China traditional noodle culture

Pasta is one of the most extensive and profound aspects of embodying folk customs and expressing folk psychological will. For thousands of years, from generation to generation, people always use smart minds and dexterous hands to express their hopes and wishes through pasta.

One of the great advantages of pasta is that it can shape any symbol you want at will, so it is favored by the people.

China's pasta culture is profound, varied and delicious. Five famous pasta dishes in China were summarized, namely Daoxiao Noodles in Shanxi, Huimian in Henan, Dandan Noodles in Sichuan, Zhajiang in Beijing and Regan Noodles in Wuhan.

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Noodles are a very old food, which originated in China and has a long history. The earliest record appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which has been 1900 years.

The earliest physical noodles were discovered by scientists from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, China Academy of Sciences. On June 5438+10/October 65438+April, 2005, when they were conducting geological survey in Lajia Village, Minhe County, Qinghai Province, the upper reaches of the Yellow River, they found an inverted bowl 3 meters underground in the sediments of the flood plain.

There are yellow noodles in the bowl, the longest of which is 50 cm. By analyzing the composition of the substance, the researchers found that this bowl of noodles has a history of about 4000 years, which greatly promoted the history of noodles.

Noodles were originally called "cakes", and "boiled cakes and boiled cakes" are the first examples of Chinese noodles-"cakes and noodles are also combined" (quoted from Liu Xi's Ming Jie), which means that the food made by mixing flour and water is called "cakes"; Noodles or dough cooked in water are also called "cakes".

Noodles were recorded in different dynasties. There are historical records from the early Eastern Han Dynasty, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties to the end of Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. However, at first, the names of noodles were not uniform. In addition to the common noodles, boiled cakes and soup cakes, there are also some names, such as water-induced cakes, unsupported cakes and simmered cakes.

The word "noodles" was not officially used until the Song Dynasty. "Noodles" are long strips, but there are countless patterns. What cold wash, warm wash, vegetarian noodles and fried noodles are all "noodles".

The method of making noodles is amazing, such as rolling, cutting, poking, sipping, kneading, pressing, kneading, leaking and pulling ... Chinese noodles are not only the staple food for economic satiety, but also the best food for elegance. According to historical records, many dignitaries like to eat noodles and will entertain VIPs with pasta.

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