After I arrived in Luoyang, I contacted my friends in Luoyang first, because at least I won't take many detours because of its existence. In his words, go to Luoyang to eat delicious food, and follow me to take you to a place known to all the locals, but it's not the old town cross street popular on the Internet, but in an alley.
It was dark in Luoyang in winter, and it began to get dark after six o'clock. It coincides with the off-duty time, and the pedestrians on the road are still unabated. Everyone is busy with life. My friend and I met in the central shopping mall, because I was in Zhouwangcheng Square, and he happened to be nearby.
After meeting, we began to look for food, ran through a slender alley, walked through a street with traffic obstacles, and then we came to Tianfu, a small street. It is not easy for outsiders to find Tianfu, which is located in a small street in Hutong, but later I found that my friend took me along a path. The main entrance intersection is on Xigong Street, and I need to go through Renmin East Road.
Although it seems that there are no residents coming and going, there are a large number of local youths gathered at the reservation office. Everyone looks at the pictures hanging on the wall and is busy with the self-service ordering machine. Because this snack city adopts an unusual mode, the cashier does not support electronic payment and can only pay in cash.
My friend ordered Dandan Noodles, chicken feet and fried dumpling, which he recommended to me. First, you need to give the number printed on the ordering machine to the staff at the corresponding window, and then they will come to sign up for dinner, but there are already more than a dozen people waiting at the Dandan Noodles window. It seems that the Dandan noodle here must be in charge of Hua Dan.
When you get it to Dandan Noodles, stir it quickly to prevent the noodles from sticking together. Of course, let the soup at the bottom of the bowl spread evenly on each noodle. My first impression of this bowl of Dandan Noodles is that it has an appetite and smells good. I can't wait to take a bite. Suddenly I feel that this noodle tastes different from other places. Sauce, monosodium glutamate, salt and other condiments are mixed together, and pepper is added. This taste is too enjoyable.
Although fried dumpling is not a special feature of Luoyang, it is also a special snack in the north. The fried dumpling in Tianfu, a small street, is more like a wrapped jiaozi, baked in an oil pan, but crispy and soft. Bite open and still steaming. What we want is the original fried dumpling, which can clearly see eggs and leeks, and tastes just right.
There are already many customers on the dining table in the hall. My friend told me that this is a place where locals often come back. As long as foreigners come to Luoyang, locals will bring them directly to eat. First of all, the environment is better and the price is relatively inexpensive. Sure, it tastes great. The most important thing is that it is open 24 hours a day, which can meet the needs of friends in Luoyang at any time.
He also told me that in fact, the former Old Town Cross was also the favorite food gathering place for local people, but with the round of fires on the Internet, many businesses were different from before, and every holiday was crowded with people. It's hard to calm down and say anything, just don't know how long this food city hidden in the alley can last.
As a matter of fact, in my opinion, every city has food streets specially serving foreign tourists, such as Hubu Lane in Wuhan, Huimin Street in Xi and Qianmen Street in Beijing.