Food in Huangshan belongs to Huizhou cuisine. Huizhou cuisine is one of eight main cuisines in the whole country. It dates from the South Song dynasty in Shexian County (the Huizhou Prefecture in ancient times). It's characterized by cooking all kinds of dainties. Huizhou cuisine does well in roasting, stewing, braising, and quick-frying. It's particular about seasoning and duration and degree of cooking, and advocates stock. It's particular about oil, which can moisten bowels and skin.  It's particular about color to increase aesthetic effect and reach the unified effect of color, odor and taste.

Most ingredients in Anhui cuisine, such as pangolin, stone frog, mushroom, bayberry, tealeaves, bamboo shoot, dates, games, etc., are from mountain area. Huangshan Mountain has abundant products for dish cooking. Huangshan Chukka has tender flesh and a sweet taste. It can be boiled in clear soup or braised in soy sauce. The dishes help relieve internal fever and build up vital energy. The white and tender bamboo shoots produced on Huangshan Mountain can be made into very delicious food. Xianggu, a kind of top-grade mushroom grows on old trees, is also very tasty.

Famous snacks and desserts in Huangshan City are smelly mandarin fish, bean curd, Stone cake, crab shell yellow fried cake, wucheng dried bean curd, which will be introduced in the following.

High up on the menu are stewed soft shell turtle with ham, Huangshan braised pigeon, steamed stone frog, steamed rock partridge, stewed fish belly in brown sauce, bamboo shoots cooked with sausage and dried mushroom, etc.

Stewed soft shell turtle with ham

Steamed stone frog

Bamboo shoots cooked with sausage and dried mushroom

Stewed soft shell turtle with ham

One whole soft shell turtle, pork, ham, bamboo shoots, a clove of garlic, shallot, ginger, soy sauce, salt, rice wine, black pepper, lard are all stewed together in a pot on charcoal fire. The dish is not greasy and can lead diners to endless aftertastes.

Steamed stone frog

Inhabited in caves, stone frog is a special product in Huangshan Mountain. It weights 250 grams or so, whose belly is white and back black with stripe. Stone frog is rich in protein, calcium and so on. It has the functions of clearing heat, improving vision and nutrition. It is one of the best exotic dishes from mountains.

Bamboo shoots cooked with sausage and dried mushroom

It is one traditional flavor in Huizhou mountainous area. Cooked with sausage and dried mushrooms, the bamboo shoots are more fragrant. It is delicious, and noted for its good color, juicy meat and thick soup.