Shanxi, named because it is located in the west of the Taihang Mountains, is known as the "cradle of Chinese civilization" and is known as the "Museum of Ancient Chinese Culture". Liu Zongyuan called it "the mountain and river in the table". Shanxi's flat terrain is mostly a mountainous plateau covered with loess, in addition, Shanxi's warm monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons, has laid a solid foundation for Shanxi's rich pasta culture.
Shanxi's pasta is very rich, and its types of eating are also very diverse, which is also a major aspect of Shanxi's attraction to foreign diners. In fact, in addition to pasta in Shanxi, there are many other delicacies, such as Taiyuan mind, Shangdang donkey meat, etc., are very worth a try, today Xiaobian will take stock of the food that must be eaten in Shanxi, not only noodles!
Taiyuan mind
Taiyuan Mind, also known as "Eight Treasures Soup", is a famous breakfast spot in Shanxi, don't look at the name disgusting, it has nothing to do with the "mind" itself. Taiyuan mind is made of lamb and a variety of tonic ingredients and wine stewed together, when eating also with a little pickled leeks as a guide, unique taste, eat more can live blood warm stomach, good for the body.
The main hotels in Shanxi that sell "brains" are Taiyuan Qingheyuan and Yuci DeshengYuan, and when eating heads, they also have to eat "hat boxes", which is very interesting! "Hat box" is actually a kind of hollow scone, pretzel flavor, generally soak this scone in the "mind", the more you eat the more flavorful!
Pingyao bowl holder
Pingyao Bowl Holder, shanxi's long-standing specialty noodle snack, its special feature is not only its deliciousness, but also in its special shape of the production process, it is made of soba noodles and rapeseed oil mixed into a paste, steamed on the steamer. It is best to eat when the bowl is cold, cut it into strips, with vinegar, garlic and other cold mixtures, fragrant and refreshing, smooth and cool, more delicious than cold powder!
Nowadays, the bowl saucers sold on the market have mostly been improved, and the original soba noodles have also been abandoned, replaced by more convenient white noodles, but no matter how the management method changes, eating bowl sauce must be accompanied by local characteristics of liver sauce and spicy seeds, appetizing, delicious!
Too valley cake
Taigu cake is named after Taigu County, which is a baked solid cake. There are many allusions to the taigu cake, which is also its charm, but the real attraction of the taigu cake is its delicious taste. Taigu cake has the characteristics of "crisp but not hard, soft but not cotton, sweet and not greasy", and the legend says that its color and aroma will not change for a month.
Taigu cake has a long history, in the early years, the shops that sold Taigu cake included "Wenchengtang" in South Street, "Yiyuansheng" in Dongguan and "Tongyiheng" in South Street, which were low in production and expensive, and it was difficult for ordinary people to enjoy. In recent years, the local government has supported the production of Taigu cake enterprises, and its output quality has been greatly improved, and you can buy a little to take home to your family to taste when you come to Shanxi!
Knife cutting surface
Many people on the street side, see someone holding the dough, into the hot pot to cut the dough, that is the knife to cut the noodles! When you come to Shanxi, you must try authentic knife-cut noodles. Speaking of Shanxi's knife-sharpened noodles, the most famous is Datong's knife-sharpened noodles, which can be called "the king of noodles".
Shanxi Datong's knife-cut noodles, delicious and cheap, full of color and fragrance, attracted few outsiders to taste. Shanxi knife-cutting noodles developed into a rich knife-sharpening culture, for example, during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, a branch of Shanxi knife-cutting noodles, "Jinxiao Erdao-cut noodles", became an intangible cultural heritage.
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