The bashfulness in Xi'an Gourmet Bashful Noodles refers to minced or diced meat.
Shame is one of the traditional cuisines of Shaanxi Province of China, most authentic in Baoji Qishan, and very popular in the Guanzhong Plain of Shaanxi Province as well as the Longdong region of Gansu Province. The noodles have a long history and include side dishes such as tofu and eggs, and the word "bashimi" means diced meat. Shame is actually the marinade that is poured over the noodles when they are eaten. In the north of Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Gansu, it is called "bashimi", not "halo". Shame is a special practice, mostly used for eating noodles, with a lingering flavor.
Shame is made by stir-frying diced meat with various seasonings, balsamic vinegar and chili peppers. It can not only be used to make noodles, as it keeps longer at room temperature, but can also be used in stir-fries as a substitute for freshly minced meat.
Introduction of the origin of the noodles:
About the origin of the noodles, Mr. Li Xinru of the Qishan Cultural Center wrote a booklet called "God's Food Qishan Noodles". According to his evidence, the noodles originated from the Zhou Dynasty's ritual of "completing the rest" of the corpse sacrifice system, i.e., first honoring the gods and ancestors, then the rest of the turn of the king, and finally the general public.
This custom has existed for a long time in Qishan, no matter whose home to do red and white wedding, the first bowl of noodles is not on the first bowl of noodles, and by the small characters out of the door to splash the soup twice, a symbol of sacrifice to the gods of the heavens and the gods of the earth, and the rest of the soup, called the "Fuk handle", splashed to the main hall of the ancestral ancestral spirit of the tablets, and then on the seat, and according to the number of generations and the order of identity on the meal. In the past, the soup left over from eating noodles could not be dumped, but had to be returned to the pot.
It is the meaning of the word "Yu" that is taken to complete the Yu. To honor the gods and ancestral spirits, the custom of eating back to the pot of soup has changed today. Shammy noodles are a common meal for guests in Qishan and Guanzhong, where new daughters-in-law, children's birthdays, and old people's birthday celebrations are usually served with shammy noodles.