There is a folk saying: Zhang Qian, the envoy of the Western Han Dynasty, brought pepper from the western regions to Chang 'an, and later Hu Spicy Soup came into being. The famous snack of Henan people is Hu spicy soup. Later, Henan people also brought their food culture to Shaanxi. Nowadays, Hu spicy soup has become a famous food in Xi 'an.
in Xi' an, there are two kinds of Hu spicy soup: 1. Xi' an Hu spicy soup and 2. Henan Hu spicy soup. There are meatballs in Xi 'an spicy soup, and diced meat in Henan spicy soup. In addition to meatballs, Xi 'an spicy soup also has vegetables such as potatoes and cauliflower. Henan spicy soup is made of kelp, vermicelli and fried tofu.
Many people say that Hu Spicy Soup is very delicious. The soup is spicy and thick, which constantly stimulates people's taste buds and brings special food experience. Hu spicy soup is particularly popular in the northern generation. In our opinion, Hu spicy soup is still famous in Henan. But there is also Hu spicy soup in Shaanxi. Although the two places belong to the same food, the difference is very big. So what is going on? First of all, let's take a look at Henan. The Hu spicy soup in Henan is very tasty, and a lot of pepper is added to enhance the taste, thus stimulating people's taste buds and then stimulating people's brains to produce a sense of pleasure.
on the basis of Henan Hu spicy soup, Xi' an Hui Hu spicy soup combines the unique eating habits of Hui people, which reduces the spicy taste of the soup and increases the salty and spicy taste. Mutton and beef are diced meat in Henan Hu spicy soup, and become meatballs in Hui soup. Traditionally, Hui people don't like seafood, so their hot soup often doesn't add kelp.
In the production process, the spicy soup in Henan is made of fresh mutton soup. Xi 'an Hui nationality's is made of beef bones, ginger and cooking wine. Hu spicy soup in Xi 'an is more viscous, and they will thicken it with potato flour. In fact, these two kinds of soup are a kind of soup in plain English. They only combine the local customs and dietary characteristics to have two styles. There is no need to argue who is good and who is good. They are all delicious, and they are the crystallization of the wisdom of working people.