Seven-day trip to Beijing, Shandong, Henan and Anhui, eating and loving all the way

On the evening of October 31st, I returned home safely and ended my week-long travel life.

When I got home, my lover made a bowl of noodles and two plates of pickles. She knew that this was her favorite bite. After eating the hot bowl of noodles, her forehead was slightly sweaty and her whole body felt comfortable. It was a day's journey. Fatigue disappears quickly.

Eating noodles made by my lover, thinking about all the different foods I have eaten in the past few days. What I eat at home is love, and what I eat outside is love.

This trip to Beijing, Shandong, Henan, and Anhui was at the invitation of my younger brother. My younger brother is four years older than me. We have an acquaintance in literature, law, etc. After discussion, we decided to go out together. Take a walk and have a look.

On the morning of October 24th, I had just finished participating in the Second Golden Seed Selection and Awarding Event for Farm Girls sponsored by Teacher Xie Lihua in Beijing when I received a call from my brother asking me to hurry up and come to his office in Beijing. Eat crab at lunch at the residence.

A few days ago, my brother learned that I would arrive in Beijing a day early to participate in other activities, so he made an early reservation for lunch on the 24th. A friend gave me a box of crabs and kept them for me to eat together.

In order to prepare fresh crabs, Brother Li specially invited Sister Li to help cook. These big crabs are all alive and will crawl out of the pot and skewer on the ground if not careful. Sister Li is very good at cooking. Prepare the onion, ginger, garlic, and peppercorns, and steam eight large crabs in the pot.

The four of us each ate two of the eight big crabs. We couldn’t wait to eat the steamed big crab as soon as it was served. The red big crab was very fresh and fat. We ate the crab claws and the crab roe. Several people A mountain quickly piled up on the table, and our stomachs were full before the dishes from our hometown were served. This meal indicated that my brother and I would not be able to do without it during this trip.

On the morning of October 25, we started our eating journey at the first stop of this trip - Yuncheng, Shandong, the hometown of the heroes of the Water Margin.

My brother took me to the Hejia Zhuangmo Main Store to eat Hejia Zhuangmo. It is said that this local snack has a history of hundreds of years. The He family has made a living and raised several generations on Zhuangmo.

The strong bun is similar to the mainland pie. The difference is that the strong bun is fried and tastes crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The meat filling is sandwiched in the mask and has a fragrant aroma. You will get oily when you bite it. .

My brother and I couldn't help but secretly enjoy ourselves when we calculated the total cost of 18 yuan for each of us, a full-sized model and a bowl of spicy soup.

People in Yuncheng like to eat chicken and mutton. Our local friend, Boss Yu, treated us to a large plate of wood-fired turkey with chili peppers.

My brother bought a new house in his hometown in Yuncheng. It had just been renovated and there was no fire yet. We ate at the mobile cart on the roadside downstairs of my brother’s house on the morning of the second and third days in Yuncheng. For snacks, an elderly couple was frying fried dough sticks and fried noodles on the roadside. A vat of spicy soup and a vat of millet porridge were on a tricycle and they could scoop out whatever they wanted.

For our first roadside breakfast, my brother and I each had a deep-fried pie and a bowl of spicy soup. While eating at the small dining table, we looked at the diners who were drinking and making noises. Most of the people eating were local farmers who got up early and office workers who didn't want to make breakfast at home in the morning. A few sanitation workers were eating breakfast and chatting with the host. The host also teased them from time to time and said that they eat pickles for free. It's delicious.

After five minutes of eating fried pie and a bowl of spicy soup, I rushed to scan the QR code to pay. It cost eight yuan for two people to eat. My brother and I couldn't believe how cheap it was.

On October 27, my brother and I were about to leave Yuncheng and went to the mobile snack shop for breakfast. This time we added an extra egg. The two of us spent a total of 9 on the fried egg pancakes. Yuan Qian, I joked with my brother: Just for this snack, I have to come to Yuncheng more times.

At noon on October 27, we took a bus to Kaifeng, Henan, the ancient capital of eight dynasties. It was the only city in the world with a population of more than one million.

After getting off the train, our local friend Brother Xu pulled us directly into an alley. A halal restaurant called Tanji Mutton Steamed Dumplings came into view. Brother Xu said don’t look at this shop if you don’t come early at noon. There is really no place to eat.

Brother Lao Xu and several local friends came early to occupy a dining table. We sat down and exchanged a few words before serving fried mutton with green onions. This dish tasted tender and fragrant. Several local brothers were there. After tasting it, they said that the soup should not be thickened. They said that thickening the soup would not have the freshness and tenderness of the local mutton. Then the three large plates of steamed mutton dumplings that came out were so oily that your mouth burned when you took a bite. This place is truly worthy of being the birthplace of Xiao Long Bao in Kaifeng.

On the morning of the 28th, we visited the world’s largest iron tower. It is said that when the floods flooded Kaifeng, only the top of the tower was exposed, and the rest of the tower was flooded. This tower is 55.08 meters high and has 13 floors. The iron tower with eight floors and eight corners was built in the Song Dynasty. It is a nationally protected cultural relic and one of the few testimonies left in Kaifeng, the ancient capital of eight dynasties.

Brother Xu invited us to see chrysanthemums in Kaifeng. The 39th Chrysanthemum Cultural Festival in Kaifeng, China is being held here. There are many varieties of chrysanthemums in Kaifeng. There are many tourists in some squares. We also took many photos and posted them online. Let more friends appreciate it.

According to the locals, chrysanthemums are not only good for appreciating chrysanthemum dumplings, but they are also a famous local dish. Unfortunately, this time we only tasted mutton, Kaifeng duck and other delicacies. Leave chrysanthemum stuffed dumplings for next time, not for travel. It wouldn’t be called traveling if you don’t leave any regrets at all. Only thoughts and regrets will inspire people to want to come again.

Brother Xu, who was attentive in Kaifeng, bought us dragon fruits and tangerines. Four dragon fruits for ten yuan made me and my brother smile with joy. In the past, when we ate dragon fruits, we would cut them into quarters. One, at most I eat half of it. In the past few days, my brother and I eat a big dragon fruit every morning. We peel off the skin to reveal the pink flesh and take a bite. Our hands and mouth are all pink. It’s fun to watch and eat even more. .

At ten o'clock in the morning on October 29, my brother and I came to the last stop of our trip - Bozhou, Anhui. This historical and cultural city continued our journey of watching and eating.

Local friend Mr. Li is a private entrepreneur who is righteous and hospitable. There is no feast without wine. We had four meals together in Bozhou in a day and a half, and meat was indispensable for every meal, including mutton and beef. , donkey meat, dog meat, rabbit meat, all local meat delicacies can be said to be eaten as long as they are available. Every time I eat, my brother and I have to apologize to Mr. Li. Our eyes are not full and our stomachs are not satisfied when we look at these delicacies. , I took a few bites several times but couldn't bear to eat anymore. Seeing my weight gain, I couldn't stand eating like this.

My brother has been to Bozhou several times. We took a quick look at Weiwu Square and Caocao Park during our busy schedule. Seeing the leisure and contentment of the people here, we can see the history and cultural heritage of this city.

Bozhou is a famous historical and cultural city. Now one wine (Gujinggong) and one base (Chinese herbal medicine) are famous all over the world. The hospitality here is also famous all over the world. I ate donkey skin in a few days. This is in other places. It is rare because donkey skins are mostly used as raw materials for the production of donkey hide gelatin. The sheep heads were eaten by several people, and the cow hooves were eaten. Especially the pasta here is worthy of being a wheat production area. The casserole noodles and various rolls make the original The stomach that can no longer eat inevitably adds extra burden.

On the morning of October 31st, my brother and I were preparing to leave Bozhou. After we got up in the morning, we planned to eat quietly and then take a taxi to the station. Unexpectedly, Mr. Li was already waiting downstairs to pick us up without negotiation. We were taken to a dog meat restaurant, and each person had a bowl of dog meat soup and a bowl of steamed buns.

When we left Bozhou, we were packed in small packages. Mr. Li brought us dried moss and mung bean powder skin, and Mr. Yuan, a local Hui female entrepreneur, brought us Zhizun tea produced by her family as a gift.

During the seven-day trip to Beijing, Shandong, Henan and Anhui, it was really a journey of eating while walking, and enjoying the food along the way.