But if you want to travel to Henan, it's not enough to know Hu spicy soup. Next, I will introduce you to six classic Henan dishes, which will make you feel really delicious after eating!
1. Braised Yellow River Carp
Everyone has eaten carp, but have you ever eaten the big carp that grows in the Yellow River? This dish is one of the top ten famous dishes of Henan cuisine. If you go to Henan, you can see this dish in many restaurants.
The so-called Yellow River Carp refers to the big carp that grows in the Yellow River valley and weighs more than one catty.
Although the taste of this dish is different in every restaurant, the practice is mostly the same. First, clean the carp, change the knife, pat the surface with flour, fry it in an oil pan until the skin is golden and crisp, and then add various spices such as onion, ginger and garlic to stew for ten minutes.
Although it grows in the Yellow River, this dish tastes without any fishy smell. After frying, the skin is crisp, but the meat inside is very tender. This dish is a necessary finale for Henan people to entertain guests!
Second, Huimian Noodles, Henan
Huimian Noodles has an unshakable position in the hearts of Henan people, and it can be called a symbol business card of Henan. As one of the top ten famous faces, the popularity of Huimian Noodles is not ideal, but it does not affect its popularity at all.
Huimian Noodles can be seen everywhere, whether in the streets of the city or in small shops at the entrance to villages. Wanderers who leave Henan must eat a bowl of Huimian Noodles to comfort their empty stomachs as soon as they return home.
So if you travel to Henan, don't forget to eat a bowl of Huimian Noodles and taste the local flavor of Henan first.
Third, braised tripe
Braised tripe is a traditional dish in Henan, and it was listed as a tribute in Tang and Song Dynasties. Wide belly is actually dried fish belly, which is called "wide belly" by chefs because it is distributed in Guangdong.
As soon as you have a wide belly, there will be a mellow and delicious taste lingering on your tongue, which will constantly stimulate your taste buds.
Its fragrance can't be dispersed for a long time, and people can't help but want to eat. Just thinking about it makes me feel that my mouth is going to flow down.
Four, carp baked noodles
This dish is a masterpiece of Kaifeng cuisine. Friends who have been to Kaifeng, Henan Province, will surely know that it will be served in all major hotels. What's the difference between baked carp noodles and braised Yellow River carp?
It may be more intuitive for everyone to say this. The Yellow River carp is stewed, while the carp baked noodles are actually made of two famous dishes, sweet and sour fried fish and baked noodles.
Five, fried purple crisp meat
When it comes to crispy meat, everyone will certainly be familiar with it, but the fried purple crispy meat, the representative of Henan cuisine I want to introduce today, is not the kind of small crispy meat we usually eat. Because its raw material contains perilla leaves, it is called purple crisp meat.
Known as "Roast Duck", this fried purple crispy meat is one of the four small barbecues, and its eating method is very different from that of Beijing Roast Duck. Its shape is also like roast duck, and it is cut into pieces. The entrance is very crisp, and the outside is tender and fat, but not greasy. It can be served with scallions and sweet noodle sauce and sandwiched in thin cakes.
6. Grilled mutton with onion
Do you know that the homonym of sheep is auspicious? In ancient times, only nobles could eat mutton. Grilled mutton with onion has also been rated as one of the top ten traditional dishes in Henan.
Its practice is very particular, the mutton should be crispy and delicious, and the onion should be fragrant, and the choice of ingredients and the requirements of the chef are extremely high. If it is not done well, the mutton will not only have a bad smell but also be greasy.
Friends can share it in the comments section if they know which lamb with onion is delicious.
If you want to taste authentic Henan cuisine, you must go to Henan. After listening to my introduction, friends from other places want to take a trip. Our old Henan people can recommend yourNO. 1 restaurant in the comment area for foreign friends' reference. Well, that's it for this issue. See you next time!