Food Street
There are some food gathering neighborhoods in downtown Luoyang, besides Laoji there are Wanda Plaza, Zhenghe Road and other places.
Specialty Food
Luoyang Water Seat
Luoyang Water Seat is a traditional food of Luoyang with a long history, famous in ancient and modern times. It has flourished for thousands of years. As a traditional food custom in Luoyang, Luoyang Water Seat, together with Luoyang Peony Fair and Longmen Grottoes, is known as the three best things in Luoyang. The so-called "water banquet" has two meanings. First, it is famous for its soup and water, and second, it is called "water banquet" because it is like running water when you eat one dish for another. The water is mainly sour and spicy, and consists of 24 pieces, or "38 seats" for short. First, 8 cold dishes are served, with 4 meat and 4 vegetarian dishes. Then, 16 hot dishes are served in different types of blue and white bowls. 6 dishes contain 4 pressurized dishes. The other 12 dishes are grouped in groups of three with similar flavors each. Each group is given a large dish to start, also known as "bringing soldiers to the court". The last dish is eaten like a stream of water.
Pepper soup
Hu spicy soup is a unique snack in Luoyang, can only be eaten in the morning. It is spicy and delicious. The main ingredients of Hu Spicy Soup are refined flour noodles, vermicelli, and fat pork. The ingredients include peanut kernels, taro, yam, golden needles, fungus, scallions, garlic, gluten foam and so on. Seasonings include sugar, pepper, fennel, dried ginger, cinnamon seeds, peppercorns, refined salt and soy sauce.
Beef Soup
Beef soup is made with beef bones, dashi, scallions, garlic and other ingredients. In Luoyang, there are many kinds of soups in the flavorful snacks. Shangji Beef Soup, which has a history of more than 40 years, is one of the representatives. It is characterized by fresh meat and fat soup with a full range of soup ingredients. There are two kinds of beef soup, sweet and savory. When eating it, fried chili powder and garlic powder are usually added to the soup to make it more mellow and palatable. It is a common way for people in Luoyang to eat it. There is also a way to add broken buns to the soup and eat it while drinking, which has a unique flavor.
Lamb Soup
Luoyang lamb soup is a famous Luoyang folk snack and one of the most authentic folklore in western Henan. People in Luoyang like to soak the pot helmet in the soup. The hard pot helmet fully absorbs the soup in the bowl and chews up the flavor.
Battered Noodles
Hanging noodles are the most popular snack in Luoyang and one of the famous snacks in China. Their best feature is that they are easy to digest. The way to do it is to heat the pulp of green or black beans, then add some sesame oil, bring the noodles to a boil, and then put them into the same cooking with constant stirring. Finally, add prepared salt, scallions, string beans, celery, chives, chili peppers and other seasonings. One strange thing about eating battered noodles is that the more you have them the next day, the better they taste.