Zhenjiang Pot Cover Noodles

Guogai noodles are a kind of noodles from Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, China, also called Huo Noodles. It is named after adding a lid to the noodle pot below to cook together. It has a strong civilian style and is well-known in Zhenjiang.
Zhenjiang "Three Monsters", as we all know, there is also a ballad about the "Three Monsters": "There are three strangers in Zhenjiang. Dish meat, pot cover noodles. Here is an introduction to one of the three monsters, "the lid for cooking in the noodle pot". People who don’t know will wonder what "the lid for cooking in the noodle pot" is actually putting a small lid in the pot and letting it float. On the water, the soup does not overflow, and it is breathable, and the noodles underneath are delicious.
"Boiled noodles", the strange thing about the noodles is that the preparation is simple and very delicious, and the preparation is simple and easy.
Pot noodles are an important part of Zhenjiang people's breakfast, and it has been successfully declared as "Intangible Cultural Heritage" at the municipal and provincial levels.
The auxiliary materials for pot cover noodles are very special, such as star anise, bay leaf, etc., which are suitable for people with cold constitutions, and people with hot constitutions should eat less. It should be noted that soy sauce and sugar are used for pot cover noodles, which should not be eaten by people with high blood pressure, diabetes, and pregnant women.
Like Chongqing hot pot, Zhenjiang Guogai noodles are a manifestation of the unique wharf culture. "Boiling the lid in the noodle pot, blanching the toppings and then the chopsticks" is a pioneering work in Zhenjiang's dietary skills. At that time, the "Jianghu Wharf" visitors came and went in a hurry, due to the specific social atmosphere. The people in Zhenjiang especially prefer pasta, and the diners have the deepest feeling: cook the noodles with a small pot cover, and the surroundings are breathable, so that the noodles produced will not be easy to rot, and the noodles will not be easy to rot, and the fragrance of the cedar pot lid and various condiments and "toppings" will taste even better. good. The "Zhenjiang Guogai Noodle Shop" has opened to Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Kunming, Zhenjiang's various urban areas, as well as Australia and the Americas. Nowadays, most noodle restaurants generally open a morning market, and the business is terribly good. They are often full inside, squatting outside, standing, hula hula eating, and encountering "washing dishes by yourself and queuing to eat noodles" is normal. , Major hotels also respected Guogai noodles as a specialty of Zhenjiang.
Regarding the origin of pot noodles, there are legends. The story of Qianlong and Zhang's pot noodle shops is the most vivid... Zhenjiang people like to eat noodles, and there are many noodle shops on the streets and alleys. Among the noodle shops, Zhang's sister-in-law has the most famous noodle shop. That year, Qianlong changed his clothes, and brought an eunuch to ask all the way to find here. The entourage passed down the words: "I want to eat Zhenjiang noodles!" Sister-in-law Zhang hurriedly urged her husband to cut the noodles with a knife, and added a handful of firewood to the stove. Soon, the water in the pot boiled, and the husband’s noodles were cut. He was grabbing a handful and putting it in the pot. The entourage came in again to remind her. Sister-in-law Zhang hurriedly covered the lid of the pot while speaking back. Put the small lid into the noodle pot, floating on the water. Before Zhang Sister-in-law put the condiments, the water in the pot boiled, and it was about to overflow out of the pot. When Sister-in-law Zhang saw it, she quickly scooped two spoonfuls of water in the soup pot with a spoon. Calm down. Once it was opened again, Zhang Sister-in-law used a bamboo strip colander and long chopsticks to fish the noodles into the bowl. Just trying to get it right, the entourage had already taken it over. Sister-in-law Zhang, who was busy for a while, leaned outside, wanting to hear the reaction of the customers outside, only heard the man picking up a bowl and eating, and repeatedly said: "It tastes good, it tastes good, it is not rotten or hard, it is delicious and refreshing!" When he wanted to turn around and go under the side of the pot, Qianlong, who was wearing a micro suit, stepped forward, and Qianlong exclaimed, "Ah, why did you put the lid in the noodle pot and boil it!" This call, sister-in-law Zhang I realized that I was in a hurry, and suddenly mistaken the small pot lid for the big pot lid, and didn't even know that the lid was placed in the noodle pot. At this moment, the husband also came over and said: “Everyone outside says that today’s noodles taste very good. What good seasonings did you add?” Sister-in-law Zhang pointed to the small pot lid and said, “I’m afraid it’s because of the noodle pot. Let's cook the lid inside! ”
It turns out that the noodles are cooked with a small pot lid, and the surroundings are ventilated, so that the noodles that come out are not easy to rot, and are chewy, coupled with the fragrance of the Chinese fir pot lid and various condiments and condiments, the taste is better. Since then, Zhenjiang's pot noodles have become famous, and there are large and small pot noodle shops on the streets and alleys.