Heze No.1 Middle West Street, officially named Guangfu Street, formerly known as Shan Hao Street, may be renamed Guangfu Street later. Although it was renamed, it inherited the meaning of the original street. Unlike other renamed streets, there is no cultural foundation at all. As for why we applaud the good street, it remains to be tested.
There are two famous mutton soup kitchens in this street, one is Zhang and the other is Hai. Because of the demolition, the Zhangjia mutton soup kitchen moved to the opposite side of Dongguan Gymnasium at the end of last century, which didn't take many years. The two children didn't want to do this business any more, so they silently disappeared from the first camp of Heze mutton soup kitchen. Now the Zhangjia mutton soup kitchen in Heze has nothing to do with this Zhangjia, this is not that.
? When I first started drinking mutton soup in the old city of Heze, I had never heard of Shanxian mutton soup. In fact, the practice of Heze mutton soup kitchen is basically the same. At first, it was used in southwest Shandong. There are not many restaurants that insist on using green goats now. Because this kind of sheep produces meat for a long time, it can't compare with northwest sheep and Inner Mongolia sheep. Because of the long time and high cost, the price of mutton soup kitchen can't be sold. So it is not a simple matter to find a good mutton soup kitchen in Heze.
Although the meat is different, there is little difference in practice. Every family has its own formula. The so-called formula is basically those common spices, but the taste is much worse in different proportions. Zhangjia mutton soup kitchen was originally opened by a middle-aged woman, about 20 meters away from Heze cigarette factory. Later, she passed this recipe on to her nephew.
I remember this restaurant was opened around 1985. After opening, business is very good. Next door is a restaurant. I can't remember exactly what I did. It's nothing special anyway. Business was originally deserted. As soon as the mutton soup kitchen opened, business was even worse. The owner of the restaurant quarreled with the mutton soup kitchen all day and wouldn't let the soup diners put "rickshaws" in front of his restaurant. A few years later, the restaurant closed down.
The facade of the Zhangjia mutton soup kitchen was rented from my house later, and it was also the most prosperous time for their business. Almost at the same time, Haijia mutton soup kitchen opened south at the intersection. Both companies are doing well. It is said that the Zhang family belongs to red soup and the Hai family belongs to white soup. I still don't understand the difference between the two.
The shopkeeper got up in the middle of the night to cook soup. It is said that when he puts spices, all he has to do is open all the waiters. The shopkeeper's wife got up in the middle of the night to bake pancakes. The cakes he makes are basically oily, thin, soft and hard, but not hard. My mother, who is good at making pasta, once consulted the proprietress. She either laughed without a word or played it down. Her mother has learned to cook several times, but she can't brand the temperature and taste of the store.
The mutton soup kitchen in Heze sells goat milk, sheep brain and so on. Actually, it's the same as soup, but the meat is different. You can tell the store that a bowl of goat milk will give you a lamb breast. Of course, the price is more expensive than ordinary mutton soup. Goat's milk is thinner and sheep's brain is more fragrant. People in China believe in supplementing what they eat, and students in a nearby middle school occasionally want a sheep brain. My son weaned early when he was young, but he ate a lot of sheep brains and loved to drink broth.
The main consumers of the two museums in this street are workers of Heze cigarette factory, which was profitable at the beginning. There are also many students in Heze No.1 Middle School. Many graduates who work in other places must go home and have a bowl of soup.
When drinking mutton soup, the best soup should be the first soup, which is fresher and more fragrant. If you cook so much meat in one day, the day's business will be over when the meat is finished. Then, I began to prepare for the next day's business.
Let's talk about Haijia again. Haijia mutton soup kitchen should still be the top spot in Heze at present. Haijia has its own designated mutton, and the water used for cooking soup is also pulled from a village. These are all trade secrets, just like Zhang's secret recipe for making soup.
In recent years, the number of small mutton soup kitchens in Heze has suddenly increased. I didn't drink or comment. According to local students, there is a thick layer of sheep oil floating on it, which is particularly fragrant and probably tired. However, everyone has his own preferences. Although the mutton soup kitchens in Heze are not a dime a dozen, they are definitely dotted.
? This article was written a few years ago. I would like to add a few words today. Haijia mutton soup has been moved to the opposite side of Renmin Road Development Zone Management Committee because of the transformation of the old city. I went home on National Day, but I didn't go. I went to the Ma Laowu mutton soup kitchen in the triangle garden of Qingnian Road, which also sells fried dumplings. It tastes good, too.
? Xiguan, Xi 'an Road, there is also a Shajia mutton soup, which has been on CCTV's "Local China" column. I've tasted it. It's delicious.
? Every morning, except for the few days of Chinese New Year, soup lovers have their own places to drink soup, and come and go in the rising heat wave to start their new day.