Eat in Weishan There is a saying in Dali: Play in Dali and eat in Weishan.

This is absolutely true. As the birthplace of the ancient Nanzhao Kingdom and a national historical and cultural city, Weishan's rich food culture is also an important part of its history and culture. Not only are there many snacks here, but they also have unique flavors and are unique.

Walking into Weishan, the most attractive among the many snacks is undoubtedly the bait silk.

In the early morning, walking in the ancient Weishan City, which is elegant and simple, with unique architectural styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the streets are filled with the fragrance of grilled meat and bait shreds. The refreshing fragrance makes people unable to resist having a bowl.

You will never get tired of eating grilled meat and bait shreds. The key lies in fine workmanship and careful selection of ingredients.

The most authentic selection of ingredients is Weishan's famous "Huangpigu" rice. The bait silk made from it is white in color, soft and sweet in taste, not crispy and not sticky.

The meat should be selected from the hind legs, elbows, and abdomen of fresh pork that has just been slaughtered and put on the market. Grill the surface over a charcoal fire over a high fire, then soak it in warm water for a while and scrape the residue clean.

Put it into a large casserole, add an appropriate amount of fruits and bacon bones, and stew it over both civil and military fires. Stew the meat until it is cooked and soft, and then prepare the soup and "hat" after a day and night.

There is also knowledge in cooking shredded bait, and mastering the time and heat is the most important.

When the shredded bait is cooked in 80% boiling water but not rotten, add the stewed meat, soup, chopped green onion, soy sauce, sesame oil made from the Dahongpao pepper from the Weishan Caochang Mountain. You can also add garlic juice and fragrant spices.

With roasted chili noodles and other ingredients, the braised pork bait shreds at this time taste delicious and fragrant, and the mouth is endless aftertaste.

"A bowl of noodles is one noodle/A pot of noodles is one noodle/A family eats one noodle/A thousand people eat one noodle..." In the ancient city of Weishan, its reputation ranks second to grilled meat and bait shreds.

The next one should be longevity ramen.

Weishan's Yitoutou longevity ramen is unique, delicious and beautiful, and has a profound meaning.

When eating noodles, the uncooked noodles are constantly being pulled out of the pot, while the cooked noodles are picked up, all the way up to the root.

The top of the noodle soup is also very particular. It needs to use local specialty poached beans and rice, paired with a special local mushroom, plus tender melon with yellow heart and blue skin and red lantern pepper, and stir-fried with lean pork shreds on skewers.

It can be said that the color, aroma and taste are complete, and it tastes fragrant and very delicious.

In the past, longevity ramen was usually eaten to celebrate the birthdays of the elderly. It is a veritable longevity noodle, and it also symbolizes the continuity of the family line.

With the development of market economy and tourism industry, Weishan's longevity ramen has not only entered the daily life of residents of the ancient city, but has also become an auspicious delicacy for entertaining relatives, friends and tourists.

Green bean cake is a snack with the most local characteristics of Weishan, and it is also the "breakfast" that many people want to eat most.

Green bean cakes are not available all the time. They can only be eaten during the season when green broad beans are ripe.

Weishan green bean cake is made only from local fresh beans, so it is exquisite and expensive.

It is made by grinding high-quality rice into rice flour, then mixing it with green bean flour made from high-quality green broad beans, and then steaming it into a cake, which is natural green in color, both exquisite and delicious.

The most unique thing is the steamer for steaming green bean cakes. It is a large gong pot with several fist-sized holes dug into the lid of the gong pot. There are also a corresponding number of small round wooden steamers. The small round steamers are also very special.

, round at the top and pointed at the bottom, with small ventilation holes on the iron partition in the middle.

The small round steamer just fits on the hole in the pot lid, and looks like a strange big telescope from a distance.

Fill the gong pot with water and place it on the fire.

After the water is boiled, the mixed rice noodles and green bean noodles are put into the millet steamer, and the two small steamers are steamed together.

It only takes two or three minutes to steam the two steamer cakes with the heat of the steam.

At this time, sprinkle sesame seeds and brown sugar on the surface of one of the steamer cakes, flip the other cake on top, and steam for about another minute. Take the cake out of the steamer and place it on a plate.

The two steamer cakes are sandwiched with brown sugar and are combined into one. People in Weishan call it "one together cake". The emerald green cake surface is poured with dark red sugar juice, exuding a faint fragrance. Just looking at it makes you want to eat it.

It is said that although green bean cake is a sweet, it has the effects of losing weight and beautifying the face, so it is a favorite among ladies.