Why do we eat sauerkraut noodles at weddings? How to make delicious sauerkraut noodles

The throat noodles are a tradition in Shaanxi with many years of history. The noodles are easy to make and are usually made in a continuous flow at weddings, so that all the people attending the wedding can have food. Now that living conditions have improved, there is still a custom of eating noodles at weddings in rural Shaanxi, which is a continuation of the tradition. How to make noodles delicious? If you are interested, you can learn more about it.

Contents of this article

1. Why do we eat sauerkraut noodles at weddings?

2. How to make delicious sauerkraut noodles

3. The origin of sauerkraut noodles

Why do we eat sauerkraut noodles at weddings?

Eating sauerkraut noodles at a wedding is to fill the stomachs of the guests. There are many guests attending a wedding, and the sauerkraut noodles are easy to make, convenient and quick, so that everyone can eat food. Eating sauerkraut noodles at a wedding can also help to drive away the cold and keep warm. Now that living conditions have improved, there is still a custom of eating sauerkraut noodles at weddings in rural areas of Shaanxi, which is a continuation of tradition.

Eating sauerkraut noodles at weddings is to fill the stomachs of the guests. It is a tradition in Shaanxi Province with many years of history. Sauerkraut noodles are simple to make and are usually prepared in a buffet style at weddings so that all the guests attending the wedding can have food.

In Shaanxi Province, there are usually two wedding banquets. The first one is for臊子面, which is served in a buffet style. In ancient times, weddings were held in winter, and the winter in Shaanxi is relatively cold. The guests could eat臊子面 with Qinjiao spicy noodles as topping to ward off the cold.

In ancient times, Shaanxi had a large population but few fresh vegetables. Eating noodles at weddings could make up for the lack of food and large number of people, so that the guests attending the wedding banquet could eat enough. Now that living conditions have improved, the tradition of eating臊子面 at weddings has been continued and has been passed down to this day.

How to make delicious sauerkraut noodles

1. 2 grams of salt, 2 grams of chicken essence, 5 grams of chili powder, 10 milliliters of soy sauce, 20 milliliters of peanut oil, 500 grams of noodles, one scallion, and 250 grams of lean pork.

2. Chop the lean meat into minced meat and cut the green onions into chopped green onions. Heat appropriate amount of oil in a pan, add the minced meat and stir-fry, add soy sauce for coloring, and then add boiling water.

3. Add chopped chili and green onion, put the noodles into boiling water and cook them. Put the noodles into a bowl and pour the臊子汤 on the noodles.

The origin of sauerkraut noodles

In ancient times, the Zhou people moved from Bin (Bīn) (now Bin County and Xunyi in Shaanxi) to Zhouyuan in Qi (now Qishan County in Baoji, Shaanxi), and lived and multiplied by the Wei River and on the northern plains. Later, an evil dragon caused disasters in the Wei River, and there was a three-year drought, and the people were living in poverty. The Zhou clan could not bear to leave the homeland that they had developed after several generations, so they fought back and fought for seven days before killing the evil dragon. To celebrate the victory, the hungry people killed the dragon and ate noodles together, which they found to be extremely delicious. So in the future, when celebrating this victory, they used pigs instead of dragons and ate noodles together. Later, it was extended to other festivals and sacrifices. This臊子面 gradually spread, and its method gradually developed as it spread.