1. Heji Braised Noodles Heji Lamb Braised Noodles is a traditional snack that combines meat, vegetables, soup, vegetables and rice. It is famous in the Central Plains for its delicious taste and economical benefits. The predecessor of Hop Kee was Lao Folks Restaurant. In 1953, Li Shaoqing and four other people took over the business. Since it was a partnership, the restaurant was renamed He Kee Restaurant. In 1967, it specialized in mutton braised noodles and was renamed "He Kee Braised Noodle House", commonly known as He Kee Restaurant. He Kee Mutton Braised Noodles uses the best fresh mutton, soaks it repeatedly, then puts it in the pot, skims off the blood, adds all the aniseed ingredients, and cooks the meat until tender. In addition, refined white flour is mixed with an appropriate amount of salt and alkali to form a soft dough, which is kneaded repeatedly to make the tendons tough. At the bottom, put the original broth in the pot, pull the noodles into thin strips and put them into the pot, add the mutton, and garnish with day lily, fungus, and water vermicelli strips. When serving, take out small dishes such as coriander, chili oil, sugared garlic, etc. to make the taste more fresh. Heji Braised Noodles has strict operating procedures. For decades, it has insisted on serving bowls and pots without slacking off. It is deeply favored by diners and has become a well-known delicacy in Zhengzhou. Foreigners often come here to taste it. 2. Geji Braised Cake Geji Braised Cake is a flavored food exclusively operated by the "old name in Kyoto" Geji Jar Braised Meat Cake Restaurant. According to the "Zhengzhou Catering Industry Chronicle", Mr. Ge Minghui, the founder of Geji Braised Cake House, was a Manchu man with a yellow banner in the Qing Dynasty. He was born in 1882. When he was 10 years old, he went to Beijing to work in Prince Ke's Mansion. He once drove a carriage for the prince and was quite popular with him. He was diligent and studious, and often helped cook in the royal dining room in his spare time. Re is proficient in cooking techniques. At that time, there was a staple food in the palace called Thousand Layer Pancakes, and there was also a delicacy called Jar Pork. One day, the prince returned to the palace and felt hungry, so Ge ??Minghui went over to cook for him. He used a jar of meat to stew a plate of cakes for the prince, and made a bowl of soup with mustard and coriander. The cakes were soft and the meat was fragrant, and the soup was refreshing. Add appreciation. In the early years of the Republic of China, when wars were raging, Ge Minghui and his two sons came to Henan to make a living. During the crisis, they remembered the Jar Braised Meat Cake, which was highly praised by the prince. So, with the help of friends, he opened the "Jar Meat Braised Cake Restaurant" near Zhengzhou Railway Station. Ge Minghui stood at the stove in person, and his two sons helped him. After liberation, Ge Minghui and his second son died successively, and the eldest son Ge Quyang continued the business. He inherited and carried forward his father's cooking skills, so that the cooked meat was fragrant as soon as it was opened. Geji braised cake has become a well-known local snack. Geji Jar Meat Stewed Cake is stewed with jar meat specially made by Bian Ya D and vegetables. The cake is baked into a thousand-layer cake with soft dough, and then cut into curtain sticks after cooling. The meat for the pot is pork belly with skin, cut into 2 cm square cubes, put it into a pot, add water, boil, and skim off. Remove the foam and impurities, remove the meat and quickly put it into a jar, add eight major ingredients, add fragrant fermented bean curd, pour in broth to seal, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until hot. When the altar is opened, a strong fragrance overflows, and passers-by stop to smell the fragrance. It is known as the beauty of "the fragrance of opening the altar". When simmering pancakes, lay the bottom of the pot with green vegetables, put pancake strips and jar meat on top, add stock and simmer for a while. The meat is mellow, fat but not greasy, and the cake is soft and delicious, suitable for all ages. In addition to bean sprouts, fresh vegetables from all seasons are used when braised pancakes, such as garlic moss, Chinese cabbage, four seasons plum, wild rice, etc. In addition to pork soup, the soup used to stew the cakes also uses chicken soup and duck bone soup. Therefore, the stewed cakes are soft, fragrant, delicious and refreshing. In 1995, it won the title of "Famous Food of Central Plains" in the 4th Food Festival in Zhengzhou. title. In December 1997, it won the title of "Chinese Famous Snacks" in the first national famous snack recognition in Hangzhou. 3. Ma Yuxing Bucket Chicken. Ma Yuxing Bucket Chicken is salty, crispy, fat but not greasy. It is said that it originated from the chicken in the market of the capital city (Kaifeng) of the Northern Song Dynasty. In the fifth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1855), Ma Youren founded the Ma Yuxing Chicken restaurant in Kaifeng. , selling bucket chicken. In 1954, as the Henan Provincial Government moved to Zhengzhou, Ma Fulin, the fifth generation descendant of Ma Yuxing, opened "Ma Yuxing Chicken and Duck Restaurant" in Dehua Street, Zhengzhou. At this point, Ma Yuxing settled in Zhengzhou. Ma Yuxing's bucket chicken has been around for a hundred years, with strict selection of ingredients, century-old soup and excellent production technology. The barrel chickens selected must be full-fat hens with a growth period of more than one and a half years and a weight of 1.5 kilograms. The chickens should be placed in the pot according to their size, and the young and old ones should be arranged separately. To control the heat, the tender ones should be taken out first, and the old ones last. Special for fontanelle soup. All onions, ginger, pepper, and anise used must be carefully selected to ensure pure taste.

Even the chickens sold in buckets are divided into soft and hard sides according to different parts of the chicken when cutting, and different knife methods such as cutting, slicing, and chopping are used in sequence. 4. Yang Ji Qingfang Beef Ramen The famous Chinese food "Yang Ji Qingfang Beef Ramen" is a famous snack in the Central Plains created by Yang Qingen and Ma Mingfang. Beef ramen originated in Lanzhou. In 1982, Yang Qingen and Ma Mingfang introduced it and improved it based on the dietary characteristics of the Central Plains residents. It has the characteristics of "golden color, fat but not greasy, thick meat, thick soup, and somersault noodles" and is very popular. So they took one character from each of their names and created a unique Central Plains famous food - "Yang Ji Qingfang Beef Ramen". Food, "Top Ten Famous Foods in Zhengzhou" and other honors. In 2000, the Chinese Cuisine Association selected "Chinese Famous Food" nationwide, and Yang Ji Qingfang Beef Ramen was the only one to win this honor. Mr. Shen Xiaxi, the former chairman of the Chinese Islamic Association, happily wrote after tasting it: "Yang Ji Qingfang Beef Ramen is unique in the Central Plains." After the establishment of the Qingfang enterprise brand, it was continued to be carried forward by its descendant, Mr. Yang Zhipeng. It has now formed a chain operation model with dozens of franchised chain stores. Mr. Yang Zhipeng was also named one of the "Top Ten Outstanding Young People in Zhengzhou" by the Zhengzhou Municipal People's Government. 5. Lao Cai Ji Steamed Dumplings The founder of Cai Ji Steamed Dumplings is Cai Shijun, Changyuan County, Henan. His son Cai Yongquan continued his father's business and moved to Dehua Street in 1949 to continue the business. Cai Ji Steamed Dumplings and Wontons are famous flavor foods in Zhengzhou , has been selling well for nearly eighty years. Cai Ji's steamed dumplings are very particular in making. After the meat filling is shaved, water must be added while beating to make the meat filling strong. Various seasonings must also be in a certain proportion, each of which is indispensable. The steamed dumpling skin is made of half-baked flour and kneaded repeatedly. Make the dough tough, then roll it into a thin skin, fill it with willow leaf pleats, and make the steamed dumplings in the shape of a crescent moon. Therefore, Caiji steamed dumplings have thin and slightly yellow skin, bright color, full and transparent filling, beautiful shape, and filling with soup and oil. characteristics. There is a saying that "a hundred steps away from home, the lingering fragrance will remain in your mouth". After the 1990s, Cai Kee's steamed dumplings have made new developments. They have researched and developed varieties such as shrimp, ginger juice, cinnamon, and musu. Nowadays, the unique "Cai Kee Steamed Dumplings Banquet" has been formed. 6. Xiao Ji San Xian Braised Noodles Xiao Honghe, the founder of Xiao Ji Braised Noodles, used to be the master of Yifu noodles at the state-owned Changchun Hotel in Zhengzhou. After retirement, he led his two sons to open a braised noodle restaurant. He did not follow the traditional mutton braised noodles style, but found inspiration from his specialty Yifu noodles. He added delicious and nutritious sea cucumbers and squid to the mutton braised noodles, calling it three delicacies braised noodles. When Xiao Kee first started his business, the signboard was "Xiaoji Three Fresh Noodle House". As his reputation grew, the signboard was changed to "Xiaoji Three Fresh Noodle House". Today, the signboard of his main store has been It was changed to "Xiao Ji Three Fresh Noodles Food City". Xiao Cunxing said that in the mid-1980s, when Xiao Ji opened, Zhengzhou's mutton braised noodle restaurant was in its heyday. However, because the market had just been liberalized at that time, investors had no confidence in long-term operations, and there were common problems of small stores and poor hygiene. . When the business is good, they don't care about the quality. When there are many customers, they add water to the mutton soup... But when Xiao Ji first started his business, he put quality first in order to become famous. Now the Xiao brothers have already tasted the sweetness of fame, and they are even more protective of Xiao Ji Jingpai. Not long ago, a member of Xiao Cunxing's family launched the Xiaoji Braised Noodles brand in Zhengzhou. After many setbacks and fruitless negotiations, Xiao Cunxing finally passed the law to protect Xiaoji's trademark rights. The development of Xiao Ji San Xian Braised Noodles in Zhengzhou can be seen from the changes in Xiao Cunxing’s “mount”. At the beginning of his business, Xiao Cunxing was both the boss and the "grocery buyer". He rode a broken bicycle with a basket hung on the back seat and shuttled through the free market every day. Later I changed to a tricycle. Later, there were passenger and cargo vehicles and vans. Now he travels in and out of Hongqi cars. After becoming prosperous, Xiao Cunxing was enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings. A calligrapher he knew well once wrote an inscription for him, "Continuously strive for self-improvement and be virtuous."

7. Family Portraits Family Portraits is the flagship product of Henan Family Portraits Catering Management Company. Its Family Portraits spicy fish hotpot not only pays attention to the business value in the selection and compatibility of ingredients, but also pays special attention to the selection of utensils. According to relevant nutrition experts Under the guidance, the "Family Portrait Healthy Iron Pot" was developed, which was not only recognized by consumers, but also received good social and economic benefits. Its brands include spicy dog ??meat hotpot, spicy mutton hotpot and other spicy hotpots. The series of fragrant pots is another gourmet masterpiece that Family Portrait offers to diners this autumn and winter. 8. Guanji Liangpi and Rice Pip. This place used to be in the small alley opposite Jianwen Cinema. It sells hot and sour noodles, cold noodles, rice noodles, rolled dough, stir-fried jelly, and stir-fry three mixers. It made my mouth water. I remember back then, when I was still a primary school student. When I was in school, I had to go get something to eat after school every day, haha. Now we have moved to the main entrance of Huanghe Road Clothing Market. Once there, you can’t go wrong by following wherever you see the crowds. 9. Hongyun Chicken Head is located at the Sanitation intersection. It is a huge shop that is open 24 hours a day. It is famous for its chicken heads and screws. If you like spicy food, then this is great. The chicken heads of this restaurant are the best among Zhengzhou people. Love, many people drive half way across the city to eat, just to eat chicken heads, and water facelift is better. My brother-in-law followed me back to Zhengzhou once. He is a Shanghainese and never eats spicy food. Oh my god, once I ate 18 of them and wanted to eat them the next day. I was so scared that I fainted. Haha, of course, their chicken heads are soaked in red oil. Even the bones are crispy. You can eat chicken brains. At this time, you should carefully use your tongue to pull apart the bones on top, and suck it hard. It is delicious in the world. 10. Peanut cake. Peanut cake like this is white. When you eat it, you feel like there are layers inside, but you feel that there are no layers inside. Anyway, what you eat is sweet and crunchy, and it tastes delicious. Just bite into the peanut cake. One bite, and it's so crispy that I usually find a plate to eat next. Haha, otherwise my dog ??will definitely be taken care of. Especially the taste of peanuts is very strong. Leave that special feeling to your tongue. The legend of this kind of snack is that there is only one restaurant that is the best in Zhengzhou. Countless Zhengzhou people snatch up that uncle’s cart of peanut cakes every day. And you have to go early. The uncle sells a small tricycle with a glass cover at the entrance of the Provincial Gymnasium every morning. You have to go early. In fact, I think the uncle also wants to sell it until the afternoon, but unfortunately there are too many people buying it. Usually after noon, there is nothing left to buy.