Everyone knows that Chinese people love to eat, and they know how to eat it. There are so many Chinese delicacies that you can have a different meal 365 days a year.
But even among these millions of delicacies, pasta still has an unshakable position.
The pasta in northern China is world-renowned, especially Shanxi and Shaanxi are the best. But who is China's " pasta capital"?
Shanxi people eat in a variety of ways
Speaking of Shanxi people, what do you think of?
is a wealthy coal boss? Or Shanxi merchants who are honest and united?
In the eyes of Shanxi people, the label that can accurately express the character of Shanxi people is actually the bowl of Shanxi noodles.
The white sun covers the mountains, The Yellow Sea flows into the sea. From Niangziguan in the east, to the edge of the Yellow River in the west, Fenglingdu in the south, and Yanmenguan in the north, pasta culture permeates every corner of Shanxi and flows in the blood of every Shanxi person.
Shanxi people are crazy about noodles. It is no exaggeration to say that a Shanxi person probably eats more noodles in a year than a non-local person in a lifetime.
fish , pimples, dipped slices, 栲栳栳, wrapped noodles... There are more than 280 kinds of pasta that have been documented, and they are made by various methods such as steaming, frying, roasting, stir-frying, braising, simmering, deep-fried, mashed, sticking, spreading, mixing, dipping, and burning.
When Shanxi people make noodles, they basically use whatever is at hand. They use a grater to wipe the noodles, use scissors to cut the noodles, use a grater to lick and press the noodles, use chopsticks to poke the noodles, use iron chopsticks to pick the noodles, use a curved knife to slice the noodles , and use a wooden stick to roll the noodles. If you really don’t have any tools, you can even shape the noodles into cat ears with your palms and cook them!
If you go to a Shanxi person's home as a guest and eat all noodles for three or twenty meals a week, you will not be the same.
Although there are many types, Shanxi people also have a very clear classification of pasta. Take the cut noodles, whether you add eggs or spinach juice, cut them wide or thin, as long as they are cut out, they are cut noodles. Even if you change eighteen toppings, they are also called cut noodles!
Shaanxi people are accustomed to treating noodles and toppings as a whole, but Shanxi people pay more attention to the texture of noodles and noodle soup, which is warm in the stomach and easy to digest. It takes at least 40 minutes to serve a bowl of simple-looking noodles.
Only when you come to Shanxi will you know that Shanxi people are serious about eating noodles.
Shaanxi people eat with taste
If the map of China is viewed as a rooster, then Shaanxi is located exactly in the "stomach" position.
Eight Hundred Miles of Qinchuan, there is nothing that a bowl of noodles from Lao Shaan cannot solve. If so, add a bottle of Bingfeng. Even without the fancy toppings, you can still taste the sweetness of wheat.
Compared to Shanxi, there are not many types of Shaanxi noodles, such as Sanyuan pimple noodles and Qishan Saozi noodles , Xi'an's oil noodles , Huxian soup noodles , Yangling's dipped in water noodles , biangbiang noodles ... All of them are delicious!
Saozi noodles can be said to be the master of old Shaanxi pasta toppings. A large bowl of noodles, coupled with a large spoon of toppings, Shaanxi pasta is as rough as the people of Sanqin land .
However, what best reflects the Shaanxi people’s wild way of eating noodles is not the steamed noodles, but the fried noodles, especially the most famous biangbiang.
The cooked pulled noodles are put into a bowl, topped with green vegetables, and a spoonful of hot spicy oil. When the hot oil encounters the sizzling sound and aroma of chili peppers and chopped green onions, it rises along with the aroma of vinegar. Green oil smoke rises from the noodles, making your mouth water.
At this time, the rugged Shaanxi people will take out the old bowl of , hold it straight and suck it down the throat, and finish a large bowl in a few times. Of course, there are also stainless steel basins.
Different sides, the same love on the opposite side
Discussions about Shanxi and Shaanxi as "pasta capitals" have been going on for a long time. Whether it is from the perspective of historical inheritance or the practice and type of pasta, the pasta of Shanxi and Shaanxi has similarities, but also has its own merits.
Some people say that the world’s pasta is in China, and Chinese pasta is in Shanxi. What’s more, Shanxi’s title of “Pasta Capital” has been officially certified!
Some people also say that the Guanzhong Plain is thousands of miles fertile, and the fermentation of wheat has long been perfected here, which makes Shaanxi's "Noodle Capital" even more popular.
In fact, although the pasta in the two provinces is different, people's love for pasta is the same. Whether it is Shanxi pasta or Shaanxi pasta, they are the pride of Chinese food culture.
What’s more, after the northern pasta culture spread to the south, more pasta types and methods were derived, which enriched China’s pasta culture. This is the most remarkable thing.
Source: Administrative District
Original title: Shanxi or Shaanxi, who is China’s “pasta capital”
