On the table of Henan people, noodles will never be absent. Many people said that not eating pasta for a day is like not eating, "no noodles, no joy, no noodles and no rice" can be described as a true portrayal of Henan people's diet. There are many kinds of pasta dishes, steamed, fried, stewed, stewed, boiled, and stir-fried. However, when it comes to Henan noodles, the first thing that comes to many people's minds is braised noodles.
For example, mutton stewed noodles, the bone broth made from the base of mutton bones is as white as milk, mellow and fresh, and the mutton milk has a strong fragrance, not at all. The dough is elastic and tendonic, and it is paired with fungus, coriander, vermicelli, wolfberry and other ingredients, which is delicious and nutritious. When eating braised noodles, first scoop up the dough sheet and put it in a bowl, then scoop a spoonful of the soup and side dishes, and after mixing well, each bite is full of aroma and umami ......Authentic Henan braised noodles are loved by many people because of their good soup, gluten and high nutrition.
However, in the past two days, the debate about the "land of braised noodles" has been boiling. The reason is that on December 14, the China Food Industry Association and the people of Fangcheng County signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing to jointly build the "Hometown of Chinese Braised Noodles", and awarded the plaque of "China Braised Noodles Township" to Fangcheng County.
This move has caused dissatisfaction among many braised noodle companies in Zhengzhou. On the evening of December 19, Yanqu Braised Noodles released an open letter from Zhengzhou Braised Noodle Enterprises to all walks of life, which stated that there is no region outside Zhengzhou that can obtain the title of "China's Braised Noodle Township".
The hometown of braised noodles" caused controversy, and related topics rushed to the hot search on Weibo. Zhengzhou braised noodles and Fangcheng braised noodles, who do you pick?Who is the hometown of braised noodles in Zhengzhou and Fangcheng?In the author's opinion, such a debate is unnecessary.
In the 50s of the 20th century, the brand of Zhengzhou Catering Company, Heji Braised Noodles, took the lead in presenting the category of braised noodles in the market, and since then, Zhengzhou has successively emerged representative brands such as Xiao Ji Sanxian Braised Noodles, Red Sorghum, Yufengyuan Nourishing Braised Noodles, and 76 Henan Braised Noodles, and there are countless chain braised noodle brands with dozens of stores.
Some insiders also said that in Henan, the vigorous development of braised noodles mainly stems from the fact that in 1967, after the "public-private partnership", Zhengzhou Catering Company, as a state-owned enterprise, opened the "Heji Braised Noodle Restaurant", which was originally a meal for employees, as a franchised variety of braised noodles for business. Since then, mutton stewed noodles have been officially "officially announced" as an independent noodle business variety.
From the point of view of the origin of braised noodles, the people of Fangcheng County** also publicly recognized Zhengzhou braised noodles in November 2022. It mentions, "Fangcheng braised noodles is a Han noodle snack in Fangcheng County, Nanyang City, Henan Province." The history in Fangcheng is not long, according to the earliest batch of braised noodle chefs in Fangcheng, Fangcheng braised noodles originated in the early eighties (twentieth century), and was taught by Zhengzhou braised noodles".
The people of Fangcheng County believe that Fangcheng braised noodles are inherited from Zhengzhou braised noodles, but "blue is better than blue", the reason is that the braised noodle masters combined the characteristics of Fangcheng and explored and improved on the basis of Zhengzhou braised noodles to form today's Fangcheng braised noodles.
In fact, in Henan, there are not only Zhengzhou braised noodles and Fangcheng braised noodles, but also all kinds of braised noodles with different tastes all over Henan, such as Kaifeng braised noodles, Yuanyang braised noodles, Mengzhou braised noodles, Linying braised noodles ......One side of the water and soil raises one person, and netizens' love for braised noodles is more of a feeling. For example, netizen @mystic kitchen knife said, "I still think our braised noodles in Mengzhou are the best!."”
As a "delicious food on the tip of the tongue", Zhengzhou braised noodles and Fangcheng braised noodles have their own characteristics. The taste is delicious, the soup is good gluten, and the aftertaste is endless, which is the business card of Zhengzhou braised noodles;Fangcheng braised noodles have four characteristics: gluten, fresh soup, tender meat and burnt aroma.
The author believes that instead of arguing about who is the "hometown of braised noodles", it is better to spend more time and energy learning from each other and jointly explore a "new way" to build a well-known brand of braised noodles in Henan.
It is understood that in February 2023, the Fangcheng County Party Committee and the county ** issued the "Implementation Opinions on the Development and Expansion of Fangcheng Braised Noodle Industry", which combines the development of Fangcheng braised noodle industry with rural revitalization, cultural tourism, labor service output, and brand building, and promotes the transformation and upgrading of Fangcheng Braised Noodle Industry towards standardization, industrialization, and scale, and extends the industrial chain and improves the value chain.
At present, there are more than 1,000 businesses engaged in the production of braised noodles in Fangcheng County, and more than 2,800 businesses engaged in the production of braised noodles in Fangcheng across the country, driving the employment of more than 20,000 people and indirectly driving the employment of more than 50,000 people, with an annual output value of about 1 billion yuan.
In an open letter from Zhengzhou braised noodle enterprises to all walks of life, it is also mentioned that they are willing to unite all regions in the province to promote Henan's braised noodle industry to become bigger and stronger, and jointly contribute to the development of the catering economy. In 2008, Zhengzhou Guohua Food Co., Ltd. developed Henan Braised Noodles Instant Food, an innovative breakthrough and successful listing of convenient "Henan Braised Noodles", which has made creative contributions to promoting the innovation and development of China's instant noodle industry.
To inherit and carry forward the traditional food culture of the Central Plains, so that Henan cuisine can go out of Henan and move towards the world, what we need is not to fight for a name, but also to twist into a rope and work together for win-win cooperation. (Dahe.com River Sound Commentator Zang Xiaojing Fan Hongye).