People always say that the most beautiful is Shangluo, and on the Shangyu Ancient Road that "connects qin, Jin, Wuchu", an important transportation station in ancient times, Dihua Ancient Town, is a paradise that does not lose jiangnan. Named for its abundance of Begonia flowers, it is known as the "back garden" of Xi'an, and is also the hometown of the famous writer Mr. Jia Pingwa.
Because of his attachment to his hometown, Mr. Jia Pingwa wrote the customs and scenery of Dihua Town into the novel "Qin Cavity", so that more people know about this beautiful town located in the north, attracting "fans" from all over the world. Walking into it, the poetry of ink and the shadow of the sword and light in the past have become history, transformed into a thick cultural heritage and a strong national custom, and tell the past with delicious special snacks in the restaurants where the flag is displayed.
Today, Phoenix Network tourism appreciation came to Shangluo, Shaanxi, in this beautiful Dihua ancient town, through the taste of the tip of the tongue to revisit history, appreciate the taste of the millennium hidden in the Qin mountains and Chushui.
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Text: Yang Ni
"In the southeast of Shaanxi, along the Danjiang River, to the junction of Danfeng County and Shang County, there is a village called Dihua Street, that is my hometown..." In the afterword to the novel "Qin Cavity", the famous writer Jia Pingwa made an affectionate confession to his hometown, and also spread the poetic picture of the ancient town in front of you.
Historically, various cultural forms such as Spring and Autumn, Sheng Tang, Song and Jin, and contemporary have intersected here, creating a variety of customs of Dihua. The gentleness and elegance of the pre-Qin culture, the subtlety and introversion of the Han people of the Great Song Dynasty, and the rugged heroism of the Jin people's nomads can be found in the ancient town, and the most conspicuous thing is the food.
Stepping into the ancient town of Dihua, it is like stepping into a time tunnel, lined with old houses along the road, with festive red lanterns hanging under the eaves, and flags waving in the wind. The next moment, people's attention fell on the banners of each family, with the words "buckwheat cold powder", "beef hot pot", "hand-rolled mixed grain noodles"... The quaint and varied delicacies took turns to fight, the aroma of freshly squeezed oil in the old street oil mill was soaked in the air, the walnut cake in the stone mortar was scooped out of the mellow breath of the fruit by the wooden pestle, and the old Shaanxi stood in front of the shop and greeted warmly: "Come, come in and rest, drink some tea." An ancient rhyme street, to this day there is no shortage of fireworks in the world, all kinds of food makes people sigh one after another...
Danfeng wine
A song "grape wine luminous glass", so many people still turn wine and foreign wine into an equal sign, but this has not been a unique Western wine. In Danfeng Dihua Ancient Town, the same mastery of their own wine brewing technology - "century-old treasures, ancient rhymes in the East" is the highest evaluation of Danfeng wine.
The local wine not only carries the mysterious elegance of the Orient, but also does not lose the enthusiasm of the West, and is really worthy of the famous sentence of "inheriting the legacy of the Qin Emperor, the royal wine of Qiong Pulp, the world's treasures; the next hundred years of prosperity, the turn of good wine, and the fragrance of Gu Ying". Drinking Danfeng's wine is very elegant, and even after decanting, you will smell the faint fragrance of wine, which is intoxicating.
The reason why Danfeng produces a taste of fine wine is indispensable to "the time and place are favorable to people", and the local god of the city, the spirit of the scenery, and the charm of wine are integrated. In the middle of the beautiful mountains and blue waters, it reveals the bright eyes of the city, the water rhymes slowly, and the countryside is idle. The long history and profound culture complement the natural environment here, and also add the charm of Danfeng wine, so that it can continue to write classics and spread the world.
Potato sticks
Potatoes are typical southern Shaanxi cuisine, as the name suggests potatoes as the main ingredient - due to the large temperature difference between day and night in the local area, not only is the potato abundant, but also the quality of the potato is excellent, and there are foods with potatoes as the main ingredients everywhere.
The raw materials of potato sticks are simple, and the preparation method is also very simple. Potatoes are peeled and steamed, put in a stone pot and mashed with a mallet to form a paste – yes, Chinese tables have a long time ago had Chinese-style mashed potatoes on their tables.
Of course, compared to the fat cream, lao Shaan is naturally faithful to the sour and spicy taste, pouring sauerkraut and chili oil on the mashed potatoes in the bowl, the taste is soft and rich, and it does not cover the aroma of the potatoes themselves, and it is quite comfortable to eat.
Potato powder
Potato sticks are steamed directly from the whole potato, and flour is made by grinding the potatoes and washing the flour into a white, shiny and smooth potato starch before processing.
Speaking of which, this dish is still in the past, in order to fill the stomach, the last resort can only be made of potato starch imitation into vegetarian meat, so that the children in the family occasionally relieve their hunger and eat a bite of "meat". Today, potato powder is still a popular dish in the local area and is often used to entertain guests.
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Heat a little sesame oil in a hot pot, then pour the potato powder, which has been mixed with cold water into the pan, and cook it repeatedly until the powder is rounded and set. After that, it is cut into small pieces like pork belly, stir-fried like a small stir-fry with chives, soy sauce and paprika, and when served, it is really like a meat dish, and the oil is bright and attractive. Eat it in your mouth, the fragrance is soft, and it does not lose its fleshy chewing head, fat but not greasy, and it is really like a refreshing version of braised meat.
Shangzhi meat
Of course, in addition to potatoes, Shangluo is not short of traditional meat, and Shangzhi meat is one of them. Just listening to the name of the dish, you can probably guess that the key to this meat is all in Shangzhi. Shangzhi grass is a fern plant abundant in the Shangluo Mountains, which is harvested by locals when it is fresh and tender, dried into dry goods, and used as soon as it is taken.
Speaking of Shangzhi meat, it is similar to plum vegetables, but the dried plum vegetables are replaced with shangzhi herbs with strong flavor, and the whole dish has a new soul and has become a unique flavor dish in Shangxian County, Shaanxi.
Deihua beef hot pot
In addition to Shangzhi meat, the "Deihua Beef Hot Pot" restaurant also has to say. In Mr. Jia Pingwa's hometown of Dihua Ancient Town, this hot pot can be called the Internet celebrity of the old times. The shop is rooted in the old street of the ancient town, which is the old shop of the "elderly level" on the street.
The beef hot pot in Dihua Ancient Town pursues the "original taste", with fresh ingredients as the first priority, since the opening of the store, it has adhered to the principle of slaughtering and cooking on the same day, and every time the beef cooked is overflowing, people's appetite is open.
The old shop is old, the environment is somewhat old, but it does not prevent diners from coming to have a full meal, and the average person can eat decently for about 50 yuan. The most anticipated moment is naturally the hot pot boiling again, sending out the beef in the soup base, with a rich soup in the mouth, swirling in the mouth, only a sentence of "shhhhhhhhhhhh
Caraway sativa tamales
The town of Danfeng County, where The ancient town of Dihua is located, was called Longju Village in ancient times, which was once a bustling water and drought wharf, and alfalfa is a local spice, although it looks almost the same as alfalfa, it is completely different. There is a strange description in the "Shangluo Specialties": it is rumored that there is a local spring, warm in winter and cool in summer, and there are girls and women washing at the spring all year round, and some people jokingly call the spring water "Saihua Pond", and the alfalfa is precisely because the rouge water in the Saihua Pond is irrigated, so the aroma is unique.
And do not argue whether the rumors are true or false, with alfalfa into the dish, it can indeed produce a strange fragrance. The tamales are naturally the same, but the locals will spread soft alfalfa on the lower layer, fumigating the pork on the top, and the aroma of fat and alfalfa is intertwined.
Beigua rice
Beigua rice is also a feature of Danfeng County, and "Beigua" is the local dialect. In the ancient town of Dihua heard residents say to eat squash, the result is a plate of pumpkins on the table, by no means you heard wrong or the other party said wrong, the local population in the "squash" and the common pumpkin is no different, the "squash rice" made with this as the main material has been circulated for thousands of years.
Beigua rice is not "pumpkin steamed rice", the rice here refers specifically to mung beans instead of rice, the mung beans and fried squash are cooked together, the melon pieces are sweet, and the mung bean sand is soft. The health of the diet naturally needs no more to say, just look at the yellow and green in the bowl, probably can also make the picky doll increase a little appetite.
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