Hulutou, a very traditional snack in Xi, Shaanxi. It originated from the "fried white sausage" eaten in the market in the Northern Song Dynasty. Because the pig's large intestine is thick in oil and looks like a gourd, it is named Hulutou. The basic raw materials of cucurbit head are pig large intestine and pig belly.

Hulutou paomo is a unique flavor snack of Han nationality in Shaanxi. Its origin can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. Sun Simiao passed by a shop and ate a bowl of fried sausage. Because I thought it was too fishy and greasy, I made him Bazhen soup and cooked it with this seasoning. The finished product is delicious, and the fat sausage is not fishy or greasy. In order to thank Yao Sheng for his advice, the store owner hung his gourd at the door of the store as a souvenir and named the food he sold. This is a legend about the origin of gourd head. Although it is not credible, it is more reliable to suppress the fishy smell of fat sausage with seasoning.

In fact, the gourd head refers to the section where the pig's large intestine is connected with the pig's belly. Gourd head paomo production technology is exquisite, the most important thing is to treat intestines, boil soup and paomo three processes. At first, we have to go through more than ten procedures to remove intestines, so as to meet the requirements of decontamination, deodorization and greasy removal of gourd head steamed bread.

The most important thing in Hulutou paomo is soup, and the quality of soup determines the taste of Hulutou. Therefore, Xi people are very particular about cooking soup. First, clean and mash fresh pig bones and put them in a pot for stew. In the process, skim a little foam from the soup, then add white striped chicken and pork, add salt and seasoning package (the legendary eight-treasure seasoning prepared by Sun Simiao), and continue to cook on low heat until the soup is as white as milk.

When eating Hulutou steamed buns, it is different from beef and mutton steamed buns. You don't have to break the steamed stuffed bun so small, just break it into half knuckles. The produced gourd steamed bread is full of mellow flavor, tender meat, fat but not greasy, and it is a very popular special food.

He can eat in many ways. He can eat with chicken, sea cucumber and squid. He can also soak in the cooked bone soup for three or four times, and then eat it with cooked lard and vegetables. Add some sugar, garlic and hot sauce to make it more delicious and tender. After chewing slowly in your mouth, it will be fat but not greasy.