Since ancient times, Jiuquan has been the transportation fortress of the Central Plains to the Western Regions and the important town of the Silk Road. There are mogao grottoes, Anxi Suoyang City, Jiuquan Park, Dunhuang Yadan and other tourist attractions in the territory. Jiuquan is named after "there is a spring under the city" and "its water is like wine", and is the hometown of Dunhuang art, the cradle of modern aerospace, and the birthplace of the new Chinese petroleum industry and nuclear industry. Jiuquan is the most internationally influential city in China, and many delicious snacks have become a major feature here. Next, let's take a look at the 4 snacks of Jiuquan Fragrance Ten Miles!
1. Camel hoof soup
"Camel's hoof" is the camel's hoof, and the soup made of the big foot plate that conquered the desert is actually a Tang Dynasty court dish, and it is said that Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei ate it in the Huaqing Palace, which shows its preciousness. Pig's trotters and sheep's hooves have eaten a lot, what does this camel's hoof taste like? It tastes delicious and the main ingredient is camel's hoof. The seasoning highlights ginger, green onion and pepper. Accompanied by refreshing and delicious vegetables such as shiitake mushrooms, the juice is as thick as milk, the entrance is fragrant, and the aftertaste is endless. Since the reform and opening up, Jiuquan people have hosted guests, often using this as the first dish, which has been universally praised.
2. Flower pot helmet
Hua Pot Helmet is a traditional local snack in Jiuquan, Gansu Province. When making a flower pot helmet, you need to reconcile the noodles the night before, put the yeast head, hair overnight, the next morning start to put alkali, alkali put the appropriate kneading dough, and then put a certain amount of dry noodles and a little clear oil, and sprinkle some bitter bean leaves, while soft to the good noodles, the noodles of the pot helmet should be harder. After kneading the dough, take about two pounds of dough, knead it into a round cake blank of thirty centimeters in size, and use a thimble on the front to bet on the plum blossom ball, and the money is strung around or gently pressed with a knife on the diamond-shaped line. Use wheat grass to heat the pot, put the dough blank into the pot and keep turning until the dough skin is scalded with cauliflower-like bubbles, put it in the pot and burn it until the top skin is slightly dry.
3. Bubble oil cake
The production process of bubble oil cake is more complicated, with strict requirements for oil and water, and the heat is also very exquisite. Because of this, the oil cake can be loosely frothy, and it is very crispy, and the inside is as soft as marshmallow. At first, this food only appeared at court banquets, and it was particularly graded. Nowadays, every household in Jiuquan will soak in oil cakes and eat them. The best thing is that the surface of the freshly cooked oil cake is covered with small bubbles, take a bite, the bubbles on the surface of the oil cake are broken in the mouth, and the soft and sticky yellow rice noodles are wrapped in sweet red bean paste, eat a super satisfying! Because the bubble oil cake is fast, the noodles will become hard and will not bubble, so every time the bubble oil cake is made, the whole family is in the battle, the mother-in-law and the girls sit around the stove and laugh, while working while laughing and laughing.
4. Millet shortbread
As an indispensable thing for Jiuquan people, it is a millet shortbread when hungry! Yes, this feeling is only known after experiencing it. Making millet shortbread looks easy, but it still takes skill to make it delicious. Not only is the material exquisite, but the method is also meticulous to every step. The fresh fatty meat is chopped into a filling, the dough is fermented with old noodles, then rolled into a dough crust, spread with puff pastry and rolled up layer by layer, to roll more than twenty layers. With a crisp cracking sound, the shortbread crust spreads in your mouth, and the aroma goes straight to the nasal cavity, which is really delicious!
These few Jiuquan snacks, everyone loves on the table, which one is the most suitable for your stomach? Whether you have eaten or not, in the face of these delicacies, which kind of food do you want to choose? If you're still thinking about something, try it for yourself.