When it comes to Shanxi pasta, the first thing people think of is Daoxiao Noodles. Daoxiao Noodles stands out among hundreds of kinds of pasta in Shanxi Province because of its strong palatability and convenient production, and has become a well-known brand of Shanxi pasta.
According to experts from Shanxi Cuisine Association, Daoxiao Noodles in Shanxi is becoming more and more popular in major cities in China, and Japan, South Korea, the United States, Canada and other countries and regions have the signboard of "Daoxiao Noodles in Shanxi".
According to reports, Shanxi Daoxiao Noodles has a history of over 100 years, and it is named after the "knife cutting" in its production. Daoxiao Noodles has strict technical requirements on dough mixing, and the ratio of water to dough is accurate. The knife used in its manufacture is not an ordinary kitchen knife, but a special arc knife. Daoxiao Noodles is famous for its thinness, thinness and length, which is shaped like a willow leaf. Daoxiao Noodles is soft and slippery with internal deficiency and external tendons, and the entrance is slippery with internal tendons, which has a good taste.
Another feature of Daoxiao Noodles is its marinade, commonly known as "topping" and "blending". According to experts, there are dozens of seasonings in Daoxiao Noodles, which are generally divided into fried sauce, marinated sauce and fried marinated sauce. Usually, people eat four or five kinds of tomatoes, eggs and meat sauce. These seasonings pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables. If you add Shanxi mature vinegar when eating, it will not only taste more delicious, but also have a health-preserving effect.
Daoxiao Noodles and Shanxi Province have a very broad mass base in Shanxi Province, which is not only the staple food of middle and high-end restaurants such as restaurants and guesthouses, but also many housewives have Daoxiao Noodles stunts.
Milk tea is an indispensable drink in the daily life of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. Kazakhs, Mongolians, Uighurs, Uzbeks, Tatars, Kirgiz and other ethnic groups all like to drink milk tea. They often say, "There is no Chaze's disease." He also said: "I would rather have no food for a day than no tea for a day."
Xinjiang milk tea
It is not without reason that ethnic minorities in Xinjiang love to drink milk tea. Because there are more meat and less vegetables in pastoral areas and alpine regions, milk tea is needed to help digestion, which is one of them; It's cold in winter and dry and hot in summer. Drinking a lot of milk tea in winter can quickly drive away cold, and in summer it can drive away heat and quench thirst, which is the second; Third, the pastoral area is vast and sparsely populated, and the distance between settlements is far away. It's not easy to find a drink when you are thirsty. Drinking enough milk tea before leaving home and eating some dry food on the way can endure thirst and hunger for a long time.
The raw materials of milk tea are tea and milk or goat milk. The general practice of milk tea is: first, mash the brick tea, put it into a copper pot or kettle, add fresh milk after the tea is boiled, spoon the tea continuously until the tea and milk are fully integrated, remove the tea leaves and add salt. However, some people don't add salt, just put salt around and add salt according to everyone's taste.
Ethnic minority families are very particular about drinking milk tea. The oldest guest is sitting in a chair. Give him the tea first. After drinking the first bowl of milk tea, if you still want to drink it, put the bowl in front of you or on the tablecloth, and the host will immediately take the bowl and give you the second bowl; If you don't want to drink, cover the bowl with your hands, which means you have had enough. If you don't know the rules, always put the bowl in front of the tablecloth, and the hospitable host will keep adding milk tea to you until you "beg for mercy". Of course, this is just a joke. If you really don't want to drink any more, use gestures to express it and the host will understand.
Traditional Food Culture in China: beginning of winter and Winter Solstice Ceremony
165438+1October 7th (the third day of the 10th lunar month) in beginning of winter; 65438+February 22nd (November 19th) winter solstice. Beginning of winter's meaning: standing is the beginning; In winter, in the end, everything is collected. On the 46th day after beginning of winter, "the spirit of China and Tibet has reached its acme" (24 solar terms). Want, not the meaning of "want", but the meaning of "extreme", as the saying goes, a long-standing problem.
The ancients had a saying that they observed the weather at the beginning of winter and predicted the temperature changes, such as "it is sunny at the beginning of winter, and it is cold in one winter"; "It's cloudy (rainy) in beginning of winter, and it's warm in winter (warm in winter)". Since the beginning of winter, "the water began to freeze, and the ground began to freeze." On the solstice of winter, the sun shines, that is, the direct sunlight moves north. Lao Tianjinwei said: "From the solstice of winter, grow one every day." It means the days are getting longer.
In terms of dietary customs, Wei Zhi of Tianjin and Tianjin County Records did not mention beginning of winter; For the solstice in winter, it is said that "eating wonton and drawing a picture to cool down the cold". In the folk, especially on the east and west sides where "Old Tianjinwei" lives together, beginning of winter has the custom of eating pumpkins and jiaozi.
I seldom buy pumpkins in the market in early winter. This kind of pumpkin is bought in summer and stored in a hut or window sill. After a long time of saccharification, dumplings are made. The taste is different from that of Chinese cabbage and pumpkin stuffing in summer. It needs to be dipped in vinegar and eaten with rotten garlic, and the taste is different.
Why does beginning of winter eat jiaozi? Because our country is based on agriculture and attaches great importance to the 24 solar terms, "Festival" is a new growth point of vegetation. Autumn harvest and winter storage, this day, in order to improve our life, we chose "delicious but jiaozi". I don't read much, and I know this from the customs of farming society. At the same time, in ancient times, melons were considered strong, so there was a saying in the Book of Rites that "eating melons was also a sacrifice first".
On the solstice of winter, there was a custom of "Winter Solstice Festival" in ancient China. The solstice in winter is also called "Celebrating the New Year". Hundreds of officials greeted the emperor, and the people worshipped each other and held banquets. Ordinary people eat wonton, which symbolizes breaking the chaotic world and welcoming new life. People in Tianjin eat "winter solstice noodles", which means that noodles are very long. I hope the day will get longer and longer.
China's solar terms are the carrier of farming customs, and history has passed, leaving behind culture. Festival customs are actually agricultural customs and culture (food customs are also one of them). Although it has no practical significance in modern life, it adds interest to life. Some festivals in the United States, with pumpkins or corn as their congratulations, parade in the streets of modern new york.