On April 30, the provincial labor service brand of Shaanxi Province - Northern Shaanxi Agricultural Kitchen "Wuqi Mutton Chopped Buckwheat Noodles" product recommendation and recommendation meeting was held in Wuqi County Victory Square. The recommendation meeting was hosted by the Wuqi County Party Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Wuqi County People's Government. The Propaganda Department of Wuqi County Party Committee, Wuqi County Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, Wuqi County Labor and Employment Service Center, Wuqi County Financial Media Center, and Wuqi County Cultural Center undertake. Organization Department of Wuqi County Party Committee, Wuqi County Public Security Bureau, Wuqi County Federation of Trade Unions, Wuqi County Committee of the Communist Youth League, Wuqi County Women's Federation, Wuqi County Federation of Industry and Commerce, Wuqi County Disabled Persons' Federation, Wuqi County Urban Management Bureau, Wuqi County Health Bureau, Wuqi County Emergency Bureau, Wuqi County Culture and Tourism Bureau, Wuqi County Market Supervision Bureau, Wuqi County Party Committee Internet Information Center, Wuqi County Yuanfang Group co-organized. Leaders at the city and county levels came to the scene for guidance.
Wuqi County is located in the northwest of Yan'an City, the Warring States General Wu Qi had been stationed here for 23 years, is the foothold of the victory of the Central Red Army's Long March, and the national demonstration county of returning farmland to forest. This is not only a land of heroes, but also has the tradition of coarse grains, and mutton chopped buckwheat noodles are a delicacy on the local people's reception of guests, festivals and red and white banquets, and it is also the new business card of Wuqi cuisine.
In 2015, "Wu Qi Chopping Buckwheat Noodles Technique" was selected into the fifth batch of intangible cultural heritage list of Shaanxi Province;
On July 21, 2023, he will appear on CCTV in a set of "China in Intangible Cultural Heritage (Shaanxi Chapter)";
In December 2023, Wuqi County Human Resources and Social Security Bureau was rated as "Advanced Collective of Employment and Entrepreneurship in the Province" by the provincial government;
On December 29, 2023, "Wuqi Mutton Chopped Buckwheat Noodles" was recognized as the "2023 Shaanxi Provincial Labor Service Brand" by the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security and the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Finance;
On January 21, 2024, the headline of Shaanxi News Network broadcast a special report with a duration of 4 minutes and 14 seconds "A bowl of chopped buckwheat noodles, striving for the new year";
On April 3, 2024, Shaanxi Daily reported on the inheritance and promotion of the intangible cultural heritage skill of Wuqi mutton chopped buckwheat noodles with the title of "Unlocking the Wuqi Flavor Code".
"There is no face in the eyes, and the knife is one", Wu Qi chop buckwheat noodles pay attention to fast, accurate and stable, and the chopped noodles should be of uniform thickness and appropriate length. There is a local saying: "Whether the daughter-in-law is strong or not, first look at the length of the buckwheat noodles; The daughter-in-law is not favorable, first look at the fineness of the buckwheat noodles. "Wu Qiren's craft of chopping buckwheat noodles has been passed down from the hands of grandmothers and grandmothers, mother-in-law to daughter-in-law, mother-to-daughter, generation after generation to today.
Chop buckwheat noodles, expensive in a "chop" word. "Chop" conveys the knife up and down without dragging mud and water, and it is a neat knife technique that the texture of buckwheat noodles is loose and suitable for. Wu Qi has been a place for soldiers to defend since ancient times, perhaps because Biansai's daughter is still martial, and she chose such a sassy style. The woman on the side of the plug dances with a big knife, there is a meticulous sass, the noodles are splendid, the noodles are delicate, and the process of chopping the noodles alone has a unique flavor.
Once, with the continuous improvement of people's living standards, buckwheat noodles, as a coarse grain, once faded out of the people's table. In recent years, with the great attention and continuous promotion of the local government of Wuqi, coupled with the establishment of people's concept of balanced diet, Wuqi chopped buckwheat noodles have returned to the public eye. Wuqi County Labor and Employment Service Center and other relevant departments have carried out targeted and high-employment training services through innovative integration of employment skills training, so that nearly 1,000 women have mastered the skill of chopping buckwheat noodles, and this intangible cultural heritage skill has been revitalized.
At present, more than 30 mutton chopped buckwheat noodle restaurants have been developed in Wuqi County, and more than 150 trainees have been employed. After training, the trainees with entrepreneurial ideas spontaneously organized and set up 13 Wuqi mutton chopped buckwheat noodle professional service teams, among which the leaders were represented by Zong Xiaoling, Xu Xin, and Cui Yuanping. These service teams are active in the red and white ceremonies of the county and surrounding cities and counties. Every time there is a wedding and a happy birthday, these Wu Qiqiao mothers-in-law and aunts with stunts with professional equipment, lined up, for a while, the knife case sounds, "oh kick" sounds, if the drum and zither ensemble. Before the noodles are cooked, there is this drum music played in unison, adding joy and festivity. Under the big knife, the thin noodles are as thin as silk, neat and symmetrical, such as the rain line is cut, or slightly wider, such as the accumulation of leek leaves, and has become an Internet celebrity food service team for guests to watch and take pictures and check in the hair circle.
"Buckwheat noodles and mutton soup, dead and alive. Northern Shaanxi people are singing like this in Xintianyou, is this singing about love, or is it singing recipes? The expression of love by people in northern Shaanxi is also so close to life and stomach. Chopped buckwheat noodles are the most suitable to match with mutton soup, buckwheat noodles are high protein, low fat, rich in vitamins, and have dietary therapeutic value such as softening blood vessels, protecting eyesight, clearing heat and reducing fire, strengthening the stomach, preventing cerebrovascular hemorrhage, etc., mutton is high in calories and high in fat. One is cool and thin, the other is hot and greasy, the two match is like a vigorous, natural match, and a good marriage that complements each other, and the entrance is so good for the stomach and longevity.
There is also a good story, Wu Qi chopped buckwheat noodles are called "the first side of the Long March". On October 19, 1935, the Central Red Army led by Chairman Mao arrived at Wuqi Town in northern Shaanxi after a long journey of more than 25,000 miles in a year, which was a glorious moment written into history, and just the day before, Chairman Mao and other central leaders lived in Zhang Tingjie's house in Zhangwanzi Village, an ironbian town. The hospitable villagers of Zhangwanzi, Zhang Tingjie, and his wife, Hou Xiaojun, took out the mutton they had treasured on August 15 and made a fragrant meal of mutton and chopped buckwheat noodles for Mao Zedong and other central leaders. After the meal, Chairman Mao wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with great emotion: "It's so fragrant, it's been a year, I haven't eaten such fragrant rice on the Long March, northern Shaanxi is really a good place!"
It can be proudly said that more than 80 years ago, Wu Qi chopped buckwheat noodles for the great Long March pioneers; Now, after years of washing, in the practice of the intelligent and capable Wuqi women who teach them by hand and pass them down from generation to generation, the buckwheat noodles are born from the small courtyard of the farmhouse to the street restaurant, and the taste is more and more rich and classic.
One side of the water and soil nourishes one side of the people, and one side of the water and soil nourishes one side of the stomach. Labor creates food, and labor can also create a happy life. Wuqi chopped buckwheat noodles, an intangible cultural heritage skill with a history of 100 years, has also been full of vitality in the new era, and has increasingly become a new business card of Wuqi cuisine, a way for Wuqi people to entertain VIPs, and a door to increase income for Wuqi people to work and start a business.
Source: Financial Media Center, Wuqi County, Yan'an City
Editor: Li Ling, Zhang Lin