Compared with Sichuan Mala Tang and Northeast Paste Mala Tang, Gansu Mala Tang has also caught fire recently. This low-key northwestern province has quietly brought the shape of Mala Tang, a national snack, to another extreme.
In Gansu Mala Tang Restaurant, the dishes are usually placed in bundles with bamboo sticks strung together, usually one or two yuan a string, which will never become your wallet "assassin". Hand it to the boss after picking it up as you like. All kinds of ingredients are cooked in the hot soup base, selected into the plate, scooped into the original soup, and finally poured with two spoonfuls of oil and spicy seeds, and the aroma will explode in the bowl.
Attractive selling not only evokes the taste buds of netizens all over the country, but also makes many people embark on an intriguing journey of "leaving and leaving", holding handfuls of "vegetable bouquets" and waiting in line for delicious food.
Gansu is big, and the mala Tang in different places is not exactly the same.
Tianshui and other places in the southeast of Gansu are not far from Sichuan and Shaanxi. The spicy red oil here is much more moist. You can add soup or choose dry mix. The dishes and powder are cooked separately, and you can have two bowls of hot and spicy taste at the same time.
Walking to the north, in Zhangye and Jiuquan, mala Tang is generally less soup and thick sauce. Besides chili pepper, there are additional seasoning artifacts-sweet sauce and salty sauce made by the store. The spicy and salty sauce mixed with thick oil red sauce is enough to open the door to the new world.
Bowls of seemingly simple mala Tang, bringing together the scenery of all parts of Gansu, jointly propped up the world of mala Tang in Gansu, and every element is indispensable.
pepper
Is the soul of this bowl.
Speaking of the "soul" of Gansu Mala Tang, it must be rich and colorful.
Every household has its own secret about how to make spicy oil seeds: Usually, they are ground with anise, fragrant leaves, pepper and other spices to taste, with a little chopped walnuts, white sesame seeds, sugar, and then poured with fried hot oil such as onion, onion, parsley, etc., so that the pepper is fragrant and spicy, and the taste buds are held in an instant.
Although the appearance is strong, the spicy taste of Gansu oil spicy seeds is not sharp, but mainly fragrant, and even a little sweet when it is refined. This rich taste experience is by no means something that ordinary peppers can bring. Tianshui Gangu pepper is the first choice for many mala Tang shopkeepers.
Gangu County, Tianshui City is one of the earliest counties for pepper cultivation in China. Due to the unique natural conditions such as soil and climate, the pepper meat in Gangu is thick and oily, and the aromatic substances are more abundant. Grinding dried chilies into flour, the hot oil is spicy and does not burn the burner, which is the legendary cooking artifact of "soaking the soles of shoes".
At present, the planting area of pepper in Gangu County is 30,000 mu, and there are more than 100 processing enterprises. Gangu County also vigorously promoted Gangu pepper through the online e-commerce platform, and the total transaction volume of e-commerce reached 4.372 billion yuan.
The wonderful taste of Gansu Mala Tang is not only achieved by oily spicy seeds. In the seasoning stage, some bosses will sprinkle a handful of pepper noodles on mala Tang to add a touch of strength to the spicy taste.
Zanthoxylum bungeanum is an economic tree species in Gansu, which is second only to apples and walnuts in cultivation area. Wudu District of Longnan City is the first batch of "the hometown of China’s famous and excellent economic forest Zanthoxylum bungeanum". Among the main Zanthoxylum bungeanum producing areas in China, Wudu Zanthoxylum bungeanum ranks first in terms of area, yield, quality and farmers’ income.
potato
It is the satisfaction of this bowl.
The attraction of Gansu Mala Tang lies not only in the rich salty flavor of oily spicy seeds, but also in the attractive appearance of potato powder hanging full of juice.
Compared with the choice of instant noodles and vermicelli, which are popular in other areas, the potato powder of Gansu Mala Tang has more changes, such as wide powder, leek leaves and fine powder, and various forms are varied. Among them, kuanfen is the most heroic in the northwest diet.
In the mala Tang shops in Tianshui and other places, hand-rolling powder occupies a dominant position. The hand-rolled flour made by the store with potato starch and noodles cut into strips has different thicknesses, the surface is covered with bubbles, and the taste is extremely soft and smooth.
As the "pillar" of Gansu’s diet, potatoes not only appear in mala Tang in the form of "powder", but also potato chips and potato balls are essential in the bowl (in Gansu, people call potatoes "potato").
Gansu is rich in potatoes, among which Dingxi is the most famous potato. "There are three treasures in Dingxi, Gansu, potato and potato", a saying shows the pillar position of Dingxi potato.
△ anding district, Dingxi, Gansu called Gouyi Town Potato Demonstration Base.
Thanks to the complex geographical location and special soil and climate conditions, Dingxi is very suitable for potato planting and growth. The potato here has large potato pieces, smooth potato skin and neat potato shape, and its yield and quality are at the first-class level in the country.
In recent years, Dingxi has continuously expanded its industry, and "Dingxi Kuanfen" has successfully registered a geographical indication certification trademark. In 2023, there were 120 processing entities of Dingxi Kuanfen, with a production capacity of over 200,000 tons and sales exceeding 3 billion yuan.
△ Farmers are drying vermicelli in Dingxi, Gansu.
vegetables
It’s the joy of this bowl
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Although potato is delicious enough, Gansu Mala Tang is not just a "carbohydrate feast", but vegetarian dishes are also one of the important protagonists.
Speaking of "cold knowledge", Gansu is actually a hidden vegetable province, and it is also an important base for "transferring western food to the east" and "transporting northern food to the south" in China. In 2023, the planting area of vegetables in Gansu province reached 9.85 million mu, the output reached 29.55 million tons, and the output value of the whole industrial chain reached 99 billion yuan.
Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City is located in the hinterland of the Loess Plateau in central Gansu, with a cool climate. It is a natural green vegetable planting area, known as the "Plateau Vegetable Capital" and has the characteristic industry of "Lanzhou Plateau Natsuna". There are more than 30 varieties of vegetables planted here, such as celery, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, bamboo shoots and baby cabbage.
Yuzhong County was also selected as the first batch of special bases for "food basket" in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. From May to November every year, Yuzhong County supplies vegetables to Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the daily supply varies from 30 to 60 tons.
In addition to vegetables, fungi in Gansu are also a must.
Zhangye, Gansu, has a low annual average temperature, a cool and dry climate and a large temperature difference between day and night, which is conducive to the accumulation of flavor substances. The edible fungi produced here have excellent flavor and quality. The seafood mushrooms are crisp and delicious, with outstanding "seafood" taste, and their characteristic aroma components are higher than those of similar products in other producing areas.
Kangxian County, Longnan City is the origin of Auricularia auricula in China. It is cultivated with natural Quercus variabilis wood segments or sawdust unique to Qinling Mountains, and placed in mountainous areas or forest areas. The production water is mountain streams and rainwater, so that Auricularia auricula is in a natural growth state throughout its growth cycle.
Kangxian Auricularia auricula is a symbol product of chinese national geography, with soft taste and rich nutrition. Its protein content is as high as 13.6g/100g, which is 16.14% higher than that of domestic similar products. The content of soluble dietary fiber is 3.29g/100g, which is 15.44% higher than that of domestic similar products.
Bowls of fragrant mala Tang are the happiness available to Gansu people. The simple smell of red oil is their important taste memory of this land. Nowadays, this kind of happiness has made more netizens yearn for this delicious food through the Internet.
However, it is a bit difficult to bring this delicious food to the whole country intact. At present, there is only one way: go to Gansu and try it yourself!
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