1, oat noodle
Oil-faced oil bag is a kind of pasta snack in Xinzhou area, which is carefully made of oil noodles. Because it looks like a "basket", it is called "bag" by the people. It is a circular frame woven with bamboo strips, which is as thick as a bucket and used by farmers to fetch water. The history of this vegetable oil noodle oil can be traced back to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with a long history of 1000 years. The pasta made of oat flour is honeycomb-shaped as a whole, and tomato and egg toppings can be poured on oat flour, which has a unique taste.
2. Taiyuan mutton soup
I have always thought that Taiyuan mutton soup is more distinctive. The mutton is cooked in advance, and the soup has a big pot and is constantly simmering. I remember when I was a child, there was a complete sheep skeleton in the big pot in the mutton soup. When eating, mutton, chop and vermicelli are repeatedly boiled in soup, which can be eaten quickly, usually with shortbread. The more authentic name is a big bowl of meat (miscellaneous) (plus two or two meats) and two cakes. It is worth mentioning that soup is free. Too much direct a bowl of clear soup, the cake is full, but many foreign diners can't get used to the taste of mutton soup, and can only sigh that they can't eat it.
3. Datong Road Faces
Daoxiao Noodles in Datong, Shanxi Province is one of the "Top Ten Faces of China" and one of the most representative business cards of Shanxi cuisine. Flour caked, and a machete cut the dough into a boiling pot. The noodles out of the pot are not as thin and long as other noodles, but thick in the middle and thin on both sides, like willow leaves.
The most famous Daoxiao Noodles in Shanxi is Datong, which is suitable in width. It comes with your favorite minced meat, such as tomatoes and eggs, beef and pork. Although the meat is broken, it is delicious. Add a marinated egg, a Shanxi Guangling marinated tofu and a marinated pepper. Sprinkle with chopped green onion and vinegar, it tastes absolutely delicious. Keep in mind that you will never forget to leave Shanxi after eating.
4. Mutton chop
Shanxi people love to eat mutton offal, which is called mutton offal in many places. The history of eating mutton offal in Shanxi can be traced back to the Warring States period, which has a history of thousands of years.
Mutton offal is characterized by its three soups, the soup after lamb chop is the first soup, and the soup after sheep bone is the second soup. After mixing the first soup and the second soup, add lamb chops and vermicelli and boil, which is the three-soup lamb chops.
Add Chili oil, vinegar, coriander and salt to taste, which is called a fragrance. Datong people like to put more Chili oil in their mutton offal. This Chili oil is fried with sheep, which is very fragrant. It's delicious for locals to cut mutton offal, but many foreign diners can't stand the smell of mutton offal for the first time.
5. Oil sprinkled noodles
The oil-sprinkled noodles on Pinglu are cooked and put into a bowl. Pour in the most distinctive oil spill and other seasonings, and put the dried noodles into the prepared meat pieces as big as peanuts. The salty taste is moderate, and the meat is just chewy. After eating, add a bowl of hot noodle soup. At this time, as the sun shines slightly on your face after dinner, you will have a feeling of stealing for a long time.
Expand one's knowledge
We all know that Shanxi people love noodles, so why do Shanxi people love pasta?
Since ancient times, there has been a difference between planting rice in the south and wheat in the north, and this is also the case now; In addition, the causes of China people's traditional eating habits are also very clear. Basically, they eat whatever they grow in the field, and they are not so picky. When they are tired of eating, they use their brains and start to change the original ingredients to satisfy their appetite.
In this diet background, Shanxi, different from other places, has developed countless kinds of pasta, so that the noodles you eat within one year will never be repeated; Just look at the method of cooking noodles, there are more than 20 techniques. If you are lucky enough to see the scene of Shanxi pasta master cooking noodles, it will dazzle you.
Shanxi is located in the east of the Loess Plateau in the west of North China, which is one of the many agricultural origins in China. In addition, Shanxi is surrounded by mountains, so it is not so easy for warm and humid air to invade Shanxi; So the climate in Shanxi is dry, and the main food crops are wheat and corn.
At the beginning, Shanxi was not very rich, especially in the long winter, which was cold and dry. Basically, everything was eaten at home, and wheat became a "delicious" on the table of Shanxi people. Fresh fruits and vegetables were basically extravagant hopes for Shanxi people at that time, which is also the main reason why Shanxi people gradually evolved into today's "staple food killer."
Shanxi food culture
Shanxi's unique food and eating habits have formed a unique culture. As one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation, since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the northern and central parts of Shanxi have become one of the areas where people and ethnic minorities live together in the Central Plains. Due to the integration of nationalities and national cultures, various customs have gathered in Shanxi, and the dietary customs in Shanxi have also become complex and diverse. At the same time, due to geography, climate, nationality and other reasons, it has become a practice for Shanxi people to eat whole grains. Millet, corn, buckwheat noodles, bean noodles, sorghum noodles, naked oats noodles, and a variety of pasta structures make Shanxi people's food composition very colorful.
These countless food compositions, from the production methods, varieties, modeling, technology, cooking process, have become a kind of food culture spread in all walks of life and every corner of Shanxi. Formed a unique pasta culture and Jin cuisine culture in Shanxi. , has a long history, enduring, spread to this day. The unique food culture not only embodies the regional customs of Shanxi, but also shows the simple folk customs of Shanxi. Pasta, vinegar and wine are manifestations of Shanxi people's love for life and welcoming guests. Shanxi's unique diet is not only loved by local people, but also praised by people all over the country, especially pasta. In April, 2007, China Cuisine Association held an award ceremony in Beijing, which officially awarded Shanxi the title of "Hometown of Pasta in China". The award of "Hometown of Pasta in China" made clear the origin, representativeness and uniqueness of Shanxi pasta. Shanxi pasta culture is full of Shanxi's strong local feelings and profound cultural charm. Its inheritance and development are of great significance to the times.
These are some delicious foods in Shanxi. Shanxi people really like noodles. The noodles in Shanxi are really strong. Take a bite, and there is a pure noodle flavor in your mouth, so the locals don't like rice, but only noodles. However, the food and snacks in Shanxi are far more than that. What is introduced here can only be the tip of the iceberg in Shanxi cuisine, and there are still many delicious foods waiting for us to taste.