Introduction to Shanxi Noodle Culture

Shanxi noodles have a long history, a long history, from can be counted, has a history of two thousand years. Take noodles as an example, the Eastern Han Dynasty called "boiled cake"; Wei and Jin Dynasty is named "soup cake"; North and South Dynasty is called "water cited"; and the Tang Dynasty is called "cold Tao". "....... Noodle name push the new, according to the time and place, as the saying goes, the dainty child spoiled more than one name, noodle numerous titles and hall of fame, is an illustration of Shanxi people attach importance to it and love.　　Shanxi noodle variety, the average housewife can use wheat flour, sorghum flour, bean flour, buckwheat, oat noodles made of dozens of kinds of pasta, such as knife-shaved noodles, pulled noodles, oh Pei noodles, push the nest, dunking and so on. To the hands of the chef, the more was danced to a new pattern, let a person dazzled.

Shanxi noodles to production methods are divided into:

Steamed noodles: cornmeal nest is the most common staple food in the past. Jinnan Jinzhong area around the wheat-producing areas are more steamed buns. Steamed buns are divided into rolls, knife cut buns, round buns, pomegranate buns, date buns, malt buns, hard surface buns and so on. Mixed grain steamed food has Jinbei Jinzhong Luliang oat baked lao lao; Xinzhou Wutai Yuanping sorghum flour fish fish, in addition to buns, slightly plum, etc..

Boiled pasta: Shanxi's boiled food is extremely rich, because it is easy to make, and can be combined with soup and vegetables, convenient and affordable, so it is widely spread. Noodles category has pulled noodles, dragon beard noodles, knife-shaved noodles, turntable pick tip, knife dial noodles, bunpi leather and so on. When the people of Shanxi do not have noodles, it seems that they have not eaten enough for the day. Among the boiled noodles, Shanxi's knife-shaved noodles are famous at home and abroad, and are regarded as one of the five famous noodles in China. Housewives hold up the kneaded dough, stand in a beautiful posture, flying knife under the noodles like shooting stars, fish jump Dragon Gate, cut out the noodles and thin, thin, and long. Shanxi knife-shaved noodles inside the virtual, outside the tendon, soft, smooth, loved by the people. In today's Beijing, bringing together the flavors of the north and south of the cuisine, but Shanxi knife-shaved noodles still occupy a place, the streets and alleys from time to time you can see Shanxi knife-shaved noodle shop.

Cooking food, there are a lot of distinctive, unique hand-cooked food, such as cat's ear miscellaneous, small pout piece, twisted fish, bean noodles flow tip, boiled flower tower. In addition to Shanxi noodles and fried baked noodles, such as pancakes, pancakes, potstickers, fried buns, stewed noodles, casserole, etc., and fried food, such as sesame flowers, oil cake, and so on.　　Shanxi people across the really deep love. Of course, this preference is also integrated into the plasticity of the noodles and the wisdom of Shanxi people. Birthday to eat ramen, take the meaning of longevity; New Year's Eve to eat "catch the year face", take the meaning of the years to extend; children to the school on the first day of school to eat "remember the heart of the fire burns", hoping that the child more than a long learning heart eyes ..., these noodles have been These noodles are no longer just food for hunger, but have become a kind of "spiritual food" full of emotions and philosophical meanings.