Wentu | distant mountains and ink rain
When it comes to Tengchong, Yunnan, people who love to travel will not be unfamiliar. This border city in western Yunnan, under the jurisdiction of Baoshan City, was one of the first cities in Yunnan Province to be selected as a national civilized city.
Tengchong's tourism resources are very rich, volcanoes, atami (hot springs), wetlands, forests... Many unique natural landscapes are available in Tengchong, which is a living geography textbook, and many students can see the real handwriting here.
Since ancient times, Tengchong has had a tradition of open exchanges, and there are many overseas Chinese, although it is located in the depths of the mountains, it has not inhibited people's pursuit of knowledge.
Heshun Library has a long history, from Heshun out of the modern Chinese influential thinker Aischi, the republic of China elder Li Gengen... The profound cultural heritage has been integrated into the bone marrow of Tengchong people.
The atmosphere of the National Martyrs Cemetery on the outskirts of Tengchong City is solemn and solemn, reminding us that we must not forget the history of the Chinese nation resisting foreign aggression. About that war, in Tengchong, there have been countless stories that can be sung and wept.
The organic integration of natural landscapes, culture and history, so that the city prosperity and rural fresh seamless docking, in Yunnan, like Tengchong, such a county city with so many tourism resources is really rare.
Tengchong has always been one of the most popular travel destinations in Yunnan.
Traveling outside, in addition to enjoying the scenery and long insights, tasting food is indispensable. Go to Tengchong nature can not be missed, there are too many food there.
Located on the west side of Gaoligong Mountain, Tengchong has superior natural conditions, rich products, many ingredients, open and inclusive Tengchong brings together skilled craftsmen from the south to the north, and also gives birth to many long-standing local cuisines.
The most famous Tengchong cuisine is the "big rescue driver", in fact, it is fried bait block, legend has it that during the Ming Dynasty there was an emperor who fled to Tengchong, after an ordinary family ate fried bait block, there was a feeling and hair, so the name "big rescue driver".
The reputation of "Great Rescue Driving" is far and wide, out of Tengchong, in many Yunnan cities there will be such a practice, eating method, become a familiar taste.
When you go to Tengchong, you can also taste many tastes that you have not seen in other places. I remember that there was a soup made with dried vegetables, green onions, and ginger pieces called "Crossing the River Dragon", the name was good, its appearance was not proud, and it was unforgettable to taste;
The yellow brown buds are one of the specialties here, and the natural ecological ingredients are very popular...
Compared with the various dishes and delicacies on the main meal, Tengchong's snacks and accompanying meals are more memorable, and people will never forget it once they have eaten it.
Thin bean flour fritters, bait blocks (this is the most recommended, only the most flavorful ones I have eaten in Tengchong), pickled vegetables (very positive sour taste, very unique), pine blossom cake (tender yellow color, unique pine fragrance)...
Thinking of these Tengchong tastes, people can't help but swallow the saliva.
More than 10 years ago, when we went to Tengchong, local friends took us to taste thin bean flour fritters and bait, which is one of the main varieties of Tengchong people's breakfast.
I remember that on a street with a small slope on the edge of the city, not far from the small bridge by the river, under a simple shed, the stall owners were busy, boiling thin bean flour, roasting and burning bait blocks, and there were many diners, but they were not chaotic.
A group of us joined the diners with a little curiosity, a few people responsible for serving thin bean flour, and a few people guarding the bait and fritters we wanted in front of the charcoal oven.
When it was all ready, we sat at the humble tables and chairs, or stood on the side of the road and enjoyed this local favorite, down-to-earth breakfast, which was sure to be an unforgettable specialty.
Thin bean flour is made of pea flour, and the finely ground pea flour is added to the appropriate amount of water, and slow heat is cooked. Salt has been added during the cooking process of thin bean flour;
When eating, according to personal taste, add some chili oil, pepper oil, green onion, ginger water, garlic, coriander and other spices, and add hot bait and fritters to eat with it.
The pea flavor, the glutinous bait, and the crisp fritters all come together to taste the food and evocative, and everyone is hooked.
A while ago, we went to Baoshan to participate in activities, hiked over Gaoligong Mountain, and the end point was Tengchong, and we had the opportunity to go to Tengchong again. Naturally, I will think of the thin bean flour fritters and bait cubes that I ate many years ago, and I would think of the lively shops and the appearance of standing and eating thin bean flour...
By coincidence, the place where we stayed seemed not too far from the breakfast restaurant we had been to, and we decided to look for the taste of the past, which is sometimes a little nostalgic.
The people in the small town are very enthusiastic, describing the memories of the past to passers-by, they will give us directions, explanations, without much effort, we actually found the red-hot breakfast restaurant by the Dieshui River, it is still still there, as usual, the old look is new, the once simple shop, has been replaced by a small building, it is very good.
Thin bean flour, fritters, bait, or the taste of the past, diners are mostly locals, the price is also very affordable, such a combination is probably one of the main forces of The Tengchong people's breakfast varieties, we guess so.
See the introduction in the storefront, in fact, you can also add roll powder to the thin bean flour to eat together, which is like the eating method of Pu'er and Banna in southern Yunnan, which is called bean soup and dried rice, and the concentration of soup is thinner...
It is said that one side of the water and soil to raise one person, go to a place, naturally can not miss to taste the authentic food there, eat breakfast in Tengchong, Yunnan, can not do without thin bean flour fritters bait, tasted once, people nostalgic.
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