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Qianxian county is located northwest of
Xi’an City. Wu Zetian and Emperor Gao Zong
were buried on the Liangshan Moutain in
this particular county. Qianxian county
is well known to native of Shaanxi for its
three delicious snacks, namely guokui, fine
dried noodles and Unpressed beancurd. |
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Guokui is a kind of pancake and
looks like a pan cover. There is a story
about this local snack. As far back as the
Tang Dynasty when Qianling Mausoleum was
under construction, official supervisors
worked out a tight schedule |
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and even set limitations on mealtime in order
to meet the deadline. So whoever was late for
work would be reproached, punished or even killed.
In this case, a soldier found a new way to prepare
food. He put a mass of dough into his helmet and
toasted it over a fire. The well-baked dough was
dry, crisp and tasteful. When he was hungry, he
just took several bites at it. Later, other soldiers
and workmen followed suit one after another. This
special food was known as guokui or helmet cake,
for it was initially baked in a helmet but not
on a pan. The dough used to make goukui must be
prepared in a limited amount of water and then
kneaded repeatedly with a thick wooden stick.
Guokui, in fact, can be stored for a very long
time because it contains very little water or
moisture content. It is a favorite take-away food
among rural people in central Shaanxi Province. |
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