Traditional pasta making techniques

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: traditional pasta making techniques

Applicant: Jinyun building, Shanxi Province

Item No.: 943

Project No.: VIII - 160

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Shanxi Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Jinyun building, Shanxi Province

Protection unit: Taiyuan Qingxu jinyunlou Catering Culture Development Co., Ltd

Introduction to traditional pasta making techniques (pursed noodles and cat's ear making techniques)

Applicant: Jinyun building, Shanxi Province

Shanxi pasta has always been highly praised in the country, there is "Chinese pasta in Shanxi" said. Ordinary dough in the hands of Shanxi people can make nearly 100 kinds of patterns, showing strong local characteristics. Both pursed noodles and cat ears are important varieties of Shanxi pasta.

Chujian noodles began to be popular in the suburbs of Taiyuan in the Republic of China. It was made from pea and wheat. When making the dough, add water to make it soft paste. Then place it on the wooden bed with dense sieve holes. Press the bed frame with your right hand and hold the cudgel with your left hand. Then put the paste into the boiling water pot through the sieve holes. After it is cooked, put it into a bowl and eat it. When eating, pour the soup containing diced bean curd, diced potato, diced beans, etc., and use leek, sesame, chili sauce, coriander, etc. as seasonings. Its flavor is bean flavor, light and delicious. Sipjian noodle is the best pasta in Shanxi Province, which is deeply loved by the local people and also welcomed by people from other places.

Maoer is a traditional pasta in Jinzhong and Northern Shanxi, commonly known as "niangeda" and "nianyidi". Cat ear has a long history, similar to the "Yi" mentioned in Qi Min Yao Shu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, with a history of about 1500 years. It's like cat's ear. It's small, smooth and sharp. It's a popular pasta. It's easy to make cat's ears. After mixing, roll them into pieces, then cut them into pieces, sprinkle with flour, press the pieces with both thumbs and push them forward to form cat's ears. You can also first rub into the thick noodles of your index finger, pinch small pieces with your right hand and roll them in your left palm.

With the progress of the times and the development of economy, great changes have taken place in social customs. The two kinds of traditional pasta, pursed noodles and cat's ears, have made significant changes in the selection of materials, shape, especially taste. The original flavor is rare, which leads to the gradual decline of their traditional production techniques, which is in urgent need of protection.