Author: Shi Jingjing Yangyan Min
Recently, Lanzhou Beef Ramen, known as the "First Noodle in China", has taken on a new twist.
Lanzhou Beef Ramen, which was founded in 1915, is called "beef noodles" and "niu big" by locals. It is famous for its deliciousness of "the soup is clear, the meat is fragrant, and the noodles are long".
Ramen noodles are divided into 9 types of noodles such as "capillary, three-sei, two-sei, leek leaf, large width, and buckwheat rib".
The mandarin duck beef ramen launched by this noodle restaurant in Lanzhou overturns the traditional "big bowl of cattle".
Lanzhou Mandarin Duck Beef Noodles.
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In a porcelain bowl that is divided into two, pick up the chewy noodles, half of which is topped with the fragrant and rich traditional beef broth, spoonful of the secret red spicy oil, sprinkled with green coriander and garlic sprinkles, and some chewy beef slices, the other half The ramen is topped with refreshing and sour soup and special flavored sauerkraut.
The ramen master scoops red oil chili.
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While the soup is fresh and fragrant, while the taste is sour and refreshing, this is the "one pot and two flavors" Lanzhou Mandarin Duck Beef Ramen, which looks full of appetite.
Diners specially come to check in and try new things.
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According to the boss, the mandarin duck beef noodles are 20 yuan per bowl, and the amount of noodles is the same as the ordinary large bowl.
After the recent launch, more than 100 bowls are sold every day, and many citizens drove for more than an hour to "check in" to have a taste.
Netizens from other places read the news and said, "Saliva is all over the place", "I can eat three bowls in a row", "Double happiness for people who eat food", "Tickets have been booked"...
Some netizens said that couple beef noodles should be positioned.
Some netizen "Zha Xin" said: The beef noodles are all out of mandarin duck bowls, but you are still alone.
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For this kind of innovation, the person in charge of the noodle shop who has been in the beef noodle industry for more than ten years said frankly that he hopes beef noodles can have more innovations.
In fact, it was difficult to make mandarin duck ramen at first, and no suitable tableware was found in the department store markets in the city. Finally, a batch of mandarin duck bowls were specially ordered online.
With the special bowls, the shop owner began to wonder what kind of mix and match flavors can suit the individual needs of the public.
Custom-made special mandarin duck bowls.
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It turned out that this noodle restaurant was the first to pioneer the taste of beef noodles with sauerkraut in Lanzhou.
Therefore, after studying the amount of noodles in cooking and the appropriateness of the soup, the traditional beef noodles in clear soup and the popular beef noodles with sauerkraut have become a fixed match for mandarin duck noodles.
The ramen master will also make 9 types of noodles, such as capillary, sesame, leek, and dakuan, for customers to choose from.
Some citizens say that for one price, two flavours and two types of noodles will become richer.
Diners taste two flavors with a bowl of noodles.
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However, the charm of this newly-launched mandarin duck noodles does not stop there. Not only does it eat more on one side, it looks better after adding half an egg to the bowl, as if it has become a Tai Chi gossip, and it has become a new scenery on the table.
"It's not just a mix of flavors." Talking about the original intention of making mandarin duck noodles, the owner said that a bowl of noodles with two flavors meets the needs of people with different tastes and makes eating noodles more fun, and different types of noodles bring The taste is also different.
The owner said that for foreign tourists, they can learn more about the beef noodle culture; customers who bring their children to not eat chili also have another choice.
"I hope that through this innovation, the popularity and influence of Lanzhou beef noodles will be expanded and the local cuisine of Lanzhou will be promoted."
However, some netizens expressed regret that the “ritual sense” of eating beef noodles lies in the fact that you first drink the soup after blowing the red oil, and then drink a few mouthfuls of hot soup after eating the noodles.
The mandarin duck ramen, who can't serve the soup, "has no soul." He also said with a smile that he sprinkled the soup on his face when he picked up the bowl, and the front teeth would get stuck when drinking soup.
Regarding the inability to drink soup, the person in charge of the store explained that a small spoon will be provided for each noodle so that diners can drink soup while eating noodles.
Despite different doubts, the store said that it will continue to innovate and research new forms of beef noodles.
The exhibits in the Lanzhou Beef Noodle Museum reproduced the scene of the first beef noodle restaurant in the early years of the Republic of China, attracting people to visit.
Gao Zhanshe
In Lanzhou, many people start their day with beef noodles.
In Lanzhou, walk anywhere in 10 minutes to find a noodle restaurant.
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Lanzhou currently has 1,691 beef noodle shops in normal operation. Nowadays, there are more and more traditional noodle restaurants that are researching innovative forms.
During the epidemic at the beginning of the year, in order to eat beef noodles, many restaurants surrounded three sides of their dining tables with white cloth and isolated them into "small boxes". Netizens joked that beef noodles would feel like an imperial examination.
At the beginning of 2020, a beef noodle restaurant used the "earth method" to improve the dining environment.
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A mobile "beef noodle restaurant" that moved the back hall of beef noodles to the car appeared on the streets of Lanzhou.
There is a line in front of a mobile "beef noodle restaurant" in Lanzhou.
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There is also a "Super Cow Bowl" that has a large bowl with a diameter of 45 cm and a mouth that is thicker than an average adult's waist.
Three or five people gathered together and ate the beef noodles like a hot pot.
There is a super large bowl of beef noodles that the store has launched, and it feels like a hot pot.
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In this regard, many people think that this is an innovation in food culture.
However, some people believe that such beef noodles have no soul.
For this endless innovation,
What do you think?
Would you like to try it?