Casually Baidu, you will know that Yongchang is a history and culture of exceptionally thick ancient city, where the Shang Zhou, Spring and Autumn, Warring States period is the Xirong, Yue's pasture, animal husbandry from a long time, the Qin and Han dynasties, farming and nomadic culture began to collide and mingle in this place, as the Silk Road on the economic, cultural and transportation town, the Central Plains of the catering habits of the exotic cuisine of the Western region, the local characteristics of the food, coupled with the continuous flow of the local food. Ingredients, coupled with the continuous national integration, and the northern foothills of the Qilian Mountains and the southern edge of the Alxa such a unique geographic features, cultural traditions colorful, Yongchang Ancient City, the characteristics of the food local snacks have a regional and inclusive, so eclectic want to not be famous is difficult.
When it comes to Yongchang cuisine, it is impossible not to mention the agricultural and sideline products with Yongchang's specialties, and then the excellent cooking skills can not be separated from the support of high-quality ingredients. Yongchang mutton, Yongchang carrots, Yongchang beer barley is a national geographic indications products, is very competitive market characteristics of agricultural products, as well as the Yongchang plateau pollution-free vegetables in recent years is also outstanding reputation, baby vegetables, red peppers, broccoli are marketed all over the world, Yongchang hair vegetables and Yongchang mushrooms are famous, as well as the Yongchang LIXIL Golden Trout, but also completely subvert the impression of the West Corridor, the high quality of the spring water has finally let the The traditional rainbow trout has evolved into golden trout with unique regional characteristics, and these cold-water fish have greatly enriched people's tables.
In Yongchang, people talk about food will be the first Yongchang mutton, these ate the mountainside herbs, drink the Qilian Mountain snow melt water grew up sheep, for human contribution to the national geographical indications product honor Yongchang mutton, good mutton plus unique cooking techniques, naturally produce a unique taste of delicious mutton feast, cassoulet, charcoal grilled whole sheep, spicy mutton, stewed mutton, mutton broth, lamb steamed buns, mutton feast, mutton, mutton, mutton, mutton, mutton, mutton, mutton and other meat. The Yongchang Mutton Hand Pork is a famous flavor of Jinchang and even the Hexi Corridor, and it is the main dish of thousands of "Nongjiale" in Jinchang. When you eat mutton in Yongchang, you should remember an absolute truth: if you eat mutton without garlic, you will lose half of your nutrients!
Lamb mat rolls are a local delicacy that has been prevalent in the west of the river for hundreds of years, and Yongchang's flavor is much more pure and authentic. These local sheep like to eat the alkali grass on the northern mountains, so the lamb meat is tender, lean but not firewood, nutritious, and no trace of dietary flavor. Speaking of Yongchang's lamb or lamb pad rolls, is the Qing Dynasty patriotic general, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, anti-smoking hero Lin Zexu was relegated to Xinjiang in the relegation of the road, in the taste of lamb pad rolls are greatly appreciated, it is this very regional characteristics of the lamb pad rolls, in the conquest of the locals continue to conquer the city, in the first China Gold Medal Tourism Snack Food Selection, crowned the Chinese gold medal tourism snacks laurels.
In Yongchang mutton there is a way to eat, it is said that also on the tongue of China, special brick oven volume is huge, through the Northwest's bold atmosphere, large pieces of good mutton, large iron grill, a plate to have six or seven pounds of mutton, 60 yuan a pound of mutton or attracted diners to come, special marinade ingredients, yards of marinated mutton, garnished with cut pieces of potato, fuel is the The fuel is the local special houma straw, 30 minutes out of the oven, both baked, but also smothered, but also smoked, into the houma straw combustion after the special flavor, and then with Yongchang onions, chili peppers, to be lamb on the table, suddenly is full of incense, people taste buds open, gourmets feast has begun.
Yongchang's mutton is delicious, Yongchang's stuffed skin is also a delicacy on earth, the production method may also say, in the wheat flour mixed with a certain amount of alkali, with warm water into a hard dough, a few kneading, such as dough fine smooth, and then put into the cool water in the continuous scrubbing, wash away starch, until the dough into a honeycomb soft gelatinous kind of time. This soft gelatinous dough is called gluten after cooking. The rest of the batter to be water precipitation, pour out the floating water, the precipitation of the batter scooped in a cotton cloth covered steamer basket steamed the same XuanXuanXiang four overflowing, eat when cut into long strips, adorned with gluten a few slices, pouring mixed with homemade seasoning, sour and spicy mellow, hot and cold, four seasons to taste have different gourmet taste.
There is another kind of food in Yongchang that must be talked about in great detail, and that is churning dough. Churn is a famous snack in Northwest China, which can be accurately defined as a paste made from noodles, and the people of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia are most interested in churning the buckwheat churn, corn churn, and taro churn. In the Northwest, there is a saying, who married a daughter-in-law is not virtuous and capable, depending on her to play the churn is smooth enough, enough gluten. Stirring dough is often eaten when life is poor, but now it has become a special snack for people looking for nostalgia and reminiscing about the past. The practice of stirring the dough is not complicated, the key is to add a good fried pickled vegetables, garlic, with some chili peppers, the taste is mouth-watering to think about.
The reason why I want to write this article is that I feel that Yongchang's food is too rich and too wonderful, and if I don't recommend it, I don't feel sorry for myself, and it's selfish not to know how to share in this day and age. In Yongchang, the names of some delicacies, though sounding rustic, can make people think of them in the best way, such as fish rubbing, kangpangzi, wuwuozi, pongxiemian, bulazi, sweet dumplings, mafuazi, oil deep-fried noodle cake, spicy noodles, and Yongchang haggis is also the ultimate delicacy, Yongchang dumplings, Qinghe oil cake are the ultimate delicacy and the miscellaneous food mixing soup is said to be the good thing for waking up after drunkenness.
Today on the street to taste the authentic Yongchang cuisine, to appreciate the production process of many Yongchang cuisine, feel the unique charm of the Northwest snacks, is not easy, decentralized business or there are many problems, health, quarantine, norms, publicity, promotion are not good control, but in the old city of Yongchang, the most famous bell and drum tower near the adjacent to this classical building built in the Ming Dynasty has a very well-known bell tower snack city, the bell and drum tower, the bell and drum tower is the best place to eat. Well-known Bell Tower Snack City, bringing together the Northwest and even China's famous food, Yongchang into a collection of special food, the world of snacks and Yongchang food complement each other, really good value for money, but also to build the environment, brand marketing, cultural integration, standardized management to the extreme.
In fact, in the ancient city of Yongchang not only has a characteristic food, but also has a stunning beauty, recorded the cultural fusion of Chinese and Western nationalities of the ancient city of Alexandria, once prosperous Sheng Rong Temple, the beautiful scenery of the North Hai Zi and the North Wudang Mountain, as well as to build the construction of the Silk Road Shepherd's Song Garden Complex, are well worth a look at the scenery. It is said that to tether the hearts of tourists, first tether the stomach of tourists, the people to food first really is profound, Yongchang has both beautiful scenery and food, and rich resources, the key is there is a group of hospitable and pragmatic Yongchang people, Yongchang's future is worth looking forward to oh!