The delicacies in Lingqiu County include yellow rice fried cake, buckwheat noodles bean jelly, Lingqiu smoked chicken, Lingqiu yellow sesame seed cake, jiaozi oat noodle, yam porridge, and glutinous rice noodles. 1. Yellow rice fried cake: the noodles ground with millet are called millet noodles, and the cakes made of noodles ground with yellow rice are called "yellow cakes", and the yellow cakes are called "fried cakes" after being fried. 2. Tartary buckwheat noodle jelly: Tartary buckwheat noodle jelly has a long-standing reputation for its unique local flavor, which is well-known in northern Shanxi.
Lingqiu County delicacies include yellow rice fried cake, buckwheat noodles bean jelly, Lingqiu smoked chicken, Lingqiu yellow sesame seed cake spirit, jiaozi oat noodle, yam porridge, and glutinous rice noodles.
1. Yellow rice fried cake: Millet is one of the staple foods of Lingqiu people all the year round. Millet is used to grind rice, and locals call it "yellow rice". The flour ground with millet (without peeling) is called millet flour. The cake made of flour ground from yellow rice is called "yellow cake", and the yellow cake is called "fried cake" after being fried.
2. Bitter buckwheat noodles bean jelly: Bitter buckwheat noodles bean jelly is a unique traditional delicious snack in Lingqiu, also known as "Chuliang powder". It has a long-standing reputation for its unique local flavor and is well-known in northern Shanxi.
3. Lingqiu Smoked Chicken: Lingqiu Smoked Chicken is a traditional dish of Han nationality in Lingqiu County, Shanxi Province, with a history of more than 27 years. It is known as one of the "four famous smoked chickens" (smoked chicken, bacon, smoked vinegar and smoked pigeon) in Shanxi.
4. Lingqiu Huangshaobing Ling: Huangshaobing, a specialty of Qiuqiu, has a history of many years. Because of its golden color, sweet and crisp, beautiful shape, rich oil but not greasy, it is deeply loved by people.
5. Youmian jiaozi: The northwest mountain of Lingqiu has a cold climate and a short frost-free period, which is suitable for planting naked oats. The naked oats are washed, dried, fried and ground into flour, which is called "Youmian". You can eat jiaozi in two ways, one is called steamed dumplings, and the other is called Tiejiaozi. If it's steamed dumplings, put the steamer on the kang. If it's jiaozi, shovel it up with a shovel. The kang on the bottom of jiaozi is dry.
6. Chinese yam porridge: Chinese yam porridge is a common meal that Lingqiu people often eat. A few big round yams and a bowl of millet from Huang Chengcheng are the raw materials for making yam porridge.
7. Gluten paste: Gluten paste is a traditional snack with unique flavor in Lingqiu. The main raw material of cereal flour paste is millet flour. In order to match more flavor, some are mixed with red beans, some are mixed with peas or soybeans, and some are mixed with some corn to suit people's tastes. Stir-fry these raw materials in a pan and then grind them into flour, which is called "mushy noodles".