Mao's braised pork is one of the classic dishes of Hunan cuisine, and it is a household name because of the "chairman's favorite", but the biggest contributor to bringing it to the table of the people across the country is the Mao family restaurant. Maojia Hotel was founded in 1987 by Ms. Tang Ruiren, the first store was opened opposite the former residence of Comrade Mao Zedong in Shaoshan, and now has more than 300 branches in China.
Mao's restaurant integrates several Shaoshan dishes and Hunan cuisine to name it "Mao's cuisine", and the name of the dish also comes from Mao's experience, in addition to Mao's braised pork, Jiangshan is red, Long March chicken, general duck and so on are all famous dishes in the store. The store also spares no effort to create a "chairman's atmosphere" in the decoration of the environment, with a statue of Mao Zedong standing at the entrance of each store, photos of Mao from various periods hanging on the wall, naming the box after the revolutionary memorial site where he lived and fought, and a photo of Chairman Mao and founder Tang Ruiren on the back of the menu seems to be declaring his "legitimacy".
Mao's braised pork is made of pork with three layers of flowers, and the color is dark yellow after cooking with sugar, cooking wine and other seasonings, and the surface is shiny and shiny. Each piece of pork is comparable in volume, evenly flavored, and the fat is soft and glutinous and lean without firewood. The fish head is chopped with pepper in a red piece, which is no different from the ordinary preparation method, except that a layer of fresh red pickled pepper is covered on the surface of the fish head. Unfortunately, the production of Maojia Restaurant has declined year by year in recent years, and improper seasoning, cold and cold, and peculiar smell of ingredients have emerged in an endless stream.