Traditional pasta making techniques (Longxu ramen and sliced noodles)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: traditional pasta making techniques (Longxu ramen and sliced noodle making techniques)

Applicant: Shanxi Quanjin guild hall

Item No.: 943

Project No.: VIII - 160

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Shanxi Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Shanxi Quanjin guild hall

Protection unit: Shanxi Quanjin catering culture Co., Ltd

Introduction to traditional pasta making techniques (Longxu ramen and sliced noodle making techniques)

Applicant: Shanxi Quanjin guild hall

Shanxi traditional pasta has a long history and many varieties, among which Longxu ramen and sliced noodles are the most representative.

Longxu Ramen is a traditional pasta popular in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, with unique flavor and exquisite production. It was originally court food, and later spread to the people. It is said that this kind of ramen is as thin as hair, continuous as wisps, and looks like a dragon's beard, so the Emperor gave it its present name. In Shanxi, people eat this noodle to wish them a long life or a happy reunion.

The ingredients of longxumian are fine and the production is exquisite. Its method used to be regarded as a unique skill, but it is not secret. When making, mix the flour and water according to the ratio of 5:3. After mixing the flour, apply some sesame oil on it. Then put the noodles on the chopping board, knead or knead long strips, stretch out both hands and roll them up again. After several times of such stretching, put the stretched noodles on the surface covered with flour and shake them apart. Stretch the noodles with both hands like wool and shake them constantly. Then the noodles will fall down like a waterfall, which is spectacular. A moment later, the fine silk like Longxu Ramen was made.

Sliced noodles, also known as "Feidao sliced noodles", is a kind of pasta made by the method of slicing. It is said that it began in the Yuan Dynasty. When making noodles, first knead them into a long tube shape, and then stand in front of the boiling pot, holding the noodles with one hand and a special cutter to cut the noodles into the pot from top to bottom. The noodles are triangular in shape, with the same width, thickness and length, like willow leaves. Sliced noodles are famous for being thin, thin and long. They have muscles and bones, good taste, soft and smooth, and easy to digest.

In recent years, the development of Western fast food industry has brought a certain impact on the production and sales of Longxu ramen and sliced noodles. In addition to its own limitations, such as complicated techniques, the traditional Longxu ramen and sliced noodle production techniques are on the verge of being lost, so it is urgent to make plans to protect and rescue them.