"Water mat" originated in Luoyang, which has a lot to do with its geographical climate. Luoyang is surrounded by mountains and located in a basin, with little rainfall and a dry and cold climate. The folk diet is mainly soup, and it likes hot and sour to resist dry and cold. People here are used to using local lakes.
Flour, lotus root, yam, radish, cabbage, etc. Accustomed to making economical banquets with rich soup. Even princes and nobles are used to cooking the main and non-staple foods together. Over time, Luoyang water mat with rich local characteristics was gradually created, and the flavor of "hot and sour, delicious and refreshing" was gradually formed.
The characteristics of Luoyang water mat are: first, there are carefully prepared meat dishes, vegetarian dishes and meat dishes, and the selection of materials is extensive. Birds in the sky, animals on the ground, fish in the sea and vegetables on the ground can all sit. According to the economic situation of the seat, it can be simple and complicated, from rich to frugal. Second, there is soup and water, with diverse tastes, sour, spicy, sweet and salty, comfortable and delicious. Third, the order of serving is strict and reasonable.
If you go to Luoyang, the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties, people will introduce you to the "three wonders of Luoyang": Luoyang water mat, Luoyang peony and Longmen Grottoes. Now, if you don't leave Beijing, you can taste the Luoyang water mat with a history of 1000 years in Houdefu restaurant on South Lishi Road.
The so-called "water mat" has two meanings: first, all hot dishes have soup-soup and water; Second, after eating a hot dish, it was withdrawn and served again, constantly updated like running water. There are 24 dishes in the banquet, including 8 cold cuts, 4 big dishes, 8 Chinese dishes and 4 table dishes, which are cold and hot, well-known, sweet and salty, sour and spicy. The order of serving is elegant. First, eight cold dishes are served as appetizers, and each dish is three meat dishes, totaling 16. Guests are invited to drink three rounds before serving hot dishes: four hot dishes are served first, and two Chinese dishes (also called tin foil dishes or seasoning dishes) are served on each hot dish, which is euphemistically called "serving food into the palace"; Finally, four dishes were served, including an egg soup, also called Fujian soup, to show the table was full. Hot dishes must be accompanied by soup and water. Chicken, duck, fish, fresh goods, fungi and seasonal vegetables are all delicious. Silk, chips, strips, blocks, diced fried, boiled and burned, changing endlessly.
Now it is popular to talk about nutrition and seek nourishment. Luoyang water mat is sweet and salty, with meat and vegetables. Its dishes are clean and economical. A table of 24 dishes, the price points in 400 yuan and 600 yuan. Hou Defu, a famous Henan cuisine restaurant in Beijing, invited the most famous "really different" restaurant in Luoyang to cook water mats on the occasion of the centenary celebration. In Luoyang, we took the lead in launching water mats, with a 20% discount, and also launched a series of allusions such as roasted wolfberry skin elbows, iron pot eggs, and Sima Huaifu chicken. Can the authentic Luoyang water mat win the hearts of Beijing diners? You'll know when you taste it.