What do you eat locally during the slight cold season?

My hometown is Dengzhou, Henan, an ancient city at the junction of Henan and Hubei. In addition, the ancient city has been inhabited by Hui Han people since ancient times. Therefore, in the slight cold season, we often eat a lot of delicious food. Here are some recommendations for everyone.

1, the first place is definitely a must-have food for northerners to celebrate the New Year-jiaozi. We Han people usually eat jiaozi for a long time in the cold season. The fillings are mainly pork cabbage and pork green onion. My favorite is mutton jiaozi made by Hui brothers. Bite open the dumpling skin, the soup is full, and then see a small meat ball. Delicious. We also pay attention to how to eat jiaozi. There are also so-called dry food or soup. Dry is to take out jiaozi, drain it and put it on a plate, supplemented by a small dish of balsamic vinegar and spicy oil. Sour dumplings are made by adding minced leeks and coriander to jiaozi soup to make it sour and spicy, and directly adding jiaozi. When eating, even the soup is eaten with jiaozi. Hot and sour and refreshing. After eating my forehead, I feel sweaty and relaxed.

Sour Soup jiaozi

Because my hometown is near Hubei, lotus root is easy to get. How to eat lotus root The most common way for Henan people is to cold lotus root slices. But we also love Hubei people. Another way is lotus root soup. Blanch pig's trotters, ribs or keel (all three are acceptable), simmer in a casserole for an hour, and then add large pieces of lotus root. Continue to stew until the bones are crisp and rotten and the lotus roots are soft and rotten. Season and serve. Everyone has a bowl and eats a lot. It tastes sweet, but it is nutritious. It is also a seasonal food in the slight cold season.

Lotus root soup

In the north, another winter food must be mutton. Slight cold season is the most common cold-dispelling product. We often go to the Muslim market to buy back the selected mutton. Buy another pair of sheep skeletons. Chop the sheep skeleton into small pieces when you get home. As for slow cooking in the pot. Cook until the soup turns milky white. Put the whole lamb in the pot and continue to cook. When eating, add your own seasoning to the big bowl. Take out the cooked mutton and cut it into thin slices. Code into the bowl. Add milk and white sheep soup. Sprinkle with chopped green onion and coriander. When eating, we often serve a baked wheat cake. Or imitate Shaanxi people and break it into a bowl to eat with mutton soup, or a bowl of soup with sesame seeds. Everything is delicious.

Mutton Soup

Of course, Huimian, a well-known city in Henan, is also a good choice, but because of the four seasons' delicious food, I won't go into details here. You are welcome to come to my hometown and experience the winter cuisine in southern Henan.