What are the special delicious foods in Baoding Tang County?

Tangxian is a small place. It is estimated that few people know this place except Hebei. Tangxian County is located in Baoding City, Hebei Province. Although this place is small, it has a very long history. It is a thousand-year-old county town at the junction of Beijing, Tianjin and Shijiazhuang. This county must be inseparable from the two historical business cards of Tang County: culture and Liu's hometown. What kind of food will there be in such a place with a long history?

The long history has brought rich cultural background and unique northern food culture here. Don't miss the five specialties of bowl meat, horseshoe sesame seed cake, fried cake, braised pork and Mulan bacon.

Horseshoe sesame seed cake: It is made of flour, spiced powder, sesame, edible oil, refined salt and other raw materials, and baked with sawdust of fruit trees in a furnace with low fire. Baked sesame seeds are attached to the surface, crispy and delicious. It is a traditional snack suitable for all ages.

Braised pork: Braised pork is very famous in Tangxian County. People in Tangxian love to eat braised pork "from ninety-nine to just leaving". Braised pork in Tangxian county is made of selected lean meat and special yam noodles (Tangxian county is called sweet potato yam, and yam noodles are sweet potato starch), which is neither oily nor greasy and has a strong flavor.

Bowl of meat: it is a special snack in Tang County. Pancakes are soft and delicious, and the soup is rich and spicy. With the delicious mutton offal slaughtered by local farmed lambs, the aftertaste is endless and the lips and teeth are fragrant. Especially in the cold wind, the hot smell will make people feel warm and comfortable.

Fried cake: It's a famous snack in Tang County. The main raw material is millet, which is a specialty in the northern mountainous area of Tangxian County. Grind millet into fine flour, mix with warm water, ferment for 4-5 hours, wrap with stuffing such as sugar and red beans, and fry with food until golden brown. It has the characteristics of small, thin skin, many patterns, sweet but not greasy, soft and delicious.

Mulan bacon: Pork belly is carefully selected, cooked with various ingredients, and then carefully smoked. Finally, the finished product is fresh and tender, with unique flavor and rich nutrition. Because this meat is smoked by cypress, mosquitoes and flies don't climb in summer, and it can be stored for a week in dog days. Has effects in stimulating appetite, dispelling cold, and promoting digestion.