"Thirteen Flowers in Northern Shaanxi" consists of thirteen dishes, which are more grand and exquisite than the eight in Guanzhong, with fine workmanship and higher level of courtesy. The main raw materials are poultry meat such as pigs, cattle, sheep and chickens and self-produced whole grains, including buckwheat, millet and yellow rice.
Among the thirteen flowers, pork is especially good at it, including column meat and slice meat. After all kinds of processing, it is not greasy or fishy, with little oil, supplemented by local old tofu or potato chips, which is tender, delicious and warm. Not only has high nutritional value, but also is a kind of life enjoyment.
Stewed mutton in northern Shaanxi is a must. Mutton is made from sheep raised in the mountains. Its meat is fine but not firewood, tender but not greasy, not fishy or smelly. Simmer the fire for two and a half hours, and simmer the fire slowly. The soup is clear and tender, and it tastes extremely delicious. It is suitable to eat mutton in other places in winter, but it is suitable in all seasons in northern Shaanxi.
In terms of miscellaneous grains, such as braised rice with yellow rice, it means wealth and good luck; Red dates and lotus seeds mean early birth; Almonds in northern Shaanxi symbolize human kindness ... Every dish is not only nutritious, but also rich in cultural connotation. Today, in pursuit of simple folk customs and original ecological cuisine, it is a wonderful flower of China cuisine.
Whether in the countryside or in the city, it is very grand to entertain guests with thirteen flowers. Have a meal for two or three hours, guess boxing, drink and sing, make new friends, make old friends, and make friends with boxing. You can find endless topics in The Thirteen Flowers Banquet, some talk about business and some talk about love. The young man ate thirteen flowers, drank strong liquor, and took the beautiful girl's hand to express his love with courage. "You want to hold my hand, I want to kiss your mouth, hand in hand, mouth by mouth, and the two of us will walk among the Gelao people ..." This is the expression in the folk song "Hand in Hand" in northern Shaanxi.
Thirteen flowers are not only delicious food, but also many love stories. .....
(Thirteen Flowers in Northern Shaanxi)
Braised rice with yellow rice and golden needle balls, rice with thousand layers of meat and glutinous rice.
Peasant pork belly, Chinese cabbage, potatoes, roast beef and spicy liver wrist
Crab, buckwheat kernels, stewed mutton in northern Shaanxi, almonds, red dates and lotus seeds
Mixiang pumpkin chicken