It is said that the North China Food Wind Zhuang is very angry! There are many kinds of snacks in North China! Today, let's talk about the food culture of North China.
The terrain of North China resembles a triangular winch. The people of the area are simple, the food is not luxurious, and the food style is solemn and generous, and it is known as "upright and upright and not taking the side".
In terms of cooking methods, North China is good at roasting, shabu, grilling, boiling, frying, stir-frying, prefer fresh and salty taste, green onions and noodle sauce are prominent, and good at making soups, most of the dishes are crisp, the heat is very sufficient, and the plate is plump, the shape is generous, the name of the dish is simple, giving people a sense of thickness and solemnity, with the true color of the Yellow River Basin culture.
Most of the urban and rural areas here are mainly pasta for three meals a day, wheat and multigrains, and occasionally rice. Steamed buns, flapjacks, noodles, dumplings, wo wo tou, polenta, etc. are often consumed.
There are many varieties of noodles in the region, not only the "four famous noodles" of noodles, knife noodles, knife noodles, and fish noodles, but also the elephant sheng "li buns" that are flying, auspicious and happy. Moreover, housewives have a big collar of "three hundred and sixty days, the meal noodles and meals are not the same", and the noodles and snacks of Beijing, Tianjin, Lu and Yu and the milk noodle products of the Mongolian ethnic group are all very pleasant.
Speaking of noodles, we have to mention the custom of eating noodles in the countryside, in the countryside noodles are used to use extra-large "fishing bowls" (which can accommodate 200 to 300 grams of dried noodles), a bowl in each hand, sandwiched between the fingers with bread buns or green onions and garlic, accustomed to squatting around the "dining ground" in the center of the village, while eating and pulling homely routines, or exchanging information, or discussing affairs, or laughing and chatting, forming a special "landscape".
When it comes to snacks in North China, Hebei has a basket of oil dumplings, golden silk noodles, bar noodles and almond tea; Beijing has Xiaowotou, kidney bean rolls, bean juice, dragon's whisker noodles, fried belly and fried knots; Shandong has Fushan ramen, Yifu noodles, Zhuangyuan cakes and Weifang Chaotian pot; Tianjin has dog buns, eighteenth street twist flowers, donkey rolling and ear eye fried cakes; Inner Mongolia has hada cakes and milk fried rice; Henan has rape, tribute steamed buns, mutton spicy soup and small vegetable boxes; Shanxi has knife-cut noodles, brains, plucked fish and eighteen luohan noodles.
Some century-old shops in the Beijing and Tianjin areas are mostly opened or palmed by Shandong or Henan people who come here to make a living, and the Beijing roast duck, which is known as the "national dish", is a typical Qilu flavor.
In addition, the "Northern Cuisine" (with Kaifeng flavor as the main body) in the Northern Song Dynasty, the "Imperial Cuisine" of the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the "Confucius Cuisine" that has been passed down for more than 800 years, and the "Tanjia Cuisine" that swept Beijing have left many famous products, which are still leading the way in the food market.
In terms of beverages, he mainly focuses on flower tea and spirits, and also likes canned fruit juices. The wine has two pot heads, lotus white, Ningcheng old cellar, Jinfen, zhuyeqing, Kongfujia wine, Qinchi ancient wine, Jimo old wine; tea has Xinyang Maojian, milk tea, persimmon leaf tea, Rongli flower tea; drinks include sour plum soup, sea buckthorn, hawthorn juice, Royal Spring almond dew, Maifanshi drink and so on.
In terms of feasting, it is more colorful. For example, the "Manchu Han Full Table", "Red Chamber Banquet" and "Roast Duck Full Table" in Beijing; the "Luoyang Water Banquet" and "Imitation Song Banquet" in Henan; the "Seafood Banquet" and "Zhaojun Banquet" in Tianjin; the "Summer Resort Banquet" and "Beidaihe Banquet" in Hebei, the "Confucius Banquet" and "Tai'an Cabbage Banquet" in Shandong, and the "Taiyuan Comprehensive Banquet" and "Ceremonial Steamed Banquet" in Shanxi.
In terms of restaurants, there are different levels of noodle shops, two meat shops, small hotels, Chinese restaurants, large restaurants, etc., and there are many loud brands. Such as Quanjude, Fengzeyuan, Yanchun Lou, Qingcheng Restaurant, Zhonghexuan, Hou Defu, Fangshan Restaurant, Barbecue Season, Dengying Lou, Yanxi Hall, Xinfo Zhai, Qing HeYuan, etc., are all the resorts of each side.
In terms of tableware, it is even more colorful, such as ivory chopsticks, Mongolian kitchen knives, Tang Sancai pots, Zibo porcelain, Yantai straw weaving, Jingqin orchid plate, carved flower water utensils, silver flower bowls, Datong copper hot pot, Houma butterfly cup, etc., all of which have collection value.
In terms of dish names, Beijing has roast duck, shabu lamb, sanyuan beef head, Luohan prawns, pan fish and babao tofu; Tianjin has agate wild duck, guanyao flounder, ginseng lip soup and pot dish; Inner Mongolia has grilled camel hooves, milk tofu two eats, stir-fried hump silk and roasted lamb shank; Hebei has golden lionfish and changed knife meat; Henan has soft boiled Yellow River carp baked noodles, iron pot eggs, trial set of dog meat and Roasted chicken; Shandong has roasted sea cucumber, boneless grilled chicken, nine-turn large intestine, clear soup swallow dish, creamy chicken breast, Qingzhou whole scorpion and raw shell abalone; Shanxi has oily meat, Spiced donkey meat and money mushrooms, etc.
In North China, vegetables are not too much, and the amount of consumption is also small, but visitors must have fresh vegetables, and there is a habit of "storing vegetables" in winter, so farmers generally dig vegetable cellars.
Among the meat products, the Yuan Dynasty heavy sheep, the Qing Dynasty heavy pigs, and now pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, and eat mountain beasts and birds, which is related to the change of feudal dynasties and the environment of the "first good district".
There are few freshwater fish in aquatic products, mainly produced in the Yellow River and Baiyangdian, which is more valuable; there are more fresh marine fish, there are "eat fish and shrimp, Tianjin is home", "Qingdao Yantai, sea fish rolling in" and so on.
At the same time, north China residents attach equal importance to the love of the guests, with one set after another set of food and wine orders, sincere and generous, and their hearts and fists, making people feel like a spring breeze and warm their hearts.
How much do you know about such a North China?