Zhangye snacks are various, exquisite and unique, with various shapes, and the isomorphism of * * * has become the characteristic of Zhangye's food culture. Especially famous, when it comes to Zhangye noodles with minced meat, not only everyone loves to eat them, but also everyone can cook them. In the past, when you were going to visit Zhangye, the host would certainly personally roll out a bowl of noodles with slender, uniform thickness, fresh flavor, flexibility and smoothness to entertain you. Now, when foreigners visit Zhangye for sightseeing, the host will also order a small bowl of noodles with minced meat for them, so that they can experience the characteristics of Zhangye-style snacks.

Zhangye people's preference for noodles with minced meat in Zhangye has reached a very common and almost fanatical level. Streets and alleys, noodles with minced meat are everywhere, and if they are slightly distinctive, people will flow like a tide, which is very lively. Office workers should eat a bowl of noodles with minced meat before going to work, and then go to work contentedly. Old people should eat a bowl of noodles with minced meat after exercise and bird walking, and then go home leisurely. After eating noodles with minced meat, everyone's stomach is as comfortable as their heart.

when I first arrived in Jiuquan, I found that there were many Zhangye-style noodle restaurants in the streets and lanes. I was both surprised and pleased. I thought that I could eat snacks from my hometown in a foreign land, at least to relieve my hunger and be less homesick. I've eaten it several times, but I'm puzzled. I feel that the noodles are not the same as the noodles. There are many noodles, and the soup is small and thick. Some people eat it not only in the morning, but also at noon and evening, which seems to be similar to Zhajiang Noodles's eating method. You know, in Zhangye, noodles with minced meat are an out-and-out breakfast. They pay attention to wide soup and few noodles, and they are generally not eaten at noon. Furthermore, it is found that the writing of the word "noodles with shame" is also very different. All noodle restaurants opened by authentic Zhangye people write "noodles with shame", while others write "noodles with shame". Moreover, this name is somewhat common. I don't understand. My colleagues think that the word "Sao" is wrong, so they argued for a long time. As a result, no one accepted the other's point of view. However, I firmly believe that "Shao Mian" is definitely homophonic and has something to do with local pronunciation, but I am not sure whether "Shao Mian" is correct, so I have a psychology of inquiry.

After looking through a lot of information, I didn't find the origin of Zhang Ye's noodles, but I found the origin of "Qishan's noodles". According to legend, Zhou Wenwang's parents died early when he was young, and he has been raised by his brother and sister-in-law. On one occasion, Zhou Wenwang led an army to meet with pouring rain in the middle of the war, and the wind was cold to the bone. After taking hundreds of medicines, it didn't improve, and he was bedridden for several days. Sister-in-law personally went down to the cupboard and made a bowl of hot noodles for King Wen, who was sweating and refreshed. Later, she named it "Sister-in-law Noodles" in memory of her sister-in-law. It is also said that a long time ago, a family in Qishan married a beautiful, intelligent, diligent and clever daughter-in-law. The second day after the new wife arrived at her husband's house, she cooked a meal of noodles for the whole family. After eating, the whole family all praised the noodles for being smooth and delicious. Later, her brother-in-law was admitted to the official position, invited her classmates and friends to visit home, and asked her sister-in-law to cook the best noodles for everyone to entertain the guests. After eating, everyone was full of praise. Since then, "sister-in-law's face" has become famous. There may be other versions of this beautiful legend, which is enough to arouse people's infinite reverie, but what is certain is that noodles with minced meat have a long history and are by no means inventions of modern people. "Sao Zi Mian" comes from "Sister-in-law Mian", which is a local dialect, while "Shao Mian" and "Shao Mian" are all homophones.

Zhang Ye's noodles with minced meat are separated from soup. Traditional noodles should be mixed with alkaline water, rubbed repeatedly after mixing, and after waking up for a period of time, they are thin and finely cut by hand, shaped like leek leaves, and boiled in boiling water. Authentic soup uses chicken soup, mixed with various condiments and gouache to make the soup sticky. Fish noodles and pour soup with sliced meat, chopped green onion, coriander and dried bean curd. Nowadays, the practice of shampooing is still the same, but the preparation of soup has changed a lot, including chicken soup, pork and mutton soup. You can make vegetarian food without meat, and it is different from that in noodle restaurants at home, but in any case, its basic practice has not changed.

I carefully compare the methods of "Qishan noodles with minced meat" and "Zhangye noodles with minced meat". Although there are some differences in scalding and the use of condiments, the production procedure and the finished shape are very similar, which means that there is a historical origin between them, but some changes have taken place in the process of circulation due to different regions and conditions. Then the question comes out, whether Zhang Ye's noodles spread to Qishan, or Qishan's noodles spread to Zhang Ye, or the spread of similar noodles in other places, which has not been verified. I think, when it comes to geographical distribution, the noodles with minced meat are very popular in Shaanxi, especially the noodles with minced meat in Qishan. In Gansu, only Zhang Ye is popular and proud of this way of eating, caring for him like a child and defending the disrespect of people from different regions like defending his own life. Historically and culturally, the land of Sanqin has been the birthplace of the Yellow River valley culture since ancient times, and the ancient capital of the 13th Dynasty was built in Xi 'an. In ancient times, Zhangye was mostly occupied by nomadic people. Such exquisite pasta was not made by ethnic minorities and was used to eating it. There may be only one answer. With the opening of the Silk Road and the blending of many nationalities, a large number of caravans have spread food culture here while transporting silk to the western regions and West Asia. According to the above inference, can we say that Zhangye's noodles originated from Sanqin, and they have the same roots as Sanqin's noodles. Zhangye's noodles were spread to Zhangye only after the opening of the Silk Road! I don't know if my judgment is correct, but at least, this inference is reasonable.

Gossiping about Zhang Ye's noodles with minced meat is not for the narrow purpose of striving for authentic status, but just to increase readers' understanding of Zhang Ye's noodles with minced meat. Besides, who and why the noodles with minced meat spread to Zhang Ye, not to Wuwei, Jiuquan or other cities, all these questions have yet to be explored by a busybody like me. I only hope that Zhangye's noodles with minced meat can be spread for a long time, widely spread and carried forward!