Moodle fish is a Han specialty wheat dish that is common in northern China during the summer. It is a custom eaten on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month every year. It is a major contribution of northerners to pasta culture.

Main ingredients

Four, water

Taste

Salty and spicy

Food fish is common in northern summer A kind of pasta, also called "guozou" (pronunciation of tadpole in the dialect) in the dialects of some places in the north. It is shaped like a small fish or tadpole. In the early days, flour fish was mainly made from corn flour. Nowadays, flour fish is mainly made from wheat flour. The technology has been greatly improved compared to corn flour fish, and the taste is also much improved. Being able to make smooth and delicious noodle fish with a single flour can be said to be a major contribution of northerners to noodle culture.

Preparation method

(1) Knead the noodles. Just like making hand-kneaded noodles, first put wheat flour into a basin, add an appropriate amount of alkaline flour, add water, stir, and knead into a harder dough.

(2) Washing. Add water to a larger pot or porcelain basin and wash the dough into a batter until fibrous material remains (it can also be made into delicious food).

(3) Boil. Pour the washed batter into the pot. If the batter is too thin, let it settle for a while. Pour off the upper layer of water, then pour it into the pot and cook until it becomes a thick paste (of course, make sure it is cooked first). ). The first three steps are the same as making jelly.

(4) The step of shaping the noodle fish. Place the "well" frame on a basin or pot filled with cold water, and place a colander with even round holes at the bottom in the middle (you can also use a colander with larger holes instead). The larger spoon will cook the food. Scoop the thick paste into the drain basin, slide the spoon along the edge of the drain basin and squeeze it through the round hole, so that the smooth noodle fish will fall into the clear water.

(5) Boil vinegar or syrup, stir-fry some side dishes, and prepare minced garlic and chili peppers

(6) After the fish has cooled, pick it up with a slotted spoon and drain it Pour the water inside into the bowl, add various prepared ingredients, and a bowl of cool, smooth and delicious noodle fish is made.