Why doesn't Henan's 'King of Breakfast' Hu spicy soup become popular in the south? These 3 reasons are important
Breakfast is the most flamboyant meal of the three meals a day. The time in the morning is relatively rushed, and many people are used to eating at breakfast restaurants. Every morning, they can always see crowded and bustling scenes in various breakfast restaurants.
Every city has its own unique breakfast food, but there are also many delicacies that have gone out of the local area, took root and sprouted in other places, and gained a lot of fans.
Henan is a major province in the Central Plains of China. It has a long history, a large population and developed agriculture. Its special delicacies are well-known throughout the country , such as nutritious and healthy braised noodles, Gushi goose pieces, which are delicious and satisfying, and the famous Daokou roast chicken.
But there is a kind of breakfast in Henan, which no one knows, no one knows, you can see this kind of breakfast in any street, it is the "king of breakfast" in the hearts of most Henan people .
This is Hu spicy soup!
Hu spicy soup, also known as paste spicy soup, is said to have originated in Xiaoyao Town, Xihua County, Zhoukou City, Henan Province, and Beiwudu Town, Wuyang County, Luohe City . Among them, Xiaoyao Town Hu spicy soup is the most famous.
The production of Hu spicy soup is very elegant, and there are dozens of ingredients and seasonings used, including pepper, pepper, gluten, vermicelli, day lily, fungus, peanut, cooked lamb (beef) meat, lamb bone broth, etc.
Hu spicy soup looks ordinary from the appearance, the soup is thick and dark red, but it is very enjoyable to drink. The spicy pepper is mixed with the spicy pepper. During the drinking process, you can still eat a lot of ingredients, lips and teeth. Fragrant and unforgettable.
Friends who are attentive may find that Hu La Tang can also be seen in some northern provinces, and some diners like to drink it, but it has never been able to have a place in the south, and it is still just a spark.
In this way, after so many years, Hu spicy soup has not really come to the south.
Why is this? Xiaofei summed up 3 reasons for everyone, do you see if it makes sense?
- Not attractive enough
The appearance is the first impression of food. If the first impression is not good, it will make it difficult for people to pick up their appetite.
I remember Xiao Fei was surprised when she saw Hu spicy soup for the first time. It was a big pot full of dark and thick things. It was actually delicious food? It looks like a dark dish, a bit like Beijing's fried liver.
In contrast, seaweed egg drop soup, millet porridge, soy milk, etc. are very refreshing, so many foreigners are reluctant to try Hu spicy soup.
In addition, most of the businesses operating Hu La Soup are mom-and-pop shops, with insufficient staff and no decoration. Therefore, the environment is average, and more sophisticated diners are not optimistic.
- Eating habits are difficult to change
Eating habits are formed over time, and once formed, they are difficult to change. Southerners generally have a bland taste, especially when it comes to breakfast.
In the process of making Hu spicy soup, a lot of flour is added, and various ingredients are added. It is very thick and sticky and difficult to eat. In addition, the taste of Hu spicy soup is heavy, and the dual effects of pepper and chili pepper are difficult for many outsiders to adapt to.
- The production process is complicated
There is no unified production standard and operation procedure for Hu spicy soup. The Hu spicy soup in a breakfast restaurant has a taste, but in general the production process is more complicated.
There are dozens of ingredients and seasonings alone, such as pepper, pepper, peanuts, day lily, fungus, etc. I dare to ask which other breakfast can use so many kinds?
Therefore, it will lead to two extremes: one is that some operators use shoddy and simplified steps, and the Hu spicy soup made is not authentic; the other is time-consuming and laborious, and many breakfast restaurants are reluctant to make Hu spicy soup.
This greatly reduces the expansion of Hu La Tang in other places.
Hu spicy soup is not popular in the south, not because Hu spicy soup is not good, the main reason is the difference in diet.