin fish, fermented to create a unique aroma, then stir-fried with scallions, ginger, garlic, chili, and seasonings. The fish is first marinated and fermented, then fried or pan-seared until crispy, finally simmered in a flavorful sauce.
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  Homemade Appetizers

  Homemade side dishes for drinking usually include various pickled or braised ingredients like peanuts, tofu skin, boiled eggs, chicken feet, and duck necks, seasoned with scallions, ginger, garlic, and spices, then soaked or simmered to absorb flavors, offering rich taste and perfect for pairing with alcohol.
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  Braised Ecological Softshell Turtle with Bull Penis

  A stewed dish featuring fresh ecological softshell turtle and beef tendons, slowly simmered with broth, ginger, and scallions to retain the original flavors.
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  Homemade Osmanthus Yogurt

  Homemade osmanthus yogurt made from fresh milk and active lactic acid bacteria, sweetened with sugar, fermented, then mixed with dried osmanthus or osmanthus paste for a fragrant finish.
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  Sesame Sweet Potato Chips

  Sesame sweet potato chips are a dessert snack made from sweet potatoes. Thin slices of peeled sweet potatoes are fried or baked until crispy, then sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds for rich aroma. Minimal seasoning highlights the natural sweetness of the sweet potato and the nutty flavor of sesame.
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  Sour Cabbage Pork Sauce Rice Noodles

  Suancai Jialrou Mi Fen is a dish made with rice noodles, pickled cabbage, and stir-fried braised pork. The noodles are soaked and cooked, then mixed with chopped pickled cabbage and seasoned pork for a flavorful meal.

Reviews

• Harper_3
  Came here solo for dinner and didn't feel awkward at all, which honestly says a lot. The vibe is super cozy — wooden tables and chairs with warm lighting, kinda quiet and relaxed. I ordered the braised beef trio from Dongting, and the beef tendon was cooked just right, super tender and full of flavor, really hit the spot. The hand-pulled sesame pancake was a surprise hit — crispy outside, sweet and soft inside, and when I dipped it in the stinky tofu it was next level. The osmanthus honey yogurt was so refreshing too, perfect after all the spicy stuff to cool my mouth down. Everything tasted fresh and I left super happy. Would definitely come back.