1. Various kinds of pasta

The most famous food in Shanxi is pasta. What people know more about is Daoxiao Noodles. Daoxiao Noodles's most important thing is to cut with a knife. He pays attention to the knife and the cutting method. The cut surface is thick in the middle and thin on both sides, angular and shaped like a willow leaf. The entrance feels slippery, chewy and soft, but not sticky, which is very popular among pasta lovers.

Lamian Noodles: It's also a famous pasta in Shanxi. As the name implies, it is to lengthen the noodles into extremely long strips. This kind of noodles is resistant to continuous cooking, soft and tough. Generally, people will eat a very long Lamian Noodles on their birthdays, which is called longevity noodles, meaning health and longevity.

pulling a piece: also known as pinching a lump. In some local places, it is customary for men and women to eat this kind of noodles when they get married, which means that they are safe all the year round, and the age of marriage is also the amount of food they eat. Pull the piece, which means semi-finished product. Roll the dough into a round shape, fold it in half and cut it into large pieces, then cook it into small pieces by hand and make it the size of a fingernail.

Braised noodles: It has something in common with Huimian Noodles in Shaanxi. The most common way to eat is to cut the potatoes into pieces, break the beans into small pieces, and stir fry them together. After adding seasoning, add a little water, then spread the shredded noodles on it, steam and stir evenly.

Dip in the slice: also called dip in the tip and drag the leaves, it is a kind of pasta cooked with all kinds of vegetables dipped in the noodles. You can choose your favorite vegetables, such as spinach leaves, beans, potato chips and so on. Beat an egg in the flour first, then gradually add water to stir it into a paste, and then dip the prepared vegetables in the batter and cook it. This kind of dipped noodles and vegetables will not mix together, which makes people never tire of eating.

2. Snacks from different places

Hunyuan bean jelly: Hunyuan bean jelly comes from hun yuan with a long history. Legend has it that every family of Hunyuan people has a secret recipe for preparing bean jelly soup, each with its own characteristics. The prepared Hunyuan bean jelly is clear, white and smooth, and melts in the mouth. It is a snack suitable for all ages.

Fansi Scar Cake: Also known as Stone Cake, it is made of oil and (huo) flour, and the thin cake is baked on the heated stones in the furnace wall with slow fire to form uneven scars. In Jinzhong, Jinnan and other places, when children have a full moon, relatives and friends always go to congratulate them with crispy scar cakes. This kind of scar cake with crisp outside and crisp inside is easy to digest, convenient to use and very nourishing.

Pingyao beef: Pingyao beef is a specialty of Pingyao county, Shanxi province, because of its exquisite production technology, bright red and fine color and long history and civilization throughout the country. From the slaughter of cattle to the production of beef, there are very strict and complicated processes. Beef melts in the mouth, smooth and refreshing, which is very special.

Extended information:

Characteristics of Shanxi cuisine:

Fine selection of ingredients, exquisite cutting and matching, mainly salty, supplemented by sweet and sour, and the dishes are crisp, tender, heavy in oil and heavy in taste. Shanxi pasta is the most famous, with many varieties, unique eating methods and different styles. The finished products are all smooth and refreshing, with a long aftertaste. Shanxi pasta can be a feast, and it is not the same from beginning to end.

Shanxi people use a considerable amount of some spicy onions, ginger and garlic, which people like to eat very much. This is an essential seasoning for cooking and stewing, and people in southern Shanxi like to eat Chili.

Shanxi people like to eat pepper oil, cold dishes, stir-fry and stuffing, all of which are prepared with pepper oil. The pepper and Dahongpao in Wutai Mountain, Shanxi Province are of good quality.

Shanxi people eat beef mainly in sauce beef and stewed beef, which requires that the meat should not be greasy and thin.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Shanxi Special Snacks.