I've adapted an advertisement here: a bucket for hungry, a bucket for leisure and entertainment, a bucket for meals at work, a bucket for my wife when she is not at home, and a bucket for each train and car.
Because its packaging is divided into barrels and bags, it is very convenient for people to eat. As long as there is boiled water, they can enjoy it freely anytime and anywhere. Later, with the progress of society, "instant noodles" not only have a wide variety, but also have diversified tastes.
However, in my hometown Jincheng, there is such a kind of instant noodles, which is not the well-known "Master Kong", nor the "Tangdaren" with delicious soup, nor the traditional "Laotan Shuan Cai".
It is a very common "Yuzhu" brand instant noodles, and the market price does not exceed one yuan. Although the origin belongs to Boai County, Henan Province, Henan people never eat it. Because Boai County, Henan Province and Jincheng City, Shanxi Province are neighbors to each other, they have become the "favorite" of Jincheng people.
I remember when I was in primary school (early 1980s), I just started eating instant noodles. At that time, I thought instant noodles were really a good thing. It was time-saving and delicious. I wish I could not eat instant noodles every day.
However, due to the lack of material conditions, this wish is difficult to achieve. Later, we produced instant noodles locally, without outer packaging, a box of 50 bags. After buying home, I cook, soak and marinate, and my mother does it differently every day.
Unfortunately, it didn't last long, and it disappeared in a few years. In the 1990s, with the tide of reform and opening up and the progress of science and technology, the varieties and types of instant noodles gradually increased. After people have tasted all kinds of flavors, the instant noodles that are finally recognized by people and continue to this day are "Yuzhu" in Henan.
"Yuzhu" was popular in Jincheng at that time, and it was very delicious whether it was eaten dry or cooked. From then on, it was out of control. No matter in the street breakfast shops, roadside stalls, but also in high-end restaurants, restaurants and hot pot restaurants, you can see its familiar figure and smell its unique flavor.
At home, not to mention, it is not only a must-have item for every family, but also a must-take when traveling. Nowadays, children go out to study, which is also one of the foods that must be mailed, and even some people take them out of the country.
I remember one year when we traveled to Taiwan Province, some of our peers brought "Yuzhu". When we ate the food in Taiwan Province for a few days, we missed our hometown Heluo and Lamian Noodles very much because of the different local tastes. However, that was impossible.
At this time, someone took out "Yuzhu", wow! That expression, that scene, everyone seemed to see a long-lost old friend, very surprised, mouth watering. It is really happy to eat a pack of "Yuzhu" in a foreign land. Although it can't represent the handmade pasta in my hometown, it is enough for us to eat.
My daughter is going to college in Nanjing. A friend went to visit her at school and brought her a few packets of "Yuzhu" instant noodles by the way. Later, she shared it with the people in the dormitory, and was praised by all the staff, thinking that it was the best instant noodles they had ever eaten.
Every time several people share a bag, there is quite a feeling that "things are rare and expensive". Others suggested: "I dare not finish eating, waiting to be a snack on the way home." (Winter vacation is coming soon) "My daughter came back to tell me that these children are really cute and ridiculous.
After laughing, I feel a little distressed about them. So at the beginning of this year, I specially sent them a box.
"Yuzhu" instant noodles are not our local specialty, but each bag contains a strong hometown feeling, which is also a link between the people of Henan and Jin.
It is no exaggeration to say that wherever the people of Jincheng go, Yuzhu will be taken. I hope more people will taste its delicacy.