Shanxi noodle food

Author: Shanxi Cuisine Association
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Shanxi cuisine boasts a rich variety of noodle dishes, with diverse preparation methods. Categorized by renowned chefs, there are over fifty types, such as the hair-thin hand-pulled noodles, the skillfully sliced "sword dance noodles," and the "dragon playing in water" noodles. The techniques include rolling, pulling, flicking, slicing, pressing, rubbing, twisting, and thinning, among others. The ingredients go beyond wheat flour to include sorghum, bean, corn, buckwheat, and millet, while the seasonings range from chicken, duck, fish, and seafood to oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, offering endless possibilities. Thus, Shanxi noodles are known for the saying, "One type of noodle, a hundred ways to make it; one type of noodle, a hundred ways to eat it." When visiting Shanxi for a year, you can enjoy a variety of delicious and unique noodle dishes every day. This book selects 39 everyday table dishes commonly made and enjoyed by households in Shanxi, allowing more people to appreciate and understand Shanxi noodles through it.