It is said that "south rice is north", but in Hangzhou, a water town in the south of the jiangnan province, people are also full of enthusiasm for "eating noodles".
According to incomplete statistics, Hangzhou has more than 26,000 noodle restaurants, and searching for "noodle restaurants" in Hangzhou is several times more than Lanzhou, which starts with Lanzhou beef noodles. It is said that in Hangzhou, there is no street without noodle restaurants
Walking on the streets of Hangzhou, tea houses, noodle shops and cafes often live next to each other, which may be the personality of Hangzhou
In winter to Hangzhou, in addition to seeing the snow scenery of the West Lake, you may wish to go to the old noodle restaurant hidden in the streets and alleys to eat a bowl of noodles, not only to feed your stomach, but also to find more fireworks in Hangzhou
Hangzhou noodles, a re-creation of northern flavors
So, why does Hangzhou in the south love noodles so much?
It is said that in 1126 AD, the Jin people attacked Tokyo and captured Hui and Qin Erzong, which is known in history as the "Change of Jingkang".
After Emperor Huizong's ninth son and Emperor Qinzong's younger brother Zhao Zhuo escaped pursuit, he was called Emperor Gaozong, and then moved south with tens of thousands of clans, all the way south, and only 3 years later settled in the city of Hangzhou.
According to historical records, the Zhao regime brought more than 50,000 clans, as well as a large number of craftsmen and civilians of various walks of life, and moved south all the way, which was one of the largest population migrations in Chinese history.
The center of gravity of China's economy and population thus shifted to the south, and the architecture, food, crafts, and even artistic aesthetics of the north were also introduced to the south.
The habit of eating pasta has penetrated into the daily diet of Hangzhou people from that time.
Wu Zimu of the Southern Song Dynasty recorded in the "Record of Dreams" that the various noodles in Hangzhou at that time were recorded.
Friends can recognize: chicken noodles, three fresh noodles, fish skin tong noodles, salt fried noodles, fried chicken noodles... Although many have disappeared into the torrent of history. Just listening to these names is amazing.
The birth of Kataekawa
No matter how thrilling the history, falling on food is the daily routine of human fireworks.
The combination of pasta culture and local Hangzhou has given birth to a unique Hangzhou noodle culture - the most classic of which is "KataerChuan". Its popularity later jumped to one of the "Top Ten Noodles in China".
Kataer Chuan, formerly known as "Kataer Chuan", hangzhou dialect is more childlike and is also a trace left by northern immigrants. (The little partner made up the title in "Know It or Not": "Brother", "Sister")
When outsiders see Kataekawa for the first time, they will most likely think, "Isn't this just snow vegetable shoot slice meat noodles?"
But in the eyes of Hangzhou people, a good bowl of slices and rivers can be more exquisite.
Since the ingredients used are flaky and must be boiled, they are given a business card. And Hangzhou dialect mostly has a "child" sound, and because "氽" and "Chuan" are homophonous, it has been called for a long time to become a piece of Erchuan.
It is influenced by Su Dongpo's "no bamboo is vulgar, no meat makes people lean". It is tender to eat, bamboo shoots to taste, and snow vegetables to be salty and fresh
This bowl of noodles can still fully show the spirit of the people of Hangzhou for seasonal ingredients to the end, as well as the love for bamboo shoots:
Hangzhou people love bamboo shoots, bamboo shoots to winter shoots as the best, bamboo shoots after the market is not willing, it will be replaced by russet white.
It is said that the most authentic Kataer river uses winter shoots from Lin'an and snow vegetables from Xiaoshan Mountain, so it is the most suitable season to eat Kataer river... Around winter
Mixed River: A different kind of pyrotechnic gas for Jiangnan people
And with the KataerChuan hangzhou noodles jiangshan also share the mixed river.
In fact, mixing Sichuan = boiled alkali noodles (Hangzhou people call tide noodles) + 1 or 2 parts of toppings (waist flowers, pork liver, eel silk, large intestine, shredded meat, blackfish... ）
Mixed Sichuan is a unique way of eating in Hangzhou, its form is between mixed noodles and fried noodles, after the tempering of hot oil, more than a little bit of pyrotechnic aroma, smoother than fried noodles, than mixed noodles have a wok.
Therefore, it has also created the wild painting style of "open fire upside down pot" in Hangzhou noodle restaurant. Come to Hangzhou to eat pork liver, waist flowers, and large intestine toppings, you can understand that a city with spring and snow actually has a deep love for all kinds of sewage.
Each bowl of toppings is stir-fried after ordering, with hearty ingredients and a one-dish pomp and circumstance. As for the upper limit of adding toppings? It all depends on the stomach and wallet!
A bowl of noodles is more than 60!
Of course, shrimp popcorns have such qualifications!
Two stoves are on fire at the same time, a pot of boiled noodles, a pot of stir-fry, that side of the noodles just cooked out of the pot, this side of the high-heat stir-fried toppings immediately poured on!
The maturity of the noodles and toppings is at the best time! One step slower, the taste is one point worse.
In Hangzhou, it can be declared with a straight face: eating noodles is for these sparkling toppings!
In addition to the Mixed River and the Kataer River, there are also various kinds of toppings in the noodle rivers and lakes of Hangzhou, which will not be repeated even if they are eaten in turn for a week.
Well, figure out the jianghu forces, now let's eat noodles together!
Everyone in Hangzhou has their own map of eating noodles
Kuiyuan Hall (Jiefang Road Main Store)
Don't eat shrimp popcorn in Hangzhou, just like not in Hangzhou
It is said that the top of Hangzhou noodles is a bowl of shrimp popcorn! A casual search on the Internet will yield a long list of celebrities and a huge number of historical anecdotes.
When it comes to shrimp pop eels, it seems impossible to mention its founding store, Kuiyuanguan.
In the old days, many celebrities were loyal fans of Kuiyuanguan, and there was always a saying in Hangzhou: "If you don't eat noodles at Kuiyuanguan, you haven't swum through Hangzhou." "The status of the jianghu can be seen.
As a long-established noodle restaurant in Hangzhou, Kuiyuanguan has a history of 100 years from its opening during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty to today.
What about their family's status? Even Mr. Jin Yong is a little fan of their shrimp popcorn.
In 1996, Mr. Jin Yong's inscription: Hangzhou Kuiyuan Pavilion, noodles the world crown
Shrimp popcorn, as the name suggests, shrimp and eel slices are toppings. To say where the top of this bowl is, on the one hand, the price of the raw materials themselves, on the other hand, it is probably expensive on the master's skills.
This bowl of shrimp fried eels must be fried in "three oils": eel slices are fried in vegetable oil; shrimp are fried in lard; and noodles are boiled and poured with sesame oil.
Shrimp pop-fried eel noodles, 57 yuan / part Kuiyuanguan
Finally get this bowl of snow white shrimp fresh elastic teeth, crystal clear, yellow crisp eel flakes soft sticky teeth, without a little earthy smell, the soup is mellow, burned soft and clear mouth,
Then cook the noodles with the original soup, and the noodles inhale the aroma of the eel, and the juice is thick and fresh
Burst to the crispy outside and tender eel slices, no fishy taste, no rice wine and other condiments to grab the taste, a thumbs up!
And eating noodles in KuiyuanGuan, most of them are local elderly people in Hangzhou, which is enough to show that the taste of this restaurant can stand the test
Kuiyuan Pavilion
Shrimp pop-up eel noodles "Grandmaster"
Address: No. 154 Jiefang Road
️ Business hours: 09:00-21:00
Boss Fang
Almost all of the Hang bang noodle restaurants recommend one that can't be bypassed.
When it comes to Hang Bang Noodles, we have to mention this old brand - Fang Lao Da Noodle Restaurant. His family is very prestigious, and almost all recommended friends will mention their home.
So when we arrived, it was more than three o'clock in the afternoon, fortunately, there were not many people, and we found a seat to sit in peace and stability!
I heard that eggplant juice mixing Sichuan is the first initiative of Fang Boss, as an offal lover, Xiaobian should not let go of the waist flower eggplant juice mixed sichuan.
Waist flower eggplant juice mixed with Sichuan, 39 yuan / part Fang Lao Da noodle restaurant
Mix the noodles well, the tomato juice will seep into each noodle, sour and sweet with a little special aroma of waist flowers, as soon as you take it, you will feel that the previous tens of minutes of queuing are worth it!
The amount of waist flowers is very sufficient, the waist flowers are oily and shiny after being fried in a big fire, fresh and tender, the outer layer is slightly rolled up and there is a hint of crispness, and then wrapped in a rich sauce, the front tone is slightly sweet, and the back is salty and fresh.
Finally, with the toppings of the sweet and sour mouth, the happiness of eating it in one bite is bursting~
Eggplant juice + offal, and noodles that are a perfect match!
There are also boiled chicken feet and pork belly in the store, which are also sought-after! We were lucky enough to grab the last two chicken feet of the day! Late arrivals will be gone!
Soup is free and self-picked. Eat noodles wrapped in sauce and take a sip of refreshing snow vegetable soup
On the wall of Fang Laoda's store, in addition to the reports in the newspapers of that year, there are various hints, such as
Do not pour the toppings into the dough, as this will make the dough become greasy and salty
Tomato mixed with sichuan is sweet, do not eat sweet friends please avoid
Please do not occupy a seat in the shop...
After reading it, I can't help but feel that these words also hide the boss's truth in order to let everyone eat a bowl of good noodles
Hang Bang noodles must be eaten
Address: No. 629 Jiangcheng Road
Anonymous noodle restaurant
The treasure noodle shop that the old bottom knows.
This large row of noodles that must be punched in Hangzhou is probably only known by the old bottom of Hangzhou, which is simply a treasure noodle restaurant in Hangzhou!
This noodle restaurant has been around for more than 30 years, and although it has no name, the large steaks are so delicious that many people come to visit.
The shop was too small and the queues were all lined up
The sign in the store is a large row of noodles, and 80% of the customers who come to the store come to it.
Exclusive special steaks, pounded and fried, are simmered in an exclusive marinade to make it particularly tempting!
Waiting for a large row to be "summoned" by diners
The big row really lives up to its name, occupying 2/3 of the bowl of the big row!
Large row of noodles, 22 yuan / portion Anonymous noodle restaurant
The large steak is particularly flavorful, even the soup base is permeated with its sauce aroma, and the whole steak is soft and tender enough to tear off with chopsticks, and the taste and taste are just right.
The noodles are generally soft, the noodles are mixed with the aroma of shallot oil and brine, the shallot oil is full of flavor, and under the blessing of the large steak and the large row of marinade, people can see the DC saliva!
There are also a lot of green vegetable slices floating in the noodles, which makes the whole bowl of noodles more refreshing! Meat and vegetarian collocation, even if I hum hum after eating a large bowl, I don't feel tired at all.
Although it is nameless, the jianghu people pass on its name
Address: Postal Circuit No. 17-1
Chen Eight Two Noodle Restaurant
Only recommend the main store on Jiefang Road
Chen Baliang's reputation in Hangzhou's face is polarized, there is love, there are also pits, but in fact, the secret is: Chen Baliang, only recommend the main store on Jiefang Road.
Their family is famous, I thought there would be many people, who knew that when they pushed open the door, they saw only a few tables of diners, and the decoration was also very simple.
However, this "a must in the face" plaque shows the confidence and domineering spirit of the store!
The signature is hand-cut sauerkraut beef tendon noodles, 38 yuan a bowl, is also the most expensive bowl in the shop!
After placing the order, the back kitchen is now fried and cooked, and the soup base alone is beautiful, the yellow egg skin, green sauerkraut, brown beef, white noodles, supplemented by orange soup base, colorful, tasteless, has been drooling.
Hand-cut sauerkraut beef tendon noodles, 38 yuan / portion Chen Ba two noodle restaurant
Chen Baliang, who pays attention to "four two fresh ingredients and four sides", has indeed made sufficient efforts in beef. Such a thick cut of beef tendon meat, with tendons in the middle, stewed to the fullest, but not dry.
The taste is like beef brisket, and the beef tendon meat can actually be delicious enough to explode! Three lumps, full of sincerity, every minute to drink all the soup for you!
Representative is this sauerkraut, which tastes similar to the snow vegetables that Jiangsu and Zhejiang people like, and eats raw and appetizing in the mouth.
People who usually don't like to eat sour are not worried, the sour taste happens to be to the point of being greasy, and it is not as astringent as the tomato, which is neutral with the mellow taste of beef bone broth.
It is particularly worth saying that Chen Baliang's noodles are relatively rare hand-rolled noodles in Hangzhou, which is very strong.
Hangzhou is really rare to eat such a thick noodle, like a dragon, almost thicker than the little girl's little thumb, fishing up one is enough for half a day, found that I can't find the head and tail of this noodle, afraid of a direct bowl, had to bite off.
Oh, and another bowl: pork belly noodles with fresh shrimp sauce! Three plump river prawns, plus a well handled pork belly, a mouthful of belly, beautiful!
Sauce fragrant shrimp pork belly noodles, 35 yuan / part Chen Ba two noodles restaurant
A must in the face
Address: No. 140-1, Guangfu Road
️ Business hours: 08:00-21:00
Finally, there are some small tips for eating noodles
1, many noodle restaurants in Hangzhou will close around 2 p.m., remember to see the business hours before pulling the grass.
2, in Hangzhou many old noodle restaurants have a "bridge" way to eat, toppings and noodles are separated, interested can try.
3. Also, when you encounter a noodle restaurant with many branches, it is best to go to the main store to eat!