The Spring Festival is the most important and solemn traditional festival in China. After the Spring Festival, it means that we are one year older. During the Spring Festival, every household will prepare some local delicacies, and the whole family will have a lively New Year's Eve dinner together. So, do you know what Shaanxi people eat during the Spring Festival? Come with me to learn about Shaanxi culture!
1. Northern Shaanxi delicacies
Speaking of the Spring Festival delicacies in northern Shaanxi, I really don’t know which one is the best. People in northern Shaanxi start preparing New Year's meals as soon as they enter the twelfth lunar month. On the night of New Year's Eve, every household will prepare a variety of New Year's delicacies. The most profound thing in my memory is a folk delicacy called the Four Big Bowls of Northern Shaanxi. This dish is a traditional delicacy in northern Shaanxi and an indispensable dish for people in northern Shaanxi. The four bowls include: meatballs, roasted pork, crispy chicken, and crispy pork ribs. Each of these four kinds of food has its own flavor. The meatballs are fragrant and crispy, the roasted meat is fat but not greasy, the crispy chicken is soft and delicious, and the crispy ribs are crispy and tasty. The four flavors of one dish complement each other. When you eat it in your mouth, the lingering fragrance fills your mouth, making people truly enjoy the taste of "New Year".
2. Guanzhong Braised Dishes
Among the many Guanzhong delicacies, the most worth mentioning should be the "Guanzhong Braised Dishes" that can be made by every household and has different flavors. , although this dish is not as famous as other dishes, it is very authentic and best represents the folk customs of Guanzhong. It breaks the limitations of boiled dishes and diversifies fashionable and fresh ingredients, making it elegant, refreshing and delicious. This kind of simmered stew is a continuation of the traditional cooking method. It is original, rich and pure, and the fire is in place without adding any spices. This fully demonstrates the infinite charm of Shaanxi cuisine.
3. Chang’an delicacies
Speaking of the New Year folk customs in Guanzhong, they are so powerful and thick that it is difficult to write about them. Anyone who has been to Xi'an thinks that this ancient city has rich cultural heritage. Lao Shaanxi loves to listen to Qin opera and cook noodles. This is the first impression outsiders have of Xi’an people. Anyone who has interacted with Xi'an people will know that Xi'an people are enthusiastic, down-to-earth and particular. It’s true that people in Xi’an are very down-to-earth, and that’s reflected in their food. But people in Xi'an don't just eat to fill their stomachs and provide food and clothing. They are extremely particular about eating. Perhaps because history has left such a deep legacy in this city, people in Xi'an even have a cultural experience when eating. feast. What's more, during the Spring Festival, there are all kinds of delicious dishes with Guanzhong characteristics.
4. The Four Big Bowls of Northern Shaanxi
In addition, New Year’s delicacies such as red date pumpkin, braised mutton, fine braised haggis, hand-shredded beef jerky, pickled cabbage cakes and other New Year delicacies are available every day. Just looking at the name of a dish will make your mouth water, and you can't wait to eat it all. According to the introduction from fellow villagers, among so many delicacies, "stewed mutton" is the most distinctive. Because mutton is a specialty of northern Shaanxi, the mutton in northern Shaanxi is much fresher than that in other places. The cooking method of mutton is very particular. The goat Jiezi that is pastured is chosen, and its meat is the best on the table in northern Shaanxi. There is also a proverb in northern Shaanxi - "Pig is not spicy, sheep is not sauce", which means that mutton is generally not sauced, but is stewed with water and local "pepper grass" and other traditional spices, and simmered until the bones and meat are separated. ; Features are tender meat, fresh soup, and extremely fragrant.