Half-month weather in Xunxian county

Eight bowls are familiar to many people in Henan, especially those living in northern Henan. As long as there are eight bowls of weddings and funerals at home, they will never miss the food. However, to say where the Eight Bowls are famous, I think we should start from Xun County, a thousand-year-old city.

Go to visit Xunxian County in Hebi with friends on weekends. As the only national historical and cultural city in Henan Province, the ancient city of Xunxian is naturally going to find out. There is a Xunxian hotel about 1000 meters away from the ancient city of Xunxian. You can tell from the name alone that it used to be a state-owned hotel, but in the long river of history, it has now been contracted by individuals.

When I first arrived at Xunxian Hotel, if I hadn't followed the navigation, I would never have believed that it was located in an alley, and the door was not as luxurious as other city hotels. Low profile became my first impression of it. There is a saying that wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley. I think for Xunxian Hotel, it should be Daoxiang and not afraid of the deep alley.

When I entered the hotel, I found that many customers were already seated. According to a waiter, they were holding a face to entertain guests here at that time, that is, there were newborns at home, and relatives and friends went to congratulate each other and eat here.

My friend and I have a very clear purpose, that is, to go to the hotel to taste eight bowls, but the answer is that we need to wait about 1 hour. If there is no banquet that day, we need to make a reservation in advance. It seems that it is really better to come early than to come opportunely.

To say that the Eighth National Congress has been handed down for thousands of years, I think it is not only because ordinary people can afford it, but also because it has a unique hometown flavor. Small crispy pork is a dish in eight bowls. Slice the fat and thin pork belly, wrap it in batter, fry it, and finally cook it, and a delicious dish is born.

Hakka has a famous dish-braised pork with plum vegetables. However, plum vegetables are not grown in the north, and fermented bean curd has become a delicious food on the table. Some people don't like fat meat, so lean meat is delicious. Some people like to eat fat, but they find that it melts in the mouth and is oily but not greasy. Pick up a piece of fermented bean curd and put it on the steamed bread, then put it in your mouth. The rich meat flavor mixed with the aroma of steamed bread makes people feel more addicted.

Speaking of the making process of these eight bowls, I found a feature. The last process is almost cooking. I think this is probably related to the environment in the north. In ancient times, when the weather was hot and there was no refrigerator, food would naturally go bad if it was kept for a long time. But frying can effectively extend the shelf life of food. But it is not appropriate to be cold when eating, and the simplest cooking method comes in handy.

Of course, many people will say that they seldom eat fried food for health. In fact, there is absolutely no need to worry. Eight bowls are eight dishes, not only meat, but also bean products, vegetarian dishes and whole grains. There are no fixed dishes in the eight bowls, all of which are based on seasonal ingredients. Isn't it better to mix meat and vegetables? For example, glutinous rice on the way is very popular among children. It is decorated with honey, red dates, mung beans, corn kernels and other ingredients. It is not only beautiful in color, but also very delicious to eat in the mouth.

Now many restaurants in the city will also have eight bowls, and some restaurants will also call them buckle bowls. The name actually comes from the last action, because the cooking process uses a high-temperature resistant ceramic bowl, which needs to be buckled in a sea bowl after steaming, so it is also called buckle bowl.

Four friends and I ordered eight bowls in the restaurant. Of course, its essential companion, steamed bread, costs about 130 yuan, which translates into more than 30 yuan per person. Of course, we didn't finish eating, and finally packed it and took it away. No matter from the cost performance or food collocation, eight bowls have certain advantages. I wonder if you have eaten eight bowls when you were traveling in Xun County?