In Shaanxi, there are many places famous for producing "good tofu", such as Yulin, Baishui in Weinan, "Heilongkou" in the Qinling Mountains, Shangluo Luonan, etc., but tofu has really been developed into a special delicacy , and the one that has formed a large scale is the "Tofu Village" above the Qinling Mountains - Dongheqiao Village.
Dongheqiao Village is also known as "The First Village in Lingnan" and "The First Village at the Source of Jialing River". It is located in Huangniupu Town, Feng County, Baoji. The first village after the watershed, this place is already south of the Qinling Mountains, so it has the title of "The First Village in Lingnan". The area where it is located is the source of the Jialing River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, so it is also the "first village at the source of the Jialing River".
The village is more than 1,300 meters above sea level. If you drive by yourself, you have to walk about 30 kilometers of mountain roads from Qingjiangyu in Baoji to get here. Especially when crossing the watershed, you have to go through a winding and winding road. The winding mountain road goes down the mountain for two or three kilometers. When you reach the flat Jialing River Valley, you cross a bridge and the first densely populated village you encounter is Dongheqiao Village.
As for me, my friends and I took the famous slow train in Qinling 6063 times and came here. We spent 3 yuan to take the train from "Baoji Station" to "Qinling Station". It is Provincial Highway 212, and on both sides of the highway are the villages of Dongheqiao Village.
Dongheqiao Village was once a very important ancient post station on the Lianyun Plank Road and an ancient battlefield during the Song and Jin Dynasties. However, what is most well-known today is not its beauty and history, but its The Lingnan specialty delicacy "Tofu Feast" is a specialty of Lingnan. More than 20 of the 200 or so households in the village have farmhouses, and their main delicacies are the "Lingnan Tofu Feast".
The tofu in the "Tofu Feast" comes from the local area. It is said that it is made from local soybeans combined with water from the source of the Jialing River, using traditional manual methods. Using these tofu raw materials, more than a hundred tofu flavors have been developed locally. For delicious food, the price of a single dish ranges from more than ten yuan to sixty or seventy yuan. You can also order a tofu set meal, where all dishes on the table are made with tofu.
On both sides of Provincial Highway 212, one after another is a small farmhouse selling "Tofu Feast". The big signboards and slogans are very attractive. My friend and I chose a "30-year-old store" ”, based on the boss’s recommendation, I ordered his most distinctive “pregnant tofu” and “grilled tofu”.
The so-called pregnant tofu is made by cutting open the tofu, stuffing fresh meat stuffing in the middle, coating it with corn starch and then cooking it. The boss said that this dish is the most complicated to make, so it is relatively popular. The price is also a little higher, 28 yuan per serving.
As for the crispy rice crispy tofu, both the appearance and taste are pretty good. The crispy rice crispy rice becomes more crispy and fragrant after cooking. The tofu is fried and golden on both sides. This dish is 18 yuan.
In addition to the "Tofu Feast", the farmhouse in Dongheqiao Village also sells local chicken, fish, mountain and wild farm dishes, etc., all with clearly marked prices. As a tourist area, its vegetable prices are also Very economical.
This winter, the "6063 3 yuan slow train" unexpectedly became popular. Many people took the train to Lingnan Park near Dongheqiao Village to enjoy the snow. In the past, Dongheqiao Village was only popular in summer. This winter has also become extremely prosperous, and the farmhouse business is almost overwhelmed. The owner of the farmhouse where we ate said that he had to turn away seven or eight tables of customers every day, and it was too busy.
According to the information on the Internet, the "Tofu Feast" in Dongheqiao Village has been launched for about 10 years. Ten years have passed, and the competition among farmhouse villages has become more and more fierce, but it is still It is still on the way to becoming popular, so it can be seen that it is really popular.