Spicy big pot fish, hot and sour crucian carp, roasted whole lamb, braised lamb, Wang Liang noodles, big pot mutton yellow rice noodles, stuffed skin...... From April 29th to 30th, the Minqin County "Tongze Cup" Specialty Food Competition was hotly opened, and many classic snack dishes with unique Minqin characteristics were unveiled, bringing a wonderful food feast to the public.
Minqin County's "Tongze Cup" Special Food Competition was hotly opened Photo by Di Haixia
In front of the exhibition table, a series of special delicacies, like works of art, attract everyone's attention, nearly 100 kinds of delicacies are steaming, and the attractive colors and aromas make everyone want to move. The judges gathered around the food and tasted each delicacy.
The judges taste each delicacy Photo by Di Haixia
"The special snack I brought today is the whole sheep soup yellow rice meat noodles, I have been making the whole sheep soup yellow rice meat noodles for eight years, the raw materials are selected from the lamb meat raised in Minqin, boiled in a large iron pot, the color and flavor are complete, and are deeply liked by the public. Contestant Li Shoufang said happily.
This food competition focuses on Minqin's local specialties and carries out the selection of "Minqin's characteristic famous dishes and Minqin's characteristic famous snacks". Minqin's special dishes are mainly based on local characteristic materials such as "beef, sheep, fish, fruits, and vegetables", focusing on dishes that reflect the characteristics of Minqin's regional food culture, are based on common raw materials, are easy to promote, have appropriate prices, and have large market sales. Minqin's characteristic famous snacks are mainly stuffed skin, wheat so, cold noodles, yellow rice and mutton noodles, artichoke cakes, oil cake rolls cakes, etc., focusing on the famous snacks that reflect the characteristics of Minqin's local food culture, have certain historical and cultural connotations, and have high visibility and market influence in the county.
Special snacks Photo by Di Haixia
"As a representative of local catering enterprises in Minqin County, I am honored to participate in the "Tongze Cup" food competition, and I will take this competition as an opportunity to continuously improve the level of catering operation and service quality, so that visitors can experience the unique flavor of Minqin cuisine, and let more people fall in love with the taste of Minqin. Participating representative Didoron said.
All kinds of delicacies and famous snacks are full of strong local characteristics and carry a profound historical heritage. The contestants cooked carefully, the expert judges commented wonderfully, and the exquisite dishes presented Minqin's special dishes, famous snacks and food culture. After on-site selection, 37 famous dishes and 38 kinds of snacks from various catering companies were selected as "Minqin Characteristic Famous Dishes" and "Minqin Characteristic Famous Snacks".
Roasted whole lamb photo by Hu Rong
"The holding of this food competition will further dig into the cultural resources of Minqin's characteristic food, promote food culture, enhance the popularity and reputation of Minqin's characteristic food, promote cultural tourism consumption in the "high-speed rail era", and boost the high-quality development of the county's catering and cultural tourism industry. Zhang Juan, deputy director of the Minqin County Bureau of Commerce, said.
The fireworks in the world are the most soothing to the hearts of mortals. This is one of the most gluttonous competitions, but also a feast of Minqin food, the catering industry in the venue gathered together to learn from each other cooking skills and creativity, in-depth exchanges, but also let the majority of tourists know and understand Minqin food culture. (Reporter: Hu Rong, Di Haixia, Ren Zhiying)