There are 3,185 cities and counties in China, and Zunhua is one of them. Zunhua, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province, is managed by Tangshan City; with a total area of 1,521 square kilometers, it governs 27 towns (streets) and has a permanent population of nearly 800,000. Zunhua is a "thousand-year-old county" named by the United Nations Geographical Names Expert Group and an excellent tourist city in China. It has a history of more than 2,200 years. The food in every city hides the atmosphere and context unique to the city. It is the tacit secret of the local people, and it is also the key for outsiders to deeply understand the regional culture. How difficult is it to eat all the food in a county? I'm afraid it won't work if I don't need to travel all over Zunhua in the last month. Now, Zunhua has handed over the key to everyone. You can eat all the traditional delicacies of a county in Zunhua in one Country Garden·Lianxiang town! Simply great! ! !
"Taste all the flavors of Zunhua, and don't envy thousands of households in the world." As the saying goes, all the nostalgia is in the stomach. The richer the history, the better the food. Zunhua is such a city with a long history and cultural heritage. It has two world cultural heritage sites, the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty and the Ancient Great Wall, as well as 22 scenic spots such as Chanlin Temple, Shashiyu, and Fenghuangling. The thousand-year-old ancient county, simple folk customs, and colorful folk customs make Zunhua at the foot of Yanshan Mountain still attract the eyes and steps of people from south to north to explore the ancient times. From September 28 to October 7, the Tangshan Weekend·National Day Great Wall Rural Food Festival was held in Lianxiang Township for 10 consecutive days, and all kinds of mouth-watering and authentic Zunhua delicacies "take turns". A total of 98 booths were set up in Love Township this time, including 39 Zunhua gourmet booths (including Tangshan Banquet), and 15 Qian'an and Qianxi gourmet booths. Zunhua Grilled Pig Face, Chestnut Braised Pork, Grandma’s Spring Pancakes, Pan Banquet, Qianxi Chestnut Sauce Duck, Chestnut Mushroom Phoenix Slices, Qian’an Fish Head Soaked Rice, Jianchangying Sanzi, etc. More than 200 kinds of special snacks and delicacies made an amazing appearance, Let you start a journey of "exploring Zunhua, tasting Qianxi, and tasting Qian'an".
Walking into the small town of Lianxiang, the first hard dish we tasted was "grilled pig face". Pig, one of the six domestic animals. In the "Book of Rites" of the Zhou Dynasty, cattle, sheep, and pigs are called "big prisons", which means that only the monarch and the officials are eligible to enjoy them. The people at the bottom can only have the opportunity to taste fresh meat during festivals. It wasn't until Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" that it was recorded that "pigs are the best animals in the world." As soon as this statement came out, pork successfully counterattacked and embarked on the orthodox road. The cooking of "grilled pig's face" has a relatively high degree of difficulty. It must go through more than a dozen procedures such as material selection, cleaning, spray roasting, soaking, and sauce preparation. After hours of practice, it can be served on the table. The moment the lid of the pot was lifted, the strong smell of meat entered the nostrils. Lift the skin, fat and thin are distinct, cut a slice obliquely with a knife and put it in your mouth, the glutinous fragrance is delicious, and it melts in your mouth. The "grilled pig's face" made in this way is nutritious, fat but not greasy, and it is definitely a rare delicacy in the world! After drinking for three rounds, looking at the pig's head with drunken eyes, it was already a mess. Looking up at the mouth full of oil, smiling at each other, it seems that you can find some similarities with the pig's head, whether it is delicate or simple. That being the case, thinking about being able to eat something I forget, it is probably the highest level of foodie.
"饹馇! The big 饹馇 of mung bean noodles!" The loud shouting attracted our attention. The source of the word "饹馇" among Zunhua folks is the story of the name given by Lafayette Cixi. The story is interesting, but since it is a "legend", it doesn't have to be taken seriously. Is it possible that the dishes served to the Empress Dowager Cixi do not have "names" and are only waiting for Cixi to give them names? Furthermore, "饹馇" must have appeared before Cixi went to the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. A food was created and named after it. There is no reason for "feeding (giving birth) children without a name"! In fact, 饹馇 was originally a product of ordinary people's coarse grains. There are many hillsides in Zunhua, which are rich in mung beans. The local people take the selected mung beans from the village and make them into round porridge. Now, dishes made with 饹馇 have become a unique delicacy loved by Tangshan people, such as vinegar 饹馇, fried 饹馇 box, fried 饹馇, stewed 饹馇, sweet and sour 饹馇, etc. It is said that more than 100 dishes can be prepared with 饹馇, and they are placed on the dining table. The quality is high, the shape is different, the color is delicious, and it forms a unique 饹馇 banquet. Zunhua people place more beautiful meanings on the dishes of 饹馇, such as "happy here", "reunion here", "champion scholar here", "longevity here", "happiness here" and so on.
Haojia Shaomai is a classic delicacy in the small town of Lianxiang. Haojia Shaomai is shaped like a pomegranate, white as jade, thin and tough skin, tender and fresh, rich in oil but not greasy, and mutton without smell. It is deeply appreciated by the masses and has a long-lasting reputation. Some customers would rather be hungry than rush to Zunhua Xiguan's "Laoyilaishun Shaomai (formerly Haojia Shaomai)" for dinner. Hao Delin's ancestral home is Malanyu Town, and he and his father opened a restaurant on the street to do business since childhood. Later, he saw an old Hui man named Shi Daba on Malanyu Street selling siu mai with a cart, making a lot of money. He secretly learned the skill of making siu mai with him, and after Shi Da retired in his old age, he started to operate siu mai. Haojia Shaomai has always been very demanding in making. The mutton should be fresh mutton, and it must be chopped by hand to be authentic. The noodles used to make siu mai are high-gluten flour. First, scald the noodles with hot water at 60 degrees. The noodles should be very hard. Take a piece of dough, pick an appropriate amount of meat filling with a wooden spoon, hold the dough with your left hand, put the stuffing in your right hand, and turn it gently with your left hand to form a beautiful fold. The whole action is done in one go. The freshly baked siu mai noodle skin becomes very translucent, as thin as a cicada's wings, and looks like a pomegranate laughing, making people salivate.
Sometimes what you eat is not only the taste, but also the story. That's right, there is a delicacy with a story in the small town of Lianxiang - Old Red Army Mooncakes. The inheritor of the Old Red Army mooncakes is Wang Qian, whose mooncakes originated during the Anti-Japanese War. At that time, her grandfather was a soldier who participated in the Anti-Japanese War. In order to safely transmit military information, Grandpa Wang attached the note of the message to the moon cake. This idea also effectively reduced the possibility of the message being intercepted. Later, everyone called it It is "Old Red Army Mooncake". The materials and production process of the old Red Army moon cakes are also very elegant. The jujubes selected are all big, fleshy and full jujubes, which are purchased from local jujube farmers in Zunhua. Regardless of the small size of the moon cakes, the production process roughly requires more than 20 steps. If you have to say the most critical one, it is rolling the skin. When rolling the dough, you need to roll it repeatedly, so that the mooncake skin can be layered and as thin as a cicada's wings. The hot mooncakes are out of the pan! I picked up the mooncake and tasted it. The filling is sweet but not greasy, and the skin is crispy and soft. After eating one piece, I want to have another one! The old Red Army mooncakes have been passed down to this day. They are no longer just a delicacy, but also carry our respect for the older generation of revolutionary soldiers.
"Food is the most important thing for the people", Zunhua's diet has formed its own unique flavor after years of influence in the course of history. "Eating in Zunhua" not only nourishes us who grew up in this land, but also becomes an important reason for everyone who has been to Zunhua to be infatuated with this world. In the delicacies of Zunhua, accompanied by aroma and fireworks, it brings endless comfort and enjoyment of "eating" to people living here and friends from afar. Country Garden·Lianxiang Town was formerly an abandoned mine that had been put aside for many years. It is not far from Zunhua County, only about 20 minutes by car. The town is built one house after another along the river, well arranged, with one store and one product, operating in four seasons, no admission fee, it is a place to experience the rich folk customs of eastern Jidong. In addition to eating food from a county in a small town, a variety of "food +" theme series activities are held here, such as "large-scale concerts, creative flash mobs of me and my motherland, traditional intangible cultural heritage performances, performance art, etc. Wait. The National Day holiday, the picture is happy! On this autumn day, why not bring your family and friends, stomach plus, large-capacity power bank and camera memory card! Come to Lianxiang town to try our Zun Specialized food? @河北省文化和旅游室#周末游河北#
