Xi'an's beef and mutton steamed buns have long been famous, especially in recent years, Xi'an has made every effort to build a popular city, with the help of the Internet platform, many foreign tourists are full of yearning for this ancient city with a long history, and also full of yearning for the city's food. But the foodies of these sister cities in Guanzhong are secretly competing, one disobeying one. The ratio of cities to cities, counties to counties, and even between townships and towns must be divided.
Qianxian lamb steamed buns
On the one hand, the culture of lamb steamed buns has blossomed everywhere in Qindi, which is indeed unique, and on the other hand, it is due to nostalgia and pride in hometown.
In Qianxian County, there is such a small town, a crossroads and a street but there were five lamb steamed bun restaurants, and each feature was praised by diners. It is my hometown, Yanghong Town, Qianxian County.
Yanghong Town, Qianxian County
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > the history of Yanghong Town</h1>
The town of Yanghong got its name from the Sui Emperor (a clan of the Yang clan), and in 617 AD Tang Li Yuan invaded Chang'an, and Yang You, the grandson of the Sui Emperor, was made emperor and Emperor Gong of Sui. Emperor Gong of Sui reigned for half a year, but was deposed by Li Yuan and died of illness the following year. Buried five hundred meters south of The village of Rutai in Yanghong Town, it is for the Zhuang Mausoleum. After the death of Emperor Gong of Sui, Li Yuan gave Fengtian (Qianxian) 400 hectares of land to the descendants of Emperor Gong of Sui to worship their ancestors, and by the tenth generation of Sun Yang Huaishun, his sons had twelve people, so they divided 400 hectares of land and twelve sons. One son and one village, known as "Twelve Yang Village". That is, day Dayang Village, Xiaoyang Village, Yanghan Village, Yangmu Village, Yangshan Village, Yangzhuang Village, Yanglong Village, Yangding Village, Yang'an Village, Yangbo Village, Yanghong Village and one of them cannot be examined.
Located in the south of The Village of Rutai, the Tomb of emperor Gong of Sui
Yanghong Village has changed with the historical development, which is now Yanghong Town.
There are also several more famous villages under the rule of Yanghong Town, one is Haopi Village, and the other is Lumo Village. Haohe Village is actually the prototype of the earliest Qianxian County. Haoqi was the place where the ancient emperors sacrificed to heaven, and later The Duke of Qin Xiao moved the population of Haoqi to Fengtian County, which is today's Qian County.
Lu Mo, formerly known as Liu Mo, is an ancient battlefield. Marquis Changxin had an affair with Empress Zhao, and later defected and was hunted down and killed by Qin Shi Huang and died in Liumo. Later, in the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang enfeoffed Lu Jia as a vassal of Lu Jia, and Liu Mo, as a fief of Lu Jia, changed his name to Lu (Yin Tong Liu) Mo.
(Top) Lumo Village is a famous pear base
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wu Shu and Wei stood on three legs, and Wu Guo Yixing (present-day Yixing, Jiangsu) had a man named Zhou Chu, who did not follow the right path when Zhou Was young. The local people refer to the Nanshan Tiger, the West Sea Evil Jiao and the Surrounding Area as the "Three Pests". Later, when he heard about the three evils, he realized that he was hated by others and repented. He personally went up the mountain to kill the tiger, went down to the sea to destroy the evil dragon, and since then he has changed his ways to become a good person. Later, Zhou Chu was given the title of General of Zhenxi, and was ordered to conquer the Qiang people in the west, decisively fight Lu Mo and die here.
Qianxian people still used to call 312 Zealand Road
Today's Yanghong is well known because of its geographical location, whether it is the Chi Dao of the Qin Shi Huang period or the Silk Road of the Han and Tang Dynasties or the modern Xilan Road (312 National Highway) is passed through Yanghong, and it is adjacent to Chengguan Town (county seat) in the west by DayangTong Xue Luma lian to Xingping, east of Lingyuan Tongliquan Xianyang to Xi'an, and north of Fengyang Zhuwill across the river. It is an important site for the rest and diet of merchants and travelers, which is precisely because of this location advantage, the catering industry in Yanghong Town is also very prosperous.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > the characteristics of Qianxian lamb steamed buns</h1>
Qianxian is located in the middle of Guanzhong and Longxi, so Qianxian's lamb steamed buns are both excellent and unique, not only retaining the characteristics of Longxi lamb bubbles focusing on soup freshness, but also having the taste of Xi'an lamb steamed steamed steamed buns. At the same time, it also created a Qianzhou pot helmet with great local characteristics and recognizability and many clear-mouth side dishes. It can be said that in soup, steamed buns, meat, vegetables, and eating methods, Qianxian lamb steamed buns are very distinctive.
Qianxian lamb steamed bun
Soup, Qianxian mutton soup is pure sheep soup, pay attention to fresh flavor, in addition to the regular seasoning, the amount of small incense is relatively prominent, to ensure that the lamb soup is fragrant and has a cuàn (cuàn) fragrance.
Qianxian lamb dumplings, steamed buns weigh one pound and two two
Steamed buns, steamed buns used in Qianxian lamb steamed buns, are specially created on the basis of the production process of Qianxian pot helmets, one of the four treasures of Qianzhou. It has a proper noun called lamb dumplings, referred to as dumplings for short. The biggest difference between lamb dumplings and Xi'an lamb dumplings in addition to the different shapes is that Qianxian lamb dumplings are hair noodle pot helmets, and Xi'an dumplings are dead noodle cakes.
In addition to mutton, Qianxian lamb steamed bun also has haggis tofu and sheep blood
Meat, Qianxian lamb steamed bun only uses the sheep itself, and there is no other miscellaneous meat. At the same time, sheep liver, sheep lung, sheep blood, lamb tripe these water is not wasted, together added to the steamed bun. Therefore, the soup of Qianxian lamb steamed bun is more mellow and nutritious.
There is a wide variety of small dishes, and the pickled peppers are very distinctive
Dish, here refers to the clear side dish. Xi'an steamed bun is generally chili sauce and sugar garlic, while Qianxian lamb steamed bun is rich in clear-mouth side dishes. In addition to sugar garlic, pickle shreds, pickled garlic moss, especially the popular pickled peppers in recent years have become the standard for Qianxian lamb steamed buns. In addition, raw garlic head is also liked by some people, especially the elderly.
Qianxian steamed steamed steamed soup is a large amount
In terms of eating methods, Xi'an lamb steamed bun is based on boiled steamed buns, with dry planing, mouth soup, wide soup, water siege, and small stir-fried steamed buns that have become popular in recent years. Qianxian lamb steamed bun is mainly divided into two kinds, one is the same as Xi'an boiled steamed bun, soup multi steamed bun is deeply liked by young people. The other is the steamed bun, which is broken and cut into meat and poured with piping hot mutton broth many times until the meat is crispy, suitable for people with old teeth and bad stomach.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > the dispute between the five stores in Yanghong Town</h1>
In the 1990s, with the transformation of Zealand Road into National Highway 312, the catering industry in Yanghong Town flourished.
Bonggu Hotel, photographed in 1995
The first is the Fenggu Hotel located in the northwest corner of Yanghong Cross, the Fenggu Hotel is a joint venture between Qianxian Yanghong Supply and Marketing Cooperative and Liquan Mamingyi Restaurant, because it is jointly established by the two counties, so the name also comes from the ancient name of Qianxian and Liquan. Qianxian county was historically called Fengtian County, Liquan was historically called Gukou County, and the name of Fenggu Hotel was made up of a word from each of the two counties, and it also had the meaning of "offering five grains" for diners. At that time, the chefs in the hotel were all the top chefs called Qianli and Li, and the general manager of the Fenggu Hotel at that time was Chang Yuanhui. Fenggu Hotel's lamb steamed bun also combines the characteristics of Qianli and Lili, and the soup fresh from the Liquan basin plus the Qianxian pot helmet and the Qianxian eating method are endless.
Yanghong Drunken Immortal Building, photographed in 1995
Across the road from the Fenggu Hotel is another treasure restaurant: Yanghong Drunken Immortal Building, the owner Ren Lixing. In 1988, the Zuixian Lou Hotel was opened in the southwest corner of Yanghong Cross, and the steamed buns and dishes in the Zuixian Lou were very good. At that time, the official banquets of some units in the county town were in the Zuixian Building. Coincidentally, what impressed me most about Drunken Xianlou was the coconut-style drink and a plate of cucumber strips dipped in sesame sauce with adults when I was a child, which I can't forget now.
Now in the Zuixian Building south of the Xianyang No. 2 Bridge
In addition to the two large restaurants above, there are three individual small restaurants that should not be underestimated.
The first to bear the brunt is the Liu Er Hotel, people who like Liu Erjia's lamb steamed buns are slightly heavier. His family's lamb steamed bun meat soup has a heavy taste. In the past, people criticized that the dining environment was not very good, and now after the store moved from Ludong to Luxi, the health has been greatly improved, and diners are endless.
At present, the hottest steamed bun restaurant liu er hotel in Yanghong town
The second is the old Xijia lamb steamed bun, the old Xijia steamed steamed meat rotten soup fresh taste is slightly lighter than Liu Er, in his home to eat most of the old customers for decades, a person eating a taste is actually difficult to change.
Yanghong Baiyunbian, currently mainly based on banquets and family banquets
The last one is the white cloud edge, his family steamed bun is decent, the taste is ok. Since the sudden rise of Liu Er's army, his family has mainly undertaken banquets.
From the 1990s to the beginning of the millennium, it was the highlight of Yanghong Town's cuisine, especially the lamb steamed buns, when the merchants and truck drivers who traveled along the 312 National Highway, xue lumalian Yanghan and Yangjinqian county students, people who climbed the ditch in Zhulu Town, and many people in the surrounding Liquan Xingping Wugongbin County Changwu County had eaten or heard of Yanghong Town's lamb steamed buns.
The new Fenggu on the site of the original Fenggu Hotel, the meat mixing dishes are super delicious
Later, the Fenggu Hotel closed, and the Zuixian Building moved to the south of the Xianyang No. 2 Bridge in 2006, and the lamb steamed buns in Yanghong Town today are supported by Liu Er and the Fenggu Hotel (newly opened). The 90s spectacle of a hundred flowers blooming gods and immortals fighting is gone.
The Drunken Xian Lou Hotel, which went out from Yanghong, has laid its own piece of the sky in Xianyang with the characteristics of Qianxian steamed buns, and conquered a batch of Xianyang people with the taste of Qianxian County.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > the significance of lamb steamed buns for Qianxian people</h1>
Qianxian lamb steamed bun may only be a Qianzhou specialty dish in the eyes of outsiders. However, in the eyes of Qianxian people, it conveys the taste of hometown and carries a strong sense of nostalgia.
Qianxian lamb steamed bun, soup fresh steamed bun
The first bowl of lamb steamed buns in every Qianxian baby must have been brought to eat by her father or grandfather, and it is very likely that family reunions and friends will eat a bowl of steamed buns. So there is also a thought of relatives and friends in this steamed bun.
When I was a poor student, I often had to save a week's pocket money to eat a bowl of lamb steamed buns, which was a reward for myself. So there is also a memory of the past hard days in this steamed bun.
Qianling under the twilight mist
In Qianxian County, lamb steamed buns actually have a special purpose: social and financial. When Qianxian people ask the price of bubble steamed buns, they always like to ask: How much does a brand cost? Outsiders are very confused, what is the brand?
Brand, also known as lamb brand, Qianxian area of the lamb steamed bun restaurant used to cut the cardboard of the cigarette box into a piece of paper slightly smaller than the two-inch photo, stamped with the official seal of their own store and then signed by the boss himself, which can be used as a voucher for the consumption of the store, a brand is a lamb steamed bun. Similar to today's shopping card membership card, it is only a single use. In the 90s, the unit issued welfare, and relatives and friends would give away lamb brands after helping each other, which is a unique culture in Qianxian County.
From the Second Saint Square, you can see the Qianling Tombs
< h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > postscript</h1>
Qianxian is a famous cultural city, a historical city and a gastronomic capital in Shaanxi Province. Here the folk customs are simple, the scenery is beautiful and the products are abundant, as a Qianxian person, I am proud to be born here. It is incumbent upon my generation to record the development of Qianxian and tell the story of Qianxian well. Welcome tourists from all over the country to Qianxian for tourism and leisure, Qianxian welcomes you!
Special thanks: some of the pictures authorized by Guanzhong Photographer Shen Weilong and some pictures released by Qianxian County.