Northwest cuisine is simple, natural and thick, which is closely related to local culture. Below I will take stock of the top 1 special pasta dishes that must not be missed when traveling in the northwest.

1. Beef Noodles with Clear Soup in Lanzhou

Lamian Noodles in Lanzhou is one of the most famous foods in Gansu, and many people will definitely eat it when they go to the local area, so if you go to Lanzhou, it's really useless not to eat Lamian Noodles without Lanzhou beef. Lanzhou Lamian Noodles usually chooses high-gluten flour, which has a high protein content. The Lamian Noodles produced has high nutritional value, longer shelf life and better taste. Beef noodles in Lanzhou pay attention to one clear (clear soup), two white (radish white), three red (chili pepper oil red), four green (coriander green) and wuhuang (noodle Huang Liang), and there are more than ten kinds of noodles. Capillary, Erxi, leek leaves ... Beef noodles are the breakfast of Lanzhou people. Authentic beef noodle restaurants are open in the morning and usually close at two o'clock in the afternoon, so if you want to eat delicious beef noodles, you should take it early in Lanzhou.

2, serous surface

Tianshui serous surface, also known as sauerkraut rice, is a traditional pasta, which is a home-cooked meal in Tianshui area, especially in rural areas. It is a noodle made by frying fermented sauerkraut into brine. Generally, the best sauerkraut is pickled with a kind of wild vegetable called "chicory", which tastes sour and syrupy. It can be used as a cool drink and soup when eating noodles. Add chopped green onion and coriander to taste. It tastes sour and refreshing, and the syrup has the function of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Eating a bowl of starched water in summer will immediately make you feel cool and refreshing.

3. Rub fish noodles

Rub fish noodles, also known as rub roe, is a unique pasta in Zhangye City, Gansu Province. It is named after the shape of its finished product is thick in the middle and pointed at both ends, which resembles a small fish. First roll the dough to a thickness of about 5 mm, cut it into a width of 5 mm, and then rub it into a cylindrical shape. Then rub off the cylindrical noodles, which forms a small fish shape. The molded noodles can be directly put into the pot. The prepared noodles can be eaten dry with Chili and vinegar, and can also be used for cooking. Although the practice of rubbing fish noodles is slightly complicated, it is better than the taste. It is a boutique snack that Zhang Ye can't miss.

4. Quack

Quack in Tianshui is not a frog, but a traditional snack in Tianshui, Gansu Province. It is made of buckwheat noodles and is known as "the first food in Qin Zhou". Quack in Tianshui has a unique taste and is famous for its fragrance, spicy, soft and tender. Legend has it that it originated in the Han Dynasty. It is made of a local specialty starch called buckwheat. It is famous for its fragrance, spiciness, softness and softness.

According to legend, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, when Wei Xiao was divided into Tianshui, her mother, Queen Mother Shuoning, had a special hobby of croaking and had to eat it every three days. So he served for the palace. Later, Wei Xiao was defeated and fled to West Shu. The chef fled from the palace, lived in seclusion in Tianshui, rented a shop in the city, and managed to be a quack. There is also a saying that there is a father and daughter named Liu, who created Guagua on the basis of the original buckwheat jelly.

5. High-load stuffed skin

There are two kinds of stuffed skin in Lanzhou, namely washed stuffed skin and high-load stuffed skin. Sesame sauce is the main ingredient of Gaodan Nianpi (sesame sauce is thick and rich), and other seasonings are oil peppercorns, balsamic vinegar, salt in turn, and mung bean sprouts. Mix well. The washing of fermented skin highlights the impact of various seasonings. Seasonings are: sesame sauce (thinly mixed) oil spicy seeds, garlic paste, mustard water, balsamic vinegar and salt. High-load fermented skin tastes smooth, soft and simple to make, which is very popular among many Lanzhou people.

6. Three sets of cars in Wuwei

Both foreign tourists and Liangzhou residents love to eat Liangzhou snack "three sets of cars", which is economical and belongs to popular flavor delicacies. When you walk into the Beiguan market and other markets in the city, when a bowl of noodles, a plate of bacon and a cup of round jujube and poria tea come into your eyes, you will have a strong appetite. Liangzhou snack "three sets of cars" is very suitable for young and old, and is called Liangzhou fast food. It consists of Liangzhouxing noodles, bacon, rock sugar, red dates and Fu tea. Rock sugar, red dates and poria tea are three kinds of food, which are bundled and sold, just like a troika. Without them, they are not perfect. The mighty three-car is also known as Liangzhou fast food, and its price is affordable, which can be eaten by men, women and children. Bacon: Boil pork in old brine and simmer for a long time. This kind of bacon is fat but not greasy. It can be eaten with tea or mixed with noodles. Noodles: Noodles are pulled to the thickness of chopsticks, and marinade is poured on them. The marinade contains shredded carrots, shredded celery, sliced meat and other ingredients, which are rich in content. Rock sugar, red dates and poria cocos tea: there are hawthorn, longan, red dates, raisins, medlar, poria cocos tea, walnut kernels, etc. in the tea, water is added and boiled for a long time, and rock sugar is added before drinking, so it tastes sweet and delicious.

7. Tibetan steamed stuffed bun

Gannan Tibetan steamed stuffed bun is a very distinctive pasta, with fine production and unique technology. Most Tibetan people in Gannan have a superb skill of kneading steamed stuffed bun skins with one hand, and they can knead four or five steamed stuffed bun skins with the same size and uniform thickness at a time. Because of its small size, Tibetan steamed buns are usually cooked by steaming on a strong fire for 15 to 18 minutes. Put the steamed stuffed bun into the dish with chopsticks, and add garlic, vinegar, soy sauce and chili pepper oil. It tastes oily but not greasy, soft, tender and delicious.

8. Cold Noodles

In addition to Lamian Noodles, cold noodles are also one of the "star players" in Gansu. Lamian Noodles cooked in water, fished out, and once again in cold water, it can bring a more elastic taste. Pour a spoonful of marinated seeds with celery and carrots, add two spoonfuls of Chili oil, and serve a bowl of vegetarian noodle soup with celery flavor, which is a good summer dinner. In winter, the store will change the noodle soup to warm, so it will be very comfortable to eat.

9, potato dough

Speaking of potato dough, I have to mention the food "dough", which is also a practice in Gansu, but the ingredients of dough are generally wheat flour, corn flour or bean flour, which is completely different from potato dough, while the raw material of potato dough is potato, which is similar to the finished product of pasta dough, and the eating method is similar. Gansu people also call potatoes yams, which is why yams stir up the dough. As far as I know, in potato producing areas all over the country, most of them have similar eating methods. This kind of snack is widely distributed in Gansu, mainly in Wudu in Longnan, Huating and Zhuanglang in Pingliang, and Lintao in Gansu. In these areas, the methods of mashing potatoes are mostly similar, but the eating methods are slightly different.

1. firecrackers noodles

firecrackers noodles are also called "firecrackers Confucius soup rice". Because this pasta has a wide spread and combines the characteristics of different history, nationalities and regions, it is sometimes called "string noodles" of national unity. In the dialect, it is called "firecrackers", which actually means firecrackers. The Hui nationality is called firecrackers, which is a kind of noodle soup for the Hui nationality, all of which are like small firecrackers. The simple and quick soup rice with firecrackers, because of the spicy spices unique to the northwest, is burning and tastes like firecrackers in the mouth. The more you eat it, the more you want to eat it, which makes your appetite open. In some areas, people use this soup to sweat and get sick, and many people call it cold soup. Firecracker noodles, which are elastic and tough, and the auxiliary dishes are spicy and refreshing, are the classic pasta of northwest Muslims. Especially in the northwest, it is deeply loved by people of all ethnic groups. Lamian Noodles on the surface of firecrackers, without soup, is cut into short strips with a knife and poured into a mixed vegetable pot made of vermicelli, minced meat, peppers and a small amount of vegetables. The cooking before cooking is equivalent to that in Lamian Noodles, and the mixed frying method after cooking is similar to that of fried noodles, but the taste is different from both. First long and then short, first boiled and then fried, and mixed with noodles and vegetables.