In the blink of an eye, 2020 has arrived. If the ancient city of Pingyao is in your plan in 2020, you can plan in advance! In December, there is heavy snowfall in the north. Listen slowly to the sound of falling snow. Friends who like snowy days should check the weather forecast and don’t miss the ancient city of Pingyao covered in silver. You can’t miss out on delicious food, climbing the ancient city walls, and checking out internet celebrity photo spots. . . Let’s go to Pingyao to eat, drink and have fun. The focus is eating, eating and eating! !
The Chinese New Year has not yet passed, and people in Pingyao are already busy preparing bowls. Hewanzi is a Chinese New Year dish prepared by people in Pingyao in advance. Various half-cooked meats are steamed in earthenware bowls, and more than ten bowls of each type of meat are steamed. In the past, after making it, I covered it with plastic wrap and placed it outside the window or in a shady place in the yard. The weather in the north is very cold, but this year's weather is not good. After making it, I have to put it in the refrigerator. When eating, you only need to steam it again, place it on a plate and serve it directly.
Hewanzi is an earthenware bowl specially used to place meat. It is not painted with colored glaze after firing, and is slightly lighter than ordinary bowls. Boil the pork fat and pork belly pieces in a pot, take them out, cook them with rice wine, take them out, and cut them into pieces of different shapes, five taels per bowl, such as strip-shaped roast pork, large pieces of pork, and hoof-shaped pieces with a knife. , code it into a bowl according to its shape, add green onion sections, ginger slices, salt, anise, and pepper water, steam it in the basket, and then it is ready to eat. When eating, add prepared soup, such as roasted pork and meatballs with clear soup. Big meat, hooves and thickened soup. ?"Hewanzi" tastes great and comes in various varieties, including sauced plum meat (soy meat), roasted pork, large meat, crispy pork, hoof, meatballs, steamed chicken, etc. Different parts of the pork are cut into pieces with the same shape and taste. The "generous" pieces are called big meat, the strips are called roasted meat, the rhombus-shaped pieces are called "hoof" elbows, and the "bad meat" soaked in soybean curd sauce. "Soy plum meat, as well as meatballs, chicken, mutton and other varieties. The production of Hewanzi has a long history in the local area. Because it uses special utensils and adopts special cooking methods, it is fat but not greasy, thin but not woody when eaten, and has different tastes, so it is deeply loved by people. , has also become a must-have delicacy for people in Pingyao to celebrate the New Year and hold banquets.
Having the most classic beef in Pingyao, the hospitable people of Pingyao will choose copper hot pot to entertain guests. In addition to beef, the beef copper hot pot can also put meatballs in four-button bowls. Crispy meat, paired with vegetables and vermicelli, is not the hot pot we eat now. It is a very healthy dish, and locals sometimes eat it with vinegar.
During the Chinese New Year, people in Pingyao will make their own oil cakes at home. Bubble oil cakes are very famous in Pingyao. The filling is made of date paste and bean paste, and is made with oil. Deep fried, golden in color, charred on the outside, tender on the inside, soft and sweet. Girls who love sweets must order this when they come to the ancient city! Therefore, oil cake has also become a dish for them to entertain guests.
A local specialty dish is also a favorite dish of people in Pingyao. It must be put on the table during festivals. For braised beef, buy the beef in chunks and cut it into slices. ?Pingyao?Beef respects the beef itself. The color, taste, and chewiness are basically the same as beef. ?Pingyao? Beef has unique production technology, ruddy color, fragrant and delicious, "fat but not greasy, thin but not woody". Almost every restaurant in Pingyao has it, and Hongwuji Restaurant has this dish.
Oiled pork is a dish that usually appears on people's dining tables in Pingyao. It is made from selected lean meat, sizing and oiling, and stir-fried with natural black fungus, mushrooms and garlic sprouts.
There must be a bowl and holder on the dining table. It can be eaten cold or stir-fried. It is a traditional delicacy of the ancient city of Pingyao.
The names of many delicacies in Pingyao have a rustic flavor, such as the Oatmeal noodles. ?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. The dipping sauce is based on the individual. Flavors make their own.