The most famous snack street in Luoyang

The most famous snack street in Luoyang is Cross Street.

Luoyang Cross Street, also known as "Cross Street", is located in West Street and Bajiaolou Jinjie of East Street in the old city of Luoyang. It has been a gathering place for businessmen since ancient times. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it became one of the important business districts in Luoyang, and also the gathering place of Luoyang snacks. 20/kloc-in may, 2005, Weibo, the official of the people's daily, selected the top ten food streets in China, and the night market in the old town of Luoyang was selected as the top ten food streets in China.

Every early spring, the whole city of Luoyang will be integrated into the world of flowers, and tourists from all directions will gather in Luoyang to feel the joy brought by peony. At this time, Luoyang snack street is the most lively. The bluestone road, antique gables and tall red lanterns make this small street full of festive atmosphere, and people who come here all admire the beautiful scenery.

Luoyang special snacks Jiang noodles

Paste noodles (also called sour noodles, because the fermented pulp is full of sour taste) is a traditional famous food in Luoyang, Henan Province. It is a noodle made of green soybean milk through fermentation and special technology. The batter from Luoyang, Ruzhou, Xinzheng, Tanghe and other places is simple to make, low in cost, delicious, easy to digest, unique in sour taste and palatable in salty taste. It has been passed down since ancient times and has become a local famous food with strong local characteristics. Paste is not the same as water paste.

This kind of noodles originated in Luoyang City, Henan Province. At that time, it was famous for its long history of pea sauce noodles. According to legend, during the Ming Dynasty, a man named Shi opened a restaurant in this county, and his business was very prosperous. One year, the wheat crop failed and the peas were bumper. The restaurant sells pea noodle rice every day, and the business has been sluggish for some time.

One day, an imperial envoy from Beijing took his entourage through this restaurant for dinner. The owner was in a hurry because he didn't have any rice dishes. When he saw the broken peas in the basin and the noodles on the table, he was anxious. He used pepper leaves and agastache as ingredients, pea paste as noodle soup, and a pot of pea paste. The imperial envoy was very satisfied after eating. Since then, the shopkeeper has increased the formula of batter, and the business of the shop has flourished again. Since then, this kind of paste noodles has become a famous food in Henan.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Cross Street