Recently, in the anticipation of all, Shijiazhuang has finally restarted.
At the same time, a topic about "Shijiazhuang's authentic Anhui beef noodles" has also appeared on the hot search.
Netizens are discussing: Why is Shijiazhuang's specialty snack the beef plate noodles in Anhui?
Speaking of which, I have to say, this little episode.
After the plate was brought to Shijiazhuang from Anhui, it was improved and quickly occupied the stomach of the People of Shijiazhuang.
Since then, it has become a special snack in Shijiazhuang.
In fact, not only beef noodles, Shijiazhuang and other special foods are worth a taste.
Strictly speaking, Shijiazhuang doesn't have many special foods, but there is always a delicacy that can make you top.
<h1>01 Shijiazhuang people's impulse to get up early</h1>
(1) Pancake fruit
As a traditional folk snack in Shijiazhuang, the pancake fruit here is still different from other places. Shijiazhuang people are mixed grain pancakes made with high-quality mung beans and millet ground into noodles.
After the thick batter with the aroma of multigrains is cooked, it is a must-see after adding a fresh egg, a crispy piece of fruit, and a little green onion, coriander and diced pickles.
"One bite is crisp, two bites are fragrant, three bites are four mouthfuls down the stomach." It is the whole generalization of the people of Shijiazhuang for the pancake fruit.
(2) Oil cake
If you want to talk about breakfast, you have to say sugar oil cake. This is an old feature of Shijiazhuang, and many people's childhood tastes have been occupied by it, and the taste can be imagined.
When you arrive at the oil cake stall, just say to the master, "Fry me an oil cake", the oil cake master will immediately draw three knives on the dough cake, and then put it into the boiling hot oil pan, and in a short while he will hand you a hot yellow oil cake.
The surface of the oil cake has a layer of candy seeds with sugar, sweet and crispy and fragrant, and after eating one, you definitely want to eat the second one.
If paired with soy milk, it tastes even more delicious.
(3) Cylinder oven baked cake
The pot stove baked cake, as the name suggests, is baked from the stove made of the cylinder. Every Shijiazhuang person has a special memory of this kind of burnt cake.
The surface of the baked cake is sprinkled with sesame seeds, which looks golden and snow-white, and it is crispy to take a bite, and the crispy aroma of the dough cake is mixed with the aroma of sesame seeds, which is really endless.
If you can clip a few strings of lamb skewers that are nourishing and oily, it is simply a human delicacy.
(4) Knotty soup
Delicious knotty soup is also a favorite of Shijiazhuang people in the morning.
Don't look at just a bowl of ordinary knotty soup, in fact, its ingredients are very rich, with tomatoes, seasonal vegetables, eggs and other ingredients. Some shops will also put shrimp, scallops and other seafood in it, which is more delicious and nutritious.
On a cold morning, drinking a bowl of hot knotty soup while it is hot can not only fill your stomach, but also warm up your whole body after eating.
(5) Tofu brain
Tofu brain is also one of the indispensable breakfasts of Shijiazhuang people, smooth and tender tofu brain poured with wood ear fungus, yellow cauliflower and other ingredients made of brine, sprinkled with coriander, and then drizzled with a few spoonfuls of the store's secret chili oil, let people instantly increase their appetite.
When eating, pair it with a fritter that has just come out of the pan, which is called a fragrant.
(6) Buns
If you want to talk about buns, you have to say about Red Star buns.
This is the most delicious bun in Shijiazhuang, which is a lot of people from snacks to large buns.
The 52-year-old taste has become the benchmark for the taste of Shijiazhuang buns.
The appearance of red star buns is no different from other buns, but when you take a bite, it is tender and juicy, and the meat is fragrant and fragrant! Take another sip of the free porridge and don't be too happy.
Although many years have passed, the love of Shijiazhuang people for Red Star buns has not changed.
<h1>02 Go to Shijiazhuang to have to eat delicious</h1>
(1) Beef plate noodles
Yes, the plate surface of Shijiazhuang is indeed from Anhui. The people of Shijiazhuang have never shied away from this matter, and they obviously carry the heavy responsibility of cultural output of the plate on their shoulders.
So far, the plate has occupied half of the northern part of the country.
Of course, Shijiazhuang has also become the most outstanding representative of anhui plate.
There is even a saying in Shijiazhuang that "not eating a bowl of authentic Anhui beef noodles is equivalent to not having come to Shijiazhuang." "It can be seen how much influence the beef plate has on Shijiazhuang.
A bowl of wide or thin noodles, garnished with a few emerald green rapeseed, poured with a special soup base, and then added dried tofu, kelp, balls, brine eggs, etc., according to their own taste, let the store put a few secret small peppers.
Next, you can enjoy it, and the strong and smooth noodles are paired with fragrant and slightly spicy peppers, which is really full of fragrance. Take another sip of the secret soup, and it's called a beauty.
The plate noodles are in the hearts of shijiazhuang people, that is, "breakfast in the morning, lunch at noon, and supper in the evening." "The plate noodles that The people of Shijiazhuang have eaten are afraid to circle the earth."
Therefore, in Shijiazhuang, as long as you want to eat, you can eat the fragrant beef noodles at any time and feel its magic.
(2) Donkey meat is burned
As the saying goes, "Dragon meat in heaven, donkey meat on earth." "Donkey meat fire, with its own taste that cannot be underestimated, not only conquered the Baoding people, but also successfully included the Shijiazhuang people under his command.
Nowadays, donkey meat fire has also become a delicacy on the table of Shijiazhuang people.
The industrious and down-to-earth people of Shijiazhuang continued to carry forward the donkey meat fire, so that almost every guest who came to Shijiazhuang fell under the pomegranate skirt of the donkey meat fire.
In the crunchy skin and the burning of the fragrant teeth, the fat but not greasy donkey meat is sandwiched, drizzled with some gravy, and a bite is eaten, and the slag is removed layer by layer, moisturizing and fragrant.
Gravy blends the burnt aroma of the burnt skin with the salty aroma of donkey meat, and whenever you think about it, your mouth is itchy.
If you come back with a bowl of small ravioli or seaweed egg flower soup, it is wonderful.
Who can not love such a delicacy?
(3) Gaocheng Palace Noodles
The palace noodles originated in the Ming Dynasty, and even became a court cuisine during the Qing Dynasty, and have a history of hundreds of years in Shijiazhuang.
This noodle is a bit unusual, although the noodles are thin enough to thread needles, but the inside is actually hollow. It is even more delicious and delicate as jade.
Whether it is cold or hot, it has a unique flavor.
(4) Yuan's fried cake
After the flour is blanched in boiling water, kneaded into a dough and rolled into a skin, then wrapped in red bean paste, fried until the skin becomes golden brown, and after the pot is the Yuan's fried cake, which is loved by the people of Shijiazhuang.
Take a bite, yellow, white and black, it is refreshing and crispy to eat, the dough is both crisp and elastic, and the bean paste inside is soft and sticky, which is simply sweeter than the first love, and it is worth tasting.
(5) Xihe meat cake
Xihe meat cake originated in the late Qing Dynasty and is still an indispensable dish on the table of Shijiazhuang people, which shows how delicious it is.
Don't look at just a piece of meat cake, but the ingredients are very rich, with common ingredients such as meat filling, broth, and sweet potato starch.
Meat cake is deeply loved by the people of Shijiazhuang, the appearance is red and bright, just look like saliva, eat it is more fragrant but not greasy.
Unexpectedly, the meat cake itself is very delicious, and it does not have to be seasoned with any condiments.
(6) Golden Retriever Lionfish
Golden Retriever Lionfish is the "first dish" in Hebei, which is enough to show that its taste is extraordinary.
This dish is more exquisite, and the fish used must be 3 to 3.5 pounds of fresh fish. It is also more test knife work, you need to slice more than 40 times on the fish, and then use scissors to cut the sliced fish fillet into more than 200 fish meat shreds.
Then hang the paste on the fish, put it in the oil pan, and shake it while frying to let the meat spread out. After being fried, like a lion, the golden retriever stands up and is majestic.
Then pour the sauce prepared in advance into the oil pan to fry the juice, and pour it on the fried fish while hot, and at this point, the delicious taste is completed.
The Golden Retriever Lionfish looks realistic and has a seductive color. This seductive appearance, coupled with the fragrance that sneaks into the nose from time to time, makes people salivate.
Taste it, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The tender and crispy flavor of the fish, mixed with a sweet and sour soup, will definitely stir your taste buds.
What is even more surprising is that when eating golden retriever lionfish, there is no need to worry about being pricked, because after frying, the fish bones inside have been fried crispy, and they are crushed when they are bitten, which is really suitable for all ages.
03 Go to Shijiazhuang must bring specialties
(1) Snowflake pear
In autumn, the snowflake pear in Zhao County is also an indispensable delicacy for the people of Shijiazhuang.
Snowflake pears are large and thin-skinned, bite a bite, crisp and sweet, pleasant aroma lingering between the lips and teeth, the flesh is as white as jade, both like snow and frost.
While looking good and delicious, it can also clear heat, detoxify, and moisturize.
"Big as a fist, sweet as honey, crisp as a diamond," is the Shijiazhuang people's high praise for snowflake pears.
Such a snowflake pear must be tasted.
(2) Double pigeon ham
Double pigeon ham is the pride of Shijiazhuang people and the memory of South Road. Not only is the meat large and tender, highly nutritious and delicious, but it is also easily digested and absorbed.
Take a bite, the meat is fragrant and chewy, instantly capturing the hearts of foodies.
Take a bite of ham and take a sip of wine, which is both the spiciness of wine and the aroma of meat.
This is a simple and beautiful life, and it is worth trying.
(3) Praise the emperor jujube
Zanhuang jujube is known as "the king of natural vitamins", "the first of a hundred fruits" and "a living vitamin pill". There are also sayings of "eating three dates a day, not seeing the old at a hundred years old" and "seven one foot, ten one pound".
So many titles are enough to prove that the people of Shijiazhuang love the Zanhuang jujube.
The jujube is very beautiful, bright red, and about the size of an egg. Take a bite, crispy and delicious, sweet and sour. If it is dried and broken, it is the same as the plucked sweet potato, the dense wire is entangled, the fiber is continuous, and the bite is even more sweet.
It is also the only "natural triploid" variety in China, which can definitely take you to feel the wonders of nature.
(4) Golden Phoenix Grilled Chicken
Speaking of "grilled chicken", you may say that "Texas grilled chicken" tastes good. In fact, Shijiazhuang's "Golden Phoenix Grilled Chicken" is also delicious.
It is no exaggeration to say that Jinfeng Grilled Chicken is a well-deserved Shijiazhuang on the tip of the tongue.
The appearance of the golden phoenix grilled chicken looks golden and red, the fragrance is fragrant, very tempting, a little shake, the chicken will fall out of the bone. The entrance is more mellow, the meat is tender, soft and not woody, oily but not greasy, it can definitely satisfy your picky taste buds.
This traditional dish can be eaten locally or taken home for the family to taste.
<h1>04 Shijiazhuang people traditional New Year delicious</h1>
(1) Jujube steamed buns
Every year, when the new year is approaching, Shijiazhuang people generally steam some jujube steamed buns.
The preparation method is relatively simple, first knead the chopped dates into the fermented dough, then knead it repeatedly, then knead it into various shapes according to your preference, and finally put it into the steamer for half an hour.
The moment the lid of the pot is lifted, the hazy water vapor, the smell of wheat and the smell of dates are already soulless and mouth-watering.
The jujube bun is full and elastic, sweet and powerful, and full of flavor.
The dark red bun also means that the new year is red and hot. You can also try it and ask for a good luck in the New Year.
(2) Fried rings
Fried rings are also called "fried flowers", such a cute name, the taste will not be bad.
The fried ring can be said to be the delicacy of Shijiazhuang people when they were young, sweet and crisp and fragrant, and they can't stop eating it.
Now Shijiazhuang people will also fry some at the New Year, nostalgic for the taste of the past.
It is also very simple, using eggs, oil, sugar and noodles, and rolling out the noodles into slices, then cutting into small square pieces, then cutting a knife in the dough, and then putting two such dough pieces together, and finally frying the dough until golden brown, so that it is ready.
The freshly fried rings are a little soft in the crispy aroma, making it even more enjoyable to eat.
(3) Yellow rice cake
Yellow rice cake is actually a rice cake made of yellow rice. Shijiazhuang people will steam some rice cakes during the New Year, which means "high every year".
Shijiazhuang people generally use yellow rice, red beans and dates to steam rice cakes.
Yellow rice cake is golden in color, fragrant and soft, sweet and sticky, delicious and not greasy.
(4) Dumplings
Dumplings are an indispensable delicacy for the chinese new year. It is not only a delicacy, but also the meaning of reunion.
Relatively speaking, shijiazhuang people's dumpling filling is relatively rich, there are zucchini filling, pumpkin filling, leek filling, meat filling, etc., different fillings, the taste is naturally different.
Shijiazhuang people wrap all kinds of things that represent "joy" and "auspiciousness" into dumplings, which means that the new year is happy and auspicious.
I ate dumplings with my family during the New Year, and after that, no matter where I was, I would never be alone, and I could always remember the warmth of home.
Although there are not many specialties in Shijiazhuang, there is always one that can warm your stomach.
In fact, Shijiazhuang people are very practical and quite tolerant.
Just like Shijiazhuang, although there are not many special foods, the cuisine of other places seems to be developing well in Shijiazhuang.
Such an inclusive city is more intimate.
After the epidemic, if you want to go out for a walk, you may wish to consider Shijiazhuang. The city pulled by the train, the traffic needless to say, is very convenient.
I hope that the epidemic will recede as soon as possible, and you and I will meet in Shijiazhuang!
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Author: Knife Bean
Editor-in-Charge: Song