"When you wake up from a dream, you should always add dry ginger sesame paste to hot noodle tea." In the breakfast recipes of old Beijingers, noodle tea plays a decisive role. A bowl of yellow noodle tea is not only rich in taste and full, but also very particular about how to eat it. You must not use chopsticks, spoons and other utensils. Instead, hold the bowl in one hand, raise your mouth, and drink in circles along the edge of the bowl. . Wang Zengqi once wrote in "Eating Things": "Fill a bowl full, sprinkle with sesame salt, hold the bowl with your hand, and drink in a circle."
Don't underestimate this noodle tea, As one of the traditional snacks in old Beijing, it also has a long history. According to the "Suiyuan Food List" of the Qing Dynasty: Boil coarse tea juice, mix it with fried noodles, add sesame paste, milk, and a pinch of salt. If it is dairy-free, add milk puff , milk skin can also be added. This is the earliest record and introduction of noodle tea.
It smells delicious, tastes hot but refreshing, and has a long aftertaste when smacked. This is the unique charm of noodle tea! Are you already eager to try it out and want to do it yourself? Let’s learn how to make authentic old Beijing noodle tea together!
Wang Zhihe Food Class
Ingredients: millet noodles or millet noodles, Wang Zhihe pure sesame paste, Wang Zhihe ground sesame oil, sesame seeds , salt.
Production steps:
1. Crush the sesame seeds with a rolling pin, add a little salt and mix into sesame salt;
2. Then pour the Wangzhihe finely ground sesame oil into the diluted Wangzhihe sesame paste and stir evenly;
3. Add an appropriate amount Pour the millet noodles or millet noodles into the pot, use an appropriate amount of cold water to make a batter, and then simmer over high heat. Stir constantly while simmering. When the pot is about to boil, reduce the heat to low and continue to simmer until the noodles and tea are thick. Then turn off the heat. ;
4. Pour the noodle tea into a bowl, then pour a layer of prepared Wang Zhihe sesame sauce, then sprinkle with some sesame salt, and a bowl of old Beijing style snack noodle tea is ready!
Everything is ready, hurry up and start "making" with your family and friends!
