What are the famous snacks in Jiaozuo, Henan?

Donkey meat in Jiaozuo soup.

Huaifu Naotang Donkey Meat first originated from a little-known alley in Qinyang City. It is said that it became famous during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and reached its peak in the late Qing Dynasty.

Legend has it that a family surnamed Dong in the alley killed a donkey that had been left idle after planting their own land, carefully made donkey meat into carts and sold it on the street. Unexpectedly, it was sold out immediately, and they started selling donkey meat from then on.

Over time, donkey meat became more and more fragrant, and more and more households sold donkey meat. Hu, Jin, Wang, Xu and other families appeared one after another.

Because Qinyang was governed by Huaiqing Prefecture in ancient times, commerce was developed and merchants gathered here. Every day, merchants from various states and counties gathered here to sell meat to various places.

From then on, Huaifu donkey meat became famous far and wide.

Fraternity slurry water surface.

After counting, if we say the snack with the most philanthropic characteristics, it is starched noodles.

The method of making slurry noodles is very simple. Use the bean soup squeezed out when making tofu to simmer in a pot. After the soup boils, put the noodles into the pot, cook them, take them out, put them in a bowl and add the ingredients. The ingredients are boiled in water.

Peanuts, soybeans, cold celery, minced sesame seeds, sesame oil, etc. Do not add soy sauce, vinegar and other condiments.

The slurry noodles made in this way are very white in color, with green in the white, red in the green, and yellow in the red. The taste is sour and fragrant, and the fragrant and crispy. If you add some seasonings such as chili oil, it will be very delicious.

The way to eat it is even simpler, just use a pair of chopsticks. It is a famous dish of Boai.

Mengzhou Fried Noodles: Mengzhou Fried Noodles is one of the specialty snacks in Mengzhou City, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province.

The fried noodles here are different from the fried noodles in other places. In other places, the noodles are usually cooked first and then fried.

Here, you put the raw noodles in a pan and fry them little by little, then stir-fry the meat and vegetables. Cover the meat and vegetables with the fried noodles, pour in the broth with chicken essence, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce and other ingredients, and cover it immediately.

Cover the pot and simmer.

Its characteristics: Mengzhou fried noodles are dry and crisp, brown in color, mixed with tender white bean sprouts, pink shredded pork, green onions, and served with green or red peppers. The freshness of the vegetables and the burnt aroma of the noodles are blended together.

Rich in color, oily but not greasy, chewy in taste and full of flavor.

Zhang San Baozi: It is one of the traditional famous foods in Jiaozuo area. The founder of Zhang San Baozi is named Zhang Sanchun, ranking third in the list, so the people call the buns he made Zhang San Baozi.

In fact, Zhang San's steamed buns are fried steamed buns, because the ingredients are carefully selected and made.

So it is very delicious and very famous in the local area.

Xiwo Braised Pork: Xiwo Braised Pork is produced in Xiwo Village, Mengzhou City, Jiaozuo City.

It is said that Xiwo Braised Pork originated in the late Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 300 years.

It is made from livestock meat such as farm pigs, chickens, cattle, sheep, donkeys, etc., with more than 20 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines and spices such as cloves, star anise, fennel, cinnamon, etc., and cooked with "hundred-year-old soup". Its characteristics are: color

It is delicious, mellow and crispy, fat but not greasy, smooth in the mouth, pleasant aroma and rich in nutrients.