Quanzhou City is located in Fujian, is one of the three major center cities in Fujian, Quanzhou is located in the southeast coast of Fujian, across the sea from Taiwan. I have the impression that coastal cities are generally better at eating, food all over the place, Quanzhou has what is delicious.

Noodle thread paste

It is said that the noodle thread paste has a history of more than 800 years in Quanzhou, said it is the most representative of the breakfast in Quanzhou, probably not many people in Quanzhou will object.

The noodles are made in a way similar to hanging noodles, and the handmade threads are as thin as hair, resembling the whiskers of a floating dragon after they are made into the batter. The soup is made from pork bones and then thickened with a thin, slightly sweet, slightly sticky texture, otherwise how could it be called "paste"? The texture is also very soft, and you can hardly feel the presence of the noodle threads. In the morning when the stomach and intestines are not yet fully open, eating a bowl of noodle paste is really a relief to the stomach.

The toppings are also essential, the most classic is Quanzhou's unique "vinegar meat" (which will be discussed below), and there are also common fritters, shrimp, squid, razor clams, duck intestines, oysters, fat intestines, liver, chicken gizzards and so on, each time you can choose two or three of your favorite added to the noodle paste. And last but not least, a pinch of white pepper. After a few days of eating, my favorite topping is the fritters. A small dish of cubed fritters for a dollar, very crispy, soaked into the soup for a while and then tamed properly, soaking up the soup fritters is wonderful! (I love this way of eating in Minnan, in Xiamen to eat duck congee and oil noodles are equally delicious)

In Quanzhou to eat noodles paste store is really a lot of ah, the streets and alleys can be seen. Tongue 2 in the preparatory period (the final did not air) photographed the back of the city of Quanzhou noodle paste, the reason for being photographed is very small workshop texture, as for the taste of the evaluation seems to be higher than the latter two stores. The two I went to are West Street Lao Kee Noodle Paste and Shui Men Guo Zai Noodle Paste recommended by locals. I feel that the vinegar meat Lao Ji sweet, and then buy a single freshly fried out of the pot of vinegar meat is not quite the same, duck intestines and fritters are very tasty; in the Guo Zai added squid, razor clams and fritters, very fresh, I prefer to love this bowl of Guo Zai, but in general the two stores are good.

Vinegar meat

Fortunately before leaving Quanzhou went to the prestigious Qiaotou vinegar meat, only to realize that the correct way to open the vinegar meat is: to eat freshly fried out of the pot! Vinegared pork is pork loin marinated in vinegar (Quanzhou is famous for its Yongchun vinegar) and various seasonings, then coated with noodles and deep-fried. Yes, it doesn't sound very new, not to mention that I'm not a big fan of fried food. But the vinegared pork right out of the pan was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good! Beautiful! Wonderful! Wonderful!

Qiaotou Vinegared Pork is a small stall on the Yingjin Bridge that has been in business for 20 years and has become the voice of vinegared pork. The day I went there, there was a sudden drizzle, and we all waited in the rain for the vinegar meat to be fried. I bought 10 yuan of vinegar meat, put in a plastic bag and hung on the handlebars, while riding the bike the aroma is coming out. When I put a piece of vinegar pork into my mouth, it was hot, crispy, not sour, but had a very special aroma, kind of like the aroma of fried garlic (but I don't think there is any garlic in the marinade of vinegar pork). That night, I had steak from Dongxing Beef Restaurant, and I was so full, but I couldn't help but eat the vinegared meat piece by piece. Chewing is really the best way to satisfy one's desires in the process of eating.

steak

Quanzhou is known as the "Museum of World Religions", Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism, etc. here are a considerable number of believers, and very rare peace **** exist. For example, located in Tu Men Street Guan Yue Temple is a Taoist temple in the Song Dynasty, in addition to the Da Zhao Temple in Lhasa, or the first time to see the incense so exuberant temple; and more than 100 meters from it is China's earliest surviving mosque with a history of more than 1,000 years - the Qingjing Temple, I went to the day just in time for the Muslims of the Gulbang Festival, everyone is eating a feast in the courtyard. The day I went there was just in time for the Muslim Qurbang Festival, and everyone was having a feast in the courtyard.

Watergate Guozai old store

In addition to the old record, the back of the city noodles line paste, Watergate Guozai old store, also like to eat line paste partners worth brushing. If you go to Watergate, follow the order of vinegar pork + marinated egg + large intestine, it is correct.

Next, you can continue to the location of the goldfish alley,

Quanzhou's small streets and alleys are very living gas, there are some alleys after remodeling, become more beautiful. For example, this Goldfish Alley, where there used to be an old Bright Cinema at the mouth of the alley, where people who came to watch movies gathered.

Later, the cinema fell into disuse, but the alley remained lively as young people discovered that it was a food gathering street.

Donglai Choi Tau Sour

Choi Tau Sour is a classic Han Chinese snack in Fujian's southern Fujian region. What the southern Min people call cauliflower, or radish, is a snack known to women and children in Quanzhou.

Donglai Beetroot Sour is a long-established restaurant especially recommended by locals, and is said to have been open for more than 70 years.

I didn't realize that a thin slice of beetroot acid Quanzhou people can play tricks.

Remember to order the "upgraded version of beetroot sour". The sweet and spicy sauce + peanuts + beetroot sour is a great invention.

The moment you eat it, your mouth will be "crunchy", sour and spicy, with a sweet aftertaste and a peculiar taste. Yang peach sour water in the favorite is also very unctuous.

Haisi Jinfeng Authentic Lantern Round

Next to Donglai, there is another long-established restaurant that sells Lanterns.

The yuanxiao here is different from Shanghai's single-filling yuanxiao, which is filled with peanuts, sesame seeds, scallions and lard, and is a calorie bomb. But it's really good. After "dry stirring" and "wet stirring," the "bomb" is molded, and finally the glutinous rice flour is "rolled" to create a lovely ball of rice. The last thing you need to do is to "roll" the glutinous rice flour to make a lovely Lantern.

They're full of flavor and filling when you bite into them.

And the store offers a lot of fancy ways to eat the snacks, such as big rounds stacked on top of small rounds, and a combination of 3 big snacks + small dumplings + taro.

Tips for Shopping and Eating

The core area of Quanzhou is in the area of West Street, East Street and Tumen Street, where there are not only a concentration of characteristic buildings, but also a lot of snacks. For example, Hao Cheng Cai Steak House, Stann's Ginger Mother Duck, and Hou A-Pa's Pork Dumplings are all located in this area. When choosing accommodation, you can consider staying in the neighborhood.

Quanzhou is halfway between Fuzhou and Xiamen, each about an hour away by train. Despite the close geographical proximity, the difference in food and drink can be clearly felt. Compared to Fuzhou's traditional (e.g. eel skin soup, which I can't quite get enough of), Quanzhou's snacks are much more varied and open in flavor. There may be some snacks not written here, possibly in Xiamen or the next Fuzhou.

Quanzhou is so low-key, prices are naturally not expensive. Accommodation is about one-third cheaper than in Xiamen; these snacks written above are more than two dozen prices; most of the attractions in Quanzhou also do not charge admission, even if it is the Kaiyuan Temple of the Tang and Song dynasties such as the ancient buildings are no exception. The inside of the temple is very quiet, and there are people playing chess, this season look up to see trees full of longan, really a southern city to the northern girl's little surprise.

If you are planning a Spring Festival vacation, you can take Quanzhou as an alternative. Even if you feel aesthetic fatigue from seeing too many ancient buildings, you can go back and forth to Xiamen on the same day, or go to Shishi (where there is a lot of seafood by the sea), Chongwu Ancient City, Yongning Ancient City, and so on, not far from Quanzhou. Or the other way around, a two-day trip in Quanzhou is also a good choice, at least to avoid the crowd.