"The world's pasta is in China, and China's pasta is in Shanxi." There are nearly a thousand kinds of pasta made of various grains in Shanxi. Its wide range of materials, many patterns and skillful production are unique in the country and enjoy a high reputation. In addition to the staple food, Shanxi pasta has also developed various local snacks and pasta artworks.

Shanxi classic noodles

stockpot

Jiaozi, wonton, Lamian Noodles, cat ears, sliced noodles, Daoxiao Noodles, sliced noodles.

Combustion class

Pancakes, chopped green onion cakes, fatty sugar cakes, fatty Melaleuca, zygotes.

Baking class

Wipe shortcake, sugar drying oven, drying oven, cut cake.

fried food

All kinds of oil cakes, oil twists, oil noodles, bird's nest cakes.

Zhengqi classroom

Kowloon steamed dumplings, steamed cakes, lotus leaf cakes, steamed buns, yellow bowls.

soup

Wuhu tea, camellia oleifera, mixed soup.

Huangmian

The yellow face of Dunhuang is as thin as a dragon beard and as long as a gold thread. They are elastic and tense, and taste delicious when mixed with soup or vegetables.

Lanzhou broth beef noodles

Beef noodles, commonly known as "beef Lamian Noodles", are the most distinctive popular economic snacks in Lanzhou. Lamian Noodles seems to be an acrobatic performance, with dancers waving ribbons. Lanzhou beef noodles with clear soup have five characteristics: "one clear, two white, three red, four green and Huang Wu". Visitors to Lanzhou should try beef noodles with hot and sour broth.

Handmade minced meat noodles

Dunhuang handmade minced meat noodles are very famous. They are exquisite in section, delicious in soup, fresh in ingredients, unique in color, fragrance and taste, and the local people never tire of eating them.

Xiangfan

Aromatherapy rice is a famous food of Zhang Ye, which was created in the Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty. Delicious but not greasy, refreshing and delicious, rich in nutrition.

Guagua

Also known as "Guagua bean jelly noodles", it is a famous Tianshui snack. According to legend, in the Western Han Dynasty, melons were the royal meals in the palace. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, it became "the first food of Zhou Qin". Gu 'agua is a special flavor food suitable for all seasons.

Taiyuan flavor snacks

Feng Meng Cake: Feng Meng Cake is a unique traditional food in Feng Meng Village, Qingxu County. It is famous for its fragrance, crispness, softness, sweetness and coolness. Anyone who has tasted it will call it the best in the cake. Feng Meng cake was created in the 10th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, with a history of 100 years.

Liuweizhai Sauced Meat: It is a famous food in Taiyuan. It is famous both inside and outside the province for its fat but not greasy, thin but not firewood and crisp taste. 1982, the sauce elbow flower of Liuweizhai was rated as a high-quality product by the Ministry of Commerce.

Steamed dumplings with mutton (beef): It is a famous snack in Taiyuan. The steamed dumplings in Renyili Jiaozi Branch are thin and delicious. With the help of aged vinegar, they taste excellent. It can be said that "fat but not greasy stuffing becomes pills, and a steamed dumpling is praised by thousands of people."

Mutton cutting: It is a famous traditional snack in Shanxi with a long history. This kind of snack is cheap, nutritious and very popular, especially in winter. The "Good Yang Gang Miscellaneous Brother" located in Liu Bei is very famous.

Boutique halal assorted dishes: started in the 20th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, with fine selection of materials and strict ingredients, which are deeply loved by consumers. The whole set of snacks consists of four categories: sugar cake, peach crisp, hot bread stuffing and bag stuffing. The specifications are neat, sweet but not greasy, novel and beautiful.

Xinzhou flavor snacks

Steamed pork in Dingxiang: Cook and chop pork and potatoes, then add flour and seasoning, stir and mix, and then steam in a bowl. When you eat it, heat it and cut it into pieces. It's delicious.

Yuan Ping Guo Kui: Yuan Ping Guo Kui was named after "winning the first place in local cooking" in history. It is shaped like a block, about three inches long, and its edges are round. Those without stuffing are called hollow pot heads, and those with stuffing have another name. Most of them are sweet-filled Guo Kui, and the best one is Mei Guo Cheng Guo Kui. Guo Kui's cake noodles are yellow, with the characteristics of fragrance, sweetness, crispness and crispness. Coupled with the different fillings, each has its own flavor, which makes people never tire of eating for a long time. The original flat pot helmet is in short supply. In addition to selling well in this province, it also goes directly to Beijing, Tianjin, Inner Mongolia in the north and Sichuan in the south.

Wuzhai pig black meat stew powder: take cooked pork, add potatoes, vermicelli, tofu and seasoning, and stew in the pressure cooker for a long time until the meat and potatoes are cooked, which is suitable for all ages.

Baode bowls and plates: Baode County is rich in buckwheat. The buckwheat noodle bowls and plates made in Baode County are crystal clear, light blue in color, delicate in texture, soft and tender, fragrant, and unique in flavor. They are the top grade of Xinzhou regional snacks.

Chop three knives: chop three knives, also known as oil bag, is golden in color, sweet and delicious, and is one of the main foods of Wutaishan people during the Spring Festival. It has a history of more than 300 years, and it is passed down from generation to generation every year. In the long feudal society, Wutai working people lived in poverty and lived on corn all the year round. In order to change this monotonous diet, five people created a food made of coarse grains. When frying, in order to let the sesame oil penetrate, you need to cut three knives on it, so it is called "cutting three knives". It is also called "oil bag" because it tastes oily.

Linfen flavor snacks

Steamed dumplings: It is a traditional food in southern Shanxi, which looks like pomegranate, white and crystal clear, with thin stuffing, fragrant and delicious. As early as three years in Qianlong, Wang of Beijingli Village, Fushan County opened a Fushan Steamed Dumpling Restaurant in Xianyukou outside Qianmen, and cooked fried triangles and various famous dishes. On New Year's Eve, Gan Long came back from a private visit to Tongzhou and went to Fushan Steamed Dumplings Restaurant to eat steamed dumplings. The steamed dumplings here are soft and fragrant, oily but not greasy, white and crystal clear, like emerald pomegranate. After eating a big meal, he was full of praise. After returning to the palace, he personally wrote "all in one place" in three characters, and ordered people to make a plaque and send it to Fushan Steamed Dumpling Hall. Since then, the steamed dumpling restaurant has gained great fame and doubled its value.

Queen Mother's Imperial Baked Cakes: houma city, Shanxi Province was called Xintian in ancient times, and it was the capital of Jin State at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. There is a master Qu Zhiming in Xintian Hotel here. His "Queen Mother's Royal Bubble Cake" is crystal clear, crisp and sweet. Because Empress Dowager Cixi likes to enjoy it, this kind of cake is like a blooming bubble flower, hence its name. "Queen Mother's Royal Puffed Cake" looks like a mushroom from a distance, like a sunset glow; Close up, it seems to be bursting, such as Jin Ju Douyan. The whole body is golden, crisp and sweet, which can nourish and strengthen the body.

Stir-fried prickly heat: prickly heat is a kind of fried food unique to Hongtong County. According to "Hongtong County Records", every year on the second day of the second lunar month, Hong Tong and Zhao Cheng counties will hold a water-offering temple fair in Guangsheng Temple. On this day, Guangsheng Temple was crowded with people, and county magistrates and local gentlemen from two counties came to attend. However, some temple fairs beat gongs and drums, some staged "three-eye lights", and some sold snacks such as oil cakes, tofu dishes and mutton chowder. Among the many booths, the most striking ones are cooking experts from two counties, who set up frying pans here. This is not only a technical performance competition, but also a necessary preparation before giving water. Fried prickly heat piled up into a "mountain" on the rich dining table, and people began to offer water. The water sacrifice is presided over by the eminent monk of the "Water Temple", and its main content is to sow seeds to the lotus pond. The last master in Hongtong County who participated in the sacrifice of boiled dumplings was Mr. Liang (deceased), and now the descendant of fried dumplings is.

Mutton chowder: Mutton chowder in Hong Tong was created in the Yuan Dynasty. In Qing dynasty, it was as famous as Pingyao beef and Wenxi boiled cake because of its unique cooking range and cooking method. It is characterized by its original juice and soup, which must be stewed in casserole. Only add salt, Chili oil (fried sheep), scallion, pepper, monosodium glutamate, aniseed and other condiments. It is said that the Mongolian custom of eating mutton has been preserved.

Yuncheng flavor snacks

Bean paste cake: Bean paste cake was created in the late Qing Dynasty and made of peas, gardenias and dried persimmons. According to legend, after the Taiping Army conquered Jiyuan, Henan Province, it recruited young and middle-aged local people to join the army, led his troops north to capture Jincheng, Changzhi and other places, and continued to advance to Jinnan. When troops were stationed in Quwo, some Jiyuan disabled soldiers saw Quwo's rich beauty and bustling streets, so they didn't think about their hometown and stayed in Quwo to start a bean paste cake business to make a living. During the Republic of China, bean paste cake stalls were everywhere and became a unique local snack. They also made up a mantra: "Come to Quwo County, live in Dadongguan, copy a burden and earn some money from bean paste." The operation of bean paste cake does not occupy the space and does not need to open the door. Raw materials are easily available, and small profits are quick turnover.

Jishan Twist: Jishan Twist is a traditional snack in Yuncheng. According to legend, the twist was originally a court food, and when it spread to the people, it became a shape where two sides stuck together. You can still see it in Hongdong area now. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a businessman in Xiwei Village, Zhaidian Town took it back to his hometown Yuncheng, where it was made and sold, and many people ate it. Later, the merchants constantly improved the production technology, changed the twist from two strands to three strands, and then fried it, showing a golden thread pattern. At present, Jishan Twist has been sold in Beijing, Shenzhen, Heilongjiang and other provinces and cities 10, and it is very popular.

Xiezhou mutton bread in soup: The Guandi Temple in Xiezhou is famous all over the country, and the four famous dishes in Xiezhou-mutton bread in soup, millet oil cake, fried noodles with oil tea and shredded pork with lard are also famous everywhere. Among the four famous foods, mutton bread in soup is the most famous. Xiezhou mutton bread in soup has excellent ingredients, complete seasonings, unique and fine technology, fresh soup and delicious taste. Because it looks beautiful and tastes delicious, it has been praised by guests all over the world. There is a poem saying: "The original soup is delicious, which warms the stomach and adds spirit;" Eat cold stomach in summer and warm body in winter. "It is said that when Empress Dowager Cixi went to West Chang 'an, she heard that Xiezhou mutton bread in soup was very famous, so she sent an envoy to Xiezhou to bring it to her.

Jinnan Fermented Grains: Jinnan Fermented Grains are well-known and first appeared in food stalls, with a history of hundreds of years. Every year at the temple fair on March 18th of the lunar calendar, there are endless streams of tourists and a sea of people, so the mash to quench thirst and produce saliva arises at the historic moment. Fermented glutinous rice is famous because it uses living spring water and glutinous rice irrigated with this water, and it also has a unique cooker and a unique brewing method. To cook mash, it is necessary to make a special fan box furnace, which is shaped like a blacksmith's furnace and has a diameter of about 26 cm. In front of the furnace, you need an iron smoke pipe with a length of about 33 cm and a diameter of 3.3 cm from front to back, and a large brass ladle. Hongdong fermented grains cooked with unique raw materials and stoves have pure color, positive taste and long fragrance. After more than one hundred years' development, there are more than ten varieties of fermented glutinous rice, such as lotus root starch fermented glutinous rice, clear soup fermented glutinous rice, egg flower fermented glutinous rice, longan fermented glutinous rice and Sanxian fermented glutinous rice, which is a popular soup.

Datong flavor snacks

Oil noodles: Steamed with naked oats, served with mutton and minced meat, and various condiments, you will be satisfied at Kowloon Hotel, Yunzhong Hotel and jiaozi fried dumpling house in West Street and Kowloon Street.

Yingzhou beef brisket: In Yingxian County outside Yanmenguan, there is not only the famous Yingzhou wooden pagoda at home and abroad, but also a traditional food called beef brisket, which is quite famous. Yingxian county once became the economic and military center of the north after the Tang and Five Dynasties. Liao and Jin Dynasties belonged to Xijing Road, and the economy was very prosperous. After several wars, it became desolate year by year. But by the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the economy here had picked up again. At that time, Yingxian was the only place for Buddhists from northern provinces to make a pilgrimage to Wutai Mountain, a Buddhist holy place. There were many tourists and businessmen in the past. At first, there were several local cuisines, such as twist, yellow cake and flour cake, and the restaurant business was very light. At that time, there was a restaurant owner named Yu Yi in Yingxian town. Because of the sluggish business, he was very anxious. One day, when he was making bread, he accidentally knocked over half a bowl of syrup on the dough table because he was absent-minded He used his quick wits to mix white flour and syrup to make dough, but he couldn't steam it well or bake it well. He tried to knead it into a small cake and fry it in the oil pan with fried dough twists. It tastes sweet and delicious when taken out, and the color is very similar to that of cooked sirloin. So he tried to make it into the shape of a cow's waist and gave it to the guests, which was immediately praised by people. Since then, Yu Yi has specialized in making this kind of food, and his restaurant has prospered, and his skills have been passed down from generation to generation.

Daizhou cotton and linen tablets: It has a long history and is famous for its thinness, crispness, sweetness and delicious taste. It has a history of nearly a hundred years. Juxingrui, Xingshengzhai, Fuchengzhai, Tianxingchang, Jushengzhai, Fushengkui and other famous firms in Daizhou are all famous in Shanxi.