In March, the "Chinese Bonsai" of Saishang Jiangnan and the magic of Ningxia are already full of mountain flowers and spring. From March 18 to 19, the Ningxia Department of Culture and Tourism, led by the leaders of the department, went to Shaanxi to carry out large-scale tourism promotion and roadshow activities, inviting the people of urban and rural areas in Shaanxi to "take a high-speed rail tour to Ningxia and give the soul a holiday". Ningxia and Shaanxi have been "good neighbors" since ancient times, drinking the water of the Yellow River together, and the tourism resources and market complement each other. I hope that the fathers and elders of Sanqin will come to Ningxia, feel the different styles of Ningxia, and share the good scenery of Plugging Jiangnan.
As the saying goes, all things in the world, only beautiful scenery and food can not be disappointed. The people of all ethnic groups in Ningxia are mainly northwest noodles, and beef and mutton are the main edible meats. So, what are the special snacks that must be eaten when traveling to Ningxia? Xiaobian has sorted out the top ten snacks in Ningxia for you, including hand-grabbed lamb, haggis, lamb cheek noodles, Dawukou stuffed skin, Zhongning Artemisia noodles, mutton old noodles, swallow noodle kneading, Zhongwei vegetarian chowder, Ningxia lamb steamed buns, lamb chop noodles and other Ningxia special snacks, of which haggis, lamb cheek noodles, Ningxia stuffed skin, etc. were rated as "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China". These unmissable Ningxia snacks will delight you on your trip.
1. Grab the lamb by hand
Hand-grabbed lamb is a traditional food snack loved by ethnic minorities in northwest China, with a history of nearly a thousand years, originally named after hand-grabbed food, widely spread in Ningxia, Gansu and other places. Because the ningxia lamb is fresh, tender and unwell, the hand-caught lamb in Ningxia uses salt pond free range sheep, and the meat is nibbled together with bones, which is very enjoyable. Ningxia hand-grabbed lamb is produced in various parts of Ningxia, especially Wu Zhong's hand-grabbed lamb and Yinchuan hand-grabbed lamb are the most famous, especially Wu Zhong's special snack hand-grabbed lamb has appeared in the sixth episode of the second season of "China on the Tip of the Tongue", "Secret Place", which is famous throughout the country. Wu Zhong's hand-grabbed lamb has become a must-have traditional food for Wu Zhong's family, and every major festival, the people will slaughter sheep and cook it by hand, and the taste is quite authentic. Yinchuan's hand-grabbed lamb eats differently, the bone-bearing lamb is first boiled and then steamed, and then drizzled with minced onion, chili pepper, pepper, the meat is bare and white, the oil is moist and crispy, the texture is tender and soft, and the taste is full.
2. Braised haggis
Haggis is a very representative specialty of Ningxia, all over Ningxia are made, by the sheep's head, hooves, blood, liver, heart, intestines, belly and other mixed braised, so also known as "sheep under the water" or "sheep under the feet". In the Ningxia area, it is both a flavor snack and a traditional food loved by people at the banquet, a bowl of fragrant and brightly colored haggis, which is floating with a layer of oil color, red and green dots. The red is chili oil, the green is green onion, coriander, the oil color is under the milky white soup, drink a mouthful of fresh soup and eat a bite of haggis, not greasy, not greasy, the taste is mellow and rich. Ningxia haggis is famous throughout the country for its unique history of production, especially Wuzhong haggis, Yinchuan braised haggis, Guyuan haggis is more famous, of which Wu Zhong's haggis has also been on the "Tip of the Tongue of China". Haggis was selected by the China Cuisine Association as one of the "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China" in Ningxia.
3. Lamb cheek noodles
Lamb noodles are a famous traditional noodle dish in Ningxia, in the streets of the capital Yinchuan, you can see lamb noodle restaurants everywhere, which is also one of Yinchuan's special snacks. Mutton noodles are said to have evolved from the "longevity noodles" of the early Tang Dynasty and became a noodle dish eaten daily by the Hui han people in Ningxia. The noodles are exquisitely made of lamb, red peppers, green radish, tomatoes, garlic seedlings and various spices; then and noodles, the noodles and the noodles should be hard, so that the noodles are eaten, kneaded repeatedly, until they are smooth, and then rolled into a thin and uniform dough (or pressed with a dough press), cut finely with a kitchen knife, and cooked in a pot of boiling water. When eating, first fish noodles, and then scoop the noodles, the soup is more noodles and less, then the cheeks are fragrant, the soup is sour and spicy, the noodles are slender, the tendons are tough and refreshing, and it has become a delicious dish with rich nutrition and suitable for all ages. Lamb noodles were selected by the China Cuisine Association as "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China" in Ningxia.
4. Ningxia stuffed skin
Brewed skin is a traditional specialty food popular in northwest China, soft and lubricated, sour and spicy, refreshing and appetizing, widely spread in Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia and other places, is steamed with flour pulp juice. Ningxia brewed skin is rich and delicious, and all cities in the region have their own famous cold skins, which are characterized by slightly sour, spicy, soft and attractive. Ningxia liangpi is especially famous for the cold skin of Dawukou roll and the cold skin of lamb liver of Yanchi, among which the rolled cold skin of Dawukou, which is sandwiched with shredded carrots, can be directly rolled up and eaten with your hands, or cut into a section and eaten with chopsticks. Ningxia salt pond of the sheep liver cold skin, thin and wide cold skin, added fried lamb liver, added pickled leek leaves, so that the taste is more mellow. The cold skin of the Guyuan area is added with tahini, and the flavor is even more unique. Ningxia Liangpi was selected by the China Cuisine Association as one of the "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China" in the Ningxia List.
5. Zhongning Artemisia noodles
Artemisia noodles is a folk special flavor snack in Zhongning County, Ningxia, with a clear two white, three red, four green, five slippery, six refreshing, seven fragrant, eight long, nine acids, and other characteristics of the fang hundred, folk called "handmade long noodles", has a history of more than 600 years. According to historical records, Zhu Xu, the sixteenth son of Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty, initially stationed in Weizhou, and the imperial kitchen he brought with him taught the production technology of artemisia noodles to the locals, and then artemisia noodles were passed down in Zhongwei and Zhongning. Artemisia noodles are selected from the wild seeds picked in the same year, such as drying, sieving, pressing, grinding, drying and other processes, and then added to the flour in proportion, and the vegetables that can be matched are beans, potatoes, tofu, yellow flowers, fungus, parsley, onions, garlic seedlings, coriander, shiitake mushrooms and other ingredients, which taste mellow and delicious. Artemisia noodles were selected by the China Cuisine Association as "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China" in Ningxia.
6. Lamb old rubbing noodles
Lamb noodles are known as yinchuan's local noodles, yinchuan's classic noodle snacks, and many provinces' noodles have the same magic. However, the noodle method and the soup method are very different, fresh noodles, lamb tender, mellow soup, noodles smooth, side dishes flavorful. Lamb noodles are very similar to pulling noodles, but the production method is more exquisite, the reconciled noodles are rolled into slices, and then hand-rolled into cylindrical chopsticks thick noodles, cooked. Cut the lamb into large cubes and sauté it on the noodles, pour over the soup made with the original lamb juice, diced lamb and fresh vegetables, add chili red oil and serve. Lamb noodles were selected by the China Cuisine Association as "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China" in the Ningxia List, and were also selected as "China Gold Medal Tourist Snacks" by the China Tourism Association.
7. Knead the swallow noodles
Swallow noodle kneading is a popular special food snack in Ningxia, originally made in Ningxia Guyuan area, and later spread to all parts of Ningxia, becoming one of the famous noodle snacks in Ningxia, known as a treasure in the northwest. Swallow noodles, or wheat noodles, are named because of the flexible and tendony taste of the finished product when eaten. The nutritious value of the noodles is high, the selection of unique wheat blending in the mountains, the noodles are thick and even, the taste is tendon, with salted leeks, garlic seedlings, oil spicy seeds, oil splashed garlic paste, balsamic vinegar, with spicy and smooth characteristics. Swallow noodle kneading was selected by the China Cuisine Association as the "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China" in the Ningxia List, while Guyuan Fuyuan Yan noodles were selected as "China Gold Medal Tourism Snacks" by the China Tourism Association.
8. Braised snacks
Zhongwei Vegetarian Chowder, also known as Braised Snack, is a traditional famous snack in the Zhongwei region of Ningxia, which is produced throughout Ningxia. "Chowder" is a famous traditional delicacy, China has been made in ancient and modern times, and Zhongwei's vegetarian chowder has its own characteristics, people who have come to Zhongwei and tasted vegetarian chowder have praised "good quality and low price, distinctive characteristics, unique flavor". Zhongwei vegetarian chowder, thick mutton soup braised with lamb balls, splints, vermicelli, cold powder, etc., tourists especially like to eat the splint in the soup, is a kind of snack fried with meat filling with dough skin, so it is also called braised splint balls, on the steaming flower rolls or crispy soft sweet rice, the taste is very beautiful. There is also a special snack in Ningxia Chowder: the ethnic soup bowl, also known as the soup bowl, is the most familiar special food snack of the Ningxia Hui people. The national soup bowl was selected by the China Cuisine Association as one of the "Top Ten Famous Snacks in China" in the Ningxia List.
9. Ningxia lamb steamed bun
Lamb steamed bun is a northwestern flavor of delicious food, widely spread in Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu and other places, and Ningxia lamb steamed bun is not as famous as Shaanxi lamb steamed bun, but more suitable for the taste of Ningxia people, is one of the famous flavor snacks in Ningxia. Compared with Shaanxi lamb steamed buns, Ningxia lamb steamed steamed steamed lamb steamed lamb steamed steamed lamb Ningxia lamb steamed bun is especially famous for Yinchuan's lamb steamed bun, Yinchuan's lamb steamed bun has been improved, the lamb selection of beach sheep flavor is more intense, while adding vermicelli in the soup, more resistant to cooking, its steamed bun is hot noodles, more chewy and flavorful. Ningxia lamb steamed bun is also one of the most beloved breakfast snacks of Ningxia locals, and is very popular with diners.
10. Lamb chops with small noodles
Lamb chop noodles are ningxia's special food snacks, especially Ningxia Wuzhong's lamb chop noodles are the most authentic, noodles with Ningxia lamb tendons are delicious, is very popular with the people of Ningxia. Lamb chops small noodle ingredients are best to use fresh lamb, with high gluten flour, to ensure the taste and taste of the noodles, the noodles should not be too much, easy to bond, with screws or other pickles to eat, the taste is better. Lamb chops small noodle soup juice is fragrant, noodles tendons, scoop a spoonful into the mouth, fragrant, chewy, not to mention how beautiful. The lamb chops in the noodle soup not only increase the freshness of the soup, but also taste the meat is rich and fragrant, which is the essence of a bowl of noodles. Eat lamb chops and noodles, if you have another lamb neck, so that you can eat more enjoyable.
11. Raw noodles
Raw noodles are one of the famous local noodle snacks in Ningxia, originating from the noodles of Guyuan, Ningxia, due to their full color and aroma, sour and spicy mellow, fragrant aftertaste, rich nutrition, with northwest characteristics and ethnic minority flavors, widely popular in the northwest region. Raw noodles are actually beef balls with braised noodles. 氽 is a cooking method in which food is boiled in boiling water and then removed to prevent food nutrients from being lost due to high temperature cooking. Raw noodles are most famous for their raw noodles in the Guyuan Sanying area, which has a strong soup flavor and fragrant balls. Of course, in all parts of Ningxia, basically you can eat it, especially in the capital Yinchuan, there are still many restaurants that specialize in raw noodles.
12. Sauté the paste
Stir-fried paste is a kind of fried cake, which is a common name for cutting into strips of cake with flapjacks, also known as "paste dumplings". In layman's terms, it is a staple food made by cutting this kind of flapjack into strips and stir-frying with ingredients, which is a famous snack in the northwest, popular in Yinchuan, Wuzhong and other places in Ningxia, and is one of the characteristic snacks in Ningxia. The characteristics of stir-fried paste are easy to make, rich side dishes, fragrant, spicy, and very delicious to chew.
13. Dumplings in powdered soup
Powder soup dumplings are a traditional snack in Ningxia, which are made all over Ningxia, and are evolved on the basis of traditional powder soup dumplings, which belong to a kind of Ningxia lamb dumplings and have a unique flavor. Powder soup dumplings are made by cutting homemade cold powder into small pieces, accompanied by lamb broth, cold powder, fungus, yellow flowers, tomatoes, fried potato chips, spinach, coriander, etc. to form a soup, and pouring the soup together with the ingredients into a soup bowl filled with cooked lamb dumplings. Pasted dumplings were commonly found in street stalls, but now they are more commonly eaten at feasts. Served as a feast snack, it is colorful, nutritious, the soup is fragrant and fragrant, and the folk flavor is unique.
There are also many local special snacks in Ningxia, such as roasted whole lamb, lamb, ethnic soup bowl, beef small fried noodles, chicken blood noodles, Ningxia meat sandwich steamed buns, Pengyang stirred dough, Jingyuan steamed chicken, Haiyuan powder soup dumplings, bowl steamed lamb, Lingwu gnawing beef bones, spicy paste, Yinchuan steamed buns, Zhongwei mixed mix, roasted steamed buns, puff pastry, etc. Tourists and friends can taste it at the tourist night markets around Ningxia according to their own preferences.
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