Hello everyone, the food I share with you today is Sichuan-style braised beef noodles, I hope you like it.
Sichuan-style braised beef noodle
In mainland China and overseas, this is braised beef noodle . The reason why it has become a famous food in Taiwan is a coincidence of history. Taiwanese people did not eat beef in the past, and it was the habit of introducing beef to soldiers who came to Taiwan with the Kuomintang. Mr. Tang Lusun once said: "In the year of liberation, when I first arrived in Taiwan, I just wanted to eat a bowl of beef noodles. Even if I traveled all over Taipei City, I would never have the idea of eating it."
Professor Lu Yaodong asserted in the first issue of "Food" magazine: Sichuan-style braised beef noodles originated from the Air Force military village in Gangshan, became popular in Taipei, and then retired veterans spread all over Taiwan's townships. The first Beef Noodle Festival in Taipei City was quite well-organized. At that time, Teacher Lu once again emphasized his arguments at the Beef Noodle Culture Summit.
I think the inference makes sense, but I expressed my objection half-believingly: what I doubted is life experience. My girlfriend in high school lived in the Okayama Air Force Village, and I often went there, but except for buying "haha" and "Mingde" bean paste, I didn't remember any beef noodles in Okayama at that time. What I believe is that the spicy bean paste of Okayama may imitate Sichuan Pixian , and it has obviously become the main seasoning for Taiwan's Sichuan-style braised beef noodles. However, the origin should be in the military camp, not necessarily the Gangshan military village, but may be in Taipei, or the camp of Zhongli ; not to mention that the price of famous brand bean paste is high, which does not meet the requirements of noodle stall control costs.
Military Village is a special settlement in Taiwan society. It separates the surrounding environment and makes people contact the outside world with a sense of separation. The life form of military villages is deeply influenced and shaped by military and political organizations, and is closed and isolated. People living inside become so called wandering foreigners by Georg Simmel. The wanderer is not the kind of person who comes today and leaves tomorrow; but a person who is not closely related to any spatial point, which means that it is just the opposite of being fixed in a certain spatial point; that is, the sociological form of "strange people" combines the characteristics of wandering and fixing.
Selling beef noodle is a relatively simple business after retirement. It is understandable that veterans in the army set up stalls to sell beef noodle after retirement. At one time, there were 100-meter-long Sichuan beef noodle kings on Taoyuan Street, which appeared in Taoyuan Street, which formed a historical landscape of food. In the early days, Taiwanese people were very happy to be the king when doing business. You are the king, I am the king, and he is the king. Unfortunately, this famous beef noodle street is now only the "Lao Wangji Beef Noodle King" that is open. This king has been doing business for decades, regardless of taste, business form, or business.
The one I have eaten the longest is also the "Lao Wangji" beef noodles, which I have been eating since I was a student. It doesn't even have a signature, but it looks like a striking landmark, almost becoming synonymous with Taoyuan Street. The person who is known as "Taoyuan Street Beef Noodles" refers to this store, "no branch". As long as people are in that area, they will approach it unconsciously, and a bowl of pleasant beef noodles appear in their minds. The kitchen of "Lao Wang Ji" is located at the entrance of the store, which looks like a roadside stall. In fact, no matter the eating environment, service, or even the second-floor iron house built, it all has the character of a roadside stall. Its beef is braised very tender; the soup is brown and red, with a little more oily oil, and the soup tastes rich and delicious, and you can smell the meaty aroma before you drink it; ordinary white noodles are cooked chewy; each table is equipped with iron pots filled with sauerkraut for customers to pick up.
Beef Noodles are a commoner's food culture, cheap and good quality. Not only can you eat it everywhere in Taiwan, but there are also many good noodles on offshore islands. Hualien's "Madam Jiang Beef Noodle Shop" is famous for visiting Mr. Chiang Ching-kuo twice. There are enlarged photos of him taking photos with the store owner on the wall. The beef noodles in this restaurant use ramen and tendon meat. Because it is stewed with a large pot, the soup is rich, slightly spicy, star anise and other spices are hidden but not obvious, but it is full of meaty fragrance. The beef is braised soft and tender without losing its chewyness, just right.Mr. Chiang Ching-kuo's approach to the people allowed him to taste many flavors of snacks.
Beef noodle is mostly beef tendon and beef brisket, such as Taipei "Ding Taifeng" and "Lin Dongfang" and Taichung "Ruo Liu Yijin", Fengyuan "Mantingfang" and Hualien "Shaojia"; "Big Dad", "Lao Dong" and "Dad" of Kinmen "Big Dad" use beef brisket; the more special ones are steaks for "Big Brother Original Beef Noodle", "Big Dong" use T-Bone Beef Steak, and "Master Hong Noodle" use two different beefs.
Zhongli's braised beef noodles are also well-known far and wide. In the early years, Zhongli was the largest concentration of poultry and livestock markets in the northern region. The beef sold at roadside stalls were cheap and of good quality, and was famous throughout Taiwan. The most gratifying thing is that there are several beef noodle shops in Zhongli that are open 24 hours a day, such as "Yongchuan" and "Xinming". Selling beef noodles in 24 hours is much more important than selling books in 24 hours. Taipei is the capital of beef noodles, which is worthy of shame.
Zhongli City Xinming Market has several beef noodle shops, and the two are particularly famous on Minquan Road: "Yongchuan Beef Noodles" and "Xinming Old Beef Noodles". These two are easily reminiscent of the two beef noodles in Yongkang Park, Taipei City. They are twin brothers, from beef, noodles, soup to side dishes. Yongchuan and Xinming must pay the order first after ordering, and you can add noodles and soup for free; there are pickled vegetables on the table for guests to pick up; the side dishes are placed in small plastic boxes and placed in the refrigerator; the beef is made of beef tendon meat, and the noodles are made of white noodles; the soup is almost the same; there are very few green vegetables and there are many chopped green onions.
Xinming beef noodles are very famous, with many imitators, especially in Taoyuan County. Its signature can be seen everywhere, forcing this old store to add the words "authentic" and "old brand" to the sign, pointing to the sky and emphasizing: This one is the only one, there is no semicolon.
I have many beef noodles: Although "A Zheng Chufang" does not mainly sell beef noodles, its beef noodles are in the world, and it is difficult to surpass them. A Zheng pays great attention to every detail and is considerate to diners, such as beef noodles. He serves stewed beef noodles in summer and braised beef noodles in winter. The beef is made of cheek meat. The beef cheek meat is expensive. It is prepared by Azheng, delicate and tender, like a gentle beauty, and falls in love at first sight when you first meet. The soup of the stewed beef noodles is touching, refreshing, rich and mellow. It is indeed made of beef bones and beef. It is drunk in the stomach and has endless aftertaste. From dining space to utensils, the beef noodles are presented very simple and fashionable, with a fashionable appearance, but they reveal a simple and simple personality.
"Dianshuilou" may be the best Jiangsu and Zhejiang restaurant in the world, and the Jiangnan dishes are exquisite. I didn't expect the beef noodles to be so outstanding. The steamed beef brisket oolong noodles are made of "oolong thin noodles", which are slender and round, easy to absorb soup, and the peppery flavor of the soup is slightly stronger; the beef brisket is similar to beef brisket and tastes like beef ribs. The most charming thing is the half-stewed and half-stewed braised beef noodles, which are made of three-pointed tendons and tendon meat, which is very precisely braised, with elastic teeth, fresh fragrance, and softness. Eating beef noodles at Dianshuilou shows care and exquisiteness everywhere, the environment is elegant and the table distance is large enough; sauerkraut, soy sauce and hot sauce are all served individually in small plates. In addition, the utensils are made of wide-mouthed white porcelain thick bowls, which are fashionable and can effectively keep them in heat. This is the reason for eating beef noodles. The sea bowl must be large and thick enough to prevent the noodle soup from cooling quickly.
The one who sells beef noodles to a fashionable sense is "Battle Beef Noodles". It was originally powerful in the world with Matsusaka beef noodles. Many people treat them here to express sincerity. This store gives people a sense of exquisiteness and cleanness from the food to the environment. The concept of beef noodles is like Yunmen Dance Collection, Eslite Bookstore and Zhuming Museum, bringing us deep thoughts and inspiration.
Bather Niu seems to be the topic forever. Someone asked the boss Mr. Wang Congyuan provocatively: "What's the good thing about your beef noodles? Why is a bowl of 3,000 yuan?" Boss Wang felt the provocation and replied playfully: "My beef noodles may not be anything good? But the price is very good."In 2004, he launched the "First of Beef Noodles", a bowl of NT$10,000. In addition to a bowl of braised beef noodles, he also provided a bowl of stewed beef soup. The meat is Matsusaka beef, the dream beef on this planet; the soup is amber color, full of meaty fragrance, mellow, real and pure. It is said that the business is not bad, and many people go to spend the 3,000 yuan or 10,000 yuan. Boss Wang may be the best seller of beef noodles in the world, giving the common people a sense of nobility and meticulousness. He redefined beef noodles.
We can imagine that after a veteran retired, he set up a stall to sell beef noodles for a living; perhaps his children lived and worked in the United States, so he invited his father to California to share family life. The old man couldn't stay idle, and still sold beef noodles and listed as "Taiwan beef noodles". Still living in a foreign country, I returned to Taiwan and continued to sell beef noodles; at this time, exports were transferred to domestic sales, and it was renamed " California Beef Noodle ". Now the signatures I see in the mainland, whether Sichuan-style braised beef noodles, Taiwan beef noodles, or California beef noodles, are all local products in Taiwan.
Historical accident has created a beautiful cultural landscape. Every time Li Oufan and other friends come to Taipei, they always want to eat a bowl of beef noodles first to have fun. Beef noodles, especially Sichuan-style braised beef noodles, have become Taipei's dietary nostalgia, calling collective memories and calling our emotions.
This issue ends here. Thank you for your reading and hope you can share and discuss.
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