Hello everyone, I am a delicacy, like to study the world's delicacies, today to share with you is such an ingredient, this kind of high-grade food, called "Xi Shi tongue", I have heard that the small friends who go to the south often go along the river to pick up dozens of pounds, used to feed ducks! But now the price of a Xishi tongue ranges from 12 yuan. And it's hard to see in the market.
Xi Shi tongue has a lot of history, it is said that its flesh is like a human tongue, white and tender, for the clams of the most beautiful, so "Xi Shi" this big beauty crown; but there are many beautiful women in China, why not call it "Zhaojun tongue", "noble concubine tongue", "mink cicada tongue", just called "Xi Shi tongue"? There is a legend here: in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Yue King Gou Jian used the power of the beautiful woman Xi Shi to use the beauty plan to destroy the State of Wu, the overall situation was established, the Yue King was trying to take Xi Shi back to China, and the queen of the Yue King was afraid that Xi Shi would be favored and threaten his position when he returned. So he told someone to tie a boulder to Xi Shi's back and sink her at the bottom of the river. After Xi Shi died, she transformed into this shellfish "sand clam", expecting someone to find her, so she spat out a small tongue of lilac and complained about her grievances.
There is also said that Tang Xuanzong traveled east to Laoshan Mountain, passed through Zhejiang East, tasted this dish, guan zhi like milk, food like sweet liquor, even praised well, invited the chef to ask the name of the dish. The chef was a little flustered for a moment, and in a hurry, Sheng Zhi said that it was "Xi Shi Tongue". Tang Xuanzong was greatly satisfied, and Xi Shi tongue became famous.
There is a saying that when a man eats this "sand clam", he is not thinking about grievances, but about being sentimental, and he fantasizes that he is entangled with Xi Shi's tongue. When women eat, they feel that this shell elephant is difficult to say, and it can only be used for beauty, and it is not beautiful and there is no legend. Men want to take advantage of her beauty, and women want to abuse her beauty. It has not been transformed into a "sand clam", but it cannot escape the doom, and it has only become the joy of the public.
No matter how legendary his history is, it is still a dish on the dinner table on earth, and I remember when I was a child, I often watched others fish by the river with my friends. The fisherman is an acquaintance of the village. Every time we watch them cast their nets, we are full of expectations. Such surprises are the most precious memories of childhood. In addition to crayfish, loach and mussels, there are many fish in the river. Fishermen like small fish the most, small fish are actually more valuable than big fish, especially in the summer, there are many people who eat dried fish.
At that time, we didn't like to eat "Xi Shi Tongue" If there were chickens and ducks at home, we would usually catch some to feed the poultry.
Later, when I grew up, I went to study in other places, and once I went to the supermarket with my friends, and found that the price of this guy was actually 20 yuan a catty, and it turned out that the people in the village did not eat mussels and sold so expensive! It's a shame to think about it, it was wild then, and it's hard to eat now. In fact, the taste of Xi Shi tongue is still very delicious, as long as it is done well, there is no fishy taste, and the taste is very delicious. Today I will teach you the delicious recipe of two river mussels.
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I like to use simple spices to cook shellfish, and if the seasoning is too heavy, it will rob the umami taste and lose the original taste of the Western tongue. Fat West Tongue is not quite the same as other shellfish, I still like it, but it is not easy to buy, otherwise it should be great to try other methods.
material
About 1 pound of Xi Shi tongue, 1 nine-layered pagoda (originally from India, similar to the condiment of Chinese coriander), 3 cloves of garlic, 1 small piece of ginger, 1 chili pepper, salt to taste, 2 ml of black vinegar, a little sesame oil
method
1: Wash the tongue and the nine-layer tower, slice the garlic, slice the ginger, cut the pepper obliquely and set aside.
2: Sauté the pesto, ginger and chili pepper in a pot, add Xi Shi tongue and a little water and stir-fry until Xi Shi tongue is mature.
3: Add the nine-layer tower to the same pot and stir-fry, season with salt, add black vinegar and sesame oil.
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1, Xi Shi tongue wash, remember to cut off the brown internal organs do not.
2: Soak the vermicelli in water to soften the body, drain and set aside.
3: Cut the pepper and shallots into granules, and cut the garlic into minced and set aside for smoking and chili.
4: Put the soaked and drained vermicelli and minced garlic on the tongue, steam in boiling water for 3-4 minutes, turn off the heat.
5: Remove the excess water from the plate, sprinkle with finger pepper and green onion, put steamed fish soy sauce and pour hot cooked oil, a delicious garlic vermicelli steamed Western tongue is completed.
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