It is said that Shanxi has beautiful scenery, fertile land, beautiful water and fragrant grains.
Shanxi has a long history, and the ancient Qiao Family Courtyard demonstrates the glory of Shanxi merchants.
Rich coal mines are continuously supplied to all parts of the country.
The local aged vinegar tastes even better.
Some people say that the beautiful scenery of Shanxi looks like a man, with clear lines.
Some people also say that Shanxi’s delicacies are like a girl, charming and charming.
In my opinion, it is Shanxi’s remarkable beauty and delicious food that attracts more people and makes them linger.
So, when you come to Shanxi, if you want to take advantage of Shanxi's characteristics, you must taste Shanxi's five Shanxi dishes. They are all the "soul of Shanxi cuisine". The boss will think you are from Shanxi.
1. Shanxi oily pork Shanxi oily pork is a special Shanxi dish and a favorite of Shanxi people.
My aunt is from Shanxi, and she specially made this dish when I went to her house for dinner during the Chinese New Year.
When many people hear the name "Guoyourou", they may think it means "fried meat" or "fried pork slices".
But actually this is no ordinary version of fried pork slices.
First of all, the meat here must be marinated. Secondly, there must be certain technical control over the "oiling", and "vinegar" is also used in the process. Combined with garlic sprouts and fungus, the whole dish is what you are looking for now.
From what you can see, the meat slices are golden in color with oil on them. Pick up a piece and take a bite. The texture of the meat slices is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It feels full of flavor in your mouth. Although it is slightly oily, add a garlic sprout and fungus to eat with it.
, suitable for meat and vegetables, especially refreshing.
At this time, serve a bowl of rice and mix the meat slices and vegetable juice together to eat. It is really fragrant and delicious.
2. Sauced plum meat and lotus leaf cake. This dish is Shanxi people’s favorite meat dish and is a Shanxi specialty.
Sauced plum meat and lotus leaf cake are indispensable at all major banquets of Shanxi people, and the elderly and children love to eat it.
In appearance, Daocai is similar to Meicai Braised Pork, but there are new ideas in it.
Add spices, green onions, cooking wine and other seasonings to the pork belly and cook until it is half cooked, then cut it into slices, steam it with the soybean curd sauce, and eat it with lotus leaf pancakes when it is cooked. Take a bite and it will be fragrant.
Tender and oily, with a rich taste, it is really a pleasure to eat it once.
3. Beef 栲栳栳 Beef 栲栳栳 is a special delicacy in Pingyao, Shanxi.
I once had the opportunity to eat it in Shanxi, and I will never forget it.
It's not too complicated to make, it's just to make Shanxi's unique oatmeal noodles into small circles and top them with beef.
The key point is that after it is cooked, it is poured with a special beef sauce. The taste is particularly fragrant and tender. There are minced beef and minced garlic in the sauce. The taste is rich and fragrant. The noodles are also very chewy. The more you chew, the better.
fragrant.
You can never get this taste anywhere else, because the beef sauce here has a special secret recipe.
4. Sweet and sour fish Sweet and sour fish is a special classic dish in Shanxi, and the locals also particularly like this dish.
Although sweet and sour fish is also available in other provinces, I feel that Shanxi's tastes better, more tender and delicious.
This dish uses carp from the Yellow River flowing through Shanxi, and seasoned with the famous local Shanxi mature vinegar. The sweet and sour fish tastes very mellow, sweet and sour, and the fish meat is full of flavor. Moreover, the Shanxi vinegar removes the fish very well.
It has a fishy smell, so it tastes more delicious.
5. Mutton stir-fried with scallions and cypress seeds. Mutton stir-fried with scallions and cypress seeds is a famous special Shanxi dish in Shanxi.
This dish is very nutritious. The main ingredient is mutton. Slice the mutton, add green onions, soy sauce, ginger and other seasonings and stir-fry. It will taste delicious. The mutton is paired with green onions. It is a combination of meat and vegetables. It is very delicious. Eat it.
The first bite is full of green onion flavor, and the key is that it doesn’t taste too spicy. Friends who like mutton should not miss it.