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Chapter 600 Kaifeng Drum Tower Night Market

Entering the night market, I saw food trucks lined up one after another, stretching for hundreds of meters.There are several small tables next to each car, and a wooden board is placed in front of the car, which indicates the signature snacks sold in the car, including jelly, almond tea, peanut cake, roasted mutton, spicy soup, etc. .What’s interesting is that as long as you sit at a stall, you can eat any snacks in the night market. The stall owner will purchase the food from each stall on your behalf, so you don’t have to go everywhere to buy it yourself. You will only be here when you settle the bill. Just stay with one family, it can be said that you can enjoy the whole street food while sitting in the same family.Most of the people who come to the night market to eat are ordinary people. Everyone drinks happily, some call friends, some play guessing games, some laugh happily, and some even go shirtless when they are happy after drinking.Since it was already the end of October, the weather was still a little cool, even a little cold, so the three of them decided to eat something casually.

Of course, Ma Xiaoliang wanted to eat Kaifeng's steamed buns with soup for a long time, so he ordered one directly, but Li Juan said that he might as well order another one.You should know that Guantang Xiaolongbao is also called chrysanthemum bun in Kaifeng because it is small and exquisite, and resembles the KF city flower chrysanthemum.Kaifeng Xiaolongbaozi has a long history and unique flavor, and it is the first of the famous delicacies in Kaifeng.Kaifeng Xiaolong Baozi is exquisite in the selection of ingredients and meticulously made.It is made by using lean meat of pork hind leg as filling, fine flour as skin, and steamed over high heat.The characteristics of Kaifeng Xiaolong Baozi are "like a chrysanthemum when put down and like a lantern when lifted up". They are small and exquisite, beautiful in appearance, thin in skin and rich in fillings. The soup is filled with oil, fragrant and sharp, and tastes delicious.The way of eating is also very particular, "lift lightly, move slowly, open the window first, then drink the soup, take a sip, and the mouth is full of fragrance" is a jingle made up by diners.

Now that he had the staple food, Zhao Cui looked through the menu and saw the baked fish noodles, so he asked Li Juan if he could eat it?Li Juan said yes, after all, she had never eaten it.Baked fish noodles, also called carp baked noodles, is a traditional delicacy in Kaifeng and one of the top ten famous dishes in Henan. It is a combination of two dishes: "sweet and sour fish" and "baked noodles".It is said that the creation of this dish has a lot to do with Empress Dowager Cixi.The Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded Japan, and Empress Dowager Cixi fled in panic, passing through Kaifeng.A famous chef in the Kaifeng government office prepared a meal and served "sweet and sour fish". After eating it, Guangxu and the Empress Dowager Cixi praised it repeatedly.Guangxu called it "a delicacy in the ancient capital"; Cixi said happily that "I forgot to return after the meal."A couplet written by the eunuch with him said: "Wherever the fish came from, it is the ancient Bianliang in the Central Plains" and was given to Kaifeng Mansion as a mark of recognition. Around 1930, a famous chef in Kaifeng was the first to cover the fried "dragon whiskers noodles" on top of the prepared "sweet and sour fish", creating the "sugar fish", combining the two into one, both It can be eaten as fish and can be dipped in noodles, so it has a unique flavor. After that, the dish gradually spread.

With these two servings, the next step is to drink something. Li Juan and Zhao Cui looked at it and ordered almond tea.Almond tea is a kind of snack introduced by the court to the folk.It is made of refined almond powder as the main ingredient, with more than ten kinds of condiments such as almonds, peanuts, roses, osmanthus, and medlar.It is a good product to nourish and prolong life.Of course, Zhao Cui handed Ma Xiaoliang a cup and said with a pun: "Here, take a good tonic." Ma Xiaoliang lowered his head with the soup bag between his hands, took the almond tea, took a sip, and thought it was very good.At this time, Li Juan ordered another dish of mutton-boiled tripe, and gave half of it to Zhao Cui. You must know that burdock-boiled tripe is a must-eat in the night market.It is said that dozens of Chinese herbal medicines and condiments are used and boiled for more than ten hours to make the soup. The soup is thick but not greasy. Then the clean and fat-free high-quality tripe is soaked in it, and is served with many delicious and delicious dishes. A kind of condiment, soft and smooth in the mouth, it is endless aftertaste.Zhao Cui took a sip and thought it was spicy, so she gave it to Ma Xiaoliang.

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