德慎楼(天宁店)

Oat noodle kuoluoluo is a traditional delicacy in high-altitude areas such as Shanxi, Hebei, and Inner Mongolia, and belongs to Jin cuisine. "Kuoluolu" is a kind of noodle food made with oat noodles. Because of its shape like a "basket", it is called "Kuoluolu" by the people. Oat noodle kuoluoluo is one of the top ten noodles in Shanxi. Its craftsmanship is exquisite, and its beautiful shape and chewy taste are combined. With "mutton sauerkraut and mushroom soup, one family eats it and ten families enjoy it", it has become an authentic delicacy. Even Emperor Kangxi regarded tasting it as a pleasure in life when he worshipped Mount Wutai. The method of making oat noodle kuoluoluo and the origin of its name can be traced back to the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty 1,400 years ago. According to folk legend, when Li Yuan, Duke of Tang, was demoted to Taiyuan, he brought his family to the ancient temple Pangu Temple on Lingkong Mountain. The old abbot made this kind of oat noodle food to entertain them. Li Yuan asked, "What do you have in your hand?" The old abbot replied, "Kaoluoluo". Kaolu is a general term for plants, and Kaoluoluo refers to a container made of bamboo strips or willow branches (Cihai). Tang Yin has a poem that says, "Pipa writes words and becomes resentment, and Kaoluoluo measures gold to buy off spring." At that time, the abbot answered with a small steamer in his hand. Later, when Li Yuan became emperor, he sent the old abbot to Mount Wutai as abbot. The old abbot led the monks to take office. When he passed by Jingle County and saw the first harvest of oatmeal, he passed on the method of making oat noodle kaoluoluo to the local area. Later, this folk noodle food spread to Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shandong and other places, and became a home-cooked delicacy for people in the northern mountainous areas. There is also a folk saying that it is said that when Li Shimin and his son started their army in Taiyuan, they used this kind of noodles to reward the three armies and established the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop. The word "kuoluo" evolved from the word "reward". In addition to being a home-cooked delicacy among the people of Shanxi, oat noodle kuoluoluo is indeed a way to reward relatives and friends. In the Yanbei and Luliang mountainous areas, people give eating oat noodle kuoluoluo beautiful symbols such as "reliability" and "harmony". Whenever the elderly have birthdays, children are full-month old, or when entertaining guests during festivals, they often eat this. When some families in the mountainous areas get married, the bride and groom also have to eat it, which means that the couple will grow old together. At the end of the year, it is even more important to eat it to pray for family harmony and good luck.