Zezhou County is located in the southeast of Shanxi Province, the southernmost foothills of the Taihang Mountains, the confluence of the two provinces of Jinyu and Henan, since ancient times for the three Jin Dynasty land to the Central Plains of the key chong, the history called "Hedong Pinghan, Ji Nanxiong Town", the following small series to share with you to Zezhou County to taste the 6 local cuisine.
1. Sichuan soup
Sichuan soup can be said to be a kind of comprehensive dish in the local famous food of Jincheng, such as wood ear back, small crispy meat, small stir-fried meat, meatballs, etc., which have been continuously improved for thousands of years to form its unique taste. It combines the flavors of various famous foods with the aromas of various ingredients, and has been carefully cooked by the chef so that every guest who tastes it can feel the delicious taste of the dish.
2. Stir-fry cold powder
Jincheng fried cold powder is a characteristic traditional flavor snack of Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, which has a history of more than 100 years. First, cut the cold powder into cubes 3-4 cm wide and about 1 cm thick and set aside. Put a small amount of cooking oil in the pot, heat it up and stir-fry the cut cold powder cubes. Then pour the vinegar and garlic foam in, cover it, and let the garlic and vinegar flavor in the pot, the taste is soft and tender, spicy and delicious.
3. Sauerkraut black strips
Sauerkraut black strips, also known locally as pulp water vegetable black strips, are a traditional famous food in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. In the old days, due to the shortage of local white noodles, people used white bread sorghum noodles to roll out noodles in order to adjust their lives, and because Jincheng sauerkraut was well pickled, they used sauerkraut as a brine with black noodles. Sprinkle with coriander, sesame seeds, or peppers. The taste is sour and spicy, and the unique flavor of sorghum noodles is better than that of refined rice white noodles, which makes people love more and more the more they eat, and the more they eat, the more fragrant they are.
4: Roasted green onions
Bagong Town, 20 kilometers away from Dayang Town, is rich in green onions, which are large, fragrant, spicy, thick and solid, and have a fine texture, and are called "Bagong scallions" which is a specialty of Jincheng. According to legend, when Empress Dowager Cixi fled west, she passed through Zezhou, and a grand banquet was held in the local area. But at the beginning of the feast, the chef found that in the panic, he had made one less dish. In order to avoid the scourge of killing, the chef was in a hurry, and immediately took a handful of the scallions on the vegetable case, chopped them up with several knives, burned them into a dish, and served them, called roasted scallions. Who knew that after Cixi tasted it, she thought that this dish was the most flavorful among the dishes on the table. Legend has it that Cixi did not pass through Jincheng when she fled west, but roasted green onion, as a famous local dish, has a soft taste and has been passed down to this day. People here invite guests to entertain relatives and friends like to come to a "Bagong roasted scallion".
5. Noodles
Steamed noodles, is a long-standing traditional noodle in Dayang Town, Zezhou County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, deeply loved by everyone, according to legend, steamed noodles originated from the Zhou Dynasty, originally a court cuisine, and then spread to the people, becoming a happy event for the people, used to entertain guests an indispensable staple food. The production process of the noodles is more complicated and the ingredients are exquisite; The finished bun is bright and transparent, has a unique flavor, and has a smooth taste like jade, and the aftertaste is endless after eating. The noodles are handmade noodles mixed with salt and alkali stored in wooden food boxes. It is golden in color, fragrant in flavor, cooked with filtered water, plus broth with red and green vegetable stalks or meat or vegetarian dishes, and then sprinkled with coriander and sesame seeds, its color, aroma and taste are complete, as if it has the charm of the imperial court, which can make hundreds of people eat at the same time.
6. Zezhou red hawthorn
Jincheng has been called "Zezhou" since ancient times, and hawthorn is the traditional resource of Zezhou, with a long history of cultivation, unique geographical location and superior natural conditions, making the hawthorn grown here have excellent internal quality, sweet and large in acid, commonly known as "Hawthorn King", because of the place name "Zezhou Red".
The above is to share with you the 6 local food specialties of Zezhou County, the taste is very good, friends to Zezhou County can find a taste, welcome Friends of Zezhou County to leave a message to supplement.
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