Bowl holder
Make white flour into a paste with warm water and add ingredients, place it in a shallow bowl and steam it in a steamer. After it is cooled, it will fall off from the bowl and take on a bowl shape. As the name suggests, Wantuo, also known as Wantuo, has the dual advantages of refreshing jelly and strong aroma of enema. It was created by the famous chef Dong Xuan in the early years of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of a hundred years. It is said that Cixi ate the bowl while passing through Pingyao on the way to Xi'an to avoid disaster. After taking off his clothes, he was full of praises, and his reputation became famous from then on. The bowl can be eaten in two ways: cold or stir-fried. I prefer stir-fried, but the taste is salty, so it depends on your personal taste.
You noodles and castor powder
The names of many delicacies in Pingyao have a rustic flavor, such as noodles and castella.
The whole name sounds awkward to read. I don’t know what circumstances the person who named it got along with. 栠栳栳 is a famous pasta in Pingyao. It is made by rolling thin noodles into hollow rolls and steaming them. Make your own dipping sauce according to personal taste.
Oatmeal with fish and fish
Oatmeal and fish with oatmeal are also a kind of pasta commonly eaten in Pingyao.
After rubbing it with your hands, it becomes fish-shaped with two pointed ends and a thick middle, hence the name. It is the same as the bowl off. It can be eaten cold or stir-fried. Of course I still prefer fried food. Pingyao people are very fond of noodles. In addition to noodles with noodles and noodles with fish, there are many ways to make noodles with different shapes, steaming methods, and flavors.
Pingyao Beef
Pingyao Beef respects the beef itself. The color, taste and chewiness are basically the same as beef. Pingyao beef has a unique production process and is ruddy in color, fragrant and delicious. It is "fat but not greasy, thin but not woody". Almost every restaurant in Pingyao has it. There are many brands. The famous ones include "Guanyun", Bu Sheng, Huan Chun, etc., all of which are top-grade. The world-famous song "Shanxi Good Scenery" mentions the most famous Shanxi delicacy - Pingyao beef. Pingyao beef is delicious, nutritious, fat but not greasy, thin but not woody, and is suitable for all ages.
Guoyourou
I don’t know if Guoyourou is a Pingyao delicacy, but it should at least be a Shanxi delicacy.
It is made from selected lean meat, sautéed and oiled, and stir-fried with natural black fungus, mushrooms and garlic sprouts.
Bubble Oil Cake
Bubble Oil Cake is very famous in Pingyao. The filling is made of jujube paste and bean paste, and is deep-fried. It is golden in color, charred on the outside and tender on the inside. Soft and sweet. Girls who love sweets must order this when they come to the ancient city!
Knife-cut noodles
Knife-cut noodles are all named after being cut with a knife. They are called "flying knife-cut noodles" because of their superb knife skills and cutting skills. The noodles are cut by skilled chefs. "One fell into the soup pot, one floated in the air, and as soon as the knife came out, the fish jumped." The noodles are thick and thin with sharp edges, shaped like a willow leaf. They are smooth on the outside and stringy on the inside, soft but not sticky. The more you chew, the more fragrant it becomes. It is eaten with sauce or vinegar. It has a great flavor and is widely popular in the north. There is a saying that the world’s pasta is in China, Chinese pasta is in Shanxi, and Shanxi’s pasta is in Pingyao.
Sea buckthorn juice
Many places do not have this kind of drink. It is sour and sweet. You can also make sea buckthorn juice and burn yogurt.
Vinegar
Old mature vinegar is also a local specialty. Shanxi people love to be jealous, so they are also very knowledgeable about vinegar. There are many shops selling handmade vinegar on the street, but if you have tasted a few After you go home, you will find out which vinegar is the purest and most delicious. When I was walking on the street with my daughter, I was attracted by the fragrance of vinegar from a vinegar shop. After tasting several flavors, I searched for my parents' vinegar shop and found that a review ranked it very well.
For the first time, I learned that vinegar can be divided into many flavors, including apple cider vinegar, honey vinegar, red date vinegar, and mature vinegar. Aged vinegar is the vinegar that I usually use, but after tasting it, I feel that it is also very fragrant and delicious. But as a drink, I still like honey vinegar best. I don’t know if vinegar fell in love with honey, or if honey fell in love with vinegar.
Good news: The vinegar shop was originally located on Chenghuangmiao Street, but now it has moved to South Street, No. 104 South Street