Yanji cold noodles are one of the characteristic foods of the Korean people in China, alias "longevity noodles" and "box noodles". Noodles are generally made of wheat or buckwheat, with meat and vegetables, and are nutritious
Hailing from neighboring countries and also rooted in China, it has become a traditional Korean noodle dish loved by Chinese, and the only one among the "Top Ten Noodles in China" is The cold noodles of Yanji, Jilin Province.
Cold noodles are one of the most characteristic korean foods. Eating cold noodles is a "resident project" of the Korean people on the fourth day of the first lunar month, which represents the beautiful meaning of long life and life for themselves and their families, so it also has the name of "longevity noodles". Because of the use of wooden zygotes to suppress cold noodles, there is a cold name "Box Noodles". Cold noodles appeared during the Joseon Dynasty, and according to the book "Dongguo Chronicles" written in Chinese in the middle of the 19th century by Hong Seok-mo, "using soba noodles to sink jingjing, pineapple and pork name cold noodles" (using soba noodles with radish kimchi, cabbage kimchi and pork), cold noodles are noodles eaten in winter (November), which has a history of more than 150 years, and now the common record is more than 200 years. Around the end of the 19th century, cold noodles were introduced to northeast China with the Korean ethnic group, and gradually formed a type of cold noodles with regional characteristics, and The cold noodles of Yanji, Jilin are one of the branches.
Yanji is the capital of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, and Yanji cold noodles are the leaders of China's cold noodles. Yanji cold noodles are pure green health food, which has the effect of softening blood vessels and reducing blood lipids and cholesterol. It is known for its smooth noodles, refreshing noodle soup, bright color, color, aroma, taste and nutrition. Noodles are generally pressed into a circle with buckwheat or wheat noodles, cooked and immersed in cold water, then drained, like a woman's bun, placed in a bowl, add beef, kimchi, chili, pear or apple slices, cucumbers, water radish slices, coriander, soy sauce vinegar, etc., and finally pour the best beef soup or chicken soup. Side dishes first bring people the beauty of color matching, mostly with five-color dishes, and then meat and vegetarian collocation, nutritious. After the entrance, the cool, light, smooth throat, especially the combination of sour, sweet, salty and spicy flavors does not conflict at all, but instead harmonizes the unique taste that makes people salivate. In the hot summer, a bowl of cold noodles can not only bring a cool feeling that makes people feel into the heart, whether it is chewing and swallowing slowly like tasting life, or swallowing like a cicada's belly turtle intestine, you can feel the unique delicacy of "sweet and sour is me", and you can also go deep into the stomach and intestines and "digest" the wonderful taste of Korean food culture.
The specific source of Yanji's cold noodles is no longer known, and the origin story that has been handed down now is a myth and legend. It is said that the 7 daughters of the Jade Emperor lived in the Heavenly Palace for a long time, coveted the prosperity of the world and the beauty of Changbai Mountain, and often secretly went down to the heavenly pool of Changbai Mountain without their father, and played in the water for fun. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, 7 fairies landed in Tianchi as usual, and just as the little fairies were bathing, they found a white-clad showman coming, so they hurried ashore to get clothes and hide. Unexpectedly, a large bird suddenly took off its clothes and flew away, and the fairy had to jump into the water to escape. The white-clad xiushi saw this, and quickly set up a bow and arrow like a flowing stream, and the big bird was frightened and immediately threw down his clothes and fled, and the clothes floated impartially from the air to the little fairy's body. In order to express their gratitude for helping to resolve the embarrassment, the 7 fairies invited the white-clad Xiushi to sit down, and personally carefully prepared a bowl of cold noodles for him to taste. The white-clad xiushi had never tasted it so delicious, and knowing that the contents of the bowl were extraordinary, he asked the fairies for a way to make cold noodles. After returning home, the white-clad hideaway passed on the method of making cold noodles to future generations. Because he lived to a very old age, the cold noodles he handed down are also called "longevity noodles", and the habit of eating "longevity noodles" on the fourth day of the first month of the first month has also been passed down, and has evolved into one of the traditional customs of the Korean people.