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Jingyuan County Food

The delicacies of Jingyuan County include Jingyuan steamed noodles, Jingyuan glutinous rice, gray bean rice, mafu buns, Yiwosi, etc. 1. Jingyuan Saozi Noodles: Saozi noodles, also called long noodles with meat soup, are one of the noodles that Jingyuan people like to eat. It is a custom in both urban and rural areas of Jingyuan that on any occasion of auspiciousness or joy, it is necessary to eat steamed noodles. For children to celebrate their birthdays and for the elderly to celebrate their birthdays, eating long noodles symbolizes Chang'an and longevity. When greeting relatives and friends, eating long noodles means coming and going frequently.

The delicacies of Jingyuan County include Jingyuan Sauce Noodles, Jingyuan Grit Rice, Gray Bean Rice, Mafu Steamed Buns, Yiwo Silk, etc.

1. Jingyuan Saozi Noodles: Saozi noodles, also called meat soup noodles, are one of the noodles that Jingyuan people like to eat. It is a custom in both urban and rural areas of Jingyuan that on any occasion of auspiciousness or joy, it is necessary to eat steamed noodles. For children to celebrate their birthdays and for the elderly to celebrate their birthdays, eating long noodles symbolizes Chang'an and longevity. When greeting relatives and friends, eating long noodles means coming and going frequently.

2. Jingyuan Grit Rice: Jingyuan Grit Rice is one of the famous specialties of Jingyuan. It is a pasta made by mixing rice and noodles. It is a traditional home-cooked meal invented by Jingyuan people. Depending on the rice used and the flour added, there are millet glutinous rice, yellow rice glutinous rice and white rice glutinous rice. There are also glutinous rice made from a mixture of yellow rice and white rice, including wheat flour glutinous rice, bean flour glutinous rice, Rice noodles, glutinous rice, etc.

3. Gray bean rice: Gray bean rice, also known as lentil noodles, is a traditional pasta in Jingyuan. First make gray bean soup with lentils, then add noodles and cook it. Because of its reddish color, it is commonly known as red bean rice. Gray bean rice has the effects of clearing away heat, relieving heat, and neutralizing gastric acid. It is a health-care diet and is therefore loved by the public.

4. Mafu steamed buns: a unique local snack in Jingyuan. Grind the hemp seeds and remove the skin residue, and the remaining part is hemp fu. Add in auxiliary ingredients such as shredded green onion, and sometimes add refined diced meat to make the stuffing of steamed buns. Use the above-mentioned good wheat flour as the skin and wrap it into a round or long shape. Shaped buns, steamed and eaten, taste pure and unique.

5. Yiwosi: one of Jingyuan’s unique handmade pasta products. Use high-quality wheat flour, mix it with water and ferment it to become a dough. Add two raw materials: mustard oil and turmeric. Elongate the dough into a silk shape, then plate it into a round pancake and bake it until cooked through. .