The practice of making steamed buns with pillars has a long history, and you can also feel the charm of these special foods during the making process. Stone steamed buns at the top of a pillar are very distinctive. The flour of the above-mentioned flour is kneaded into a cone shape by kneading, rubbing strips and pulling agents, and rolled into a steamed bun with a shallow concave bottom, which looks like a stone at the top of a pillar and is cooked in a cage. The skin is thin and thick, crisp and refreshing, and the taste is fragrant.

Historical allusions of stone steamed buns on pillars

In Liquan County, where Li Shimin Mausoleum of Emperor Taizong is located, there is a traditional flavor food, which is called stone steamed buns on pillars because it looks like stone on pillars. This steamed bun, which started in the Tang Dynasty, has a long history, unique flavor, exquisite selection of materials, fine production, delicious color, fragrant smell, delicious without dishes, easy to carry and durable to store. All the eaters praised it. When Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty paid homage to Emperor Taizong's Zhaoling, he tasted the stone buns on the top of the pillars presented by local officials and greatly appreciated them.

in August p>1981, former American president Carter visited China. On the 3th, he came to Shaanxi with his wife and daughter and visited the bonfire brigade in Liquan County. At noon, eat at a farmer's house. The staple foods are noodles, jiaozi, and stone buns on the top of the pillars; Dishes include roasted tofu, mixed bean sprouts, fried snake beans and scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Unfamiliar with China chopsticks, Carter stuck his thumb up and praised, "It's delicious! Delicious! " I was particularly interested in the stone steamed bun at the top of the column, and I was full of praise. I also asked about its practice in detail. When the host introduced him to the materials, the preparation method and the characteristics of "thin skin, thick flesh and bulging cavity, flat column top with concave bottom, crisp, refreshing and delicious, convenient to carry and store", Carter was very happy, that is, he asked the translator to translate all the recipes of the day into English and took them back to the United States.