山城生活 最爱舌尖一缕鲜

◎文/本刊记者 白昊

Text by our reporter Bai Hao

本溪是一座美丽的山城，城市周围群山环绕，建筑多是依山而建，在东北广袤的平原之上，这样的山城别具风格。生活在山环水绕之中的本溪人，“靠山吃山，靠水吃水”，春有吃不尽的山野菜，秋有吃不尽的野味鲜鱼，四季鲜味吃不败。

本溪毗邻省会沈阳，除了最出名的水洞和关门山红叶，因为多民族混合聚居，在口味上，赋予了本溪饮食更加丰富多元的民族风味。

除了东北特色的炖菜、烧烤之外，本溪尤其以满族、蒙古族、朝鲜族的美食最为突出：南芬冷水鱼、桲椤饼、满族火锅、酸汤子、小市羊汤、烤虹鳟鱼等招牌菜独树一帜。

本溪地质优越，水质清冽，当地特产的龙山泉啤酒、桓仁冰酒、桓仁大米等更是来本溪一定要尝的。

本溪美食，透着东北人的粗犷豪放，厚重的山与轻盈的水滋养出的食材、不同的文化碰撞之下散发的独特味道，这舌尖的一缕鲜，让许多人时时记挂着到山城走一遭。

Benxi is a beautiful city surrounded by mountains. Most architectures are being built down the hillsides, which generates an unique city view rare to see on the vast plain in northeast China. People here “live on the mountains and rivers”. There are abundant wild vegetables in spring and various wild fish in autumn. There are different natural delicacies in different seasons.

Benxi is the neighboring city of Shenyang, the provincial capital of Liaoning. It is best known for the popular Water Cave and red maple leaves in Guanmen Mountain. On top of that, it is also known for the enriched and diversified flavors in local food,because people of different ethnic groups have been living together in the city for a long time.

In addition to stews and barbecues, the specialties in the northeast, local food is also characterized by Manchu, Mongolian,and Korean delicacies: signature dishes ranging from Nanfen coldwater fish, Manchu oak tree leaf minced pie, Manchu hot pot, sour noodle, Xiaoshi mutton broth, grilled rainbow trout, etc..

The rich soil and clear water in Benxi also nurture many other local specialties including Longshan spring beer, Huanren icewine,Huanren rice and so on. You must try them when you visit the city.Delicacies in Benxi also reflect northeastern people’s character,generous and outgoing. Ingredients grown in this magic mountains and in the clear water and special flavors originated through cultural integration of ethnic groups are the bite of Benxi that continues to attract people to come and explore the city themselves.