It's the same sentence, "Only love and food can't live up to it". Of course, you can only talk about love when you are full. For every foodie who loves to travel, whenever he comes to a strange city, besides enjoying the beautiful scenery, he must also taste the local special food, because only in this way can he feel glad you came, feel the city with the tip of his tongue, understand it with taste buds and remember it with taste.

Shanxi province is located on the loess plateau on the east bank of the middle reaches of the Yellow River and west of the North China Plain. Due to the influence of geographical location, Shanxi's diet is mainly pasta, which is known as the "king of noodles". In addition to pasta, there are many snacks in Shanxi. Let me show you the charm of Shanxi cuisine in my hometown ~

1. Daoxiao Noodles Daoxiao Noodles, also known as "Xu Ma Mian", is a characteristic traditional pasta in Shanxi Province and one of the "Top Ten Noodles in China", among which Daoxiao Noodles in Datong, Shanxi is the most famous. It is soft, smooth and easy to digest. It is known as the five famous pasta dishes in China along with Zhajiang Noodles, Huimian Noodles, Regan Noodles and Dandan Noodles. Daoxiao Noodles pays attention to swordsmanship, and he has to cut the knife from a special arc. When operating, hold the kneaded dough with your left hand, and hold a knife with your right hand. The wrist should be smart, the output should be flat, and the force should be even. To the soup pot, scrape, scrape, scrape, and cut out the noodles Ye Er, one leaf after another, just like a meteor chasing the moon.

second, Taiyuan brain

the brain is not the brain in our spoken language, but a unique snack in Taiyuan. It is a porridge-like snack made of mutton, lotus root, yam, yellow wine, astragalus root and distiller's grains through many processes, and is also called Bazhen soup locally. Taiyuan people like to drink their brains with a hat box, tear the hat box into small pieces and soak it in their heads, eating and drinking.

3. Pingyao beef

Pingyao beef is a special product of Pingyao County, Shanxi Province, and a symbol product of chinese national geography. The reason why Pingyao beef is delicious is that it has a unique production process, and it is very particular about slaughtering, cutting, salt and water. Only by adopting a unique curing formula can Pingyao beef be so delicious.

Fourth, steamed buns made of stone

Steamed buns are made of flour, lard, salt and other seasonings, and then baked on hot stones. This method is the most traditional cooking method in China, so the steamed buns are also called the living fossils in China food. Stone steamed buns taste crisp and salty, and they are durable and easy to carry.

5. Bowl Tuo in Shanxi

Bowl Tuo is a traditional snack that has been circulated in Shanxi for thousands of years. It is made by kneading buckwheat noodles with water, then heating to make a paste, and cooling. When eating, it is served with soy sauce, vinegar, salt, Chili oil and other seasonings. It tastes soft and smooth, and it is cool and refreshing.

6. Hunyuan bean jelly

Hunyuan bean jelly is a special snack in Datong City, Shanxi Province. Hunyuan bean jelly is made of potato starch, dried bean curd and broad beans. When it is eaten, it is mixed with seasonings such as aged vinegar, garlic, chopped green onion, coriander and Chili oil. It tastes smooth and refreshing, and it is a favorite snack of Shanxi people in hot summer.

VII. Bubble oil cake

The bubble oil cake in Shanxi enjoys a good reputation in the whole country and even in the world. We usually eat fried food with vanadium or alkali to make the flour fluffy, while the bubble oil cake in Shanxi does not add vanadium or alkali, relying on the superb technology and rich experience handed down from Shanxi people, and the fried oil cake is just as fluffy. Bubble oil cake tastes fragrant and mellow, melts in the mouth and has a long aftertaste, and people who have eaten it are full of praise.

Eight, oily meat

Oily meat is a famous traditional dish in Shanxi Province, known as "Three Jin Yi Wei", which originated in Pingding, a famous city in eastern Shanxi in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of hundreds of years. Practice: The selected lean meat is sized, oiled and fried with natural auricularia auricula, mushrooms and winter bamboo shoots. The dish is golden in color, salty and fresh in taste, with vinegar smell, soft outside and tender inside. It is a delicious food with local characteristics in Shanxi.

9. You're going to have a hard time

You're going to have a hard time (k ℉ ol ℉ olao), which belongs to Jin cuisine, and is made of you. You Mian You is one of the top ten pasta dishes in Shanxi, which is exquisite in technology and delicious in taste. Emperor Xi praised its delicacy again and again when he worshiped Wutai Mountain. Youmian has high nutritional value and is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron and riboflavin.

X. Bean noodle Hele

Bean noodle Hele is a unique snack in Shanxi, which not only has the characteristics of clear and delicious soup and pleasant aroma, but also has special effects such as appetizing, stimulating appetite, blackening hair, clearing fire and relieving constipation. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "smell the fragrance and stop the car" to attract customers from far and near.

Xi. Sheep miscellaneous cutting

Sheep miscellaneous cutting is a kind of local snacks in Shanxi. It is said that mutton offal was originally a famous dish of Huairen. Huairen and Inner Mongolians have different habits of eating mutton. Inner Mongolians only eat meat, but Huairen people have made some articles on mutton water and created a kind of food called "mutton offal". Wash the heart, lungs, liver, intestines and blood of sheep, cook and chop them up, add some seasonings such as pepper, pepper, salt, garlic, onion and ginger, add some boiled broth to make "mutton offal", and add vermicelli to eat together. Now it has developed into a local cuisine in Shanxi.

XII. Taigu Cake

Taigu Cake is a traditional famous food in Shanxi Province, named after it was produced in Taigu County. Beginning in the Qing Dynasty, Taigu cake has the characteristics of sweet but not greasy, crisp but not broken, delicious and delicious, and is famous all over the country for its fragrance, crisp, soft and soft, and enjoys the reputation of "king of cakes". The famous singer Guo Lanying's clear and melodious song "Pingyao beef Taigu cake ..." has spread the reputation of Taigu cake all over the world.

thirteen, meatball soup

meatball soup is very famous in Shanxi, and both young people and middle-aged and elderly people like to drink it. The soup base is a serious bone soup, which is very fresh and spicy, and the meatballs can taste meat, which is very strong. Pancakes are golden and crisp, and they are delicious when soaked in soup. A bowl of soup with scallion pancakes is simply a necessary warm artifact in winter, and it is hearty after eating.

14th, Shanxi assorted hot pot

I am used to eating Sichuan hot pot, and Shanxi assorted hot pot is also very good.

Assorted hot pot with beef brisket, beef tendon, tripe, a full pot of meat, genuine beef balls and a bowl of assorted beef soup is perfect.

After eating the meat pot, you can continue to rinse vegetables, crab sticks, noodles, quail eggs, and serve a large plate full of appetite. It is a must-eat food when you come to Shanxi.

The above are the most famous gourmet snacks in Shanxi, but there are far more than that. What is introduced here is only the tip of the iceberg of Shanxi cuisine, and there are many delicious foods waiting for us to taste. Do you know any famous snacks in Shanxi? Welcome everyone to share and communicate.