I still remember a few years ago, at a liquor store, there was an old customer from eastern Guangdong who talked and laughed that among the delicacies under the whole world, there will be great beauty if there is a big poison. Poisoners, such as snakes and scorpions, centipedes, and poisonous lizards, are rare delicacies, but those who dare to taste them are relatively rare.
Listening to this, I and other northern gentlemen can only smile, the old guest of Eastern Guangdong is true, the best delicacies in his mouth, we will never dare to move chopsticks, not afraid that those poisons are still toxic after making mature food, but it is difficult to accept it psychologically and tastefully.
I also remembered that a few years ago, I heard an old ancestor in the mountains of Jixian County say: "Deep in the mountains, there will be dragons and snakes." The older generation often said that there were dragons and mites in the landscape, which were considered to be hornless dragon things, but they were actually just huge snakes. ”
Snakes are also known as small dragons, earth dragons, earth dragons, ancient books, often mix snakes into dragons, dragons are one of the meat sources of the celestial gods, snakes are one of the meat sources of mortals in the world, but many people have a sense of awe for dragons and snakes, and dare not eat them.
Just like the place where the author lives, there are some good men and women who provide for the "five big people", of which the snake is considered to be the "Liu Family Immortal", which is the seventh master among the earth immortals, so the snake is called "Liu Seven Masters". Since he is one of the earth immortals, naturally he cannot be offended, and he can only respect and stay away as a long-term strategy, and how dare he unload eight pieces of stewed wine with wine, turn the intestine into feces after nine turns, and then drain it through the reincarnation of grains and grains to raise maggots, which is obviously a great disrespect to the great immortals.
The joke has been made, and the book has returned to the main text. Today, on the topic of "eating snakes" and listening to the "big lion" talk about some ancient records of "snakes", if you are interested, please read down.
According to the "Hundred Cantonese Miscellaneous Records", the beauty of snake meat is rarely known to people, and after eating it, it is far better than chicken, duck, fish and other things. Hundreds of remote areas, fond of this thing; three Chu and two wide, there are many eaters; but small snakes are easy to get, and large snakes are difficult to find; but the beauty of large snakes is far better than that of small snakes.
You see, just a few dozen words, you will explain the custom of eating snake meat. Among them, it is also said that among these "great poisons and great beauty", poisonous snakes are the most expensive, poisonous rats are second, centipedes and earthen shoots are second, cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs are the most lowly, and they are the meat eaten by the generation of peddlers and pawns.
The author originally thought that "earth shoots" is a kind of bamboo shoots, similar to bamboo shoots, but according to the "Min Xiao Ji", the earth shoots, also known as "tu bamboo shoots", is a kind of insect similar to earthworms, also known as sand sunda, the taste is more delicious than fish and shrimp. Whether this is the case, the author has not seen, let alone eaten, but also asked friends who have eaten this kind of food to point out the mystery.
According to the Regulations of Guangdong, when a new official arrives, he must sacrifice snake meat and filial piety, so there are many "snake households" in Guangdong, who specialize in catching snakes, and they need to pay enough weight of poisonous snakes to the government every year, otherwise they will be punished.
In the serial edition of "The Legend of the Archery Hero", Mr. Jin Yong wrote about an old Man of Qin, whose granddaughter was named Qin Nanqin, who had a love for Guo Jing, but unfortunately was tarnished by Yang Kang, and gave birth to a baby boy, named Yang Guo, whose character was changed.
This pair of Qin's grandchildren, who are snake households specializing in snake hunting, have a very hard life, and they are often forced by the government to catch snakes, so they say the helpless words of "officials are better than poisonous snakes, and servitude is like a fierce tiger". Poor Qin Nanqin, half-life hunting snakes, was eventually injured by a different snake, because he could not detoxify, and ended a bumpy and desolate life.
Speaking of the main text, since the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, The Guangdong snake households have to offer one hundred and twenty catties of snake meat to the government every year, and these snakes must be poisonous snakes, and if they are counted with ordinary grass snakes, they will be whipped.
There is a description of the snake household hunting and killing the giant snake in the "Hundred Cantonese Miscellaneous Records", which reads: After the snake household found the snake cave, the snake household first inserted the sharp and fast-cut piece of thatched bamboo near the snake cave, which was connected for four or five miles. Then, the snake household is waiting six or seven miles away, which is a very long waiting process, before entering the mountain to catch snakes, you need to bring enough water and dry food, often it takes several days to get out of the mountain. The big snake is different from the ordinary small snake, when it comes out of the hole, there will be a fishy wind, which can be transmitted for miles, and when the snake household smells the fishy wind, it knows that the big snake has come out of the hole, and immediately prepares the application of the object, waiting for the opportunity to capture the big snake in one fell swoop. Because the ground is full of bamboo pieces, sharp as a blade, the snake's body is slightly touched, it immediately bleeds, whether to the left or to the right, there are pieces of bamboo everywhere, and eventually the body is scaled and blood flows all over the ground. At this time, the snake family rushed up and captured it. Its flesh is fresh and fat, above the leopard fetus, orangutan lips, and bear paws.
This kind of big snake, the snake household can not eat it privately, must be sacrificed. For example, in the third year of Daoguang, there was a lake of ministers who went to Guangdong for official business, patrolling and requiring land protection and toast, and must offer snake meat to entertain Shangcha, and demanded that no injuries be allowed, and Shangcha was a "foodie" who had to be slaughtered by his own hands.
The land security and toshi immediately sent the snake household to catch the snake, and the snake household went through all the twists and turns to finally catch a giant snake. Carried in a huge wooden box, it was brought to the poor man. The superior was furious, believing that the snake was too small, less than one hundred and twenty pounds, and the snake owner deliberately perfunctory, offended his majesty, and wanted to cure the crime of great disrespect. The local officials had no choice but to beat the snake household and ask the snake household to catch a bigger snake.
The snake owner took another hard time to catch a snake that was bigger than the last time, but the difference was still not satisfied. Poor snake households, beaten again. The third time, after injuring several people, the snake family finally caught a snake that was slightly larger than the last time. After sending it over, Shangchao was angry again. The snake dweller fell to his knees, weeping and begging for mercy from the superiors, to spare them, and they had done their best.
The local official sympathized with the snake household, knelt down to intercede, and said: "This big snake, its taste is the most delicious, if it is larger, it will be greasy because of the fat meat, which will affect the taste." In addition, this snake is precious, has the effect of dispelling wind diseases and texture, and is a great tonic. If adults are disgusted, I am afraid that they will be violently destroyed. ”
Everyone present was busy echoing, and the superior also realized that he was indeed a bit overdone, so he dismissed the snake household, summoned the cook who brought him with him, slaughtered the big snake in front of him, cooked it and then ate the snake meat with all the subordinates, and couldn't help but clap the case and shouted: "If you don't taste it yourself, there is no such taste in the world!" ”
The Battle of the Sacrifice of snakes, the ancient practice of Chu Yue, countless people who were injured and killed by snakes in order to catch snakes. Just for a full mouthful, and recklessly send people's lives, this kind of food entrance, somehow swallowed. Well, a bad article, stop here, pay attention to the "big lion", and see the ancient and modern strange talk.