Top 10 Lanzhou Food Guides

The top ten must-eat delicacies in Lanzhou include: Lanzhou braised pork, braised pork elbow, braised pork with pickled vegetables, Lanzhou braised vegetables, Sixi meatballs, eight-treasure rice, Lanzhou hot pot, braised fish, braised prawns, dumpling. The following is a detailed introduction to some of them:

1. Lanzhou Pork

The main ingredient of Lanzhou Pork is high-quality pork belly. It is a traditional northwest dish that is fat but not greasy; The refined meat is as bright red as fire, and the more you chew it, the more fragrant and delicious it becomes, which is appetizing and increases your appetite.

The so-called bad pork is made by adding bad tofu (i.e. red fermented bean curd) with some other seasonings, mixing it into a sauce, evenly wrapping it on pork belly slices, and steaming it in a pot. Every Chinese New Year, every local household in Lanzhou will prepare ten, eight, or even twenty or thirty bowls of minced meat in advance and store it. It can be given as a gift to friends, entertained by guests, or enjoyed by family members. It is a must-have dish for Chinese New Year with lotus leaf pancakes.

2. Buttoned elbows

Baked elbows are basically a dish that every household in Lanzhou must make. Elbows can be divided into front elbows and back elbows. Front elbows (also known as front elbows) Breasts), with thick skin, lots of tendons, heavy gelatin, and lots of lean meat. They are often cooked with the skin on. They are fat but not greasy. They are suitable for roasting, grilling, sauce, stewing, braising, making soups, etc., such as braised pork elbows and cabbage steaks. Elbow, braised elbow.

3. Braised pork with plums and vegetables

Braised pork with plums and vegetables is a Hakka dish, but its status in the New Year’s Eve dinner can be as famous as Lanzhou pork. The shape of braised pork with plums and vegetables is unique and Generous and decent, the color is bright red and oily, the soup is thick and delicious, the meat is fat but not greasy, and the food is soft and mellow.

Meicai is golden in color, fragrant, sweet and refreshing, neither cold nor dry, nor wet nor hot. It absorbs the oil and soup of the pork belly, and the taste immediately becomes richer, and the pork belly carries the flavor of plum vegetables. The fragrance complements each other, making it an excellent choice whether sandwiched with lotus leaf pancakes or paired with rice.

4. Lanzhou stew

Radish, cabbage, vermicelli, meatballs, tofu, potatoes...plus three slices of fat! This is a feast that old Lanzhou people used to entertain guests, and it is called "Old Lanzhou Wan'er Cai". It is made by using pork rib soup or braised pork with water as the soup base, and then stewing it with various ingredients.

But no matter what kind of soup base, meatballs, Chinese cabbage, tofu, and vermicelli are indispensable. Other ingredients can be added according to your own preferences. The prepared stew is rich in ingredients and nutritious. Whether it’s rice, steamed buns, or flower rolls, it’s a good partner. And suitable for all types of people.

5. Sixi Meatballs

Every household in Lanzhou began to prepare croquettes years ago, which are divided into vegetarian meatballs and meatballs. Meatballs herald reunion, and the fried meatballs can be braised or made into soup, not to mention how delicious they are.

Sixi meatballs are composed of four meatballs with good color, aroma and taste, embodying the four great events of life: happiness, wealth, longevity and joy. It is often used as the finale dish in wedding banquets, birthday banquets and other banquets to take its auspicious meaning.