As the saying goes in Datong Food: "Food is the most important thing for the people [Note: Heaven: a metaphor for the most important thing for survival. The people regard food as the basis of their lives. It refers to the importance of people's food.]", Great China, Different Ethnic Groups

, Different regions also have their own characteristics in food culture.

I have lived in Datong since I was a child, and I am even more familiar with Datong’s local snacks.

Beijingers often say that we Datong people "live in Jinluan Palace and eat Wowotou."

But in Datong, there are many kinds of "wowotou": yellow cake, jelly, oatmeal noodles, taro, shaved noodles, etc., each one is so delicious that it makes people drool. Let's talk about Shanxi's shaved noodles!

The noodles should be kneaded into a tube shape that is about the length of a ruler. When cutting the noodles, one should stand in front of the pot, hold the noodles with one hand, and cut the noodles from top to bottom with a knife in the other hand.

The shaved noodles are triangular in shape, with the same width, thickness, and length.

The noodles shaved by the chefs with exquisite craftsmanship are like "one falling into the soup pot, one floating in the air, and one just coming out of the knife, and the noodles are like fish jumping."

The snow-white noodles are paired with different soups and meat cubes, giving it a unique flavor.

Shanxi people are known as "vinegars", so vinegar is indispensable in the seasoning. Adding a small spoonful of bright red chili oil, the color, flavor and flavor are all good, making people want to eat more bowls.

Speaking of knife-shaped noodles, there is another allusion: It is said that when the Mongolian Tatars invaded the Central Plains, in order to prevent the Han people from rebelling, every household [Note: every household.

Refers to all people.

] All metal utensils were confiscated, and every ten households could only use one kitchen knife to cook in turn.

An old man wanted to take a knife to make noodles. Unexpectedly, the knife had been taken away by someone else.

The old man saw a piece of thin iron sheet on his way home, so he cut it with this!

He put the kneaded dough on a wooden board and held it with his left hand. He used the iron piece with his right hand to start peeling. The most delicious thing about the thin dough was the jelly, the crystal clear powder like jelly.

It is thinly sliced ??into vermicelli and paired with emerald green shredded cucumbers and tender braised dried tofu.

Don’t drool just yet, for our ‘Vinegar Lao Xi’er’, the combination of vinegar and chili is a match made in heaven [Note: 合: 合.

It seems that God has arranged it and it fits together perfectly.

Words to wish someone a happy marriage.

], a few drops of vinegar, a small spoonful of chili, large plump lotus beans, strong onion soup and garlic juice, and a bowl of fresh and mouth-watering jelly is complete!

The combination of white, yellow, grey, green and red makes you impatient before you even have time to appreciate it [Note: near: urgent.

Too urgent to wait.

Describes an anxious mood.

] Gobble it up [Note: It describes the way of eating something vigorously and urgently.

]stand up.

Take a few bites in your mouth, and the smoothness of the jelly and the crisp sounds of lotus beans and cucumbers form an interesting symphony of "jelly" in your mouth. If you don't pay attention, the naughty jelly will flow into your throat.

It flew into the pot and kept rolling, and it was cooked quickly.

That’s called delicious. If you come to Datong, you must remember to taste the snacks here.