Kaolaolao is a traditional wheat dish in frigid zone of Shanxi. Kaolaolao is an exquisite dish made by oat flour. The shape of kaolao is the same as “ Dou” which is a bamboo basket with even top and bottom for filling water or packing, thus got the name as  Laolao in public.

　　The manufacture skill of Kaolaolao is vey strict. The oat flour is poured by hot boil water. It is mixed by rolling pin. When it is still hot, it is need to be made smooth. The small oat dough was put into hand, rub, twist and round the finger, at last turn into the round kaolaolao. It has the size of around 10cm long, 5cm wide and in the shape of cylinder. Then it is steamed, when it is served, with sauce. It is so delicious, pleasant, and memorable. Kaolaolao has two ways for serving, one is dipped with sauce, sauce is usually made by ground meat, and there are sauce made by meat, potato and eggplants too. Another way is fried with vegetables. If comes to Pingyao, it is a must go delicious cuisine for you.

　　Oat flour has very high nutrition. It contain more Calcium, phosphorus, iron, riboflavin, it is exquisite-made, hard, hunger-resisting, anti-cold, but very nutritious. Oat flour is able to protect liver, kidney, make blood and strengthen immunity. It also can strengthen body and brain, clarify eyes and made us beauty. If eating oat flour often, it can promote brain, decrease cholesterol and heal diabetes. It is both nutritious and can decrease blood and anti-cancer.