The deep-fried noodle cake is a specialty of Tengzhou, Hengshui, Jining, Xuzhou, Huai'an, Jinan, Langzhong and Ningxia.

The deep-fried noodle cake, also known as deep-fried noodle cake, twisted noodle cake, cold noodle cake, and hemp noodle cake, is a kind of deep-fried food, which is crispy and exquisite. In the north, deep-fried noodle cakes are made of wheat flour, while in the south, deep-fried noodle cakes are made of rice flour. Deep-fried noodle cakes are especially essential traditional food for the Hui people in Ningxia in their daily life, hospitality and festivals.

The deep-fried noodle cakes are made of oil and water rubbed and fried, and their main nutrients are fats and carbohydrates, which are high-calorie and high-fat foods and should not be eaten more.

The deep-fried noodle cake originated from the food culture of Han people. During the Spring and Autumn Period, in order to commemorate the death of Jie Zi Tui, a famous minister of Jin, who was burnt by the fire, people banned the fire for three days before the Qingming Festival, which is called the "Cold Food Festival", and the deep-fried food in the shape of a ring that was prepared by the people for these days was called "Cold Food", which is the most important food in the world.

The first record of deep-fried noodle cake is the "Cold Food Festival".

Practice of deep-fried noodle cake:

To make deep-fried noodle cake, you need to use good flour, add a little salt and knead it with water to make noodle blanks, then molasses, cut strips, and roll them into strips, then arrange them into pots and pans, and sprinkle some edible oil on them.

When the noodle is back in the basin and the elasticity is just right, wrap the noodle around the hand, stretch it back and forth, and then put it into the oil pot, turn it gently with chopsticks, and then fry it with coloring, and then deep-fry it into a big or small noodle cake with golden yellow color and crispness.