Hemp food (麻shi), originally known as "bald mashi" or "bald hemp loss", etc., its history has been nearly a thousand years, later referred to as mashi. Its etymology is the Turkic word for "tutmaq" (in ancient times it was often translated as "bald moth", "spitting hemp food", etc.).
Hemp food in the Guanzhong region of Shaanxi Province, shaped like a thumb fingernail cap-sized gnocchi, is slightly thin in the middle and has a warped edge.
Preparation method
1) And noodles, the noodles should be slightly softer, and wake up for twenty minutes;
2) Roll out the dough into a dough cake about 1cm thick, then cut into 1cm wide noodles, and roll the cut strips slightly into a cylinder on the board by hand;
3) The cylinder is evenly cut into small dough cubes.
4) Sprinkle flour on the board, use your thumb to slightly press on the dough, and gently rub it with the force of the press, and the noodles will roll up, like a cat's ear. Slightly rougher surfaces are easy to roll into shape.
5) Cook the "cat ears".
6) Various vegetables, cut into pistachio-sized shapes, stir-fried;
7) Cut the tomatoes into small pieces, sauté them into a sauce in a pot, add enough water, and when the water is boiled, add the greens and seasonings.
8) Pour the cooked hemp food and soybeans, sautéed side dishes into the soup, stir with a large spoon, put it in a bowl, and drop a few drops of chili oil.
Hemp food can not only be boiled and eaten (commonly known as braised hemp food), but also cooked in clear soup, then picked up and stir-fried (commonly known as fried hemp food).
Local features
Gansu Huixian hemp food is made of wheat flour and soft dough, pinch a small dot each time, roll into a small conch shape with your thumb, cook it in boiling water, fish it into a bowl, pour it with a cheek, and adjust the condiments to eat. It is characterized by its taste, smoothness and easy digestion. It can also be made into stir-fried hemp food, braised hemp food, etc.
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