The leisurely life of rebirth

Vera and Vikara saw everyone put down their bowls and chopsticks, and the food on the table was upside down.

They and Yu Qingqing quickly cleared the table and served tea.

The rain was still falling non-stop, so everyone sat together and continued to talk about chili!

Fang Monan took a sip of tea and said, "Our history of eating spicy food is not very long, but the breadth and depth of spicy food are remarkable. Especially in the past ten years, with the popularity of mountain hot pot, southeastern coastal cities have become more popular.

I changed my habit of not eating spicy food, and started to eat spicy food, and now I can eat spicy food, and I am addicted to it.”

"The history of eating spicy food is not that long." Lian Yufeng asked. "No! Hunan cuisine has a long history! The great poet Qu Yuan was exiled to Sanxiang and wrote the famous poem "Chu Ci". Among them, "The Songs of Chu"

The two articles "Calling Souls" and "Big Move" reflect the rich and delicious dishes, drinks and snacks used in such sacrificial activities at that time.

The dishes to eat are rich and colorful. You can eat rice, millet, wheat, and yellow rice. They are sour, sweet, salty, bitter, and are palatable. The tendons of fat cows are soft and fragrant. Wu Guo has a sour and bitter flavor.

Soup: roasted turtle, roasted lamb with sugarcane juice, swan cooked in vinegar, braised pheasant, pan-fried fat goose and crane, as well as braised chicken and turtle stew. The flavor is delicious and strong - it lasts for a long time.

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"You brat, you're such a foodie!" Aunt Lian scolded with a smile.

"Don't get excited! Mom, there is no more effective way to remember local history than to associate it with food." Lian Yufeng said.

"This kid is reasonable." Grandma smiled. "But it makes sense!" [

Dr. Chen said, "Chili is an imported product. It was only introduced in the late Ming Dynasty. So before the late Ming Dynasty, did people in Sanxiang eat spicy food? They also eat spicy food. As early as the "Book of Songs", salt, sauce, honey, and glutinous rice were mentioned

, ginger, cinnamon, pepper and other condiments, of which ginger and pepper are of course spicy."

"I didn't know that peppers were also imported," Lian Yufeng said.

Cao Mo said, "However, since chili peppers were introduced to our country, the source of spicy food has greatly expanded. After chili pepper seeds spread widely in the southwest, northwest and southeast regions, they began to officially settle in the fertile and moist land of Sanxiang, and immediately spread rapidly here.

take root, blossom, bear fruit,

It has multiplied and expanded and won the love of the people in this land. As a foreign product from the West, peppers were not rejected in Sanxiang, or suffered the fate of being left out like onions, peppers and other crops. Instead, they received special courtesy.

A spark of passion collided.”

Cao Mo continued. "We grow a lot of peppers in many places there. There are many varieties. There are horn peppers, lantern peppers, Chaotian peppers, five-claw peppers, green peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers, meat peppers, sweet peppers, and pockmarked peppers.

Etc. Among them, the five-clawed dragon pepper from Hengshan is the hottest, and people call it the 'pepper king'. The sweet pepper grown in some places is juicy and sweet, and children eat it as fruit. "

Yu Qingqing said with a smile. "We eat chili peppers in many ways. We soak large red peppers in a sealed sour jar. The spicy food contains sourness, which is called 'hot and sour'; we use red peppers, peppercorns, and garlic at the same time, which is called 'spicy';

Chop large red peppers and marinate them in a sealed jar. They are spicy and salty, which is called 'salty spicy'. Chop large red peppers, mix them with dry rice powder, marinate them in a sealed jar, and eat them.

It can be dry-fried or stir-fried, which is called "spicy oil"; crush the red pepper, add garlic seeds, black soybean, and soak in tea oil. The aroma will be strong, which is called "spicy oil"; put the large red pepper on the fire

Barbecue, then tear off the thin skin, and serve it cold with sesame oil and soy sauce. It is spicy and sweet, which is called 'fresh spicy'. In addition, dried and fresh chili peppers can also be used as cooking ingredients, and there are many ways to eat them."

Cao Xuefang laughed and said, "Especially in the Dong Miao villages in western Hunan, whenever guests arrive, they always serve stewed meat with dried chili peppers. When persuading guests, they always politely ask for chili peppers instead of meat.

, it shows that you have a strong appetite for spicy food.”

"As expected, I love spicy food." Jian Huixin felt her mouth was still burning after hearing this. "But it's so spicy that my mouth is numb. Can I still distinguish the taste of various dishes? I just feel the word 'spicy'."

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"Of course." Yu Qingqing said with a smile, "The taste of Hunan cuisine does not affect the taste. What's more, the spiciness of Hunan cuisine can be divided into spicy, spicy, sour and spicy, sticky spicy, oily spicy, fresh spicy, bitter and spicy, etc., plus

Used in conjunction with other seasonings, the dishes will never be the same, and it will also be different from the spiciness of Sichuan cuisine."

Cao Xuefang said with a smile, "In our place, men, women, old and young, rich and poor, generally have a taste for spicy food. Children start eating chili peppers when they are weaned off breast milk and switch to eating vegetables. They are 'can't eat without chili peppers.'"

"I have been formally trained to eat spicy food since I was a child. Of course I am not afraid of spicy food! The so-called genetics are not only about intelligence, body, etc., but taste cannot be ignored!" Jian Huixin couldn't help but sigh.

Xiong Baochun said, "In addition to a few coastal provinces in our country, people in many places are fond of spicy food, especially in Sichuan, Guizhou and Hunan provinces. There is a folk proverb: 'People in Sichuan are not afraid of spicy food, but people in Qiangui are spicy.

Don’t be afraid of Sanxiang people, but be afraid of not being spicy.'"

"Haha... If you put it like that, people from the other two provinces should be reluctant. They are all vying for the title of Bu La, and no one is willing to accept the other two titles." Fang Monan said with a smile.

"These three phrases, 'half a pound', don't mean the same thing." Lian Yufeng said, and the others nodded in agreement. There is no difference!

"Haha..." Mr. Lin understood it after thinking about it for a moment, so he smiled and said, "After careful consideration, it seems that there is only a slight difference in the tone: not afraid of spicy food, it means you can eat spicy food; not afraid of spicy food, no matter how powerful you are.

It means you can eat spicy food; being afraid of not being spicy means that you have a lot of room to withstand the spiciness. Even the spiciest taste is just a piece of cake. It seems that people who are afraid of not being spicy have the strongest aura and momentum.

It is the most magnificent, no wonder it is favored by people from all three places, I bet it has a kingly demeanor that would be better than mine!"

"hehe……"[

Everyone laughed.

Dr. Chen smiled and said, "Speaking of the most ferocious eaters of spicy food, our mother-in-law must be you! She hosted a banquet for Stalin's special envoy Mikoyan. Mikoyan was addicted to alcohol, which happened to be his shortcomings.

. ** couldn't get the upper hand in drinking, so he asked the chef to fry a large plate of chili. The result was so spicy that he burst into tears and coughed, which was regarded as "revenge with one stone."

Mikoyan said: 'Chinese peppers are so powerful.'

Seeing this, ** said humorously: 'In China, if you don't know how to eat chili peppers, you are not a complete revolutionary. It seems that Comrade Mikoyan is not a complete revolutionary.'"

Mr. Lin said, "Once, the founding general Yang Dezhi invited me to eat pears. She thought it was too sweet, so she asked someone for chili powder, sprinkled it on the pears and ate it. This way of eating is unprecedented and unprecedented.

His legendary life."

The two old men got into a fight again.

Dr. Chen added, "When ** hosted a banquet for American journalist Snow in Yan'an, he once sang a Hunan folk song "Chili Pepper Song" for the guests: 'Distant guest, please sit down and listen to me sing a chili pepper song. Distant guest, you

Don’t be ridiculous, people in Sanxiang love to use chili peppers when entertaining guests. Although it is a local product in the countryside, it is indispensable every day... People who have no feelings for chili peppers will not be able to remember this song, and they will not be able to sing it well."

When it comes to where to eat spicy food, the two old men are at loggerheads with each other, sparks flying.

Everyone was mesmerized by what they heard and had a great time! They spent the whole afternoon playing Chili Peppers.

Cao Mo was originally very excited about what he heard, and the more he listened, the more he thought about it. But when he saw that Yu Qingqing was as thoughtful as him, his eyes burst out with dazzling light.

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It rained all day, and in the evening it turned into drizzle and misty rain. The farm in the misty rain was clear and "blurred".

After dinner, Xiong Baochun wore a raincoat and rubber shoes, carrying an iron drill and running Xiaohui in front of his head. He checked the farm to see if there was any water accumulation. The drainage system designed at the time was very advanced. So he took it as an inspection.

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The three members of the Cao family were sitting in the house, and Cao Xuefang was writing the homework assigned by Mr. Lin.

Yu Qingqing kept walking around the room. She had many thoughts in her mind, and she needed to find someone to talk to.

"Cao Mo, I have an idea." Yu Qingqing paused, looked at him and said, "Hey! Stop writing and listen to my idea first."

"What are you writing about?" Yu Qingqing walked to the desk, looked down, and read out, "Pepper deep processing..."

"You want to open a pepper factory." Yu Qingqing raised his eyebrows.

Cao Mo stopped writing and turned around, "I have this idea. Talking about peppers this afternoon has inspired me a lot. We have unique natural conditions for producing peppers. If we can do enough research on peppers, it will be feasible.

There are many ways to eat authentic Sanxiang peppers, especially those who love spicy food.

In fact, not only chili peppers, our place has been known as a land of plenty since ancient times. There are so many local products, which are deeply processed and made into a series of canned fish-based products and local dishes mainly including beans.

Set up a factory integrating deep processing and sales of agricultural and sideline products.

I just thought of the name, I’ll call it ‘hot girl’. Hot girls are not afraid of spicy food! We have two hot girls in our family.”

"Haha..." Yu Qingqing and Cao Xuefang laughed. The tough man who was not afraid of hardship and difficulties came back to life again.

After leaving his beloved green military uniform, his upright character was ostracized in the factory, and in the end he became a scapegoat. His daughter's illness almost brought down this tough man.

Looking at the high-spirited man in front of them, the mother and daughter were filled with emotions for a moment!

"Why are you laughing?" Cao Mo scratched his head and said sheepishly, "Is my idea bad?"

"Okay! But I suggest you talk about your idea with Mr. Lin and the others. He is more knowledgeable and thoughtful than us. If he improves your idea, we can avoid some detours." Yu Qingqing said with a smile.

"Qingqing, you're right, I'll go now." Cao Mo was impatient and did what he said! He stood up immediately.

"Hey! Wait, you haven't heard my idea yet!" Yu Qingqing pushed him onto the chair. (To be continued...)

ps: I wish you all good things in 2014 and all your wishes will come true!!

Your career will be successful soon! Love will be sweet in your heart! Make money and be rich! Good luck in the Year of the Horse!

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