Taiyuan - Food

Food

Shanxi, especially Taiyuan, has the most famous noodle cuisine in China. Also,Taiyuan's local specialties include:

  • Wheat-made Food: Liang Fen (see Grass jelly), Mian Pi (面皮)
  • Noodles: Dao Xiao Mian (刀削面, Knife Sliced Noodles), Lamian, Mao Er Duo (猫耳朵, Cat Ear Noodle), Xi Hong Shi Chao Ji Dan Mian (西红柿炒鸡蛋面), Noodles with Tomato and Scrambled Eggs), Ti Mian (剔面, Scraped Noodles)
  • Soup:
    • Tou Nao (头脑, "Brain" Soup): Contains mutton, rice wine and vegetables in the soup. This dish was first created by Chinese polymath Fu Shan, who was proficient in medicine, for his old and illness-ridden mother as a food substitute for the ancient medicine Bazhen Tang (literally "Soup of Eight Treasures") using only locally available food materials that have similar effects as the original medicine.
    • Yang Za Ge,Lamp soup (羊肉汤): a kind of soup which is made of mutton. Served during the wintertime
    • Wan Zi Tang (丸子汤): meatball soup
  • Vinegar: There are four kinds of famous vinegar in China, among which Shanxi mature vinegar or Lao Chen Cu in Chinese is considered the best.

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