When it comes to Henan cuisine, we have to start with cities. First of all, we should mention Luoyang, a famous historical and cultural city with a civilization history of more than 5,111 years. It is also one of the cradles of Chinese civilization. There are also thousands of famous cities such as Kaifeng and Anyang, and naturally there are quite a few classic cuisines handed down.

Luoyang Water Banquet

Luoyang Water Banquet is a unique traditional feast of Han nationality in Luoyang.

The water mat began in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,111 years. It is one of the oldest famous banquets preserved in China.

it has two meanings: first, all hot dishes have soup-soup water; Second, the hot dish Luoyang water mat is finished, and then it is removed, and it is constantly updated like running water.

Luoyang water mat is well-prepared, with a wide selection of ingredients, simple and complex, diverse in taste, sour, spicy, sweet and salty, and neutral in five flavors, which is as tolerant and merged as our people in Henan.

Luoyang fried dumpling

Like Luoyang water mat, Luoyang fried dumpling is also a national intangible cultural heritage, which is an ancient and delicious Han snack. Exquisite production, exquisite taste, mostly pork stuffing as a common product, according to the season with different fresh vegetables.

Generally, when making pot stickers, the filling surface is half and half, which is crescent-shaped. The bottom of the pot stickers is dark yellow, crisp, soft and tough, and the stuffing is delicious. The finished product is oily, yellow and burnt, and delicious.

Luoyang Tang: Bufantang

is a famous traditional Chinese food of Han nationality. Pure taste, sour and spicy, oily but not greasy. It has a history of more than 121 years. Founder Liu Zhensheng, who has been passed down for three generations, is named Liu Hulan and is over 71 years old. The ingredients are mung bean powder, pepper, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, vinegar, fungus, vermicelli, kelp, shrimp skin, laver, leek, brocade and salt. Spoon some thin mung bean batter into the pan with a small spoon, and pour it into a thin sheet similar to a spring roll. It is cooked without turning it over, so it is called "no turning". Put two crystal green "non-turning" pieces on top of each other in a bowl, pour some boiling pork bone soup on them, put some vermicelli, yellow flowers, fungus, etc., and be willing to put some vinegar and pepper, so a bowl of non-turning soup will be ready.

Luoyang soup: beef soup

In a large bowl with a capacity of over 1,111 ml, grab one or two large pieces of beef and pour it into the boiling soup, which smells fragrant. Locals like to use hard noodles "thin oil film" to soak in soup. The harder the oil buns are soaked, the softer they are, and the more they chew, the more "beautiful" they are.

Luoyang soup: mutton soup

The mutton bones are mainly put into a large pot to cook the soup, and then the fresh mutton cut into pieces and the cleaned mutton offal are put into the soup pot to cook. After cooking, fish it up and drain it, then slice it and put it in boiling water, then pour it into a soup bowl, pour it into hot white and sweet mutton soup, sprinkle with green chopped green onion, and a bowl of fragrant mutton soup is made.

Luoyang soup: donkey broth

donkey broth is a famous Han snack in Luoyang, Henan province. According to historical records, donkey meat has the characteristics of sweet and sour, peace of mind, relieving anxiety, stopping madness, enriching blood and benefiting qi. It can relieve the symptoms of strain and dizziness in the distant years, and can be cooked or porridge with juice.

Kaifeng steamed buns

The steamed buns made in Kaifeng are particularly particular. The steamed buns made of thin skin are like chrysanthemums, and the color of the stuffing is slightly exposed, which makes people have an appetite immediately. The steamed buns on the first floor of the world have a long-standing reputation, and many foodies admire them and are full of praise.

Kaifeng Carp Baked Noodles

Carp Baked Noodles is a famous traditional dish in Kaifeng, enjoying a long-standing reputation. It is made up of two famous dishes: "Fried Fish in Sweet and Sour" and "Baked Noodles". It is characterized by bordeaux color, softness and freshness. You can taste this delicious food in all restaurants in Kaifeng.

braised fish in Kaifeng

braised fish is made by carefully selecting grass carp and small crucian carp, adding various aniseed and marinated soup. The fish is delicious, the sauce is rich, and the aftertaste is infinite after eating.

Kaifeng mutton kang steamed bun

mutton kang steamed bun, with thin white flour cake wrapped in mutton foam. The gluten bread, fragrant meat foam, is rich in taste and chewy. The Laojiu mutton steamed buns in Gulou night market are very famous.

Kaifeng almond tea

When almond tea is eaten, it will be sprinkled with a layer of hawthorn cake, and the milky white soup with almond fragrance will be matched with the unique sour taste of hawthorn, which will make almond tea smooth and not greasy. There are many almond tea shops in Gulou night market, so you can choose a crowded booth for tasting.

Anyang vermicelli rice

The vermicelli rice is one of the "three treasures" in Anyang, which is unique to Anyang, rich in fragrance, sweet and sour, and has the effect of clearing away heat and reducing fire. Many restaurants in Anyang can eat this delicious food.

Anyang blood cake

Blood cake is a traditional snack in Anyang. Steamed with buckwheat noodles and pig blood and seasoning, sliced and fried when eating, smeared with garlic paste, spicy and delicious, nutritious, crisp and delicious, delicious and economical.

Anyang Pizha

Pizha is a famous food in Anyang. It is made of vermicelli, dried seaweed, chopped green onion, garlic slices, Jiang Mo and lard, which are stirred and steamed with water. It can be fried and stewed, and stir-fried to make soup. It is delicious, chewy, fragrant but not greasy, and has a long aftertaste.

Huimian Noodles, Zhengzhou

Huimian Noodles needs to say more. This is the only criterion to test whether the official is a standard Henan stomach. Delicious and economical, it enjoys a good reputation in the Central Plains and spreads all over the country. The soup has good gluten and high nutrition. Zhengzhou is known as the "City of Huimian Noodles", and Huimian Noodles Pavilion is located in the cold alley of Huajie in the city.

Zhengzhou Hu spicy soup

You bing Bao Zi you tiao plus Hu spicy soup is a delicious breakfast. In hundreds of years' history, people in Henan have extended the eating method of Hu spicy soup, mixing bean curd with Hu spicy soup to drink, and at the same time enjoying delicious food without getting angry ~

Zhengzhou Braised Cake

Braised Cake is a kind of delicious food cooked with shredded pancakes, which is one of the common diets for Zhengzhou people and is very popular among people. You can't miss Geji Braised Cake.

It is said that the south powder is north, but it is difficult to understand this point before you have been to the north or the south. After arriving in the south or the north, I will only vaguely find the difference between the two, and then I will find that the difference is very big. Even salt, pepper and coriander seem to be different. Then I think there will be some similarities among them, which is a long time ago. After a long time, I feel that the difference between the north and the south is really big. My stomach, which is used to eating pasta or rice noodles and rice noodles, has never changed because of time. Even if I have already fallen in love with the food in a different place, the softest and most irresistible place will always be left to my hometown noodles or pasta.

Huimian Noodles

There are no certain standards for Huimian Noodles. There are mutton, beef, three fresh and five fresh, home-cooked, restaurant and roadside stalls. As long as it is delicious and the alley is deep, Henan people can also eat it well. Huimian Noodles draped with sugar and garlic and sprinkled with coriander, and the people in Henan were drooling just to imagine this picture.

If you ask the Henan people who are buried in front of the noodle bowl and snore and eat a lot, where is this Huimian Noodles delicious? People in Henan were filled with emotion in a second, but they didn't say anything after all, because they immediately came to a judgment: how to say this is not clear. Why don't you sit next to me and eat a bowl and drink half of the soup? It's better than what I said. By that time, the people in Henan will be embarrassed: Tell me, where is the delicious food in Huimian Noodles?

Hu spicy soup

Northerners may not think that Hu spicy soup is basically a dark dish in the eyes of some southerners. First of all, the name is not bad, and you can imagine the aroma that is almost as delicious and sour as the hot and sour soup. Those who think that pasta can't be used as a meal anyway will think that Hu spicy soup should be good for dinner, but when they really see the appearance of Hu spicy soup, they are puzzled. Should they eat it or not? Isn't this a bowl of thicken soup? Thick, like syrup and satin, but not like a bowl of delicious things. Is it sweet? Sweet and salty? When I thought it was sweet and salty, I screened out a group of southerners.

People who have been frightened by the sweet and sour juice find it even more difficult to swallow such a bowl. When they see that the local people are sweating and can't stop eating, they struggle in their hearts, so they take a sip with the determination to die and swallow it little by little, huh? Why, it smells delicious, not so strange, take another sip, this time it's ok, you can eat it! Next, I began to gulp down half a bowl and found that the locals were eating with steamed buns and fried cakes, so I bought two pieces and mixed them. After eating, I was still a little unfinished, and my heart had already determined: Hu spicy soup, delicious! In this way, you can try all the other foods in the north.

when southerners first read Hu spicy soup, most of them thought it was sweet. I don't know why. This is a big hurdle for many southerners to eat hot soup.

the steamed bread head

is similar to fried dough sticks, but it is not fried dough sticks, and its noodles are more substantial. It is round, oval, long and shapeless, and it looks like a fried pimple, but it is actually the same, but the noodles are fragrant, and you can be attracted to the stall and wait for fresh food. If there happens to be delicious Hu spicy soup in a nearby stall, hey, don't say anything, just eat it and walk.

steamed buns

the soup buns in the south are famous, and the soup buns in the north are not bad, each with its own merits. The steamed buns in Henan are divided into soup buns and ordinary steamed buns. They are well-made, delicious and exquisite. At first glance, you can't tell the south from the north. You have to bite them open and eat the stuffing inside, so you can probably tell the north from the south. In winter, a cage of steamed buns comes hot, cotton-padded jacket takes off his gloves, rubs his hands and eats them at one go. The hot air in his mouth and the hot air on the steamer seem to be at the same temperature, and it warms up in an instant. After eating, I put my gloves on cotton-padded jacket again. Even if it snowed outside, I walked out for several miles, and my palms were still warm, saving the hot air I ate.

jujube buns

before, people in a village seldom got together to eat and drink except for weddings and funerals and festivals. In addition to these two times, the village was the most lively a few years ago. This bench and that desk were managed by young men, and the women were busy cooking water pots to make a fire. The villagers were kind and smiling, ready to steam buns.

It's more joyful to light red dates on the steamed buns, and pinch out the shape of the zodiac, which makes even the ignorant children happy: it's almost the Spring Festival.

Sliced pork in soup

Sliced pork in soup is a dish of Luoyang water mat, and it is also the most convenient dish to cook at home. The finished product is like boiled pork slices that are not spicy, and the juice is drained, just like small fried pork slices, which are very appetizing in appearance and fragrance, and the taste of daily fireworks diet.

braised fish

small fish or herring are cut into pieces, fried in batter, and then stewed in marinated soup, which feels a bit like Beijing marinated.

braised mutton

whether it's boiled, clear soup, red soup, white cut or raw stew, in winter in the north, it's not much bigger than a bite of mutton.

Pot-stewed

Bean foam

Millet is ground and boiled with cooked peanuts, soybeans, kelp, vermicelli, etc. This bean foam is also salty. It's delicious to eat directly in a bowl without a spoon.

Egg noodle soup

In the south, we eat egg mash, and the corresponding soup in Henan may be sweet noodle soup, which is a kind of egg drop soup cooked by waking up, washing face and adding egg liquid, without oil, sugar and occasionally salt. This is also a food that puzzles southerners, which has both linguistic and habitual understanding obstacles.

(Pictures organized from the Internet)

Invited. I'm from the countryside of eastern Henan plain. Let me tell you two special dishes of Henan.

first course-sesame salt.

the written language is sesame salt, which is called "Ma Gu Salt" in our hometown. The ingredients for this dish are quite simple, just like its name, just prepare sesame seeds and salt.

the practice is also quite simple.

first, pour the cleaned sesame seeds into the wok, and then heat them to start frying sesame seeds. When frying, we have to use a tool in the countryside to make the thing that washes the pot with the top part of sorghum straw (I'm really sorry, I don't know how to describe the name of the tool, but I only know that it is called chui zhu in our local area).