Those who drank Luoyang Pasta noodles, brought up the taste of snacks, immediately feel full of fragrant mouthful, memorable. Although it is a kind of Zhongyuan noodle meal, its special raw materials and special practices make the noodles and plain noodles taste very different.
The main ingredient of pulp noodles is noodles, but the ingredients are the key. Because the water of the boiled noodles is not the usual water but a special batter, making pulp is especially important. The quality of the pulp noodles is determined by how well the pulp is done, as well as the level of cooking skills of the housewife.
When making pulp, mung beans or peas are first soaked in water, expanded and placed on a stone mill to form a coarse pulp, filtered with gauze to remove slag, and then placed in pots or jars. After a day or two, the slurry was fermented and acidified. When the sour cream was poured in a pot and cooked to 80°C, the surface of the slurry was covered with a layer of foam. At this time, use a spoon to gently beat the syrup. After the syrup disappears, the slurry becomes delicate and smooth, and the seasoning is filled with sesame oil and allspice. When the syrup is boiled, the noodles are simmered and the batter is battered. Then, seasoning such as salt, onion, ginger, peanut, sesame, soybean, celery, and pepper is added. In this way, the noodles are made. Because this method of cooking noodles is under the pulp water, so Luoyang people call it "pulp noodles" or "pulp noodles."
Pulp noodles are home-style meals for Luoyang people and they are also a local snack. Pasta noodles can be found in various places such as train stations, bazaars, and large and small streets. It is overflowing with scent, attracting people to stop and leaving a good aftertaste for guests from other places.
Pulp noodles is a kind of Henan noodle custom. In addition, there are many ways to eat noodles. As far as the variety is concerned, there are soup noodles, noodles, noodles, fried noodles, noodles, steamed noodles, noodles, and noodles. In terms of shape, there are a wide width of a centimeter wide, a narrow surface narrow as a chin leaf, a long as a hair like a hair, but also a rhombic face leaf, a long and irregular patch. From the taste, there are light, salty, spicy, sour and so on.
Noodles are another staple food in addition to the glutinous rice in Henan, and usually eat at least once a day. The method of making noodles changes constantly as the season changes.
In cold weather in winter, people eat soup noodles, pull noodles, stir-fry noodles, and put some dried vegetables, sauerkraut or fresh greens. People in some places like to eat clear water noodles, and people in some places often stir in batter in the noodle soup. This kind of paste noodles is commonly known as "paste soup noodles."
In the summer, people eat more noodles, cook the noodles, remove them, and put them in cold water or yin and yang water (with cold water mixed with cold water). Mix them with garlic sauce, leeks, nepeta, and cucumber, and eat them fresh and cool. Prevent them from cooling.
In spring and autumn, people eat more noodles and noodles. In the season of harvesting garlic and beans, every household likes to use garlic and bean noodles for its noodles. Because these dishes are a fixed dish for making noodles, when garlic bitter beans and beans are on the market, it is also the time for people to eat noodles at most. Usually, at least three times a day, they must eat a meal of noodles.
Zhuanghu people like to eat junk noodles. Adding some mung bean noodles to the wheat noodles has a fragrant taste. The mung bean noodles are loose and not easy to clump. Adding some wheat flour will increase the toughness of the noodles. When you eat this noodles, you often put sweet potato leaves and sesame leaves in the soup.
There is a folk saying in Central Plains, saying "Noodles are thin, narrow, and not afraid of temporarily adding customers." It means that when noodles are cooked, the noodles are thinned and cut to a lesser degree, that is, temporary guests, and the owner will not In a hurry. Adding more bowls of water, the guests' meal came out. Therefore, people love to eat noodles, not only delicious noodles, saving time and effort, it is very economical compared with eating rice. From the custom of eating noodles, it can be seen that the Central Plains people's hard-working, honest and kind quality.
The people in Central Plains love to eat noodles. People often use the phrase “nothing to eat for a day†to describe the popularity of noodles. Friends of the Central Plains Tourism, we must not forget to drink bowls of Luoyang noodles, have tasted noodles addiction. I believe that this kind of eating habits with the cultural characteristics of the northern wheat culture will bring unexpected feelings to everyone's journey life.