Beijing News (reporter Wang Ping) As a traditional food in old Beijing, fried liver can supplement the body with "oil and water" in the past, but with the concept of healthy diet deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, many people love and hate the raw materials for fried liver - pork liver and pig intestines. Nowadays, the long-established Fresh Fish Mouth Shop of Tianxingju has launched a new "vegetarian fried liver", or the original taste, pig intestines, pork liver with gluten, dried beans instead. Many "fried liver fans" who love this bite have also been "stamped" for recognition after eating.
Vegetarian fried liver (left) and traditional fried liver (right)
On August 17, the Beijing News reporter came to the Tianxingju Fresh Fish Mouth Store, and the customers waiting at the counter to order and take meals had lined up in a long line, and the sign of "vegetarian fried liver 10 yuan / bowl" was posted in a conspicuous position. Ms. Wu, a citizen, told the Beijing News reporter that she has lived in the front door since she was a child, and the whole family loves to drink Tianxingju fried liver. Although she has moved away now, the 80-year-old mother still remembers this mouthful. "The old lady can't eat things with too high cholesterol, this is the second time we have come to eat vegetarian fried liver, the pork liver and pork intestines inside have been replaced by dried beans and gluten, the taste of the juice is unchanged, the old lady said it is very good."
Zheng Jianhua, the inheritor of Tianxingju's fried liver making skills, is making a new vegetarian fried liver in the back kitchen. Zheng Jianhua said that he was also inspired by the fact that he often heard the conversations of old customers in the store. "There are many old customers in Tianxingju, especially when their children come with them, they will supervise the elderly not to eat fried liver, after all, the internal organs contain a lot of cholesterol." So I also wanted to do something for my regular customers, so I began to study whether I could replace the offal with other ingredients. ”
The main raw material of vegetarian fried liver
Use pickled gluten cut into small pieces to replace the pig intestine, replace the pork liver with sliced dried beans, and then use shiitake mushrooms and matsutake mushrooms to add flavor to the freshness... Zheng Jianhua's "vegetarian fried liver" is placed together with the traditional fried liver, almost "vegetarian" chaos "meat". "It retains the traditional red and bright sauce color of the fried liver, especially the form of the fried liver 'baozhan containing crystals', and it is not lost at all." Gluten and dried beans are eaten, and they are also close to the taste of pork intestines and pork liver. Zheng Jianhua said that since the launch of the vegetarian fried liver, about three or four thousand bowls can be sold every month, "the old customers feel very good, especially with the traditional posture of 'hand holding the bottom of the bowl, turning the bowl to drink', they all feel that the taste is positive and the hunger is relieved." ”
The Beijing News reporter learned that the current passenger flow of Tianxingju has recovered to about 80% of the same period, and the average daily passenger flow has exceeded 20,000. Zheng Jianhua told the Beijing News reporter that now the vegetarian fried liver is only sold in the fresh fish mouth store, if the sales situation is good and the customers have demand, they will be sold in all stores in Tianxingju in the future. In addition, Tianxingju is also studying the vegetarian fried liver into "fast food fried liver": the gluten, dried beans and other raw materials are dried, the juice is made into a powder, and when eating it, it is like soaking instant noodles and adding hot water, which can be relieved anytime and anywhere.
Beijing News reporter Wang Ping
Edited by Wang Lin Proofreader Li Shihui
Source: Beijing News