Guokui is a folk snack in northwest Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang and other places, especially in Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and other places. It was a gift from my grandmother to her grandson He and later developed into a convenience food. People often say: "The three treasures of Gan County are pot helmets, dried noodles, and tofu nao."
Kukui in Ruzhou is a popular noodle dish, and is available in Zhangzhuang, Xiuyu Road Nankou, Xiguan, and Dongguan Nice stall. The characteristic of Guokui is that it is made of oil and flour and heated on the Kang. Hollow, crispy on the outside, layered on the inside, with thick edges like a pot lid, absorbing juice without leaking the soup.
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Guo Wei was carried forward and promoted in the Qin Dynasty. The pot helmets made by the Qin people are large, thick and strong. It is said that Hugui was not called Hugui at first because its shape resembled the cross section of a tree stump, so it was called Dunbian. At that time, when the soldiers were marching in the Qin army, each weapon weighed five or six kilograms, each was about 50-60 centimeters in diameter and about 15 centimeters thick.
Moreover, the way soldiers carry them is also unique. Two cakes as a set. Drill two holes in each cake and tie them with cowhide rope, one on the front and one on the back, just like the wallets commonly used by ordinary people in the past. This special carrying method has become an excellent personal protective equipment and plays the role of armor (body armor) in sudden battles.
What is even more rare is that the arrows shot by the enemy stick to the cake, and can be used to shoot the enemy after being shot by Qin soldiers. Dumplings can "eat arrows", which has become a magic weapon for the Qin army to win. So the soldiers called this kind of shield soldier "Guo Helmet", which is a hard-faced armor made of pot. "Guo Wei" also became famous. When people in Qin go out, they must burn a pot helmet at home for those who go out to take it with them. This custom continues to this day.
In addition to political, military, economic, cultural and other reasons, "pot helmets", as the main food for soldiers, also made outstanding contributions to the Qin army's ability to unify the six countries. The pot helmet has a long shelf life and is suitable for long-term storage and carrying. This is closely related to the pot helmet's material and production method.
The making method of Guokui is very particular. You should use the best wheat flour, mix it with water and make a dough. After fermentation, use a rolling pin to roll it into a large round cake, put it into a large flat-bottomed shovel, and cook it slowly over a slow fire. The kang is dry, and the skin is slightly browned, but it is fragrant when dried. Even in the hot summer, the pot helmet will not get moldy after being worn for 10 and a half days. Suitable for long-distance operations, it is comparable to the compressed dry rations used by today's military.
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2. Jingzhou History and Culture Guo Kui is one of the Eight Eccentrics of Shaanxi.
People call it "opening a kettle helmet like a kettle lid", which means it looks like a helmet. As the name suggests, it is also called a kettle helmet. Guo Kui's craftsmanship is exquisite and is known as "dry, crisp, white and fragrant".
Hard and chewy, crispy on the inside and crispy on the outside, white and shiny, mellow and delicious. Guokui is a folk snack in northwest Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang and other places, especially in Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and other places.
This was a gift from my grandmother to her grandson He, and later developed into a convenience food. People often say: "The three treasures of Gan County are pot helmets, dried noodles, and tofu nao."
Kukui in Ruzhou is a popular noodle dish, and is available in Zhangzhuang, Xiuyu Road Nankou, Xiguan, and Dongguan Nice stall. The characteristic of Guokui is that it is made of oil and flour and heated on the Kang. Hollow, crispy on the outside, layered on the inside, with thick edges like a pot lid, absorbing juice without leaking the soup.
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Allusion: Guo Wei was developed and popularized in the Qin Dynasty. The pot helmets made by the Qin people are large, thick and strong.
It is said that Hukui was not called Hukui at first because its shape resembled the cross section of a tree stump, so it was called Dunbian. At that time, when the soldiers were marching in the Qin army, each weapon weighed five or six kilograms, with a diameter of about 50-60 centimeters and a thickness of about 15 centimeters.
Moreover, the way soldiers carry them is also unique. Two cakes as a set.
Drill two holes in each cake and tie them with leather ropes, one on the front and one on the back, just like the wallets commonly used by ordinary people in the past. This special carrying method has become an excellent personal protective equipment and plays the role of armor (body armor) in sudden battles.
What is even more rare is that the arrows shot by the enemy stick to the cake, and can be used to shoot the enemy after being shot by Qin soldiers. Dumplings can "eat arrows", which has become a magic weapon for the Qin army to win.
So the soldiers called this kind of shield soldier "Guo Helmet", which is a hard-faced armor made of pot. "Guo Wei" also became famous.
When people in Qin go out, they must burn a pot helmet at home for those who go out to take it with them. This custom continues to this day. In addition to political, military, economic, cultural and other reasons, "Guokui", as the main food for soldiers, also made outstanding contributions to the Qin army's ability to unify the six countries.
Guokui has a long shelf life and is suitable for long-term storage and carrying. This is closely related to the material and production method of Guokui. The making method of Guokui is very particular. You should use the best wheat flour, mix it with water and make a dough. After fermentation, use a rolling pin to roll it into a large round cake, put it into a large flat-bottomed shovel, and cook it slowly over a slow fire. The kang is dry, and the skin is slightly browned, but it is fragrant when dried.
Even in the hot summer, the pot helmet will not get moldy after being worn for 10 and a half days. Suitable for long-distance operations, it is comparable to the compressed dry rations used by today's military. Baidu Encyclopedia - Guo Jingzhoukui Baidu Encyclopedia - Guo Kui.
3. The story and origins of Wang Bo and Guo Wei During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang was just starting out and left a good story: "Wang Bo attacked with fire and commanded as he wished. He must be brave enough to become a rookie." "The fire burned Wang Bo's First World War, killed Cao Jun, killed countless people, and left corpses everywhere. Xia Houchun, Yu Jin, and Li Diancang fled in panic. The Shu army captured Wang Bo, and the Shu army captured Wang Bo.
That year, the weather was dry and it didn’t rain for a long time. The ancient wells in the city dried up and the water supply was cut off. There was not much water left for cooking. Seeing that the soldiers were hungry and thirsty, Guan Yu was extremely anxious. He quickly wrote a letter and sent people to Xinye overnight to request Zhuge Liang to order the withdrawal.
When Zhuge Liang received the urgent document, he thought: Wang Bo is a battleground for military strategists. How can he easily withdraw his troops and abandon the city? After thinking hard all night, I wrote a reply and sent it to Bowang City.
Guan Yu opened it and saw that the military advisor had told him in the letter: "Use dry noodles with less water seepage, mix them into lumps, and make a pot of kang. Use grain as food to pay the army and stabilize the morale of the army." This is A way to make water-saving food. Guan Yu secretly admired him. Unexpectedly, the military advisor not only knew how to use troops, but also knew how to make cakes. What a miracle!
So Guan Yu sent someone to make a feed cake, which was as big as a shield and as thick as a wine bottle. It tastes crispy, fragrant and refreshing, and is easy and convenient to make. In the end, the soldiers relied on it to tide over the difficulties and defend Bowang City.
Since then, Wang Bo’s pot helmets have been famous for thousands of years.
4. Let me tell you how to eat Tianmen Guokui: One day, several police officers gathered for a dinner and a lot of seafood was served, but everyone was indifferent.
Later, a plate of stir-fried spinach stems with black bean sauce actually made the whole table’s eyes light up: “Kangkong stems!” The policeman’s dialect made the people present feel more friendly. No wonder some people concluded that nostalgia is the “taste” and "stomach".
The taste and appetite formed since childhood remain unchanged throughout life. Therefore, with experience and memory, the grass became "Gongan County 1998". Before the great flood, except for people who had studied ancient literature and history, they could know the name of this county from the "public security sect" of the Ming Dynasty. Others could not tell the difference between this county and the public security bureau. Only after checking the county records did they know that it was closed in the late Western Han Dynasty. Liu Bei, known as "General Zuo" and "Gong Zuo", camped here. People met and greeted "Zuo Gongan?" "Answer "Public Security".
So, later people changed the name of the county "Liling" to "Public Security". Comparing history, this is more than a thousand years earlier than the name of the subsequent law enforcement agency. This Public Security also Not that policeman.
Xiaoguo from Xi visited Gongan County, but he seemed to have no special impression of the "Hometown of Three Yuans".
Of course, people in Shaanxi often dig out places with Qin bricks and Han tiles with hoes, so they naturally disdain the monuments in this "flood corridor".
But when he left, his suitcase was filled with "guokui", a type of pasta baked on the spot by street vendors, much to the surprise of those who received him. You know, Northwest pasta is boiled, baked, and fried in a variety of ways. Just a bowl of noodles can produce various shapes and flavors. How can you stay ahead of the police?
Coincidentally, after the Spring Festival, a reporter from Xiaocao Wuhan came to the police to interview. Before coming, he had a mission. Don't forget to take a few Guo helmets home when you go back. When we left, the car left the county and was about to leave. Suddenly, I received inquiries from family members. Did you bring my helmet? So, he suddenly braked, turned around, found a street stall, picked up a bundle of pot helmets and left.
What is "pot helmet"? Looking in the dictionary, the author himself cannot understand how to write these two words. This name has probably been used for thousands of years, and it didn't come from the police at first.
According to the origin of the folk name, the kettle helmet is not made of a pot, unlike the helmet. Why is it customarily called that? If you ask the locals, they shake their heads; if you ask the private experts, they will be at a loss.
If you are anxious, they will give you a pot of steel helmets, one to shut you up, and the other to let you taste it yourself. Police officers are impatient and often use actions to make up for the lack of words.
The origin of Guo Wei is really indescribable. Guokui, a kind of baked pasta.
Take an old oil drum, remove the top cover, and paste it with refractory clay to form a small space with a big belly, and then install a chopping board to open it. Usually there are two people doing Guo Wei. One person is called Bai An, who is responsible for kneading the dough on the chopping board, kneading the dough in his hands until he is satisfied, and then putting it aside to wake up; the other can be called Red Case. According to the customer's needs, add sugar to the sweet one, salt to the salty one, or even add chili pepper. Whether the oil is light or heavy is up to you.
Get complete instructions, then wake up the dough three times or two, stretch it out, sometimes into the shape of a crabapple leaf, sometimes into the shape of a shoe sole, and finally shake the iron box, and the bottom of the box will be chiseled into a sieve. There is a hole in the shape, and the box contains sesame seeds, which can be used at will. All this was done within three or two minutes, and chef Hong An quickly put the pasta into the oven.
At this time, people noticed that a fire was still burning in the furnace, either charcoal or anthracite, which was the only energy to bake the helmet. In about three or two minutes, the chef used special tongs to gently take out the pot helmet, which was nearly twice the size, from the stove and handed it directly to the diners standing aside.
The Guokui at this time is tender and soft. It seems a little hot when you pick it up, but it tastes pretty good. As if without realizing it, the dough that was on the chopping board just now disappeared. If there is no lingering fragrance left in the corner of the mouth, people may even want to figure out where the pot helmet they just held went.
Eat a Guokui without tools, whether it is chopsticks or a spoon; secondly, do not use dishes to accompany the meal, whether it is pickles or fresh vegetables; thirdly, Guokui replaces tables, chairs and benches and is suitable for standing or walking. Some people want a bowl of tofu puffs when eating sesame cakes, saying they can’t swallow it after chewing it; they want a bowl of soup with dumplings because the original soup is original, but Guo Kui doesn’t seem to be that particular and can eat whatever he likes.
Fifty cents for a pot helmet is enough for ordinary people. Even if you drive a car and sell your milk and sweat, you can only buy another car at most.
Whether it is in form or price, Guokui is an out-and-out popular delicacy. The strange thing is that even at the local police station, there is no seat for Guokui in a slightly higher-end restaurant. If you want to eat Guokui, you must go to the simple streets.
Walking in the streets and alleys of Gongan County, I want to find the authentic Guo Kui of Gongan County. Surprisingly compared to the tapas elsewhere, no one here claims to belong to any sect.
Whether you ask the white-haired old man or the passionate young man, they all smile gently. Aren’t they the ones who make pot helmets? In rural areas, even if you learn to be an ordinary carpenter, you still have a complex and almost religious ritual. You can only be a pot helmet, immerse yourself in doing what you can do, stand aside and observe what you can't do, and then try again. If you don't do well, fill your stomach until you are satisfied, and then you can come out and get beaten.
There is a folk saying that teaches a disciple and starves a master to death. It seems that making pot helmets is not as refined as that taught by master and apprentice.
The streets are full of Guokui, and no one has anything to do with anyone. I remember that a pot helmet used to cost 30 cents each. Of course, the salary at that time was only 30 yuan a month, and a pot helmet was only one thousandth of the average monthly income. Now that wages have increased, the price of pot helmets has dropped by half.
Before making Guokui, there were fixed stalls in a market town, but they were gone in the morning, and there were not many people eating; now they are blooming everywhere. From morning to night, fireworks came and went, and there were still many people eating. In the past, salt and chopped green onion were added to Guokui, but now only sugar and salt are added, some are salty and some are sweet.
In the past, people didn’t pay attention to pot helmets, but now people do, but they are still as popular as ever... In Shashi, across the river from the Public Security Bureau, there are pot helmets in the alleys, and the tools are the same as those of the police, and they are often found next to the stove. Hanging iron barrels.
5. The story and origins of Wang Bo and Guo Wei During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang was just starting out and left a good story: "Wang Bo attacked with fire and commanded as he wished. He must be brave enough to become a rookie." "The fire burned Wang Bo's First World War, killed Cao Jun, killed countless people, and left corpses everywhere. Xiahou Junfen, Jiang Cao, Yu Jin, and Li Dian ran away in a panic. The Shu army captured Wang Bo, and the Shu army captured Wang Bo. When the water supply is cut off, there isn't much water left for cooking. Seeing that the soldiers were hungry and thirsty and their morale was low, Guan Yu was extremely anxious. He quickly wrote a letter and sent people to Xinye overnight, asking Zhuge Liang to order the withdrawal. Zhuge Liang received the urgent document and thought: Wang Bo is a battleground for military strategists, how can he easily withdraw his troops and abandon the city? After thinking hard all night, he wrote a reply and sent it to Bowang City. Guan Yu opened it and found that the military adviser told him in the letter: "Use dry noodles, drain less water, mix them into lumps, and make a pot of kang. Use grain as food, pay the army, and stabilize the morale of the army." This is a way to make water-saving food. method. Guan Yu secretly admired him. Unexpectedly, this military advisor was not only good at fighting, but also knew how to make cakes. So Guan Yu sent someone to make a feed cake according to the military advisor's instructions. This feed cake is as big as a shield and as thick as a wine bottle. It tastes crispy and refreshing, and is simple and convenient to make. The soldiers finally overcame the difficulties and held on to Wangbo City. Since then, "Wangbo Guokui" has become famous and has lasted for thousands of years and has been passed down to this day.
6. What is the origin of "Guokui"? There are two main theories about the origin of Guo Wei: 1. It is said that Guo Wei was not called Guo Wei at first, but was called "Dun Cake" because its shape resembled the cross section of a tree stump.
When the soldiers were marching in the Qin army, each weapon weighed five or six kilograms, each was about 50 to 60 centimeters in diameter and about 15 centimeters thick. Moreover, the way soldiers carry them is also unique. Two cakes as a set. Drill two holes in each cake and tie them with cowhide rope, one on the front and one on the back, just like the wallets commonly used by ordinary people in the past.
This special carrying method has become an excellent personal protective gear and plays the role of armor (body armor) in sudden battles. What's even more rare is that the arrows shot by the enemy stick to the cakes, and can be used to shoot the enemies after being raped by Qin soldiers. Dunbing can "eat arrows" and becomes the magic weapon for the Qin army to win. Then the soldiers called this kind of shield soldier "pot helmet", which was a hard-faced armor made of pot.
"Guo Wei" also became famous. When people in Qin go out, they must burn a pot helmet at home for those who go out to take it with them. This custom continues to this day.
2. When the officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty built Ganling Mausoleum for Wu Zetian, the construction progress was often delayed due to the large number of craftsmen serving, so a soldier put dough in his helmet and baked it in the fire. , baked into a cake, called Guo Helm. Guokui, also known as Guokui, Guokui steamed buns, and dry steamed buns, is a traditional Chinese pasta snack that is popular among urban and rural residents in the Guanzhong area of ??Shaanxi.
Guokui mainly uses flour, alkaline flour and fermented flour as the main ingredients. It has a yellow appearance, white cut, crisp and delicious, and can be carried for a long time. There are many varieties of Guokui, including salt and pepper, scallion, five-spice, pepper leaves, etc.
The more famous Guanzhong pot helmets include Ganzhou pot helmets, Wugong pot helmets, Changwu pot helmets, Qishan pot helmets and Fengxiang pot helmets. There is also a kind of pot helmet in Xinjiang County, Shanxi Province, which is semicircular in shape and has sesame seeds in the middle.
Guokui is shaped like a chrysanthemum with even fire color, and its skin is as thin as a paper bun. Layer with your hands and cut with a knife, such as suet. The more you chew, the chewier it becomes, and the aroma is endless after you swallow it.