In the five counties in the northwest of Baise City and napo in the south, the rural people of all ethnic groups far away from the market have the habit of killing pigs during the New Year. After killing the Nian pig, the pork pig bones will definitely not be eaten for a while, what to do? The practice of the local people is to pickle and smoke it so that it can be preserved for a long time. In this way, it can not only ensure the long flow of meat food in the year, but also make these meat foods have a unique flavor, which fully expresses the wisdom of the people in remote mountainous areas. This is true not only of pigs, but also of cattle. Fresh beef is made into dried beef for a stronger flavor.
Longlin Miao pepper bone is a famous specialty of Longlin Autonomous County, and like Longlin black rice dumplings, it can be called the business card of Longlin.
The origin of the chili bone, the local folk have such a legend: in ancient times, there was a Miao people, the family fed a mouthful of fat pigs. When it was almost time for the New Year, the Miao people killed the pigs and prepared for the New Year. Unexpectedly, on the day of the slaughter of the pig, the toast brought someone to come. Toast insisted that the Miao people owed him a debt and forced him to pay it off. Miao Min had no money to pay off his debts, so Toshi ordered someone to remove all his pork, leaving him with only a pile of pig bones that had been cleaned up. Miao Min was sad and angry, but there was nothing he could do. After the toast left, in order to understand the hatred, he took this pile of pig bones as toast bones, threw them all into the nest, and pushed hard. When it is broken, the breath is still gone, and it is sprinkled with salt and pepper noodles, stirred vigorously, and stuffed into a jar, covered and sealed, so as to curse the toast after death, and there will be no day.
After the New Year, a few poor friends came to this Miao people's family, and when they mentioned the exploitation and oppression of toast, they all hated it and itched their teeth, and they all wanted to peel their skin, eat their flesh, and chew their bones. As he spoke, the Miao man suddenly remembered the pile of pig bones that had been smashed years ago—wasn't that the bones of toast? Why not take it out and chew it to relieve hate? He took out the jar containing the pig bones, opened the lid of the jar, and when he looked, he saw that the pig bones in the jar were still bright red and bright red, and a seductive aroma came to his nose.
This Miao min could not have imagined that this jar of pig bones had become a delicacy for him to entertain his friends. Since then, the production of chili pepper bones has become popular among the Miao people.
Legends are only legends, not historical facts, there is no need to verify, and there is no need to verify. Let's go back to reality.
Longlin Autonomous County is the county with the largest Miao population in Baise City, and the origin of Longlin pepper bone is in the Area of De'e, Pig Farm, Changmo, Long Hair and Snake Farm, where the Miao people are concentrated. This area is located in the remnants of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with high altitudes and lower temperatures in winter than other places. Due to the high mountains and cold waters and environmental constraints, the production and living conditions of the Miao compatriots in the mountainous areas of this area are relatively difficult.
The Miao masses, like other ethnic groups in the remote countryside of Baise, have the habit of killing pigs during the New Year. Every year before the Spring Festival, the coldest days at the end of the month are when they kill the Pigs. Houses are killed, households are slaughtered, and the wailing of pigs resounds through the mountains. Pigs are slaughtered, and the pork is made into bacon except for a small part for the New Year, which is ready for consumption in the future. So, what about pig bones? A pig can pick out many bones such as skulls, keels, barrel bones, etc., which cannot be eaten for a while, nor can they be gnawed, and it is a pity to abandon them. What to do? These Hmong masses came up with a clever trick: to process it into chili bone.
Chili pepper bone is not only the product of the specific living environment of the Longlin Miao people, but also the crystallization of the life wisdom of the Longlin Miao people. If it were not for the relatively low temperature in the Area of De'e and Changmo, where the Miao people live, the processing of chili pepper bones would not have suitable climatic conditions; and if it were in relatively wealthy areas, people would have abundant meat and food and clothing, and no one would have thought of processing bones into such food. It is often the harsh environment that gives birth to human wisdom, rather than the superior conditions.
The processing and production of chili bones is not complicated, first of all, the pig bones are smashed into small pieces, according to a certain proportion of pepper noodles, walnut powder, pepper powder, spiced star anise powder, ginger, salt and high wine, etc., mix well and put into the nest to scoop up, and then put into the jar, covered and sealed, stored for about two months, it is basically pickled, can be unsealed and enjoyed.
The pickled chili bone, the color is red and fresh, is the natural red of the chili noodles, and it is also the fresh red of the lean meat adhered to the broken bone, which makes people hungry at a glance. After two months of salting, under the action of salt and high wine, the minced meat adhered to the broken bones and the bone marinated bone oil, and the chili noodles, ginger, walnut powder, pepper powder and other condiments penetrate each other, fused into one, the unique flavor of the chili bone, both fragrant and fresh, salty and spicy, very refreshing, enough to conquer any food connoisseur's discerning taste.
The way to eat chili bones can be used as a side dish to accompany meals, and can also be used as a condiment. Food can not only enhance appetite, help digestion, but also drive away the wind and cold, promote blood circulation. Cook a bowl of soup, add a spoonful of chili bone tone, the soup color is bright red and tempting, drink a bowl down, suddenly force out a hot sweat, wipe the sweat, the body of the refreshing, really thorough, very refreshing.
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