Mianfeizi: The Hermit in the Alleys of Yili

Sometimes, a simple snack is more appetizing than a full meal, and a silent passerby may be more appetizing than the one in front of you. The smiling "friend" attracts your attention even more. The inconspicuous foxtail grass under the tree is more thought-provoking than the whole big tree. Man is really a strange creature.

Mian Feizi is like a hermit in the city, lonely and tranquil at a certain street corner, under the shade of a tree, in a silent corner, facing the noisy crowd, she remains silent, Just waiting for the person who understands her to come.

Unlike la tiaozi, pilaf and milk tea, there are very few food shops that specialize in selling noodle lungs. Even in Yili, where there are many fans of noodles, if you want to eat it, When it comes to authentic noodles, you still have to look for them in an inconspicuous corner of the alley.

The most famous noodle shop in Yining City is the one in Liguang Street Alley, as well as the "first one" in Huacheng Night Market, and the ones near Xinhua Hospital. Of course, "Hanren Street" near Fumin Market is considered the birthplace of Yili Noodles, and it is naturally delicious and famous.

Not everyone falls in love with this delicious ingredient, which comes from sheep offal.

Many women cannot accept its production process and the stimulation of a certain smell from the body of sheep, and often stay away from it. Q is an exception. She loves noodles and lungs as much as I do. We often say in unison on a morning or evening when we have nothing to do, "Let's go eat noodles and lungs." This great coincidence makes me believe that there are certain things in life that are mysterious. Destined.

If you eat it with noodles and lungs, you can’t live without rice intestines.

To make rice intestines and mianfeizi, usually after slaughtering the sheep, carefully remove the sheep's internal organs completely, wash the sheep's lungs with water until they are white and colorless, and wash the sheep's intestines for later use. Cut the sheep liver, heart and a small amount of intestinal oil into small pieces, add appropriate amount of pepper, cumin powder, refined salt and washed rice, mix evenly to make a filling, and stuff it into the sheep intestines.

In the past, sheep lungs were washed in small canals throughout Yining City. At that time, all the canals were rich and the water was clear. A naan cake floating down from the upstream was just soaked until it was soft in the downstream. At that time, the sky was blue, the water was clear, and people lived naturally.

People who make noodles should generally be good tailors, because they need to cut, wash, and sew, and each process must be done carefully and patiently.

Wash the white flour to remove the gluten. After the flour water is clear, decant a large amount of water, leaving a small amount of water to stir into a batter. Then take the lower belly and put it on the lung trachea, sew it with a thread, and then put the batter Scoop out spoonfuls one by one, pour into the lower belly, and squeeze into the lungs. Then use the above method to squeeze the water mixed with a little refined salt, clear oil, cumin powder, and chili powder into the lung lobes.

Faced with these soft, bloody flesh, the smooth-faced processor is calm and indifferent. She is a serious and meticulous craftsman, and she reorganizes these messy objects into a beautiful work of art. goal.

Then remove the lower abdomen and tie the trachea tightly with a rope. Then put the rice intestines, noodles, washed sheep tripe and gluten rolled with a little chili powder into the pot and cook. When cooking, the rice in the intestines must be half-cooked, and the intestinal wall should be pierced with a drill to deflate the gas and release water to prevent the intestinal wall from swelling and bursting. When cooked, take it out, cool slightly, slice it, and mix it before eating.

At this time, an exquisite Yili snack is basically completed. The intestines are glutinous and fresh, the lungs are soft and tender, the sheep tripe and gluten are chewy, fragrant and delicious, and have a unique flavor.

After drinking too much the day before, I usually go to the noodle stall on Li Guang Street and get a bowl of it the next day. From a distance, you can see the hot soup boiling in the big pot. Rice intestines and noodles are piled up on the chopping board, garnished with a few green and red peppers. The fragrance of the mutton soup is long and distant, and the Uyghur whose name I still don’t know is The uncle always looked happily at the long queues of cars parked in the lane waiting to eat noodles. "Cut a bowl, there are more intestines and more lungs", the boss will smile and skillfully cut it, pass the soup, and hold it in your hands. The limited seats are basically full every day, so you either squat or sit down. Stand and eat with bamboo skewers. Generally speaking, the first bowl is for soup. Put some coriander, some balsamic vinegar, and some spicy food. After one bowl, the sour, spicy and fragrant aroma will dissolve a lot of the alcohol from last night, and your dull mind will seem to be gone. Instantly sober up. The second bowl is for eating lungs. After finishing the soup, add spicy pepper, it's so refreshing.

In this noodle stall, which ends at twelve o'clock every day, it seems that it is more than just a place to eat. You can often meet drunkards and acquaintances from all walks of life, and even... Familiar strangers were drinking at a table last night. Even the most bizarre thing is, I heard that someone had an "affair" with a close friend here, and a divorced couple reunited here and got back together. This long alley In front of the stall, many stories were quietly unfolding, and some plots came to an abrupt end.

Ili people call the intestines, stomach and offal of sheep as "offal" or "offal". Mianfeizi is actually the processing and utilization of this "offal". According to Brother A, who loves Ili cuisine, A long time ago, these sheep "accessories" were discarded. Later, some people "used the waste", and then there was an Ili snack that fascinated many people.

Sometimes, a simple snack is more appetizing than a full meal. A silent passerby may attract your attention more than a smiling "friend" in front of you. An inconspicuous tree under the tree The foxtail grass is more thought-provoking than the whole big tree. Man is really a strange creature.

Mian Fei Zi is like a hermit in the city, lonely and tranquil at a certain street corner, under the shade of a tree, in a silent corner, facing the noisy crowd, she remains silent, Just waiting for the person who understands her to come.

So, warm, so, comfortable, so, appropriate.