Jincheng City, formerly known as Jianxing, Zezhou and Zezhou Prefecture, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province. It is located in the southeast of Shanxi Province, at the border of Shanxi and Henan provinces. The entire territory lies in the Jincheng Basin, with a total area of Covering an area of ??9,490 square kilometers, it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It is known as "Pinghan in Hedong, the throat of the Central Plains, and the gateway to the Three Jins".
There are also many special snacks in Jincheng. Today I will introduce some delicious ones. Let’s see if you have tried them.
1. Roast three delicacies is a famous dish in Qinshui County. The three delicacies are hericium, fungus, and day lily, all of which are specialties in Qinshui.
It is carefully processed by famous chefs, mixed with condiments and blended into soup, which not only retains its unique nutritional value, but also makes the taste more delicious.
2. Roast scallions. Roast scallions is a famous traditional Han dish in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. Dishes made with scallions as the main ingredient are rare in other places.
It tastes absolutely free of the odor of green onions and is an ideal winter dish. 3. Stir-fried jelly Stir-fried jelly is a traditional Jincheng folk snack with a history of more than 100 years.
First cut the jelly into cubes of 3-4 cm in length and width and about 1 cm in thickness, and set aside for later use.
Put a small amount of cooking oil in the pot, heat it up and add the cut jelly cubes into the pot and stir-fry.
Pour in the vinegar sauce and minced garlic, cover it, and take it out of the pot after the garlic and vinegar smell is absorbed.
It tastes soft and tender, spicy and delicious. 4. Fungus and scallops. Fungus and scallops are a famous Han food with a history of more than 100 years in Jincheng, Shanxi. It is the first dish in the "Top Ten Bowls" banquet. Special is widely spread in the local area.
Boil a pot of water and put all the prepared ingredients in. When the pot is boiling, add some sesame oil and sprinkle some sesame seeds. Use chopsticks to scoop out some translucent jelly-like powder. The starch products are white and clear in color, soft and tasty, and the soup tastes fragrant.
5. Rolled white buns Rolled white buns are a famous snack in Jincheng. Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, every family must eat rolled white buns.
As the name suggests, white steamed buns are rolled with hundreds of kinds of vegetables. Of course, that is just taken literally. It is definitely impossible to roll hundreds of kinds of vegetables, but you can roll as many as you like. How many rolls are there?
The steamed buns here are not white steamed buns, but flatbread spread in a frying pan, which is slightly chewy.
6. Gaoping roasted tofu Gaoping roasted tofu is a characteristic traditional food in Gaoping City, Jincheng, Shanxi Province. It has a history of more than 2,000 years. According to legend, in the Battle of Changping in 260 BC, Zhao Kuo was defeated by Qin general Bai Qi. 400,000 Zhao Kuo soldiers surrendered and were killed by Bai Qi.
Bai Qi's cruelty aroused the hatred of later generations, so he compared tofu to Bai Qi meat, boiled it in water and ate it to vent his anger.
Unexpectedly, people felt fresh and unique after eating it.
This dish has yellow skin and white flesh, soft and chewy texture, spicy and fragrant, and has a unique flavor.
7. Maotouwan Maotouwan is a unique delicacy in Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. It is also one of the top ten bowls in Jincheng. Although this ball and meatballs belong to the meatball series, their shapes and The appearance and flavor are completely different.
Its ingredients are extremely simple, just some vermicelli, white radish, corn flour, and condiments such as onions, ginger, and garlic.
There are many ways to eat Maotouwan. You can dip it in vinegar and eat it directly.
You can also stew meat. 8. Youpajiao Youpajiao is a traditional snack in Jincheng, Shanxi Province. It is said that it was created in the Tang Dynasty.
Nowadays, it is generally divided into red bean filling and vegetable filling. Vegetable filling is generally egg, tofu, vermicelli, vermicelli, leek, sesame, radish and other vegetable fillings, and then fried in oil.
Features: The bean filling is sweet and delicious, and the vegetable filling is fresh, crispy and tender.
9. Pork head meat dumplings with fire roasted. Pork head meat dumplings with fire roast is a special snack in Gaoping, Jincheng, similar to Xi'an's Baiji steamed buns.
The pork head meat here is red in color and tastes fat but not greasy.
And cut it very thin, add chopped green onion, garlic juice and other condiments and put it in the roasted fire. Take a bite and your mouth will be full of delicious flavor.
It makes people enjoy eating without thinking about it. 10. Stone scrambled eggs Stone scrambled eggs are a specialty snack in Lingchuan County. The stones here are the stones from Qizi Mountain, which are as big as walnuts and have a smooth surface.
The general method is to add an appropriate amount of cooking oil to the iron pot, put the stones into the oil pot to heat; then add the free-range eggs to the chopped green onions and beat them up.
Pour the egg liquid evenly into the pot, and the heat of the stone will fry the egg quickly. The aroma of the egg combines with the stone, making it delicious and tempting.
The top ten famous foods in Jincheng include: Yangcheng roasted liver, Yangcheng haggis, Yangcheng millet pancakes, Maotou balls, pecans, turn noodles, sweet and sour balls, Runcheng jujube cake, Yangcheng jujube cake, Cheng hot pot, local chicken stewed with Codonopsis pilosula, Lingchuan local eggs.
Yangcheng people like to use hot pot to entertain guests on happy occasions, which is as grand as setting up a banquet.
The main ingredients for making hot pot include vegetables, hairy balls, vermicelli, meatballs, meat, eggs, etc.
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