The wheat shrimps in Linhai are actually gnocchi. The calories of gnocchi are actually relatively low. 100 grams of gnocchi soup contains 107 calories. After being taken into the body, these calories can provide energy for metabolism, but It will not cause obesity excessively. Pimple soup is mainly made from flour. Ingesting it can supplement the body with rich carbohydrates, increase satiety and reduce the intake of other foods.

Linhai Wheat Shrimp can be called Linhai Sliced ??Noodles because, like Shanxi Sliced ??Noodles, the dough is cut off with a knife. The difference is that in Shanxi Sliced ??Noodles, the wheat flour is kneaded into a ball. A piece of thin iron sheet cuts off the dough strips like a meteor chasing the moon, while wheat shrimp is made by mixing wheat flour into a slurry, and then using a kitchen knife to "cut" the slurry one by one, so Linhai people call it "cutting" wheat. For shrimps, the cut powder is not as long and thin as a wicker, but a small lump, shaped like a curved prawn, so it is called wheat shrimp.

The origin of wheat shrimp

It is said that in the old society, wheat shrimp was something the poor ate. They mixed flour with water to make a paste. If they couldn’t afford a kitchen knife, they would use chopsticks. Cut the paste into strips and put them into the pot one by one. Add some radish, melon and vines and mix them. When they come out of the pot, they will be in small lumps, shaped like curved prawns, hence the name wheat shrimp.

The name Maixia is entirely based on its shape, and it is also quite freehand. Only Linhai people can figure it out. After all, that place is "the capital of Taizhou for thousands of years, full of cultural people". When choosing a name for the food, special attention should be paid to highlighting its charm.