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Gluten paste is a traditional snack with unique flavor in Lingqiu. Millet is one of the main crops in Lingqiu, which has a long history and a wide planting area, especially in Pingchuan area around the county seat, and its output is also very large. In the old society, cereal paste was the staple food of poor families. Because they couldn't afford thick rice, they had to drink thin paste to satisfy their hunger. Especially in the rain disaster in 1940 and the difficult period of the country in 1960, people lived by drinking a mess, and this mess became a life-saving meal for people, which contributed a lot. Now, there is more local grain, and the market is flooded with white flour and rice from other places, so people have enough to eat. However, this cereal has never been lost, and it is inevitable that you will have to drink a bowl sooner or later. The main raw material of cereal flour paste is millet flour. In order to match more flavor, some are mixed with red beans, some are mixed with peas or soybeans, and some are mixed with some corn to suit people's tastes. Stir-fry these raw materials in a pan and then grind them into flour, which is called "mushy noodles". Making the cereal noodles mushy, commonly known as "mashing". The way to paste is to first boil the water to 80-90 degrees, then sprinkle the flour when it is about to boil away, and stir it while sprinkling to avoid caking and sinking the pot. After boiling away, roll it slowly for a while and serve it edible. The cereal flour is delicious, easy to digest and nutritious. Nowadays, the cereal paste has gone out of the farm and entered the market, and it is sold in stalls and restaurants. Lingqiu's millet paste noodles also have special manufacturers, which are not only popular in the county but also exported to Taiyuan, Beijing, Tianjin, Nanjing, Shanghai and other large and medium-sized cities. The glutinous rice noodles in Lingqiu have also become a gift.
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