Thunder Emperor

As written in the novel, the route arranged by Professor Chen is to go west to Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, where he meets Professor Chen's students Sa Dipeng, Chu Jian and Ye Yixin, and transfers to the train carrying Xinjiang on his back there.The train left in the afternoon of the second day, so Liu Qiang and the others had a day to stroll around Xi'an.

"By the way, Qiangzi! You said that your hometown is in Xi'an, how about going to your house?" Fatty Wang suddenly mentioned to visit Liu Qiang's house, but there is no Nanshan villa area in this plane?It is estimated that there is still a wilderness there now!But in order to prove his lies, Liu Qiang had no choice but to say: "There is no one in my house for a long time! The house is probably gone, let's go for a walk in the city! Let me invite you to make steamed buns with mutton and meat, and I guarantee that you will keep your tongue Eat it!"

Mutton steamed buns, also known as beef and mutton steamed buns, were called "Yangtang" in ancient times. , put in the meat, cook it on a high fire first, and then cook it on a low fire. The soup is fragrant and tangy, the ingredients are heavy and mellow, the meat is rotten and the soup is thick, fat but not greasy, rich in nutrition, full of fragrance, tempting appetite, aftertaste after eating endless.

Su Dongpo, a great litterateur in the Northern Song Dynasty, once had the title of a hymn "Long delicacies have Xiong La, and Qin cooks only yokan". For more than 1000 years, through the continuous development and innovation of Xi'an Fangshang people, "paomo" has been greatly improved and improved in color, aroma, taste, shape and other aspects, and has become a dish that ranges from high-ranking officials and dignitaries to ordinary people. Excellent food that everyone can't get enough of. "Thirty million Qin people roar in Qin opera, and a bowl of mutton soaked in joy" is a vivid portrayal of Shaanxi people.

In Xi'an in the early 80s, the first choice for eating steamed buns was the prestigious Tongshengxiang Restaurant, and the same old Sunjia Restaurant.These two restaurants were in Xi'an before the founding of the People's Republic of China. They started as well-known restaurants with steamed buns. Now they are Michelin-starred restaurants.As long as Laoshan in Xi'an will sit there every week, the steamed bun restaurant that suits his taste, one person, one empty bowl, two Baiji steamed buns, sitting there chatting and breaking the steamed buns, waiting for at least an hour after eating in his mouth, This is why some people say that eating paomo requires patience and time.When Liu Qiang was young, he often saw some old people who came to eat steamed buns alone, and fell asleep sitting there before breaking the steamed buns.

Today, Liu Qiang took all the members of the archaeological expedition team to the Tongshengxiang Hotel located in the center of Xi'an. At this time, Tongshengxiang was not the big restaurant more than 40 years later, but a door with only three rooms. The state-run canteen with the words "state-run" written in red paint.Buy a meal ticket as soon as you enter the door. The meal ticket is divided into three colors. The white one is ordinary, the red one is high-quality, and the green one is single-going. Some people call it water basin mutton.

People in this day and age still don’t have enough oil in their stomachs, and their appetites are not small. Even the girls in the team, Ye Yixin, started with three cakes, and the men had three or four. In the end, Liu Qiang and Wang Fatty each carried a big pile of cakes. The old bowl looks like a basin, and each person holds a basket of Baiji buns, which really makes other diners look fresh.

The bowls and steamed buns were delivered to individual hands, and everyone looked at Liu Qiang's hands, not knowing what to do, but the impatient Fatty Wang, who was already greedy by the mutton soup floating all over the restaurant, was the first to feel embarrassed. He opened his mouth and asked Liu Qiang, "Qiangzi! How do you eat this? I see that everyone has soup and meat. Why do we only have hard biscuits here?"

"It seems to be broken and eaten! When I was a soldier in the northwest, I heard people say it, but I never ate it!" Commander Hu whispered, as if he was afraid of being heard by others and laughed at them.Liu Qiang laughed loudly and said: "When eating steamed buns, you should first break the buns, which are as big as soybeans and as small as a fly's head, so that when you cook the buns, you can soak up the delicious mutton soup, and you can taste it when you eat it." What a treat!"

"Eating is also very particular. There are methods of breaking, tearing, pinching, kneading, and kneading. The size is like a bee head. After breaking, you must tell the buddy your taste requirements. The taste is heavy-the taste is heavy, the mouth is light, dry mix - Less soup, less soup - just one mouthful of soup left at the bottom of the steamed bun bowl, water besieged - more soup. When serving steamed buns, pay attention to nibbling, avoid stirring vigorously, in order to make it from the beginning to the end , the taste is always the same. With sugar garlic and chili sauce, real foodies don’t eat these at first, it will affect the taste, halfway through eating, when you feel a little greasy, eat a sugar garlic, pick a little chili sauce and mix it in the bun, mix it It is advisable to eat one or two bites, then clear the mouth with the soup provided, and then continue to eat, so as not to affect the taste."

After listening to Liu Qiang's explanation, all the members of the archaeological team were dumbfounded. They never thought that they could hear so much interesting knowledge after a meal, and all cast admiring glances at Liu Qiang.Afterwards, everyone began to break the Baiji buns in their own bowls, chatting with each other about interesting past experiences. Among them, the experiences of Liu Qiang, Commander Hu, and Fatty Wang were the most attractive. The eyes are starry.

Because Liu Qiang and the others came relatively late, and there were not many people eating steamed buns in the afternoon, the waiters in the store were very interested at this time, because they listened to this mouthful around Liu Qiang and his three tables. The person who speaks Mandarin, told his colleagues about Shaanxi's knowledge and food.Among them, the elder sister who collected the money asked curiously: "Young man! You look like our Xi'an Ren! You are a four-year-old who smashed sesame rice? (Young man! Are you from our Xi'an! How do you know so many things? Woolen cloth?)"

Hearing the familiar dialect, Liu Qiang couldn't help saying in the local dialect: "Da Jie! The amount of beating is like our Xi'an Ren, and he ran crookedly, so Ji Nian! I just came back! (Sister! I am from Xi'an, running outside It’s been several years! I just came back!) (There are many ancient sounds in Shaanxi dialect, which are not found in the current input method, so let’s express it in ordinary words!)”

"I see that none of your friends are locals! Are you here to play?"

"No! We are here for work, passing by the door, don't we want to taste the steamed buns from our hometown? I came here specially to bring my colleagues to taste! The eldest sister will tell the master later that it is delicious for us. Don't let me, a landlord, lose face!"

"Okay! Just say "big sister" to you, brother, don't worry! I will make it delicious for you! Let us brothers from other places have a good taste of our Xi'an food!"

People in Xi'an are like this, if they look pleasing to the eye and hear pleasing to the ear, they will make friends with you intimately. The communication between people is this kind of relatively straightforward language, and they will not beat around the bush.Chatting and chatting with everyone, the time passed quickly, and when all the people walked out of Tong Sheng Xiang Restaurant, Wei Young's night had come.Liu Qiang took all the young people to the Muslim Street behind the Drum Tower to go shopping at the night market, while Professor Chen and Hao Aiguo went back to the guest house to rest.

Xi'an Huimin Street has a long history and has a history of thousands of years. It is a famous food and cultural street in Xi'an, and it is a must-see place when you come to Xi'an.Xi'an Huimin Street is the collective name for many streets in the Huimin block, consisting of Beiyuanmen, Beiguangji Street, Xiyangshi, Dapiyuan and other streets.The locals are used to calling it Huifang or Fangshang.With its rich Muslim culture and atmosphere, it has built a unique landscape for the ancient city.

The Huimin Street at night has a different splendor from the daytime. The whole street is shrouded in a strong market atmosphere. There are various pavements hung with electric lights and gas lights on both sides of the road. They mainly sell pastries, dried fruits, candied fruit, and snacks.Behind these small stalls are many restaurants selling local delicacies. When there are many people, not only the shops are overcrowded, but even the entrances of the shops are filled with tables and chairs.The fireworks of kebabs and beef tripe permeate the whole street under the dim lights. The bustling crowds are shopping and eating, and bargain with the stall owner when they see their favorite items at the stalls.