No flipping and no flipping soup

No flipping and no flipping soup

　　No flipping soup has a history of over 100 years. Its founder, Liu Zhensheng, operated for a long time at “Jiufumen,” hence it was called “Jiufumen No Flipping Soup.” Its ingredients include pepper, monosodium glutamate, vinegar, wood ear fungus, cellophane noodles, kelp, dried shrimp, seaweed, leeks, jinzhen (a type of bean product), daylily buds, salt, and more. In preparation: jinzhen, wood ear fungus, kelp, pepper, dried shrimp, and nine kinds of spices are placed in a specially made large iron pot (there is a round cylinder with holes all around in the center of the pot, which stands above the pot’s surface, with the vegetables and seasonings arranged around the sides of the pot). Then it is filled with rich chicken broth made from chicken and chicken bones to soak the ingredients. A low fire is kept under the pot to continuously heat it, and a ladle is used to constantly scoop the soup from inside the round cylinder to pour over the ingredients, allowing the flavors of the vegetables and seasonings to gradually seep out, enriching the taste of the soup. When eating, place cellophane noodles, dried shrimp, leeks, pepper, monosodium glutamate, vinegar, etc., in a bowl, pour the boiling soup from the cylinder in the pot over them, then add a no flipping soup pancake to complete the dish. Its characteristics are: pure flavor, tangy and spicy with a pleasant kick, rich but not greasy, and uniquely distinctive.

　　　Preparation technique: As the name suggests, a pre-made thin pancake (preferably a mung bean pancake) is placed on top of the broth. When the water in the pot boils, the pancake doesn’t flip over.

　　　　Selected ingredients: including daylily buds, cellophane noodles, leeks, kelp, coriander, dried shrimp, wood ear fungus, seaweed, etc., along with refined salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper, and aromatic vinegar.

　　　　Legendary features: It is said to have a history of 120 years. Its founder was Liu Zhensheng, and it has been passed down three generations to the current owner, Liu Hulan, who is over 70 years old.