Top Ten Must-Eat Foods in Taiyuan

The top ten must-eat foods in Taiyuan include Shanxi oily meat, Shanxi assorted hot pot, quail eggplant, Taiyuan half-baked chicken, Taiyuan Bazhen soup, sweet and sour meatballs, Zhanxiang fish fillets, Shanxi crisp meat, Taiyuan Hagai and oily noodles.

1, Shanxi Yourou

The oily meat in Shanxi is the most famous traditional dish in Shanxi, which has the reputation of "Three Jin Dynasties" and originated in the Ming Dynasty. In addition to oily meat, this dish also adds magnolia slices as a side dish. The finished product is golden and bright in color, soft and tender in taste, oily but not greasy, and it is a famous dish full of strong local characteristics in Shaanxi.

2. Shanxi assorted hot pot

Shanxi Assorted Hot Pot is a seasonal dish in Taiyuan in winter, which contains egg products, mushrooms, bean products, vegetables, seafood, meat and other ingredients. Among them, there are many varieties and colorful dishes, and it is one of the top ten classic dishes in Shaanxi.

3. Quail eggplant

Quail eggplant is one of the top ten famous dishes in Shanxi province made from quail breast meat and eggplant. It was first born in the family of wealthy businessmen in Taigu in Qing Dynasty, and it is one of the eight bowls of Shanxi merchants' overseas Chinese happiness. The taste is mellow, delicious, oily but not greasy, soft and salty.

4, Taiyuan half furnace chicken

Luban Chicken in Taiyuan is a traditional Shanxi dish with tender hens as raw materials, which was born during Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China. The name of this dish was given by Empress Dowager Cixi herself. The finished product of this dish is red, white and green. It tastes like the smell of green garlic and the salty taste of chicken. This is a classic dish in Taiyuan.

5. Taiyuan Bazhen Decoction

Taiyuan Bazhen Soup is a traditional famous soup in Taiyuan, which was invented by Mr. Fu Shan with fat mutton, yam and lotus root as raw materials, and with eight flavors such as Astragalus and Alpinia officinarum. It contains the theory of homology of medicine and food. The finished product exudes a charming mixed fragrance of wine, medicine and mutton. Locals will taste this dish with pickled leeks and yellow wine.

6. Sweet and sour meatballs

Sweet and sour meatballs, also known as old Taiyuan sweet and sour meatballs, are made of fat meat and lean meat as the main raw materials, with aged vinegar, tomato sauce and other soup materials. The finished product is bright red and full in color, crisp and tender in taste, sweet and sour, and is deeply loved by children.

7. Zhanxiang Fish Slices

Zhanxiang Fish Sliced Fish is a traditional dish in Taiyuan, which has a history of thousands of years and was first born in the Shun Di period of the Eastern Han Dynasty. This dish is mainly made of fried fish fillets, with onion, ginger, garlic, soup, balsamic vinegar and other ingredients. Its color is elegant, its entrance is fresh and tender, and its flavor is unique.

8. Shanxi crisp meat

Shanxi crisp meat is a traditional dish in Shaanxi province, which is made of ribs cut into strips and cooked, wrapped, fried and steamed. Whether the crispy meat is delicious depends on the surface coat wrapped by pickling outside, and the temperature and practice of frying should also be paid attention to. When tasting, Taiyuan locals will also eat it with scallion sauce and perilla seasoning.

9. Taiyuan mutton chop

Taiyuan mutton offal was also named mutton offal cheese by the Queen Mother. It is a special dish in Taiyuan, which is made of sheep's head, sheep's heart, sheep's liver, sheep's lungs and sheep's blood as the main raw materials, with onions, peppers, coriander powder and other ingredients.

10, oat noodle

The name "your noodles" may be unfamiliar to everyone. The earliest creation time of this traditional Shaanxi pasta snack with oil noodles as the main raw material can be traced back to 1400 years ago in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and it was tasted by Li Shimin and his son. Today, this dish with rich flavor and exquisite craftsmanship has become one of the top ten pasta dishes in Shanxi.