Henan cuisine is referred to as Henan cuisine. The characteristics of Henan cuisine are Zhongba, Xishui, Nanguo and Beifang.

In terms of cooking techniques, Henan cuisine is characterized by rigorous selection of ingredients, fine knife skills, attention to soup making, and moderate texture and flavor.

There are more than 50 cooking methods for Henan cuisine.

Grilled, roasted, fried, stir-fried, stir-fried, and stir-fried are all unique.

Among them, the braised vegetables are more unique and are known as "the braised vegetables are not thickened, but the soup is naturally sticky".

In addition, when cooking in Henan, strong fire is often used, hot pot and cold oil are used. The operation is quick, the texture is crisp and tender, and the juice is milky white.

This Henan restaurant in Dongguan Shenghe Plaza also embodies this characteristic. There are many dishes here, including twenty or thirty kinds of cold dishes alone, making it dazzling to choose from.

The main staple food in Henan is pasta. If you don’t eat noodles for a day, your whole body will feel uncomfortable. Henan people have a special liking for pasta. When talking about pasta, the first thing that comes to mind is braised noodles. In fact, Henan not only has braised noodles, but also has other types of pasta.

1: Noodles. Noodles are one of the most common staple foods in Henan. There are many different ways to make them. They are classified according to hot and cold, meat and vegetable. The method is very particular: boil them thoroughly in clean water without adding any soup and directly pour over the hot ones prepared in advance.

Vegetables or minced garlic are seasoned, but the most commonly used is tomato scrambled eggs. The noodles are soft and the soup is fresh, suitable for all ages.

2: People can make many kinds of braised noodles. Braised noodles are a special traditional pasta in the north. Different regions have different names, such as steamed noodles, braised noodles, paste noodles, etc., but braised beans noodles are the most popular noodles in Henan.

A home-cooked meal, with a few garlics, you can eat two big bowls in one sitting, it is strong and fragrant.

Three: Pimple noodles are a very unique pasta snack in the north. In some places, they are called pimple soup. There are many ways to make it, and the main ingredients are different. You can eat it in some noodle shops and restaurants in Henan.

Four: Fried noodles Stir-fried noodles are very popular among friends and can be found everywhere across the country. Henan people love pasta the most, and naturally fried noodles are also indispensable. You should also be careful when choosing noodles. Use harder noodles, otherwise they will be fried.

The noodles will be sticky and not chewy enough.

Five: Sesame leaf noodles Sesame leaves In Henan every year in July and August of the lunar calendar, the sesame seeds in the fields no longer grow taller. People pick the leaves and cook them in large pots, and put them on stone slabs to dry before eating.

Then soak it until soft, wash it, and mix it with noodles to make sesame leaf noodles. In rural areas, some are saved every year and can be made whenever you want.

6: Soy Pot Noodles Speaking of Soy Pot Noodles, many people know that it is a special delicacy of Shandong, but it is also a local traditional specialty delicacy in Huaxian County, Henan. There is no limit to the noodles with any ingredients, and it is now very common in home cooking.

Seven: Fried shredded radish noodle soup is made by every household in rural areas of Henan. It is fried with carrots and cooked with noodles. It is topped with your favorite vegetables. The soup is rich.

8: Braised noodles and braised noodles are Henan’s unique noodles and the business card of Henan. They are famous and can be eaten in various regions. When it comes to the most authentic one, it is Zhengzhou, and the most popular one is mutton stew.

Noodles, beef braised noodles.

The staple food in Henan is mainly pasta.

Because Henan Province has a large wheat planting area, its yield is very high.

In addition, many other food crops are widely grown in Henan, such as corn, potatoes, peanuts, sesame, vegetables, edible fungi, etc.

The staple food in Henan is mainly pasta.

Braised noodles Braised noodles are a special delicacy of the Han people in Henan and have a long history.

It is a traditional snack with meat, vegetables, soup, vegetables and rice. It is delicious, economical and famous in the Central Plains and spread all over the country.

According to different ingredients, braised noodles can be divided into: mutton braised noodles, beef braised noodles, three fresh noodles braised noodles, five fresh braised noodles and so on.