When we say noodles in the pot, we mean that the ingredients of each bowl of noodles should be fried in the pot and cooked with the noodles. Customers choose different ingredients according to their own tastes. There are many kinds of ingredients, such as large intestine, kidney flower, fried fish, shredded Chinese cabbage, black fish fillet and so on. There are two pots in the noodle restaurant, one for cooking noodles and the other for fried noodles. The steps are as follows: boil the noodles in water for a short time, then cool them in cold water, then put them in a hot frying pan and cook them with the fried ingredients and soup, and serve them in three to four minutes. Its characteristics are strong noodles and delicious soup. Many people eat noodles in Jiaxing for the first time, thinking that the noodles are not cooked and feel a little raw. In fact, this is also one of the characteristics of Jiaxing's pot cover noodles.
Toppings can be seen literally, and the focus is on toppings. When the noodles are cooked, put them in the noodle bowl with the soup. Customers choose various toppings and pour them on noodles, which becomes a bowl of toppings. There are many kinds of toppings. Crispy mutton, fat and thin meat, and all kinds of cooking can be used as toppings. Suzhou toppings are famous all over the country because of the China on the tip of the tongue. In Taizhou, Zhejiang, authentic local toppings are also delicious. In Jiaxing, the most popular topping noodles are naturally mutton noodles.
In fact, in the past, noodle restaurants were mainly used for breakfast. Many elderly people like to gather in noodle restaurants or teahouses (teahouses also operate breakfast, mainly noodles, which are almost invisible now), order a noodle, take out a "small firecracker" (old Jiaxing should know), and chat while eating. This is called "morning wine". After eating noodles, make a pot of tea and continue chatting. Such a leisurely scene is naturally hard to see now, and the acceleration of the pace of life has also changed the living habits of many people. With the development of economy, young people do less manual work (those who do manual work are not hungry), and people begin to regard noodles as the staple food at noon or even at night. Noodle shops are open all day, but there are few morning markets, mainly "afternoon markets" and "evening markets"
In downtown Jiaxing, the most famous noodle restaurants are Yulin noodle restaurant on Tang Haiyan Road and Xiexi noodle restaurant on Xiexi Street. Both stores have been operating for more than ten years or even longer, and noodles can be cooked, braised and dry-picked. Every bowl of boiled noodles in Yulin noodle restaurant will be served with pickled cabbage, shredded raw mustard tuber and shredded green pepper. While enhancing the umami flavor, it pays more attention to the layering of the taste. Xiexi Street noodle restaurant is more prominent. Among them, the proprietress who collects money also has a unique skill, that is, she does not need a computer to order food. No matter how many people there are, as long as you quote the noodles you want to eat, whether they are spicy or not, whether to add one noodles or not, whether to boil them in water, she just needs to listen to them once and remember them without making mistakes. Really, the human brain is like a computer.
In recent years, Tongxiang Aneng noodles began to expand in Jiaxing. Arneng's noodles have a unique taste, which is different from the noodles of the above two companies. They are thinner, chewier and more popular with women and children. As long as they are run by authentic A Neng disciples, they are basically fire families. In addition, Yangliuwan old duck noodle restaurant, Xinya noodle restaurant and Rongxing noodle restaurant, which are also old signs, are all doing well, which shows Jiaxing people's love for noodles.