In the old days of Hanzhong City, there was a place called "Yao'erguai" in the south of the city (roughly at the original South Street section of Tianhan Avenue in today's Hantai District), which was very famous for selling slurry on the water surface.

When it comes to it, people think of slurry water, and it is the best and authentic slurry water surface.

The book "Lovely Hanzhong" published in 1994 still mentions: "When people in Hanzhong mention the water surface, they will immediately think of the place 'Yaoerguai', because the water surface in Yaoerguai has the best taste and a long history.

It is said that the slurry water here was praised by the founding fathers Liu Bang and Xiao He as early as the early Western Han Dynasty. "The traditional method is to use fresh porridge, radish leaves, celery and mountain rapeseed, wash them and put them into a boiling water pot for a while.

When the green vegetables are wilted, take them out immediately, put them into a clean pot, cover the vegetables with a slurry primer, and then pour in the thicker noodle soup.

The noodle soup must be cool before pouring.

When the weather is hot, it can be fermented and eaten in four or five days.

The vegetables with slurry must be served carefully, which is commonly known as slurrying. During the process of eating, the bottom of the vat must be constantly poured out to remove sediment, and cold noodle soup must be added continuously.

In short, it should be eaten often and kept fresh, and should not be stored for a long time.

The vessels for holding slurry cannot be made of iron or porcelain, but earthenware is better.

When eating the squid, wring out the squid and chop it into small pieces. Stir-fry garlic slices, green onion slices, ginger and dried chili segments in the pot. Fry with lard. When the fragrance comes out, add the squid, add a little salt and a little slurry water.

Add fried tofu strips and boiling water.

It is better to stir-fry the slurry water first.

Fry the tofu strips until light yellow.

Most Hanzhong people like to eat spicy food, so they add chili oil, sometimes drizzle with pepper oil, or soak a few green pepper leaves in slurry.

You can eat cold slurry water in midsummer, you can also eat slurry water in spring and autumn, and you can also eat it in winter.