Luliang delicious food

The place of Luliang mainly produces pasta, and the place is not very famous, which leads to many people not knowing the local food. Every place has its own special food. These special foods are made by local people using local ingredients and incorporate the local people’s culinary wisdom. So when we go to Luliang, we should eat Luliang snacks such as Lanxian oat noodles and Xingxian maotang.

1. Lvliang snack Lanxian oat noodles

To talk about oat noodles, we must first talk about oatmeal. It is a cereal crop, scientifically known as naked oats. It is rich in nutrients, has the highest protein content among cereal crops, and contains 8 essential amino acids for the human body, and its composition is relatively balanced. Because oats are rich in nutrients and are resistant to hunger and cold, they are known as a treasure in the western part of the autonomous region.

Although Lan County is also in the northwest of Jin and produces oats, because oats prefer cold and drought, most of the oats in Lan County are planted on the top of the mountain hills. This reduces the planting area, making sowing and harvesting inconvenient, and the annual oats can be planted in one season instead of two seasons, so the yield is not very large. However, it is precisely because it is grown under such conditions that the oats in Lan County have a taste that cannot be matched by varieties from other places.

2. Xingxian Maotang, a snack in Luliang

Hat soup is made with yam, vermicelli, mutton and other main ingredients, topped with more than ten kinds of seasonings such as chicken skin, tofu skin, scallion segments, spicy shreds, etc. It is salty, spicy, sour and delicious. Commonly known as "flat food hat soup", it is a well-known traditional Han snack in Shanxi Province, among which Xing County hat soup is the most famous.

3. Lvliang Snack Helengzi

A traditional potato-based food popular in the Luliang Mountain area, especially in Lin County, Shanxi Province. The ingredients of Helengzi are simple and cheap, but the preparation method is very complicated, so the taste of this dish depends on the skills of the cook. Choose good potatoes, wash and peel them, grate them into small pieces with a grater, then mash them into a paste with a rolling pin, and then put them into a pot and steam them slightly.

4. Luliang snack stone cake

Stone cake is a special snack popular in southern Shanxi. It is also called Shiyu Mo, and was called Shiluo Bing in the Tang Dynasty and Tianran Bing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This cooking method mainly utilizes the characteristics of stones that they conduct and dissipate heat slowly and distribute heat more evenly, thereby achieving the purpose of controlling the heat. When making it, first heat the stone, then put the kneaded white flour or bean flour directly on the stone to cook. It tastes crispy, crunchy, salty and fragrant.

5. Luliang snack Xiaoyi fried cake

Fried cake is also a local snack in Xiaoyi. Especially the fried bean-filled cakes and youzhi cakes in Xiaoyi, which have excellent color, fragrance and taste. They are soft and chewy, sweet but not greasy, and very delicious.

6. Xiaoyi Fire-baked Bread from Luliang

Huoshao is a kind of cake snack with special flavor in Xiaoyi County, Shanxi Province. Xiaoyi Huoshao can be divided into salty Huoshao, sugar Huoshao and vegetable Huoshao. The cooking methods of fire-baked bread are different and the tastes are different, but the common characteristics are that it is soft and non-sticky, fragrant and delicious, has even layers, a crispy texture, and is suitable for eating hot.

7. Luliang snack Linxian stew

Linxian Dahuocai, abbreviated as Huichai or Dahuocai, is a famous Han Chinese snack in Linxian County, Shanxi Province and even in Luliang area. Since Linxian County is close to northern Shaanxi, it has similarities with Yulin Dahuocai, but due to different regions and customs, the taste and cooking methods of Linxian Dahuocai are different. Although this dish originated from Inner Mongolia, it has been added with many unique flavors of Linxian County as it took root in Linxian County. It is divided into two types: meat and vegetarian. It mainly consists of vermicelli, lean meat, potatoes, vegetables, etc. It is delicious and has a long aftertaste.

8. Luliang snack millet rice

Millet money rice is very popular in Luliang. It is a home-cooked meal that every household must eat almost every day. But this kind of food is rare in the country. It is only found in the western part of Luliang area in Shanxi and northern Shaanxi, so people know little about it. After the white beans are half-boiled, they are placed on a smooth bluestone or steel block and pounded into small round pieces with a small hammer. They look like copper coins, hence the name "douqianqian". Put it into the pot together with rice when making millet rice, or add it to noodle soup for a unique flavor.