Gaocheng Palace Noodles [Hebei Gaocheng Specialty]

What is Gaocheng Palace noodles? Authentic Hebei Gaocheng specialty: Gaocheng Palace Noodles

Summary:Do you want to know what Gaocheng Palace Noodles are? This article is a specialized article that provides a detailed introduction to the local specialty of Gaocheng in Hebei Province, specifically Gaocheng Palace Noodles. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network, who reviewed and collected relevant information on Gaocheng Palace Noodles. The entire article takes about 11 minutes to read and mainly covers the basic introduction of Gaocheng Palace Noodles and how the history of Gaocheng Palace Noodles originated? Wait

Introduction to Gaocheng Palace Noodles

Palace noodles are a traditional Han ethnic specialty noodle food with a unique flavor in Gaocheng City, Hebei Province. This product is mainly made of high-quality wheat flour, sesame oil, and starch, refined through more than 10 processes, and is divided into three major series: nutrition, miscellaneous grains, and flavor. The ingredients of the palace noodles are exquisite, the production is precise, and the nutrition is rich. It has the characteristics of careful preparation, long-lasting cooking, clear soup, smooth noodles, and chewy texture. There are various types of lotus root noodles, including traditional palace noodles, egg palace noodles, lotus root noodles, walnut almond lotus root noodles, jujube lotus root noodles, konjac lotus root noodles, etc. The method of eating can be made into clear soup noodles, braised noodles, cold noodles, etc. according to personal taste. But it is best to make Noodles in soup, because it is hollow and can be boiled. The soup flavor is permeated by the hollow of noodles, smooth and smooth, delicate and unique

Palace noodles were originally handmade hanging noodles, and their production began during the Tang Dynasty's Zhenguan period. After countless technological improvements, they had already become a famous local specialty food at that time. In the Qing Dynasty, it was repeatedly presented as tribute to the court and was listed as a delicacy for imperial cuisine, hence it was called palace noodles. In this regard, the "Gaocheng County Annals" once recorded in this column: "The hanging noodles in my town are the art of the local people, with a delicious taste that has been passed down for hundreds of years. They were once presented as tribute to the Qing royal family, and are therefore a famous product." In August 2018, the production techniques of Gaocheng Palace Noodles were listed in the provincial intangible cultural heritage protection list of Hebei Province. "In the 1950s, the Gaocheng County government organized relevant departments to deeply explore and organize the traditional techniques of palace noodles, and began to restore and develop the mass production of palace noodles. In 1960, the county grain bureau built the first hanging noodle production factory (later changed to palace noodle factory). In the 1980s, the grain bureau's palace noodle factory was established. Noodle factories, foreign trade bureau palace noodle factories and other manufacturers have successively expanded and built, and correspondingly developed more than 4000 specialized households for palace noodle processing, basically forming a specialized and serialized palace noodle production system. In order to achieve the nutritional and diversified development of traditional palace noodles, more than 20 new varieties of palace noodles suitable for pregnant women, children, and the elderly with different base materials such as eggs, buckwheat, milk, chili peppers, and tomatoes have been developed, which are highly favored by consumers at home and abroad. Nowadays, Gaocheng Palace Noodles are not only sold nationwide, but also exported to countries such as Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, and Canada

How did the history of Gaocheng Palace noodles come about

Gaocheng Palace Noodles, also known as Lotus Root Noodles. Originating from the Sui and Tang dynasties, flourishing in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it has a long history of over 1500 years. According to Marco Polo's "Travels of Marco Polo" during the Yuan Dynasty, Italian hollow noodles were imitated and evolved from "Gaocheng Palace Noodles - Lotus Noodles". The Ming Dynasty poet Ling Ruzi once wrote a poem: "The lotus flowers are praised as precious as immortals, and deep in love, they sigh and admire the lotus flowers. Don't worry about losing the stem or breaking the silk, turning it into lotus root noodles is all fate. Highly praised the "Gaocheng Palace Noodles - Lotus Noodles". During the Qing Dynasty, local officials presented lotus root noodles as tribute to the imperial palace year-round, hence the name 'Gongmian'. Li Hongzhang, the Governor General of Zhili, once said as a tribute to Empress Dowager Cixi: "The hanging noodles from Gaoyi are the art of the local people, with a delicious taste that has been passed down for hundreds of years and is a famous product." During the Republic of China period, they were exported to Korea and praised by Sun Yat sen's Nanjing Presidential Office. Nowadays, the "Gaocheng Palace Noodles Lotus Root Noodles" products have spread throughout the country and are exported to countries and regions such as Europe, America, Hong Kong and Macao, Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea.

"Gaocheng Palace Noodles - Lotus Root Noodles" is not only a food, but also a culture: there is a beautiful legend about it: when Zhang Guolao invited Chai Wangye to bet with Lu Ban that Zhao Zhou Bridge couldn't resist Zhang Guolao's donkey and Chai Wangye's cart pushing firewood, Zhang Guolao's donkey carried the sun, moon, and stars, while Chai Wangye's cart pushed the three mountains and five mountains, crossing Zhao Zhou Bridge from south to north, leaving only donkey hoof prints and cart frog marks, while the bridge remained intact.

. The two immortals were unhappy and unconsciously walked fifty miles north to the banks of the Hutuo River. Looking far and wide, lotus flowers and leaves were everywhere, beautiful and breathtaking. The two of them felt hungry and saw a tavern deep in the lotus, so they walked in. The tavern was opened by two elderly couples in their eighties, with flowing silver hair and a fairy like demeanor. When Lord Chai asked what kind of food there was, the old lady said, "There were hollow dishes, hollow buns, and hollow gourd shaped wine." Zhang Guolao couldn't help but feel angry and thought to himself, "The hollow stone bridge has made us lose face. After eating, we ran into hollow cabbage and hollow wine." She then said, "We only need two bowls of hollow noodles to eat, and we don't want anything else." The old lady was puzzled when she heard this and looked at the old man in charge of the spoon. The old man said, "Wait a moment, you two. It will be ready soon." After saying that, she took a kitchen knife and left the restaurant. Later, the old man took back some lotus stems with stems, cut off the lotus flowers, and threw the stems into the pot. In a twinkling of an eye, he brought two bowls of Noodles in soup. Lord Chai ate noodles and soup, gobbled them down, and in a moment, the food was delicious. In order to verify that it was hollow noodles, Zhang Guolao held the noodles in his mouth and used them to suck on the soup. As expected, only the noodles were left in the bowl, and the soup was gone, which led him to believe that it was hollow noodles. Zhang Guo was surprised and calculated that this person was actually the reincarnation of the God of Wealth - Hollow Man Bigan. The old man smiled and said, "My name is He Qinsun. We have a chance today. Let's have a few drinks together." After that, he brought a wine gourd, a wine glass, and a plate of lotus root slices. As he poured the wine, he said, "A gourd is called a wine gourd when it's empty. A wine glass can only hold wine when it's empty. Noodles can only suck soup when it's empty. The Great Stone Bridge in Zhaozhou is empty, so it can bear weight. Otherwise, it's not a bridge..." After listening, Zhang Guolao laughed and drank the wine in one gulp. He casually threw the donkey whip and rode away on his donkey. From then on, Zhang Guolao no longer had a donkey whip, and there was a local saying: Zhang Guolao rides a donkey - wherever he falls in love, wherever he goes. The donkey whip fell to the ground and turned into a stone monument. There is a poem on the monument that reads: "The lion in Lugou is silent, and its spirit is without horse leather. If the battle order is given, how can it cross the Great Wall? Later, a famous patriotic and anti Japanese general named He Jifeng emerged from this place. Speaking of the reincarnation of the God of Wealth, Heqinsun, he taught the local people how to make this type of hollow noodles using local wheat and water. Due to its characteristics such as thin and hollow strips, durable tendons, clear soup, delicious taste, and fitness and beauty benefits, it became famous all over the world. But using wheat and water from other places, it is impossible to make this kind of hollow noodles. Therefore, there is a saying: Gaocheng noodles are easy to make, but difficult to see. Later, people called this kind of noodles "lotus root noodles", which means "because of lotus, get lotus root". Over time, lotus root noodles have integrated into the lives of Gaocheng people and given more emotional meanings: lotus root noodles must be eaten on the night of the bridal chamber. The meaning is: husband and wife will always be of the same heart and mind in this life, and they will support each other. When they become successful in the imperial examination, the villagers will give lotus root noodles as a congratulatory gift. The meaning is: no matter how big the official work is in the future or how far people go, don't forget your hometown. You can see lotus root noodles from your fellow villagers, distinguished guests at home, and imported vegetables.

"Gaocheng Palace Noodles - Lotus Root Noodles" It is carefully handmade using high-quality high gluten wheat flour, essential oils, salt, and eggs as the main raw materials, with a diameter of only 0.7mm, all of which are hollow. Its production requires more than 20 processes and a workflow of over 70 hours. It is naturally air dried and severely affected by weather conditions, with strict requirements for temperature and humidity. It cannot be produced in extreme cold, heat, rain, fog, or cloudy days, and can only be produced normally for about 100 days per year. Due to the inability to produce on a large scale. And become increasingly precious