On June 8, 20 19, an expert reporter from the gold line of the East Tianshan Mountains traveling thousands of miles walked into Barkun and felt a Barkun floor mat in Barkun Wedding Cultural Park. Due to the tight schedule of tourists, a table of barkun mats now has to "concentrate" the dishes for three days.
Above this table, there is a plate of steamed buns, which are divided into vegetable steamed buns and sugar water steamed buns. This is the first day of hospitality in the traditional Balikun floor mat. Taking steamed stuffed buns as the "first line of hospitality" is related to the local regional characteristics. Barkun county has a vast territory and a long distance between towns. In that era of inconvenient transportation, it took a long time to visit relatives and friends. Sometimes, guests will be delayed by the journey. When they arrived at the host's house, they were surprised and happy, and had no time to prepare for the reception. In order not to lose etiquette, the host will bring out a pot of hot steamed bread, which can meet the satiety needs of the guests at the first time. Subsequently, this tradition has continued to this day.
Minced meat noodles are the second way to entertain guests. Scorpion's face is long and continuous, with profound meaning, and the host family should "stay for a long time". The minced meat noodles of Balikun earth mat need to be served with shredded radish and potherb salad, and chopped garlic cloves are also essential. Locals call this shy way of eating noodles "golden partner".
Next, dozens of dishes are served, which is also the highlight of Barkun floor mat. In the traditional Balikun floor mat, they are the dishes of the third day.
Balikun mat is both "earth" and "small". "Earth" means that the dishes at the banquet are ordinary, without any decoration, and are served on stainless steel plates, which are not as luxurious as high-end dining places from the visual point of view. "Small" means that most of the dishes at the banquet are very small, because there are many kinds of earth mats in Barkun, and one or two meals are enough for the guests. When the plate is big, the guests have no appetite to eat the dishes at the back.
Betty Wong, executive deputy director of the Propaganda Department of Bakun County Committee, said: "Although the packaging of Bakun floor mats is small, it is meaningful. For example, one of the mutton strips is cooked with the meat on both sides of sheep ribs, which tastes fat but not greasy. It also has another name, called' mutton face', which means' guests have more face when they eat mutton'. In addition, Balikun Ai Mian is also a special dish on the earthen table of Balikun. This dish is made by grinding wormwood into wormwood juice, mixing it with dough, and then pulling it into long green wormwood noodles. Ai noodles should be served with halogen seeds made of eggs, tomatoes and other ingredients, and then garlic is made into garlic paste and poured on the noodles. The fragrant moxa noodles have the spicy taste of garlic and the smell of halogen seeds, which is delicious. "
In Balikun Terrace, you can see more meat dishes than vegetarian dishes, which is related to the local food culture. Balikun beef and mutton tastes delicious and is favored by local chefs, so there are many recipes for meat dishes. In contrast, whether or not to make "delicious" vegetarian dishes has become the most stringent consideration for local chefs.
It is understood that the Balikun Wedding Cultural Park can accommodate hundreds of people at the same time, so visitors don't have to worry about not eating Balikun earth seats. In the local area, many villagers will also stir-fry on the earthen table in Balikun. Visitors can also find the smell of Barkun in the farmhouse.
In Barkol, pasta alone can make hundreds of flavors, so Barkol is also called "Hundred Flavors Legend".