The top ten must-eat food in Lanzhou are: Lanzhou bad meat, buckled elbow, buckled pork with preserved mustard greens, Lanzhou braised vegetables, four happiness pills, eight treasures rice, Lanzhou warm pots, braised fish, stewed prawns, dumplings. Here is a detailed introduction to some of them:

1, Lanzhou bad meat

Lanzhou bad meat main ingredients for high-quality pork, is a traditional Northwest dishes, fat but not greasy; fine meat red as fire, the more you chew the more fragrant, the more you chew the more delicious, attracting appetizers, increase appetite.

The so-called bad meat, is the bad tofu (i.e., red fermented bean curd) plus some other seasonings, blended into a sauce, evenly wrapped in the slices of meat on the pot steaming made. Every New Year's Eve, every Lanzhou local family will do ten bowls in advance, eight bowls, or even two, thirty bowls of bad meat stored. Or send friends, or entertain guests, as well as their own family to enjoy, is the New Year's Day sandwich lotus leaf cake essential dishes.

2, buckle elbow

Button elbow is basically every family in Lanzhou must do the dishes, elbow can be divided into the front elbow and back elbow, the front elbow (also known as the front hoof bladder), thick skin, tendons, gelatin heavy, lean meat, often with skin cooking, fat, not greasy, suitable for burning, steak, sauce, stew, brine, soup, such as braised elbow, cabbage steak elbow, stewed elbow.

3, plum dish buckle meat

Plum dish buckle meat is a Hakka dish, but the status of the New Year's Eve dinner can be and Lanzhou bad meat, plum dish buckle meat chic shape, generous and decent, the color of the soy sauce red and bright, the soup viscous and delicious, buckle meat fat and not greasy, eat soft and mellow.

The golden color of the plum cabbage, fragrant, sweet and refreshing, not cold, not dry, not wet, not hot, it absorbed the oil and soup of the pork, the taste immediately rich, the pork and with the fragrance of the plum cabbage, each other, whether it is sandwiched between the lotus leaf pancake or with rice is an excellent work.

4, Lanzhou braised vegetables

Turnip, cabbage, vermicelli, meatballs, tofu, potatoes ...... plus three slices of fat meat! This is the old Lanzhou people once upon a time the hospitality meal, the name is "old Lanzhou bowl of vegetables". It is a soup base made of pork chop soup or roasted pork with water, and then braised with various ingredients.

But no matter what kind of soup base is used, meatballs, Chinese cabbage, tofu, vermicelli, and other ingredients can be added according to one's own preferences. A well-done risotto is rich in ingredients and comprehensive in nutrition. Whether it is rice, or steamed bread, rolls, and it is a good partner. And suitable for all kinds of people.

5, four happy pills

Lanzhou years ago, families began to prepare for the fried pills, divided into vegetarian pills and meat pills. The pills are a sign of reunion, and the pills can be braised or made into soup, not to mention how delicious they are.

Four Happiness Meatballs is composed of four meatballs with excellent color, aroma and taste, symbolizing the four major joys of life: happiness, fortune, longevity and joy. It is often used as the finale dish in banquets such as wedding banquets and birthday banquets to take its auspicious meaning.