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Shanxi Snacks
Chinese culture is long-lasting and profound. In the Chinese diet, each place has its own local specialties. what are the snacks to attract people's attention in Shanxi? Here lists top special snacks in Shanxi Province.
Knife-cut noodles (Dao Xiao Mian)
Shanxi daoxiao noodles or knife-cut noodles, one of the most beloved examples of street food in China, have a wonderful appearance, aroma and flavor unique to the local area.They are fast and easy to prepare, making them well-suited for getting the most out of a steaming bowl of beef or mutton broth. Shaved from a block of wheat dough straight into boiling water, these tempting noodles retain their jagged edges and sop up the maximum amount of broth and spicy chili oil.
Hunyuan potato jelly
Hunyuan liangfen potato jelly in hot sauce, is one of the favorite dishes of residents in Hunyuan county, Datong city, in Shanxi province, according to local admirers. The cold dish uses potato starch as its raw material, adds an appropriate amount of alum, stirs it into a paste, rolls it on the fire and pours it out before it finally cools off. Compared with liangfen made of mung bean in other places, Hunyuan liangfen is unique in its seasoning. In addition to common vinegar, scallion, cucumber shreds and radish slices, Hunyuan liangfen also has tofu, fried broad beans and specially made chili oil sauce as a supplement.
Shanxi Fried cake (Yougao)
Shanxi Fried cake (Yougao) is one of the most representative local snacks in Shanxi. It is made from millet millet and jujube. Fried cakes with sweet fillings, like bean or date paste, are quite popular in Jinzhong city. The oil cake is golden in color, delicate and soft, long-lasting without discoloration and deterioration, it is a natural green food. Locals usually enjoy the snack during traditional Chinese festivals, weddings or birthdays. Most hotels in Shanxi are sold as local flavors.
Renyili steamed dumplings (Renyili Yangrou Zhenjiao)
Renyili steamed dumplings (Renyili Yangrou Zhenjiao) is one of the most famous local snacks in Shanxi Province. A household name in Taiyuan, Renyili steamed dumplings contain minced beef and mutton, and are especially tasty mixed with Shanxi mature vinegar. The famous delicious, lingering flavor has turned Renyili steamed dumplings into a time-honored brand.
Jishan fried dough twists (Jishan Mahua)
Famous in Shanxi, Henan and Shaanxi provinces, the Jishan fried dough twist is a traditional-flavored snack originating from Jishan county in Yuncheng city, located in the southern part of North China's Shanxi province.
Jishan fried dough twists, with sweet and salty flavors, have a golden color -- with a crisp, oily but not greasy taste. Over a long period time, they have developed into dozens of varieties and shapes and have a shelf life as along as nine months.
The local handmade snack, with a history dating back to the Sui Dynasty (581-618), has exquisite ingredients and a unique taste. Many great men and women of the past -- among them leading politician Pei
Yaoqing of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and literary writer Ji
Xiaolan of the
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) -- made great contributions to the promotion of Jishan fried dough twists, helping them to become a kind of popular snack among royal families in ancient
China.
Nowadays, Jishan fried dough twists are favored among consumers in 21 provinces and municipalities in
China and are gaining more popularity in countries such as Russia, South Korea and Japan.
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