Jinci rice is produced in Jinci Town, Taiyuan. This kind of rice is long in grain, big in size, crystal clear and full in shape, translucent in shape, beige and slightly brown, with distinct grains and fragrant aroma when cooked. When eaten in the mouth, it tastes sweet, tough, sticky and chewy. Jinci rice is so good in texture because of the water relationship. The paddy fields producing this kind of rice are watered with Jinci old spring, which has low water temperature and contains minerals such as alum. In addition, the fertile land and black soil in the villages near Jinci are beneficial to rice growth.
Vinegar: Shanxi aged vinegar, which is famous all over the country, traces back to history. Vinegar brewing began at the latest in the Spring and Autumn Period, and experienced improvement and development from generation to generation. By the Qing Dynasty, the vinegar brewing technology was refined, forming the famous Shanxi aged vinegar and Taiyuan special vinegar. It takes sorghum as raw material, fermented by special koji, and dried in the east ice in summer. After a year, the concentration and aroma of vinegar are improved before it becomes mature vinegar. Shanxi mature vinegar is the most famous product of Qingxu. Taiyuan special vinegar is the most famous in Yiyuanqing Vinegar Workshop. At first, it was just a sideline of a flour mill, and it was not until 192 1 year that vinegar was mainly brewed. The vinegar produced was sweet, cotton, sour, fragrant and strong. The vinegar produced in Taiyuan is not only loved by the people of this province, but also sold throughout the country.
Qingxu grape, produced in Qingxu County, Taiyuan, is one of the famous grape producing areas in China and is known as the "hometown of grapes". Qingxu grape has been cultivated for more than 1000 years, and the grape producing areas are mainly distributed in the mountainous areas in the northwest of the county. The grapes produced here are of good quality, delicious and sweet taste, bright color and high sugar content. Liu Yuxi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a grape song when he came to Bingzhou, praising Qingxu grapes. The soil, sunshine, climate and water source of grape producing area are all suitable for grape growth. After years of accumulation, it has formed a complete set of cultivation management techniques and cultivation experience. There are more than 50 varieties of Qingxu grapes, the most famous high-quality varieties are Baipinger, Heijixin and Zi Long Eye, among which Baipinger grape is the best, with a grain size of about seven or eight cents and a diameter of three or four cents.
Wine: Taiyuan wine was very famous in the Tang Dynasty and was a tribute to the emperor. Sima Guang, a great writer and historian in the Song Dynasty, said in his poems that "the mountains are too cold to dawn, the water is green and the Jinci is spring, the grapes are ripe, and the flying is not tired." Praise the mellow taste of Taiyuan wine. Taiyuan wine comes from Qingxu, which is famous for its rich wine in history. Its main producing areas are Xishan Bianshan, Mayu, Gaobai and Chengguan. For a long time, Taiyuan wine has been brewed by ancient traditional and unique methods, with high quality and enduring success.
Fenjiu: Fenjiu is the liquor produced by Xinghua Village Fenjiu Factory in Shanxi Province. It was first brewed in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and has a history of 1500 years. Fenjiu is "soft in the mouth, sweet in the mouth, and fragrant after drinking", which is famous for its color, taste and fragrance, and is one of the eight famous wines in China. Fenjiu won the first gold prize in Panama International Expo in 19 16. After the founding of New China, it won many gold awards from the State Council. It has been sold in more than 40 countries and regions.
Zhuyeqing Liquor: produced by Xinghua Village Fenjiu Factory, it is a reproduction of Fenjiu and has a long brewing history. Bamboo leaf green is made of Fenjiu as raw material, mixed with more than ten kinds of Chinese herbal medicines such as tangerine peel, Amomum villosum, Angelica sinensis, Lingxiang, Lilac, Aucklandia root and rosewood, and soaked in egg whites, bamboo leaves and rock sugar. The alcohol content is 45 degrees. The wine is green, crystal clear and transparent. Through scientific identification, it has the effects of regulating stomach, promoting digestion and relieving restlessness, and has certain curative effects on heart disease, hypertension, coronary heart disease and arthritis. Pure and fragrant Fenjiu and Zhuyeqing liquor must pass five passes, 27 defense lines and 120 procedures before they can be packaged and listed. Therefore, the quality of wine can also be seen.
Wutai Mountain inkstone, referred to as "Taiwan inkstone". Because the stone is taken from Wenshan, it is also known as Wenshan stone inkstone. Wutaishan inkstone is divided into four types: black, green, red and purple. Black as paint, green as leaves, red as Dan, purple as liver, pure and beautiful in color. The production of inkstone began in the Ming Dynasty, and there are three types of inkstone: Duan inkstone, Feng inkstone and Yan inkstone. The inkstone pattern of Taiwan is like the pine branches and cypress leaves of Wutai Mountain, which is vigorous and smooth, and soft in rigidity; The texture is delicate and not slippery, the knocking is silent, and the nature is as cold as ice; It turns black quickly, ink and wash blend, shades are appropriate, sweat is not easy to dry, and it is handy to brush it, which is loved by scholars and scholars.
Guilingji was originally called "Laojun Yishou Powder". By the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Fang Tu and some famous medical scientists had added or deleted this prescription and renamed it "Guilingji", which was dedicated to Emperor Jiajing, who was widely collecting elixir of life. After Jiajing took it, he was really light and healthy, and after 50 years old, he gave birth to three sons in succession. Since then, Guilingji has been listed as a "royal holy medicine". At that time, the medical director who supervised "Guilingji" was from Taigu, Shanxi. He secretly took the prescription home, practiced it at home, and gave it to relatives and friends as a precious gift. Later, this prescription was introduced into Guangsheng Pharmacy, the predecessor of Shanxi Chinese Medicine Factory, and it became a unique prescription in Taigu County. Guilingji has the functions of promoting metabolism, strengthening blood circulation, enhancing immunity and myocardial contractility. It is mainly used for strengthening body, strengthening brain, benefiting marrow, invigorating yang, nourishing kidney, invigorating qi, stimulating appetite, regulating nerves, regulating endocrine and eliminating myocardial fatigue.
Datong —— Instant-boiled mutton with jelly and preserved apricots.
The May Day Golden Week is coming, and the ancient city of Datong is decorated with lanterns and costumes to welcome guests. When you visit Yungang Grottoes, Hengshan Mountain, Hanging Temple, Jiulong Wall and other places of interest, you must try the delicious food of this historic city.
Instant-boiled mutton: Datong instant-boiled mutton is famous all over the country for its delicious taste, tender meat and fresh quality. When eating, use chopsticks to rinse the sliced mutton roll in the boiling hot pot, and then dip it in sesame sauce, Chili oil, sesame oil, monosodium glutamate, coriander, dried rice and chives, which is tender and delicious. Eating instant-boiled mutton is best in autumn and winter. If you can rinse Xinrong's mutton with Datong copper hot pot, then you can eat the most authentic Datong instant-boiled mutton.
Hunyuan bean jelly: Hunyuan bean jelly is famous all over the world for its beauty of mountains and waters, but many people know Hunyuan from a bowl of ordinary bean jelly. Anyone who has eaten Hunyuan bean jelly will never forget its unique taste. Hunyuan bean jelly is made of potato starch, which is the root of its gluten. The fragrance of Hunyuan bean jelly is more fragrant in its ingredients. In every bean jelly stall in Hunyuan, you will see that there are more than a dozen small pots where there are various seasonings, mainly vinegar, garlic water, chopped green onion, cucumber and coriander. What makes Hunyuan bean jelly called Hunyuan bean jelly is its unique lotus bean, dried bean curd and Chili oil. Lotus beans are crispy and delicious, and dried tofu is chewed to the fullest, while Chili oil tastes spicy, which is different from other peppers.
Fried cake: Datong fried cake is small, thin-skinned, with many patterns, fragrant inside and crisp outside, and is well known. It is a necessary food for Datong to celebrate the holidays, get married and celebrate, and move to a new house.
Have a good time. When you leave, don't forget to bring Yanggao's preserved Beijing apricot.
Xinzhou-Eating Steamed Meat in Dingxiang with Five Formosan Mushrooms
When you come to Xinzhou, you can experience the grassland customs of riding and grazing in the scenic Luyashan Nature Reserve. You can take a hot spring bath in Qicun Hot Spring to relax yourself, and then go to Wutai Mountain, a Buddhist resort, to ask for a visa to protect the safety of the whole family.
When you arrive in Xinzhou, you must taste the steamed meat in Dingxiang. Steamed pork in Dingxiang is mainly lean pork, supplemented by refined starch, refined vegetable oil and various condiments. Steamed pork in Dingxiang has the characteristics of fragrant meat, moist taste, endless aftertaste and no greasy eating. Regular consumption can not only supplement the necessary nutrients in the body, but also overcome the shortcomings of high fat and cholesterol in meat products. It is an ideal dish for home, banquets and travel meals, and can also be used as a gift for visiting relatives and friends. When you arrive at Wutai Mountain, don't forget to buy some local Taiwanese mushrooms and stewed chickens with Taiwanese mushrooms, which are full of fragrance.
Lvliang-Eating Walnuts with Fenyang in Sanjiao Fire
The interesting places in Lvliang are North Wudang Mountain, Xuanzhong Temple, Guashan Mountain and Pangquangou. There are Fenjiu in Lvliang, walnuts in Fenyang, smoked dates in Shilou and wooden dates in Liulin.
Walnuts in Fenyang are big, thin and full of kernels. Grab two in one hand and it will break when you pinch it. Long-term consumption has the effects of invigorating qi and blood, moistening dryness and resolving phlegm, warming intestines and moistening lungs, and treating deficiency cold, asthma and cough.
Shilou smoked jujube: dry, purple-black and shiny skin, fine and uniform wrinkles, fine and elastic pulp, no deformation and peeling when pinched, sweet and tough, with strong jujube flavor, no burnt and sour smell.
Liulin Muzao: Willow trees have small jujube stones, thick meat and high sugar content, which are resistant to storage and suitable for transportation. When fresh, it is sweet and sour, crisp and delicious. After drying, it is as moist as oil, and the sugar shreds are long and bright, which is rich in nutritional value. Has the medicinal effects of invigorating spleen, tranquilizing mind, invigorating qi and tonifying kidney.
The bald bowl in Liulin, the hoe cake in Linxian and the fire in Sanjiao are the local special snacks you must taste.
Jinzhong chapter-eat a plate of beef with boxes of red dates
In recent years, the Shanxi Merchants' Courtyard is famous far and wide. All the way down from Taiyuan, Yuci Changjia Manor, Taigu Sanduotang, Qixian Qiaojia Courtyard, Pingyao Ancient City, Lingshi Wangjia Courtyard and Pingyao all attract visitors from all directions with rich cultural heritage. In fact, in Jinzhong, a land of outstanding people, it is not only these magnificent courtyards that shine with charm, but also many folk delicacies.
When you arrive in various places, you must eat a bowl of local noodles. Although pasta is not rare, its taste is slightly different, mainly because the topping methods are different. When you arrive in Yuci, if you have time, you might as well go to Hougou, which is a model of ancient Chinese villages. The natural landscape of the village is very simple, and the simple tea and plain rice made by farmers at home is also very delicious.
When you go to Yuci and Taigu, you can try the cold enema. Compared with the sticky teeth of Taiyuan enema, the enema there is more refreshing. The simple garlic vinegar just sets off the fragrance of buckwheat noodles. If you stand in front of a street stall and eat it with a stick, the flavor is even more unique. When you enjoy Pingyao, you should change a bowl of "baldy". Take a human tricycles to a street in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, find a clean snack bar, cut a plate of authentic Pingyao beef, and then ask the proprietress to stop a bowl of baldy. That kind of slow rhyme will comfortably reduce the fatigue of your journey.
The meat is not only good in Pingyao, but also a dish of "Xiao Chang Donkey Meat" in Taigu and a dish of "Jia Ling Smoked Meat" in Qixian, and its taste is very unusual. In addition, if you want to bring some local products, don't forget the series of products made by local long yam in Pingyao, which are also good things with rich nutrition; In Qixian, don't forget to bring a few bottles of sesame oil; In Taigu, we might as well bring some Huping dates from Xiaobai Township and Fancun Town this season, which are crisp and sweet. There is little rain this autumn, and the jujube harvest is good. If you can't take them home, you can also make your own dates.
Linfen chapter-eating Quwo mutton soup with Liancun vermicelli
Linfen is an ancient place because of its respect for literature and martial arts since ancient times. The big ones are Yao Temple, Sophora japonica, Ding Cun Folk House Museum, Guangsheng Temple, Hukou, etc., and the small ones are Huozhou Ya, Xintian Ruins, Zhong Er Hiding Place, etc. And the geographical feature of Linfen is that there are large plains suitable for the growth of crops, and there are many kinds of snacks, so when you visit Linfen, you don't have to worry. The best way is to eat and watch while walking.
It's just to worship ancestors at the big pagoda tree. You should greet a bowl of bean jelly at the gate, which is called "powder fish" locally. It looks like a tadpole and is poured with various seasonings, which can satisfy hunger and quench thirst, and the price is about one yuan. After seeing Guangsheng Temple, you can find a noodle restaurant nearby to eat authentic local "Helao" noodles. The bowl is affordable and the price is just two or three yuan. Going further south, Yaodu is looking for the legacy of Yao, tracing back to the days and days of Yao Shun, and there are about two yuan of Yaowang burritos to eat, which is a great pleasure. Or Xintian ruins, or Zhong Er's hiding place, you can see the signboard of Quwo mutton soup everywhere. After burning the sheep's head, picking the meat, adding the skeleton and the sheep's tail, you can boil a thick pot, which is milky white. Water and oil have already been mixed, sprinkled with green chopped green onion, and poured with red and clear pepper. The entrance is thick and safe, and the taste is unforgettable. Why not have a bowl? The price is about three yuan a bowl, but you must eat the dough twists and cakes.
You can bring them back to your relatives and friends. First of all, don't miss Yonghe's red dates. The Mid-Autumn Festival new dates have just fallen, and they are big, thin, thick and small, and My Sweetie's rippling mouth is not a big gift. In addition, there are walnuts in Jixian County. If you like to open a stove at home, don't forget to take a few boxes of hot pot powder from Liancun to Xiangfen. It is thin, smooth and resilient.
Jincheng Chapter-Eating "Top Ten Bowls" with "Qinzhou Yellow"
Visitors who have visited Jincheng have this feeling. It is not only a beautiful, ancient and fashionable city, but also a place where tourists can taste unique snacks.
Mushroom Gebei: Mushroom Gebei is a famous local food in Jincheng with a history of hundreds of years, and it is the first dish in the "Top Ten Bowls" banquet, which is widely circulated in the local area because of its special preparation method. Its color is white and clear, soft and delicious, and the soup tastes fragrant.
Roasted pork liver: Roasted pork liver is a famous local food in Yangcheng. Fresh pork liver is used as seasoning, wrapped in flower oil, fried, steamed and fried until brown and tender. It is characterized by crispy outside and delicious taste, accompanied by wine and delicacies, and hot food is not greasy.
Burn three fresh: a famous dish in Qinshui County. Sanxian is Hericium erinaceus, Auricularia auricula and day lily, all of which are specialties in Qinshui. After fine processing by famous chefs, mixed with seasonings and blended into soup, it not only retains its unique nutritional value, but also makes it more delicious.
The main ingredient of mung bean balls is mung bean noodles, and the ingredients are peanuts, bean sprouts and seasonings. They are fried into balls in an oil pan and soaked in hot soup with good taste. It is characterized by delicious food, rich nutrition and the function of clearing away heat and lowering summer heat. When you leave, you can bring some local special agricultural products "Qinzhouhuang" millet and smooth pepper to your home.
Yuncheng chapter-eating beef and cooking cakes with asparagus in jiaozi
After visitors come to Yuncheng, they can not only enjoy the scenery of Pujiu Temple, one of the four famous historical buildings in China, the five old peaks with pleasant scenery, the Yellow River Iron Bull, Guandi Temple and Yongle Palace, but also taste the world-famous Yongji food-beef dumplings, gently biting open the thin dumpling skin, fresh and tender beef is delicate and charming, and the smell of chopped green onion comes from the nose. And the price is not expensive, and there is only 12 yuan money per kilogram of dumplings.
Besides jiaozi, you will also have to taste local delicious snacks such as chopped green onion cake, mutton bread in soup, bean curd, etc. When visiting Wulaofeng Scenic Area, you should also remember to go to Yuxiang to buy asparagus, a local specialty, which is exported to Holland and other countries. In addition, Wenxi's boiled cakes, Wanrong's tangerine persimmon and Jishan's banzao are all special gifts that can be taken back for friends and relatives.
Taiyuan flavor snacks
Mengfeng cake: Mengfeng cake is a unique traditional food in Mengfeng village, Qingxu county, and has a long-standing reputation for its fragrance, crispness, softness, sweetness and coolness. Anyone who has tasted it will call it the best in the cake. Mengfeng cake was created in the tenth year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, with a history of 100 years.
Liuweizhai Sauced Meat: It is a famous food in Taiyuan, which is famous both inside and outside the province for its fat but not greasy, thin but not firewood, crisp and delicious. 1982, the sauce elbow flower of Liuweizhai was rated as a high-quality product by the Ministry of Commerce.
Steamed dumplings with mutton (beef): It is a famous snack in Taiyuan. The steamed dumplings in jiaozi Branch of Renyili are thin and delicious, and with the help of mature vinegar, they taste excellent. It can be described as "fat but not greasy stuffing into pills, a steamed dumpling is praised by thousands of people."
Yangzage: It is a famous traditional snack in Shanxi with a long history. This kind of snack is cheap, nutritious and popular, especially in winter. Located in Liubei, "Hao Gangyang Zage" is well known.
Fine halal assorted dishes: It began in the 20th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, with fine selection of materials and strict ingredients, and was well received by consumers. The whole set of snacks consists of four categories: sugar cake, peach crisp, hot bread stuffing and leather bag stuffing. The specifications are neat, sweet but not greasy, novel and beautiful.
Xinzhou flavor snacks
Steamed pork in Dingxiang: Pork and potatoes are cooked and chopped, then flour and seasoning are added, stirred and mixed, and then steamed in a bowl. When eating, it is heated and cut into pieces, which is delicious.
Yuanping Guokui: Yuanping Guokui was named after "winning the first place in local cooking" in history. Its shape is like a block, about three inches long, and its edge is rounded. Those without stuffing are called hollow pot heads, and those with stuffing have another name. Most of them are sweet-stuffed Guo Kui, and the best one is Mei Cheng Guo Kui. Guo Kui's cake surface is yellow, which has the characteristics of fragrance, sweetness, crispness and crispness. In addition, the stuffing is different and has its own flavor, which makes people never tire of eating for a long time. The supply of Yuanping Guokui is in short supply. Besides selling well in this province, it also goes directly to Beijing, Tianjin, Inner Mongolia in the north and Sichuan in the south.
Wuzhai pig black meat stew powder: take cooked pork, add potatoes, vermicelli, tofu and seasoning, and stew in the pressure cooker for a long time until the meat and potatoes are stewed, which is suitable for all ages.
Baode Bowl Tray: Baode County is rich in buckwheat, and the buckwheat noodle bowl tray made by Baode County is crystal clear, pale and slightly blue, with fine texture, softness, smoothness, tenderness, delicate fragrance and unique flavor, which is the top product of Xinzhou regional flavor snacks.
Chop three knives: chop three knives, also known as oil bag, is golden in color, sweet and delicious, and is one of the main foods of Wutaishan people during the Spring Festival. It has a history of more than 300 years, which is passed down from generation to generation every year. In the long feudal society, Wutai working people lived in poverty and lived on corn all the year round. In order to change this monotonous diet, five people created a food made of coarse grains. When frying, in order to make sesame oil penetrate into it, it is necessary to cut three knives on it, so it is called "cutting three knives". It is also called "oil bag" because it tastes oily and fragrant.
Linfen flavor snacks
Steamed dumplings: It is a traditional food in southern Shanxi, which is shaped like pomegranate, white and crystal clear, with thin stuffing and delicious fragrance. As early as three years in Qianlong, Wang of Beijingli Village, Fushan County opened a Fushan steamed dumplings Pavilion in the fresh fish mouth outside Qianmen, and made fried triangles and various famous dishes. On New Year's Eve, Gan Long returned from a private visit to Tongzhou and went to Fushan steamed dumplings Pavilion to eat steamed dumplings. The steamed dumplings stuffing here is soft and fragrant, oily but not greasy, white and crystal clear, like jade pomegranate. After a long meal, he was full of praise. After returning to the palace, he personally wrote the three characters "All in one place" and ordered people to make a plaque and send it to Fushan steamed dumplings Pavilion. Since then, the steamed dumplings Pavilion has gained great fame and doubled its value.
Queen Mother Imperial Bubble Cake: houma city, Shanxi Province was called Xintian in ancient times, and it was the capital of Jin State in the late Spring and Autumn Period. There is a master Qu Zhiming in Xintian Hotel here. His "Queen Mother's Imperial Bubble Cake" is crystal clear, crisp and sweet. Because Empress Dowager Cixi likes to enjoy it, this cake is just like a blooming bubble flower, hence the name. "Queen Mother's Imperial Bubble Cake" looks like a mushroom from a distance, like a sunset glow; At close range, it seems to be bursting, such as Jin Judou Yan. It is golden all over, crisp and sweet, and can nourish and strengthen the body.
Fried prickly heat: prickly heat is a kind of fried food unique to Hongtong County. According to "Hongtong County Records", every year on February 2nd of the lunar calendar, Hongtong and Zhao Cheng counties will hold a water-offering temple fair in Guangsheng Temple. On this day, Guangsheng Temple was crowded with people, and county magistrates and local gentlemen from two counties came to attend. However, some temple fairs beat gongs and drums, some put on "three-eye rushes", and some sell oil cakes, tofu dishes, mutton chowder and other snacks. Among these numerous stalls, the most striking thing is the cooking experts from two counties, who set up frying pans here. This is not only a technical performance competition, but also a necessary preparation before offering water. The fried prickly heat piled up into a "mountain" on the generous table, and people began to sacrifice water. The water sacrifice is presided over by the eminent monk of the "Water Temple", and the main content is to throw the seeds at the lotus pond. The last master in Hongtong County who took part in the fried dumplings for offering water was Mr. Liang (dead), and now the descendant of fried dumplings is Yang Yongxiang.
Mutton chowder: Hongtong's mutton chowder was created in the Yuan Dynasty. By the Qing Dynasty, it was as famous as Pingyao beef and Wenxi boiled cake because of its unique cooking range and cooking. Its characteristic is the original juice and soup, which must be stewed in a casserole. Seasonings are only added with salt, Chili oil (fried with sheep), scallion, pepper, monosodium glutamate, aniseed and other seasonings. It is said that the Mongolian people's custom of eating mutton has been preserved.
Yuncheng flavor snacks
Bean paste cake: Bean paste cake was created in the late Qing Dynasty and made of peas, gardenias and dried persimmons. According to legend, after the Taiping Rebels conquered Jiyuan, Henan Province, they recruited young and middle-aged local people to join the army, led their troops northward to capture Jincheng, Changzhi and other places, and continued to advance to Jinnan. When the troops were stationed in Quwo, some Jiyuan disabled soldiers saw that Quwo was fertile and beautiful, and the streets were prosperous, so they didn't think about their hometown, stayed in Quwo and started the bean paste cake business to make a living. During the Republic of China, bean paste cake stalls were everywhere, becoming a unique local snacks. They also made up a mantra: "Come to Quwo County, live in Dadongguan, copy a pair of burdens, and earn some money with bean paste." The operation of bean paste cake does not occupy the site, and it does not need to open the door. The raw materials are easy to get, and small profits are quick turnover.
Jishan Twist: Jishan Twist is a traditional snack in Yuncheng. According to legend, the twist was originally a court food, and when it was spread to the people, it became the shape of two sides sticking together. Now it can still be seen in Hongdong area. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, a businessman in Xiwei Village of Zhaidian Town brought it back to his hometown Yuncheng, where it was made and sold, and there were many eaters. Later, the businessman constantly improved the production technology, changed the twist from two strands to three strands, and then fried it, showing a golden thread pattern. At present, Jishan Twist has been sold in Beijing, Shenzhen, Heilongjiang and other provinces and cities 10, and it is very popular.
Xiezhou mutton bread in soup: The Guandi Temple in Xiezhou is famous all over the country, and four famous dishes in Xiezhou-mutton bread in soup, millet oil cake, fried noodles with oil tea and shredded pork with lard are also famous everywhere. Among these four famous foods, mutton paomo is the most famous. Xiezhou mutton bread in soup has excellent ingredients, complete seasonings, unique and fine technology, fresh soup and delicious taste. Because it looks beautiful and tastes delicious, it has been praised by guests from all over the world. There is a poem saying: "the original soup is delicious, and it warms the stomach and adds spirit;" I ate stomach cold in summer and warmed my whole body in winter. " It is said that when Empress Dowager Cixi went to Chang 'an in the west, she heard that Xiezhou mutton paomo was very famous, so she sent an envoy to Xiezhou to take it for her.
Jinnan fermented glutinous rice: Jinnan fermented glutinous rice is famous far and wide, and it first appeared in food stalls, with a history of hundreds of years. Every year at the Temple Fair on March 18th of the lunar calendar, tourists come here in an endless stream, and there are a sea of people, so the mash to quench one's thirst and produce saliva arises at the historic moment. The reason why mash is famous is that it uses Huoquan water and the glutinous rice irrigated with this water, and it also has a unique cooker and a unique brewing method. To cook fermented glutinous rice, it is necessary to make a special fan box furnace, which is shaped like a blacksmith's furnace with a diameter of about 26 cm. In front of the furnace, a section of iron smoke pipe with a length of about 33 cm, a diameter of 3.3 cm from front to back, and a large brass ladle are needed. Hongdong fermented grains cooked with unique raw materials and stoves are pure in color, positive in taste and long in fragrance. After more than a hundred years of development, there are more than ten varieties of fermented glutinous rice, such as lotus root starch fermented glutinous rice, clear soup fermented glutinous rice, egg flower fermented glutinous rice, longan fermented glutinous rice and Sanxian fermented glutinous rice, which is a popular soup deeply loved by people.
Datong flavor snacks
Youmian: Steamed with naked oats flour, served with mutton and minced meat, and various condiments, you will be satisfied in Kowloon Hotel, Yunzhong Hotel and Dumpling Pot Sticker House on West Street and Kowloon Street.
Yingzhou sirloin: In Yingxian County outside Yanmenguan, there is not only a famous Yingzhou wooden tower at home and abroad, but also a traditional food called sirloin, which is quite famous. Yingxian county once became an economic and military center in the north after the Tang and Five Dynasties. It belonged to Xijing Road in Liao and Jin Dynasties and its economy was very prosperous. After several wars, it became desolate year by year. However, by the middle of Qing Dynasty, the economy here had improved again. At that time, Yingxian was the only place for Buddhists in northern provinces to make a pilgrimage to Wutai Mountain, a Buddhist holy place, and there were many tourists and businessmen in the past. At first, there were several kinds of local foods, such as twist, yellow cake and flour cake, and the restaurant business was very light. At that time, there was a restaurant shopkeeper named Yu Yi in Yingxian City, who was very anxious because of the sluggish business. One day, when he was making bread, he accidentally knocked over half a bowl of syrup on the dough table because of his absentmindedness. He used his quick wits to mix the white flour and syrup to make dough, but it could not be steamed and baked well. He tried to knead it into a small cake and fry it in the oil pan with fried twist. After taking it out, it tasted sweet and delicious, and the color was very similar to that of cooked beef loin. So he tried to make it into the shape of a cow's waist and served it to the guests, which was immediately praised by people. Since then, Yu Yi has specially made this kind of food, and his restaurant has flourished, and his skills have been passed down from generation to generation.
Daizhou Mianma Tablet: It has a long history and is famous for its thin, crisp, sweet and delicious taste. It has a history of nearly a hundred years. The famous firms in Daizhou City, such as Juxingrui, Xingshengzhai, Fuchengzhai, Tianxingchang, Jushengzhai and Fushengkui, are famous in Shanxi.