The delicacies of Quwo County include haggis, tuiwowo, bean paste cake, Quwo mutton soup, glutinous rice noodles, stir-fried noodles, glutinous rice noodles, totto, etc.
Haggis: There are three methods of cooking: South, Central and North, represented by Quwo, Taiyuan and Datong. South Quwo emphasizes boiling with water, using the original juice and soup, and the soup is milky white.
Push the dough: Grab a piece of dough, put it on the back of the knife, then push it flat with the palm of your hand, pick it up with your fingers and flick it, then roll it into a nest on your fingers, and then put the dough together.
The delicacies of Quwo County include haggis, tuiwowo, bean paste cake, Quwo mutton soup, glutinous rice noodles, stir-fried noodles, glutinous rice noodles, totto, etc.
1. Haggis: It is a local snack in Shanxi. Haggis is called differently in different areas of Shanxi and has different ways of eating it.
There are three methods of cooking in the south, middle and north, represented by Quwo, Taiyuan and Datong. The South Road Zagen (Quwo) emphasizes boiling with water, making the original soup, milky white in color and mellow in taste.
The preparation method is roughly a four-step process of cleaning, boiling, cutting and preparing the soup, and the craftsmanship is exquisite.
2. Push the dough: Grab a piece of dough and put it on the back of the knife (you can put a little oil on the back of the knife to avoid sticking), then push it flat with the palm of your hand, pick it up with your fingers and flick it, and roll it into a dough on your fingers.
, and then put the nests together.
3. Bean paste cake: Bean paste cake, also called pea cake and Chengsha cake, is made of peas and persimmons.
Created in the late Qing Dynasty, it is a traditional pastry in Quwo area.
It is one of the common people's favorite seasonal snacks, and it is also an essential food to cool down and relieve the heat in summer. It is named after Shanxi people, especially people in Quwo, Houma, Hejin and other places like to eat bean paste.
4. Quwo Sheep Soup: The method of Quwo Sheep Soup is to boil the sheep skeleton over high heat so that the whole sheep essence is absorbed into the soup. Then the sheep head meat, sheep blood and haggis are all cooked until soft and delicious.
Finally, add mutton oil and fry the chili noodles before selling.
5. Paste noodles: Use jelly to put the pastry in the center of the cake, and put in locust tree seeds (looks like it). It will be golden brown all over. Add garlic when eating.
It is soft and chewy in the mouth.
6. Fried rice noodles: Also called fried jelly, it is a very famous snack in Quwo.
Difenfen is a jelly made from sweet potato flour, which is fried in a griddle. During this period, gardenia powder is added (nowadays, sophora rice flour is used instead).
The fried noodles are golden and translucent, and sprinkled with pounded garlic juice. The aroma is fragrant and makes people want to stop.
7. Noodles: This is a traditional snack in Quwo. In southern Shanxi, it can be said that it is well-known to women and children, and is famous all over the world.
Noodles are very popular among diners due to their unique formula, sophisticated ingredients and full flavor.
The most famous one is Jiaoliqiao Noodles, which has a history of more than 400 years.
8. Toto: It looks like a mooncake on the outside, but it’s actually hollow inside.
It has two flavors: sweet and salty. It is made with cooked oil and white flour, filled with brown sugar, sesame and other fillings, and then rolled and knocked out in a carved mooncake mold.
Then, bake it in a hot griddle that has been greased with oil. After baking, place it under the grate and bake it on the wall of the oven, and finally make a hollow mooncake.