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Have you ever tasted Xiguan Beef Bun, a specialty delicacy in Bozhou, Anhui Province?

The specialty food of Bozhou, Anhui Province, Xiguan beef buns, is very delicious.

There are stalls selling this special delicacy in many places in Bozhou, Anhui. Every time a stall selling this kind of delicacy comes out, it will be crowded with people. People want to taste the authentic Xiguan beef bun. Because of the tradition and deliciousness of beef buns in Bozhou, Anhui, people from all over the world come here to taste them, especially Li’s beef buns. This kind of beef buns has been passed down for nearly a century. Nowadays, very few people learn to make beef buns. , it is no longer enough to just rely on the inheritance of the Li family. This kind of delicacy has developed into a must-eat food when traveling in Anhui.

Over time, Anhui beef buns have gained such a great reputation. And the name of beef bun comes from Cao Cao. Cao Cao ate here a cake made of beef stuffing and noodles. Cao Cao called it beef steamed buns. The reason why beef steamed buns are delicious is that they are minced with good beef into puree, and then cooked with Li's unique recipe The seasonings are mixed into the stuffing, and the most important thing is to let the noodles wake up well. Then it is the traditional craftsmanship of each master to make it into a beef bun, and then turn it back and forth until it is cooked.

So when we travel to Bozhou, Anhui, we must eat beef buns. And here in Bozhou, Anhui, they not only have beef steamed buns, they also have many special foods, such as cold tribute dishes, Bozhou vermicelli and so on. In fact, Zhangou Shaobing is also very delicious. It doesn’t mean that you have to eat beef buns here. If there are Zhangou Shaobing, they will also be very crispy and delicious.

This kind of biscuits is rectangular or oval in shape, not the square biscuits we usually eat, like the round biscuits. And it has a very full layer of sesame seeds on it, which makes your mouth full of sesame flavor when you bite it. There are also beef jerky, fried buns, etc. here, which are all very unique. I think people in Anhui only love food such as sesame cakes and meat, and there is not as much research on vegetarian dishes as there is on meat.