Luoyang is the ancient capital of the 13th dynasty. When it comes to Luoyang's special cuisine, most people know 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 try the Luoyang water mat. 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 one, and then another, like running water, called a water mat.
I played in Luoyang for two and a half days, and clocked in at Luoyang Water Seats. Which one is the best? I'll 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.
Really different hotel, founded in 1895, has a history of 100 years, and has many titles such as Chinese 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.
The store is decorated resplendent, and the waiters are all dressed in the Tang Dynasty, wearing silks and satins and big peony flowers.
The decoration style is magnificent and quite royal.
Decorated in this style in Shijiazhuang, that is, the Palace Hotel, the price is of course the "Palace" price.
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 this hall, and went early, and no one was there yet.
Peony flower:
The signature dish you must order looks beautiful.
The peony phoenix tail represents the characteristics of Luoyang water mat: using simple and simple raw materials, complicated procedures and meticulous workmanship, the color, fragrance and taste are finally achieved.
Its main ingredient "protagonist" turned 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 absorbed the clear soup of these high-grade ingredients, and finally decorated with peony flowers made of egg cakes and petals.
Radish shreds are very thin, as thin as wool for knitting sweaters, and a little tough, perhaps 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 suddenly white smoke rose, sizzling and fragrant, which made people have an appetite.
Although the 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.
Pork slices in soup (bottom left):
This dish is nothing special, just pork slices in hot soup, but there is a lot of meat.
Mud surface:
You have to have 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 in 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 were cooked together, so I couldn't understand anything, so I added some salt to eat it).
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. It would be better if the first bite didn't suit me. The second bite is still the same. Even the peanuts inside are sour.
I am not a waste of food, 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, 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, mainly by express train and taxi, chatting with N drivers every day, plus Baidu, has a lot of information.
The most famous thing about water seats is that they are really different, but online critics and locals don't recommend them, especially drivers. It is said that it is for foreigners. Most recommend Guan Ji, Yao Yao and Jian Kun, and often invite friends to dinner after work. The online critic remembered the highest score, so I went to see Guan Ji again.
Business is really hot, there are many people, the storefront and tables and chairs are dilapidated, and the environmental sanitation is close to the fly restaurant.
Fried meatballs, 15 yuan
Hawthorn waterlogging, 10 yuan
Sliced pork soup, a small portion 18 yuan,
Crispy meat, 20 yuan
Three dishes and one soup, a total of 63, 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 it is the vermicelli white radish that northerners like to eat, such as "fake sea cucumber", which is made of vermicelli. It looks like it. After careful cooking, it can eat an extraordinary taste that is no less than delicious food.
It is said that:
Low-priced representative: Xinxin Shuixi
A courier driver said that the water mat in the alley was also delicious, so I found one on my way to Lijingmen.
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 to come in day and 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.
Xinxin water mat, in an alley, inadvertently strolled.
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 phoenix tail.
The soup is thin, and in terms of food intake, it is a little less than the first two. Rough workmanship, fried meatballs are no longer brittle. Even the soup slices are filled with tomatoes, and the other two are filled with red peppers.
As for the peony butterfly, I can't see it. I thought it was shredded pork with sauerkraut. White radish is cut into strips, not silk. I can 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, 48 yuan has a set meal.
To sum up:
Water mat, as its name implies, is presented by soup, and dishes can't 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 a mat.
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 three-priced water mats, and it was still worth it.
Authentic and meticulous, it's an old brand. It's really different and the best.
Remember that cooking is practical and suitable for local people to consume.
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?
To repeat, Luoyang is really cheap to eat, and consumption in all aspects is very low. It is a good place for poor travel. Even if you choose the most expensive one, it is really different. If you open your mouth, it will never exceed per person 100.
I'm Daddi Tang, sharing something delicious and fun. Welcome to pay attention.