Shaanxi is located in the hinterland of China, which is connected with the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. It has both the extensiveness of the Loess Plateau and the beauty of the land of plenty, rich products and outstanding people. Its long-standing history and culture of catering are the foundation, and it has formed a unique "Qin food culture" in this land.
History-thick, elegant and profound
In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, On this basis, the ancient and young food flavor that originated and grew up is called "Qin food culture" by combining with history and culture. It takes Shaanxi as the center and its geographical location can be extended to the whole northwest region. Historically, due to the development of politics, economy, culture and trade at that time, Shaanxi, especially Xi 'an, has formed many scenic spots, and internal and external exchanges are quite frequent. This has also brought about the progress and development of Shaanxi's diet.
The representative menu of "Qin food culture" is mainly composed of yamen cuisine, merchant cuisine, local cuisine, folk cuisine and Muslim cuisine. Yamen cuisine, also known as official cuisine, has a long history and is elegant and thick, such as "with elbow" and "with spring in the head", while merchant cuisine is. The competition is fierce, such as "Four Happiness in the Ming Dynasty", "Fish in Milk Soup", "Braised Shredded Squid" and "Braised Meat with Three Seasons". Folk dishes are economical and full of local flavor, such as "Sliced Meat with Bald Head", "Braised Eggplant with Shredded Meat" and "Hulutou". After the development of Ming and Qing Dynasties, Muslim dishes have begun to take shape, such as "Mutton Paomo". It's beautiful. With the advantages of history and the ancient capital, Shaanxi's catering industry absorbs the essence, absorbs the rare flavors of all ethnic groups, gathers the best from home and abroad, and excavates and inherits the skills of the courts of previous dynasties. It is famous for its variety, exotic colors, strong national characteristics, different local flavors and antique charm.
However, the overall development of Shaanxi's catering industry is relatively slow in its early stage. Since the 1931s, with the opening of the Longhai Railway and the rise of the Anti-Japanese War, Shaanxi's catering industry has developed slowly. The population who moved to Xi 'an from all over the world increased sharply, and various flavors of food settled in Xi 'an one after another, so the catering industry in Shaanxi flourished. Later, since the 1981s, Xi 'an has gradually become a tourist attraction, and the communication at home and abroad has become increasingly frequent and close, which has promoted the catering industry in Shaanxi to develop by leaps and bounds. With the excavation of classic banquets such as "dumpling banquet", "snack banquet", "imitation Tang banquet" and "palace banquet", there has also appeared a new one. The popularity of catering in Shaanxi has been further improved.
The status quo-competing for success
As early as the Tang Dynasty, Xi 'an (formerly known as Chang 'an) was the largest and most open city in the country and the center of catering and catering culture in the country. Bai Juyi, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote "Send Sesame Cake to Yang Wanzhou": "Sesame Cake is like Kyoto, crispy and delicious. Send it to Ambassador Hungry and Chanyang, and try it. The "sesame cake" in the poem is the sesame seed cake that we eat today.
The land of Sanqin is full of colorful flowers, and the famous food is contained throughout the ages. All kinds of snacks circulating in Shaanxi, whether imperial or folk, are huge in quantity and fine in workmanship, and are well received by Chinese and foreign people. While Shaanxi people are excavating, sorting out and retaining these traditional foods, It also adds new connotations to it. For example, traditional jiaozi and snacks are combined into eye-opening dumpling banquets, snack banquets, imitation Tang banquets and court banquets. Here, people eat not only a few dishes, but also taste culture and tradition, and feel the historical context and national customs.
Qingzhen cuisine also occupies a very important position in China cuisine. In recent years, Muslim catering represented by beef, mutton and steamed buns in Shaanxi has become the only one. Laosunjia and Tongshengxiang in Xi 'an are well-known food shops, which have become the favorite places for tourists from all over the world.
The catering industry is a multi-faceted mirror, which can not only bring the most direct consumption, but also have great significance in stimulating agriculture, food processing industry and solving social problems such as employment. Therefore, vigorously developing the catering industry and promoting the "Qin food culture" has become a major factor in Shaanxi's economic development and promoting tourism.