Hutu Noodles,Do as You Wish
2 min readGenerally,Hutu noodles are of strong flavor.But where should you go if you are expecting light flavor Hutu noodles? Locals will tell you a bowl of Hutu noodles is much better than a bottle of wine when you want to live far away from soberness for a moment.And the Qingliang Temple beyond the illusive Zhaoge(an old place name,today’s Qi County in Henan Province)is your ideal destination if you want to have it.
Twenty Li off the northwest Qi County,there stands the Jianshan Mountain.In its rearly located Qingliang temple there provides the Buddhist pilgrims meals.At each noon,people in the temple boil the spring water by the firewood they picked up in the mountain.They make Hutu noodles with corn powder,dry cabbage leaves, black locust leaves and machine-made noodles.The Hutu noodle here is of very light taste with only a small amount of salt.Other condiments like aginomoto,chicken powder,pepper,foeniculum vulgare,shallot or garlic are discarded.Only the natural fragrance of crop and vegetables are kept,containing little oil and no meat.
Sitting on a rock under a tree with one bowl of Hutu noodles on your hand,you can view the whole city simultaneously.The valley is quiet with cloud floating over high and the mountain wind blowing as gentle as flowing water.The world seems still and nothing existing except you.With a taste of Hutu noodies,try putting away your stubborness and embracing the composure.Old days emerged,but let them go with the wind,just like the clouds over your head.
