The Story of Yuanyang Braised Noodles
Wu Chao County was established as a county during the Qin Dynasty and was divided into several counties during the Western Han Dynasty.
Wu Chao County moved its capital many times, and it was not until the Tang and Song Dynasties that it stabilized in the Yuanyang area.
In 1949, it merged with Wuyuan County and was renamed Yuanyang.
". When mentioning Yuanyang County, most people will think of the famous local specialty "Yuanyang rice". In fact, Yuanyang County is also a high-quality strong-gluten wheat production base county identified by the state. The pasta "Yuanyang Braised Noodles" is not only popular in the local area
It is also famous throughout the country and is known as "China's No. 1 Noodle". However, even among locals, although many people have eaten Yuanyang Gray Noodles, not many people have heard of the legend of Yuanyang Gray Noodles. According to legend, in 610 AD.
Around the same time, one snowy winter day before Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, caught a cold. The victim was a Hui farm. The mother and her son were kind-hearted, so they slaughtered and stewed the four domesticated elephants. The horns were like deer rather than deer, and the heads were like horses.
, the body is like a sheep instead of a sheep, and the hooves are like a cow instead of a cow. At first, they wanted to make noodles to satisfy Li Shimin's hunger, but the situation was urgent, so the old woman had to do it.
When he came up, he felt refreshed and his cold was gone, so he rode to say goodbye. After Li Shimin came to the throne, he could not taste the delicacies of the mountains and seas all day long. He thought of the noodles made by Hui and his son, and then, he
The mother and daughter from Wu Chao County were ordered to go to Beijing to cook noodles for them with their own hands and named them "Qilin Noodles". In recognition of the mother and daughter's kindness, the small village where they lived was named "Ren Cun Di".
Since then, this kind of noodles has become a royal meal. Later, because elk was hard to find, it was replaced with mutton and renamed mutton braised noodles. Since the Tang Dynasty, this kind of royal meal has been popular at royal banquets and spread to the present day.
Until the end of the Qing Dynasty, Pang Enfu, a chef who could cook Manchu and Han banquets, escaped from the Qing Dynasty and lived in seclusion on the north bank of the Yellow River. The authentic mutton braised noodles returned to his hometown of Wu Chao County. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Wu Yuan and Wu Chao counties were merged into Yuanyang County.
, so the mutton braised noodles, also called Yuanyang braised noodles, became a famous dish. Now, with the development of the times, the story of Yuanyang Braised Noodles is becoming more and more popular.
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