中国・蘭州名物 recipes

Asian recipes you can make at home (6 recipes). Spices available at Shin-Okubo grocery stores.

Tian Pei Zi (Sweet Fermented Oat Dessert)

This is after Lanzhou Ramen! Fresh sweet sake sweets fermented with oats

China

Ingredients

Whole oats (Yan Mai)Jiu Qu (Distiller's yeast/Koji)Cold water(Milk tea optional)

Spices

Pure sugar sweetness and faint alcohol aroma born from fermented Koji

VegetarianVegan

Hui Dou Zi (Lanzhou Ash Bean Soup)

麺と同じ「かん水」を入れる！？ドロドロに煮崩れた蘭州のお汁粉

China

Everyone Dessert Lanzhou Specialty Silky Texture

Ingredients

Peas (Ma Wan Dou or black beans)Peng Hui (Edible lye / Baking soda)Dried jujubesRock sugar

Spices

Intense bean depth extracted by lyeJujube aroma

—VegetarianVeganGluten-free

Huang Men Yang Rou (Yellow Braised Mutton)

Lanzhou Ramen is next! Lamb stew with yellow sauce

China

Everyone Braised/Noodles Lanzhou Specialty Fluffy Texture

Ingredients

MuttonPotatoGlass noodlesHuang Jiang (Yellow bean paste)Soy sauce

Spices

Deep umami of yellow bean pasteThick broth from melted potatoes

Spice level Lv.1

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Jiang Shui Mian (Lanzhou Fermented Celery Noodles)

お酢は不使用！発酵セロリの強烈な酸味で食べる「生きてるスープ」

China

Intermediate Soup/Noodles Lanzhou/Northwest Lactic Fermentation

Ingredients

Hand-pulled wheat noodlesJiang Shui (Fermented celery juice)Dried red chiliesSichuan pepperGarlic

Spices

Pure tartness from lactic fermentationCharred Sichuan pepper aroma

Spice level Lv.1

—VegetarianVegan

Dou Mian San Fan (Lanzhou Bean Flour Porridge)

The more chopsticks you stand up, the more muddy you are! Lanzhou Winter Heritage Made with Pea Flour

China

Everyone Soup/Staple Lanzhou Specialty Thick/Warming

Ingredients

Pea flourWheat flourPotatoHomemade chili oilPickled greens (Suan Cai)

Spices

Roasted aroma of homemade chili oilRustic scent of pea flour

Spice level Lv.1

—VegetarianVegan

Niu Nai Ji Dan Lao Zao (Milk and Egg Sweet Fermented Rice)

The absolute king of the Lanzhou Night Market! Golden healing sweets that blend milk and sweet sake

China

Everyone Dessert/Drink Lanzhou Night Market Gentle Sweetness

Ingredients

MilkLao Zao (Sweet fermented rice)EggsPeanutsWalnuts

Spices

Mellow fermented aroma of Lao Zao and roasted nut scent

—Vegetarian