Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province, is connected to the Bohai Bay Economic Circle and is China's high-quality wheat production base, known as the "Granary of the North". The city's permanent population 11235086 million people, and the working population is 3 million. Zhejiang people come to Shijiazhuang mainly to engage in wholesale business, because the Xinhua Bazaar and the Nansantiao Wholesale Market are among the largest wholesale markets in China. Many Fujian people in White Tea City come to do tea business. And Jiangsu people do a lot of people in the construction industry.
The elders of Shijiazhuang once said, "I would rather eat chaff for three years than leave Shijiazhuang." Migrant workers believe that shijiazhuang locals are very friendly and have N reasons to fall in love with Shijiazhuang. A state-owned enterprise executive commented, "I have been in Shijiazhuang for more than 30 years, I like it here, if I were given another choice, I would not hesitate to choose to come to Shijiazhuang." A company employee said: "Beijing is too tired to work, so I came to Shijiazhuang with my boyfriend." The landlord and new colleagues were very good to us, and they felt that the pressure here was not as great as in Beijing, so they settled down. "Wang Xiaoqing works as a reporter on the radio station, is a friend I am familiar with, she believes that over the years, I have been to many cities, seen a lot of scenery, or feel that Shijiazhuang is the most comfortable city." There are many migrant workers who praise the low price and colorful food snacks of the city, and they are deeply attracted by the food. Of course, some people think that this provincial capital city is a gastronomic desert, as if there are not a few people with this name, Beijing, Qingdao, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and other places have a gastronomic desert, which is actually a misunderstanding.
So what snacks does Shijiazhuang have to prove itself? I have a list of the top ten traditional specialties in Shijiazhuang.
1. Beef noodles. Beef noodles were originally noodles from Anhui, and later evolved into Shijiazhuang famous food, the signature beef plate noodles 9 pieces a bowl; the standard version of the set menu 12 yuan, noodles + brine eggs + sausages; noodles can be added to old tofu, bean skin, fish and tofu, ham, meat, fat intestines and beef, etc., beef noodles attach great importance to seasoning, boiling ingredients to add dozens of ingredients, so its taste is very appetizing.
2. "Stone Drinking Red Star" bun. The traditional specialty cuisine of Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital, is also a famous product in the provincial capital catering market, which was founded in 1969. The bun is small and exquisite, the color is white, the skin is thin and filling, the skin is soft and sharp, the fragrance is not greasy, the lips and teeth are fragrant, and the appearance is like a blooming white chrysanthemum. Hot food with pulp, endlessly evocative.
3, Pingshan "oil ghost" Pingshan's most unique flavor snack, is a fried food, golden color, eat crisp and fragrant aftertaste is endless. "Oil ghost", looks like fritters, and the shape is different. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the fried "oil ghosts" of Pingshan Old North Street were sent to the capital as tributes.
4. Cylinder oven baked cake. One of the best pasta in northern China. Pay attention to shape, color, taste, crispness, crispness. The cake is golden yellow, evenly colored, not scorched or pasty. The traditional way to eat is "roast cake with meat, eat not enough", crispy hot cake sandwich into the freshly out of the pot with juice fat donkey meat, can be more enjoyable than bai ji steamed bun plus meat.
5. Infinity Bird. Commonly known as bird noodles. The slender noodles in the shape of round strips are fragrant and hot, which is very suitable for people's tastes. When making the wata, the wata is freshly ground, fresh and freshly made, and the soba noodles are pressed into a thin and long round noodle with a special wonton bed, fished into a bowl, and then poured into the lamb and pork broth with multi-flavored spices, which are characterized by thin tendons, picked up continuously, fragrant and sharp.
6. Golden Phoenix Grilled Chicken. Jinfeng Grilled Chicken perfectly inherits the traditional craftsmanship of Chinese grilled chicken and grilled chicken, and combines modern technology with a century-old secret recipe, so that its finished product has a complete and beautiful appearance, golden yellow and red color, tender meat, pure taste, rich aroma and unique quality. Jinfeng grilled chicken is well-selected and the production procedures are strict and standardized. The layer chicken is rinsed, sorted, chic shaped and other processes, fried until golden brown, and simmered for more than ten hours using aged soup with 18 precious Chinese herbs.
7. Jingxing whiskers. Whiskers must be made with a specially customized bed, the noodles are made of bean noodles mixed with white corn noodles and soba noodles, ensuring chewiness and toughness. It is made by stir-frying the secret marinade, pork belly, eggs, fungus and broccoli in an exclusive sauce. The brine soup of The whiskers is very exquisite, and the soup has different ingredients and different flavors. With meat fried sauce as a brine soup, soft and fragrant, stir-fried sauerkraut brine soup, sour and smooth; tomato brine soup, umami and delicious color.
8. Swallow wind red intestine. The traditional process formula is used to prepare the material, with a unique processing technology, unique flavor, rich fragrance. Fresh pork is served with the finest mung bean powder and secret spices, and the filling is prepared in a certain proportion. After the green natural casing is filled with a mold, it is marinated and matured in the old soup and then smoked in the smoker with fruit wood.
9. Xihe meat cake. The founder was Li Luoti of the deep Jersey River Village in the late Qing Dynasty. Xihe meat cake is made of mung bean and sweet potato starch as the main ingredient, donkey meat, donkey oil and sesame oil as the auxiliary materials, and a variety of condiments as the condiments. The preparation method is to cut the donkey meat into fine grains, use the old soup to cook the meat, mix the starch, minced meat, and oil together, put it in a basin, and add spices to steam. With the characteristics of bright red color, fragrant but not greasy, suitable for all ages, it has become a business card of traditional cuisine in Shenze County.
10. Golden Retriever Lionfish. A traditional dish in North Shijiazhuang. With carp as the main material, a fish should be cut into 40 pieces, cut out more than 200 strips of meat, the precision of the operation requirements is particularly high, and it is fried by processing and modification. The color is golden yellow, the fish shreds are fluffy and shaped like lions, and the sweet and sour are delicious. It began in the early republic of China and was first created by Yuan Qingfang, a famous chef at a Chinese restaurant in Shijiazhuang. Because the dish is golden in color and resembles a lion, it is named. Golden retriever lionfish was later named one of the top ten classic dishes in Hebei.