Luoyang is also a new tourism city. Luoyang has a rich cultural heritage. Every April, when you visit Luoyang, you can not only enjoy the beautiful peony flowers, but also other beautiful sceneries. At the same time, the food in Luoyang is also unique. So, where is the most famous food street in Luoyang? What are the characteristics of these delicacies?
Since ancient times, cross street has been the place where businessmen gather, and it is also an important commercial district in Luoyang. Now it is also the place where Luoyang snacks gather. At a glance can not see the end of the various stalls, many tourists are very busy. You can taste all kinds of special snacks, especially the authentic soups, meatball soups and many water table restaurants in Luoyang, which are basically delicious, inexpensive and can best taste Luoyang flavor. The red lanterns are hung high in the night. Walking on the bluestone Road, you can experience the ancient charm of the old city. There is something different in the bustle. It's just a place for food gathering. It's the best place for gourmets.
1. Do not turn over soup
Luoyang has a history of more than 120 years. Liu Zhensheng, the founder, has been passed on for three generations. Ingredients include mung bean powder, pepper, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, vinegar, agaric, vermicelli, kelp, shrimp skin, laver, leek, Jinzhen and salt. It has the characteristics of pure taste, hot and sour taste, oil but not greasy. It has local characteristics and is very popular with the people. The way to make it is to scoop some thin mung bean paste into a pan and pour it into a thin slice, which is similar to spring roll. It's cooked without turning it over, so it's called "no turning". When the soup is in the mouth, it is soft, soft, soft and fragrant. It is the first choice for local people in Luoyang to eat night snack. It is characterized by pure taste, hot and sour taste, oil but not greasy. The taste of Gaoji qingxiangyuan's non turning soup is very authentic. There is a long line at the door of this store every day, which is very popular. Fried meatballs, mutton, kelp, agaric, vermicelli, laver, leek, etc. with a bowl full of cooked pork bone soup, it's hot and sour, and it's not greasy. It's delicious and pleasant to eat, especially in cold weather. It's quick to order, but the store is old and the environment is normal. Don't come if you mind.
2. Spaghetti
Spaghetti originated in Luoyang City, Henan Province. It was famous for pea spaghetti with a long history. It is said that in Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty, a man surnamed Shi in the County opened a restaurant, and his business was very prosperous. One year, the wheat failed and the peas were plentiful. The restaurant sold pea noodles and rice every day, and the business was depressed for a while. One day, an imperial minister in Beijing took his entourage to the restaurant for dinner. The owner of the restaurant was in a hurry because he couldn't wait for rice dishes to be cooked. When he saw the ground peas in the basin and the noodles on the table, he was quick to learn. He made a pot of pea milk noodles with pepper leaves and agastache as ingredients and pea milk as soup. The imperial minister was very satisfied after eating. Since then, the shopkeeper has added the recipe of noodles, and the business of the small shop is booming again. Since then, the noodles have become a famous food in Henan Province. Noodles with milk is a special snack in Luoyang. In 2007, it was named one of the top ten traditional snacks in Henan Province by the Department of Commerce of Henan Province. The milk used in noodles with milk is the slurry filtered from mung bean starch, which is fermented naturally to have sour taste and used to make noodles. This milk is what Beijing calls "bean juice". People who like it call it delicious and don't like it Tao people hide when they see it.
3. Luoyang water mat
Luoyang water table is a unique traditional banquet of Han nationality in Luoyang area of Henan Province, which belongs to Henan cuisine. Luoyang water banquet began in Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1000 years. It is one of the oldest famous banquet in China. The reason why it is called water mat is that each dish can't be separated from soup and water, and that each dish can't be separated from soup and water. There are two meanings of Luoyang water table: the first is that all hot dishes have soup soup, soup and water; the second is that after eating one hot dish, Luoyang water table will continue to update like water. Luoyang water table is characterized by meat and vegetable, wide selection of materials, simplicity and complexity, diverse taste, acid, spicy, sweet and salty, comfortable and delicious. The so-called water table is that all the dishes are in the soup, and it's not used to eating by individuals. But since we are going to Luoyang, we must eat it.
4. Luoyang beef soup
Luoyang beef soup is a local delicacy, which belongs to Henan cuisine. It is made of pepper, star anise, cinnamon, grass fruit and other spices. There are many soup houses in Luoyang, all over the streets, and the business of each one is very prosperous. The most authentic beef soup in China is also in Luoyang, an ancient city. No matter how famous the Tang hall is, the most popular one is two or three. The popularity of Luoyang Tang is the real reason why Luoyang Tang has been popular for a long time. Although the door is not big and shabby, there is still an endless stream of tourists.
5. Luoyang swallow
The main ingredients are radish, sea cucumber, squid and chicken. It is listed as the first dish in Luoyang water table. Luoyang is a famous city of peonies. People combine peonies with swallows to make a unique flavor of Luoyang. Luoyang water table has high, middle and low grades. You can choose your own cuisine according to your own economic level. So there are many ways to make peony swallows, and the ingredients are quite different.