Farther away, let's say the snack street in Changji, which is a place worth tasting. As Changji is a Hui autonomous prefecture, the snacks here are different from other places. Most of them have Hui flavor, absorbing the essence of cooking culture of Han nationality, Uygur nationality, Kazak nationality, Russia and other nationalities, forming Changji's unique cuisine, which is the crystallization of thousands of years' food culture of Changji people dominated by Hui nationality.
Changji city is only about 40 kilometers away from Urumqi, and it takes less than half an hour to drive on the expressway. Of course, there is no traffic jam.
Because it is close to Urumqi, it has become a frequent place for city people. Especially on weekends, there is a lot of traffic in front of the snack street in changji city, and people come and go, so it is quite difficult to find a parking space. This also makes the local traffic police hard, and they are not allowed to rest on weekends. They want to divert traffic in front of the snack street, and everyone is very busy.
The architectural style of Changji Snack Street combines the architectural style of western regions and the classical architectural form of China, which is antique.
There are 58 catering merchants in Changji Snack Street, and all kinds of special snacks are concentrated. Nine bowls and three rows of snacks, such as oil cake, sesame oil, oil tower, prickly heat, face lung, hemp leaf, mutton, pepper chicken, saute spicy chicken series, meatball soup, etc., exude attractive fragrance, and people feel hungry and drool because of this fragrance before they reach the small street. In the snack street, all kinds of snack doors are adjacent, and delicious food wafts in every workshop. All the restaurants are full of tempting and dazzling food, so you don't know what to eat. It should be said that the most famous snack here is the oil tower set on fire by horses, but whenever you come, there is a long queue at the door. No matter how long you wait, the dead fans of the oil tower will line up there until they are satisfied. If you are not a die-hard fan of the oil tower, or you are one of those impatient people, you will be attracted by other foods and want to buy it after dinner, but by that time, you will not be able to buy it, and this oil tower is the best when it first comes out of the pot, with a shelf life of only one day. If you buy it home, it will taste bad.
? The first time I went to Changji snack street, my sister invited me. I took my mother, my sister and my little nephew. Seeing such a rich meal, I don't know which one to eat. After a tour, I finally chose nine bowls and three rows in Umer restaurant. This restaurant is on the second floor. As soon as I entered the door, I was warmly greeted on the table. Without asking too much, the boss knew that he ate nine bowls and three rows, so after sitting down, the food was served soon.
Before that, I called my comrade Bao Juanshan, who is from Changji. After returning from my job, I taught in the middle school attached to Peking University in Changji. A phone call. He'll be here soon.
The so-called nine bowls and three rows, in fact, does not refer to the fancy taste of food, but the external form of various foods, that is, different foods are placed in nine bowls and then placed on the dining table in three vertical and three horizontal directions. As for the food and rice in the nine bowls, although the boss introduced it, we also ate it, but unfortunately we didn't remember it.
The second time, there were more people. Little sister and her son, brother and his son, niece and her daughter, we went with my mother. It was agreed to go with my mother, but in fact, I finally turned around a few children to meet their various requirements for eating and playing. However, as long as the child is happy, the mother will be happy.
When we arrived at the snack street, the whole family began to be awkward about what to eat, and their opinions were divided. After discussion and discussion, no consensus was reached. Finally, my little sister and brother and I accompanied my mother to eat Lamian Noodles, and my niece and several children went to eat lentil noodles. Nature has its own flavor. My niece has always said that the national flag is delicious, and my daughter eats very well, and there is nothing left. After dinner, my little sister and niece must buy some oil towers, so they lined up and finally bought them. Unfortunately, no one could eat it at that time. When I take it home and cook it myself, it doesn't feel very delicious.
The third time was after watching the large-scale musical "A Thousand Returns to the Western Regions" in Xinjiang Grand Theatre. I went to dinner with my mother, niece and her daughter. Because the last time I finished eating in the snack street, my mother insisted on eating the lentil noodle flag after hearing from her niece how delicious it was. She has never eaten a flag, and she doesn't know what it looks like, just to taste it. When the waiter brought the flag up, he was glad to see it. It turns out that the flag is a kind of soup rice. The so-called flag is to cut the dough into small diagonal squares the size of a thumb, which is a bit like a flag. After cooking, add vegetable soup. This is a little too light for those of us who are already hungry. I ate it without eating it anyway. It's just a novelty to be here.
Changji snack street, with its unique charm, attracts many people to taste, eat a taste, taste a folk custom and enjoy a culture.