Where is the specialty of cold noodles?
Cold noodles, also known as "crossing the water", was called "cold scouring" in ancient times. Legend has it that Wu Zetian and her lover burned their tongues while eating Shanxi noodles before entering the palace in the Tang Dynasty, so they developed a new way to eat cold noodles.
Du Fu, a great poet, once wrote a poem "Cold Amoy of Sophora japonica Leaves": "Green and high Sophora japonica leaves are picked and given to Chinese chefs. When the new noodles come to the market, the juice is applied to me ... The teeth are colder than snow, and people are advised to throw this pearl. " The poet's "cold noodles with Sophora japonica leaves" refers to green noodles made from fresh and tender juice of Sophora japonica leaves. Green itself is a cool color, and when cooked noodles are washed with water, it will naturally give people a "cool" feeling.
Where is the best cold noodles?
Cold noodles are eaten in different places, with different tastes and characteristics, such as Central Plains (Henan) cold noodles, Sichuan cold noodles with red oil, Shaanxi cold noodles with dog meat, Shandong cold noodles with sesame sauce, Guangdong cold noodles with eggs, Shanghai cold noodles with thick strips, Shanxi cold noodles with willow leaves and Tianjin cold noodles.
Edible benefits of cold noodles
Cold noodles with sesame sauce are Beijing people's favorite. "Holding cold noodles in your left hand, chopsticks in your right hand and a cucumber" is a typical scene of Beijing Hutong. The method of cold noodles with sesame sauce is simple. Just cook the noodles, put them in cold boiled water to cool down, then take them out and mix some oil to prevent adhesion. Then put noodles made of common vegetables in summer, pour sesame sauce and stir well. Pay attention to the balanced nutrition when eating cold noodles. Sesame sauce is very nutritious, which is not only mellow in taste, but also rich in protein, calcium, iron, vitamins B2 and E.
In addition, a bowl of delicious and nutritious cold noodles with sesame sauce must be matched with meat and vegetables. Minced meat, shredded eggs, shredded cucumbers and shredded carrots are all good mix and match choices. Because the cold noodles are cold, it is better for the elderly and people with poor spleen and stomach function to eat less.
Sweet, sour and refreshing cold noodles are traditional Korean food, mainly made of buckwheat noodles. After cooking, they are soaked in cold water, then accompanied by seasonings such as beef slices, peppers, pickles, apple slices, sauce vinegar and beef soup. The cold noodles are flexible and chewy, cool and light. The spicy and salty soup with slight sweetness can greatly increase people's appetite. In the sultry summer, a big bowl can immediately make them happy.
The buckwheat noodles in cold noodles are coarse grains, in which the contents of vitamin B, nicotinic acid and rutin are high, which is not common in other cereals. Nicotinic acid and rutin have the functions of reducing blood fat, softening blood vessels and preventing cerebral hemorrhage. Therefore, buckwheat noodles are suitable for people with hyperlipidemia, hypertension and coronary heart disease. In addition, buckwheat flour also contains minerals such as phosphorus, iron, magnesium, etc., which is also of great benefit to maintaining the normal physiological function of human cardiovascular system.
I know what the effects of eating cold noodles in summer are, but buckwheat noodles are cold, and with cold sour soup, the elderly, pregnant women and people with spleen and stomach deficiency should eat as little as possible; Moreover, soba noodles are not easy to chew, so it is better to eat slowly, which is more helpful for digestion.