Taiyuan's pasta is the most famous, with many varieties, a long history, different preparation methods, and exquisite toppings.
Fried oatmeal noodles, ramen, cat ears, fried fish, grilled oatmeal noodles, red batter, stir-fried shredded pork, shaved noodles, fried dumplings, etc., all have unique characteristics.
In addition to pasta, the most popular local flavor food is the specialty breakfast "Taiyuan Brain" (Bazhen Soup), and others include "Kuyili" steamed dumplings, Taigu cakes, Liuweizhai sauced meat, Wenxi boiled cakes, and Ruicheng sesame slices
, Taiyuan haggis soup, enema, Gaoping roasted tofu, Pingyang bubble cake, etc. are all delicacies worth trying.
Among famous foods, head is the most popular. It was invented by Fu Shan, a famous scholar and medical scientist in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It is a medical food that has a nourishing effect on the human body and is very effective.
Brain is a famous breakfast unique to Taiyuan City, which is a soup-like food.
In a bowl of soup, put three large pieces of fat mutton, a piece of lotus root, and a long yam.
The condiments in the soup include rice wine, distiller's grains and astragalus.
When you taste it, you can feel the mixed aroma of wine, medicine and mutton. It is delicious and the more you eat, the more fragrant it becomes.
It has nourishing and blood-activating functions.
Every year during the period from the White Dew to the Beginning of Spring in the lunar calendar, most of the halal restaurants in Taiyuan City have "brains" on the market.
The "Brain" and "Hat Box" of Qingheyuan Hotel in Taiyuan City are famous in Bingzhou and throughout the country for their unique halal flavor.
Features: Replenishing Qi and regulating vitality, nourishing deficiency, activating blood circulation and strengthening the stomach, rich in nutrients, has the effect of relieving cold and asthma, strengthening the body and prolonging life.
Shanxi noodles, including knife-cut noodles, hand-pulled noodles, knife-pulled noodles, rolled noodles, picked noodles, cat ears, river fish and other kinds of noodles, "Shanxi Noodle Restaurant" has Shanxi characteristics and attracts Chinese and foreign tourists.
Preserved apple: It is a famous product trial-produced by Taiyuan Qingxulu Winery in 1979. In 1985, it was rated as a high-quality product by the Ministry of Light Industry.
Canned walnut kernels: It is a famous product of Taiyuan Qingxulu Winery. There are two varieties: salted walnut kernels and amber walnut kernels, both of which have won the title of provincial excellent products.
Taiyuan Daqu: It is a product of Xugou Winery in Taiyuan City. It is a light-flavor Daqu wine.
It was once rated as a high-quality product in the commercial industrial system of Shanxi Province, and in 1983 it was awarded the title of high-quality product by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries.
Qingxu Grapes: Qingxu County is a famous grape-producing area in Shanxi Province.
Taipei has a long history, and its wine is even more famous.
Mengfeng Cake: Mengfeng Cake is a unique traditional food in Mengfeng Village, Xu County, Qing Dynasty. It has long been famous for its fragrant, crispy, soft, sweet and cool characteristics.
Everyone who has tasted it calls it the best among cakes.
Mengfeng cake was created in the 10th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 100 years.
Liuweizhai Sauce Pork: It is a famous food in Taiyuan City. It is famous both inside and outside the province for its fatness is not greasy, thinness is not fat, is crispy and fragrant, and is delicious.
In 1982, Liuweizhai's soy sauce elbow flower was rated as a high-quality product by the Ministry of Commerce.
Aged vinegar: The history of vinegar making in Shanxi has a history of more than 3,000 years.
The famous vinegar produced by Taiyuan City's "Yiyuanqing" Vinegar Factory was rated as a provincial excellent product in 1987.
It can be said that the sour fragrance spreads throughout the three Jin Dynasties and is famous on five continents.
Sliced ??noodles: The sliced ??noodles of Taiyuan Jiangyuan Lane Restaurant are especially famous. The noodles are uniform in thickness, willow leaf-shaped, soft and delicious.
Shanxi shaved noodles have a soft texture and are served with a variety of meat and vegetable toppings and brine. They taste great!
Lamb (beef) steamed dumplings: It is a famous snack in Taiyuan.
The steamed dumplings at Chuyili Dumpling Shop are thin-skinned and fragrant. They are served with aged vinegar and taste great.
It can be said that the filling is fat but not greasy. The steamed dumplings are praised by thousands of people.
Zhiyili dumplings are made of fine flour as the skin, with fat mutton as the main ingredient, appropriate green onions, ginger, sesame oil, cinnamon, and more than ten kinds of Chinese medicinal materials such as Amomum villosum, cardamom, angelica, tangerine peel, etc., which have the functions of increasing flavor and
It has the functions of removing mutton, appetizing and aiding digestion.
It is fat but not greasy, fragrant and delicious, and rich in nutrients. It is known as "one steamed dumpling from a hundred families".
Haggis: It is a famous traditional snack in Shanxi with a long history.
This snack is cheap, nutritious and popular, especially as a winter delicacy.
Pudding mooncakes and five-nut mooncakes: they are one of the famous snacks produced by Taiyuan Food Factory No. 3. They are famous for their crispy skin, full filling, sweet fragrance and soft texture.
In 1985, it was rated as a high-quality product by the Ministry of Light Industry.
Peach cake: It is a unique variety among the pastries produced by Taiyuan Food Factory No. 3. It is neatly formed into pieces, golden in color, evenly cracked, and oily and sweet.
Shaweikang: It is jointly developed and produced by Shanxi Sports Science Institute and Taiyuan Food and Beverage Factory.
In 1986, it was rated as the special beverage for the Chinese sports team in the 10th Asian Games by the National Sports Commission. In the same year, it won the national new product development award. In 1987, it won the "Healthy People Award" in the national summer beverage public opinion selection.
Shaomei (Shaomai): It is a famous snack in Taiyuan. It is made into flower pleats with a special rolling stick, which looks like plum blossoms. It is famous in Shanxi for the fragrance left on the teeth and cheeks after eating.
Fine flour is used as the skin, and shrimps, egg whites, fatty meat, mushrooms, and winter bamboo shoots are used as the filling. It is shaped like a plum blossom, has a thin skin, fresh filling, and thick flavor. It is the best pasta.
Egg glutinous rice: The egg glutinous rice at Haizibian snack bar in Rongmaoyuan, Taiyuan City has long been famous. There is still a saying that "Haizibian glutinous rice is the king, and fine wine is not as strong as glutinous rice." It uses Jinci glutinous rice as the main ingredient and is brewed with sweet yeast.
You can also add eggs, the wine is fragrant and has the effect of strengthening the stomach and digesting food.
Taiyuan Fugan: It is one of the famous "three rots" in Shanxi Province. It has been famous as early as the Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 800 years.
This product evolved from "Taiyuan Dried Tofu".
The texture of this dried beancurd is dense and delicate.