The Ding Village in Shanxi
山西丁村
is the most ancient village in the Central Plains.
是中原最古老的村落
Housewives here are best at making food out of flour.
主妇们最会制作面食
Local people call the powdered cereals as flour.
丁村人把加工成粉末状的谷物都称之为面
Cereal processing has a history of over 10,000 years.
谷物加工的历史已有上万年
The most ancient millstone was unearthed just nearby.
附近曾经出土过最古老的石磨盘
Today, millstones of the same shape are still being used.
至今同一形制的磨盘还在使用
Millstones grind up cereals into powders.
石磨将谷物研成粉末
Sieve out the coarse grains.
再用筛过滤掉粗粒杂质
then the real flour food appears.
真正意义上的面食才得以出现
adj. 粗糙的,非精制的,粗俗的