Hunan food

This is an unusual dish, which follows a recipe in Fuchsia Dunlop's book on Hunan cuisine "Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook."  Ms. Dunlop says that the dish was a favorite of Chairman Mao.  The recipe calls for stir-frying pieces of smoked trout, seasoning them with fermented black beans and chili oil, and then steaming them until tender.

This is sauteed snow pea leaves with garlic

This is a humble bowl of jasmine rice.