Luoyang is the ancient capital of the 13th dynasty. When it comes to Luoyang's special cuisine, most people know that it is a "water mat", which can be said to be the representative of Luoyang's food culture. When you come to Luoyang, you must taste the Luoyang water mat, so that the trip is complete.
Luoyang water mat originated in the Tang Dynasty and has 24 dishes. Except for the first eight cold dishes, the rest are presented in the form of soup. Every dish is inseparable from soup. Eat a dish, withdraw a dish, and then serve another dish, like running water, called a water mat.
After playing in Luoyang for two and a half days, I punched out the Luoyang water mat, which one is the best, and I will share my experience with you.
Navigation has two stores. We went to the store in the old city and asked the courier driver to pull it directly.
Zhenbutong Hotel, established in 1895, has a history of more than 100 years, and has many titles such as China Time-honored Brand and Chinese Restaurant.
From the appearance, it is quite prosperous in Tang Dynasty.
Legend has it that the water mat was invented by Wu Zetian, and her wax figure was enshrined in the shop.
This shop is resplendent in decoration. The waiters are all dressed in Tang Dynasty clothes, silk and satin, and big peony flowers.
The decoration style is magnificent and quite royal.
Decorated in this style in Shijiazhuang, that is, the Forbidden City Hotel, the price is of course the price of the "Forbidden City".
What really stands out is the chief representative of Luoyang Water Seats. 1974, Premier Zhou came to Luoyang to eat Luoyang water mat and entertain foreign guests. The signature dish "Peony Swallow" was named by the Prime Minister.
We ate in the card room in the hall and went early. No one was there yet.
Peony flower:
The signature dish you must order looks beautiful.
Peony phoenix tail represents the characteristics of Luoyang water mat: using simple and simple raw materials, adopting complicated procedures and meticulous work, and finally achieving the effect of color, fragrance and taste.
Its main ingredient "protagonist" turns out to be its own colorless and tasteless shredded radish, which can pass through the eye of a needle. The ingredients are shredded ham, shredded sea cucumber, shredded squid, shredded tenderloin, shredded winter bamboo shoots, shredded mushrooms and shredded crab sticks. The shredded radish absorbs the clear soup of these high-grade ingredients, and finally is decorated with peony flowers made by cutting petals with egg cakes.
Radish shreds are very thin, as thin as knitting wool, and a little tough, which may be steamed or fried with starch first.
I don't know what it is unless I eat it carefully. It's great. It's delicious.
This soup is delicious and sour. It is really delicious.
Fried meatballs (upper left corner of the picture):
This dish has a great visual impact.
One bowl contains freshly fried meatballs, and the other bowl contains hot and sour soup. In the blink of an eye, the soup was poured on the meatballs, and immediately white smoke rose, sizzling, fragrant and appetizing.
Although meatballs are soaked in sour soup, they are still crispy and delicious.
The main ingredient of meatballs turned out to be sweet potato vermicelli, without meat and hot and sour juice. Compared with eating meatballs, the stomach has no burden, but it has the burning taste of meat.
Sliced pork soup (bottom left):
There is nothing special about this dish, just pork slices in hot soup, but there is a lot of meat.
Mud surface:
You have to eat a staple food after eating. The staple food is characterized by plasma noodles.
What was served was a big basin, which was not so much soup as noodles cooked with porridge. The porridge was grayish green and looked like "salty rice" that my mother loved but I would never eat until I died (a staple food in Taihang Mountain area, rice porridge, noodles, vegetable leaves, radish and kohlrabi are cooked together, so you can't understand everything, so add some salty salt to eat).
I tasted it trembling. God, first it's sour, then it's a little astringent. The old Beijing bean juice is smelly and astringent. Although salty rice is not delicious, it doesn't taste moldy.
After all, this is a special kind of food. I will try again with respect. If the first bite doesn't suit me, so much the better. The second bite is still the same. Even the peanuts inside are sour.
I am not a food waster, but all three of us gave up this dish and will never order it again.
Summary: Luoyang is really a city suitable for poor travel. This tall hotel, with three dishes and a pot of staple food, can only consume less than 150 yuan, which is so affordable.
I just ate a few mouthfuls of that bowl of pulp, which was embarrassing.
It's a good idea to ask the driver for quick information about local food. Traveling in Luoyang is mainly by express train and taxi, chatting with N drivers every day, plus Baidu, there is a lot of information.
The most famous thing about water cushion is that it is really different, but it is not recommended by online critics and locals, especially drivers. It is said that it is for foreigners. Most of them recommend Guan Ji, Yao Yao and Jian Kun, and often invite friends to dinner after work. The online reviews remembered the highest score, so I went to see the record again.
Business is really hot, there are many people, the storefront and tables and chairs are worn out, and the environmental sanitation is close to that of the fly restaurant.
Fried meatballs 15 yuan
Hawthorn waterlogging, 10 yuan
A small portion of meat soup 18 yuan,
Crispy meat, 20 yuan
Three dishes and one soup, a total of 63 courses, the price is touching.
Up to now, I found that the water mat is different from the top-grade ingredients in the eight major cuisines, and the ingredients are very common, but the vermicelli white radish that northerners like to eat, such as "fake sea cucumber", which is made of vermicelli. It looks very similar. After careful cooking, it can eat an extraordinary taste that is no less than delicious food.
It is said that:
Low price representative: new new water west
Some courier drivers said that the water mat in the hutong was also delicious, so when we visited Lijingmen, we found one by the way.
By way of digression, Lijingmen is a must-see attraction in Luoyang. Look at the ancient buildings, visit the ancient city walls and taste delicious food. It is suitable for coming in during the day and at night.
Lijingmen is located in the old city of Luoyang, where spring factories can be seen everywhere.
Freshly squeezed pomegranate juice costs only five yuan a cup, which is sweet and delicious.
Heart water mat, in an alley, inadvertently paced up and down.
There is a brief introduction at the door. The boss is really a different master. He will come out to start his own business after he finishes his studies.
This shop is a veritable fly restaurant, with dim lights and light like incandescent lamps in the last century.
We ate at the same table with another family, and it was still four courses:
Fried meatballs, fake sea cucumber, sliced pork soup, peony butterfly.
The soup is thin. In terms of food quantity, it is a little less than the first two. Rough workmanship, fried meatballs are no longer crisp. Even the soup slices are filled with tomatoes, while the other two slices are filled with red peppers.
As for the peony tuxedo, I can't see it. I thought it was shredded pork with sauerkraut. The white radish was cut into strips instead of filaments, and I could eat it in one bite.
The price is even more touching. Four dishes cost more than 50 yuan. If you want three dishes and one soup, here is 48 yuan's set meal.
To sum up:
Water mats, as the name implies, are presented in soup, and dishes cannot be separated from soup. The soup tastes like Hu spicy soup and is very appetizing.
Less meat dishes, mainly vegetarian dishes, less oil and water.
If you are a vegetarian, straw mats are a good choice.
If you are a person who is losing weight, you can rest assured to eat mats.
I drank all three soups with water, but I didn't feel greasy after drinking them. Under the action of pepper and vinegar, my stomach is warm and comfortable to eat.
I ate all the water mats at the third price, and I still got what I paid for.
Authentic and meticulous, old brand. It's really different and the best.
Remember that cooking is practical and suitable for local people's mass consumption.
As for the small restaurants in the alley, 48 yuan has three dishes and one soup, with meat dishes and unlimited rice. What more can you ask for?
Once again, Luoyang is really cheap to eat, and consumption in all aspects is very low. This is a good place for poor travel. Even if you choose the most expensive one, it is really different. If you open your mouth, you will never exceed ￡-0/00 per person.
I'm Daddi Tang, sharing something delicious and fun. Welcome to pay attention.