As the ancients said, food is the most important thing for people. This sentence is used to describe Xinyang people's emphasis on diet, which is more appropriate There is a proverb in Xinyang: "It is better to have sores and pus than to be poor." In the past, even poor Xinyang people would put a few dishes of pickled pickles on the table after a hard day and enjoy the secular life comfortably. In the rural areas in the southeast mountainous area of Xinyang, there is a custom of "one guest in the whole village". Tourists and other families in the village may send a bowl of food or a glass of wine to show their welcome and respect for their guests. In that era of lack of food and drink, Xinyang people could make delicious food with the simplest ingredients. In today's extremely rich material, delicious Xinyang people are changing their patterns to make delicious food.

Xinyang people love to eat, but also can eat, and every family is very particular about food, even a breakfast is unambiguous. Many Xinyang people like to eat Regan Noodles in the morning. Different from the famous Regan Noodles in Wuhan, the traditional Regan Noodles was improved by Xinyang people, with less thick sesame paste and more gluten and refreshing spicy powder. You can also add coriander, Schizonepeta, diced radish, sour beans, chopped green onion and thousands of pieces according to your own preferences. A bowl of simple Regan Noodles, simple to eat their own unique flavor.

Xinyang staple food: there are two kinds of staple food: rice is the main food in the south of Huaihe River, with thin food in the morning and evening and dry rice at noon; In the north of Huaihe River, pasta accounts for half (mostly wheat flour, few miscellaneous grains), and in the morning and evening it is noodle porridge or miscellaneous grains porridge such as sweet potato and corn; In addition to rice at noon, sometimes steamed bread is the main food, as well as noodles and steamed noodles. Porridge is made of rice, or rice mixed with sweet potatoes, red beans and cowpeas. In addition to steamed bread, there are noodles, steamed bread, bread, jiaozi, fried dough sticks, twisted dough sticks and so on. There are also local high-piled steamed buns, fried cakes, Huangchuan tribute noodles and three butter sticks. Besides common dishes, noodles include clear water, fish noodles, Regan Noodles and steamed noodles. The stuffing of steamed stuffed buns is usually vegetables, meat, beans and so on. , are all steamed. The varieties of flour cakes are pot cakes, steamed cakes, sesame cakes and pies. Most of them are baked in pots, but there are not many fried dough sticks and fried dough sticks. In addition, there are some holiday foods, such as Laba porridge, glutinous rice balls, zongzi and Ciba. With the development of economy, urban residents have gradually developed from a staple food structure based on rice and flour to a non-staple food structure, and high-nutrient foods have increased.

Xinyang cuisine: People in southern Henan are "able to eat" and are very particular about food. Most housewives are masters of cooking, and men are good at cooking everywhere. The food is not salty or light, but slightly spicy. Daily cooking is mainly frying and stewing, followed by stewing and boiling. When entertaining guests, there can be steaming, frying, frying, frying, frying, mixing, marinating and so on. Oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, monosodium glutamate, spiced powder, spicy powder and Chili powder are the basic seasonings for cooking. Most of the dishes are cooked food, and raw food often appears in summer and banquets. There is a saying in shopping malls and Xinxian County that "it takes a piece of fat to grow crops", because the mountains are low and the water is low, the water quality is sour and iodine-deficient, and lard is used for cooking, especially in the busy farming season, which is labor-intensive. Vegetable oil is water oil, only used to mix lettuce and stir-fry food.