Today, if we mention Changsha, what will everyone think? Is it the sound of Yuelu Academy's books, or the arrogance of the orange island head that asks the vast earth, who is the lord. There are countless anecdotes about Changsha's cultural landscape and celebrities, but I believe there is one delicacy that every Chinese will ever hear of, and this delicacy is stinky tofu.
Our Chairman Mao, as an authentic Xiangwazi, can be described as a treasure to this stinky tofu, and he praised the taste of this stinky tofu as smelling and smelling fragrant, and even said that stinky tofu is the world's first delicacy.
After the founding of New China, in 1958, Chairman Mao returned to changsha to revisit his hometown, Chairman Mao did not choose other well-known restaurants, but came to the fire palace that was not known at that time, in order to this stinky tofu, the picture is this taste of hometown.
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In 1914, Mao Zedong, who had traveled thousands of miles from his hometown to Changsha, came to Hunan First Normal School, and with his excellent results in the entrance examination, he was successfully admitted to the first school in the eyes of Hunan people. It was also here that Chairman Mao began his revolutionary career.
He led the students in a revolution, fought warlords, and successfully won the first battle of his life, although most of his soldiers were temporarily impersonated by students.
His study in Changsha was a period of rapid knowledge growth in Chairman Mao's life, where he met many mentors and friends, including his mentor Mr. Yang Changji and his close friends Cai Yuanpei and Xiao Zisheng.
No one thought that this batch of teenagers, who still seem to be young, would bring earth-shaking changes to China in the future, and now they are just a group of green onion teenagers who will call on friends and friends to come and eat a mouthful of stinky tofu on the street. Yes, Mao Zedong, who came to Changsha for the first time, was already deeply attracted by such street food.
Every time he goes out with his classmates, he will unceremoniously order a bowl of stinky tofu, let the boss fry dry, but also put more spicy, and then open the gluttony and eat these stinky tofu mercilessly, at the end, but also use the last bite of stinky tofu to dip in the sauce at the bottom of the bowl, which shows the chairman's love for stinky tofu.
When Chairman Mao's classmates came to eat stinky tofu with him for the first time, some of the classmates were unwilling to eat it because of the strong stinky smell emitted by the stinky tofu, and Chairman Mao praised the "spicy addiction" while eating stinky tofu next to him, and he would also say with a pity face that "he doesn't know how to appreciate the world's first delicious stinky tofu, and you say how much this person has to miss!" ”
Saying that he unceremoniously asked his classmates whether they still ate the stinky tofu in the bowl, if they didn't eat it, they would be eliminated by themselves, but people couldn't help but feel the chairman's cheerfulness and generosity. When some of the classmates around him teased him: "A spoonful of food and a scoop of drink, run's brother is full?" Chairman Mao laughed loudly and replied: "Full, full!" ”
It can be said that this period of studying in Changsha has made Chairman Mao and stinky tofu form an indissoluble relationship, and also formed an indissoluble relationship with many Changsha snacks. Whether it is Hunan rice noodles or Dong'an chicken, these special snacks have added flavor to the chairman's youth and become a rare and beautiful memory of the chairman in his later years.
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Chairman Mao's pursuit of Changsha stinky tofu and Hunan's spicy taste has always run through his revolutionary career.
Once, chairman Mao stayed up until midnight in order to write an article, and the staff was distressed that Chairman Mao had stayed up late and urged him to rest early, but Chairman Mao waved his hand and let them bring a bowl of chili peppers. With this bowl of dried chili peppers, Chairman Mao raised his spirit again and continued to shine for the revolutionary cause.
Chairman Mao not only loved to eat stinky tofu himself, but also often brought his family and the staff around him to eat stinky tofu.
Chairman Mao's brother Mao Zemin and others were once pulled up by Chairman Mao to eat stinky tofu, perhaps because of the same vein, Chairman Mao's family is also very fond of this street food, and the family often jokes with each other through this stinky tofu, adding a little warmth and tranquility to life.
However, Chairman Mao's journey to eat stinky tofu was not so peaceful every time, and once Chairman Mao was forced to go to the Yellow Crane Tower because he ate stinky tofu.
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Chairman Mao turned his head to look at it, only to see an old man frying stinky tofu nearby, still trying to sell and drink. Chairman Mao couldn't help but think of his years in Changsha, and he also took the stinky tofu from Changsha from an old man's hand, and he couldn't help but go forward and take the initiative to order a piece of stinky tofu.
Just as Chairman Mao was waiting for his own stinky tofu, the two little girls who passed by suddenly turned around and looked at Chairman Mao a few more times, and there was a little admiration in their eyes.
With the little girl's words, are you Chairman Mao? The people of Wuhan on Snake Mountain caused a sensation, and crowds of people from all directions rushed to the same position, and the guards around the chairman were suddenly rushed away. In order to protect Chairman Mao, Luo Ruiqing immediately ordered Chairman Mao to be taken to the Yellow Crane Tower for a rest, and Chairman Mao had to be forced to go up to the Yellow Crane Tower and wait for the opportunity to go down the mountain.
But this time the accident did not extinguish the enthusiasm for stinky tofu in the chairman's heart, and when the time came to 1958, the chairman came to Changsha to inspect the work. Changsha has an unusual meaning in the heart of the chairman, where he began a new journey in life; here, he spent his youthful years full of vigor; here, he met many beloved people and things.
Therefore, when the staff asked Chairman Mao where to go for dinner, Chairman Mao only asked: "Is the Fire Palace still there?" I used to eat snacks there a lot. ”
When Chairman Mao learned that the Fire Palace was still there, he did not hesitate to make a plan to go to the Fire Palace for dinner. In order not to disturb the people's normal eating, the chairman also specially explained to the staff to let the fire palace be as old as ever, and not to close the door for him to receive the people.
After some arrangement, on April 12, 1958, Chairman Mao walked into the palace, wearing a simple gray coat and a small gray hat. The familiar Vulcan statue, the tall archway, the antique stage, everything seems to be the same as before but not the same.
When Chairman Mao saw the staff in front of him, he took the initiative to extend his hand and asked in a thick rural voice: "Hello, comrade!" The staff was very emotional and rushed to respond: "Hello Chairman, Good Chairman, please sit upstairs!" ”
Led by the staff, Chairman Mao came to the second floor. Chairman Mao, who was sitting on the second floor, looked at the pavilion in front of him and couldn't help but ask, "When was this house built?" The staff member on the side replied: "It was rebuilt after the War of Resistance Against Japan." ”
The chairman also asked: "During the War of Resistance Against Japan, how was the life of the workers here?" The staff couldn't help but sigh: "The days were really hard at that time, Chairman!" Chairman Mao nodded approvingly and asked, "So what now?" ”
The staff changed their smile and said: "Now life is much better, everyone's life is getting more and more exciting!" This time the chairman finally smiled and did not continue to ask questions.
After Chairman Mao took off his gray coat, he saw that the staff next to him was preparing to set up the table, and he quickly stood up and laid out the tablecloth together. The people next to them even said that they could do it without the help of the chairman, but the chairman smiled and replied with a smile that there are many people and great strength.
In this way, with the joint efforts of everyone, the table was arranged and finally entered the ordering process. The staff took out the recipe prepared in the morning and let the chairman order it himself, and Chairman Mao calmly said: "Casually order, just eat some home-cooked taste is very good, stinky tofu, Dong'an chicken can be done." ”
The reason why Chairman Mao was so calm was because he often came to the Fire Palace to eat special snacks as early as his youth, and he understood that every snack in the Fire Palace would certainly not be difficult to eat, so he could say so calmly and casually.
At the suggestion of the chairman, the chefs quickly made home-cooked Hunan dishes, and specially said to Chairman Mao: "I want to come to the chairman to eat the original taste!" Chairman Mao turned back to them and said they would eat together!
Soon, the first course was served to the table, and it was sunset at the moment, and the gentle sunlight shone on the golden Dong'an chicken, which was particularly tempting and delicious. On the side, Xiao Er used the authentic Xiangtan dialect to announce the name of the dish, and the smell of hometown wafting in the air was the smell of decades ago, which made Chairman Mao even more impatient to stretch out his chopsticks.
When he finished eating the first bite of Dong'an zi chicken, Chairman Mao praised him in succession: "Good, good, good!" Behind these good voices, it contains not only the chairman's recognition of Dong'an Ziji, but also the praise and affirmation of Changsha's new appearance and the people's life getting better and better.
A spicy shutter was also served. This dish is crisp and smooth in taste, bright red in color, spicy and fragrant in taste, which makes Chairman Mao, who has always been spicy, cry out in pain. Dishes such as red simmered beef tendons and braised water fish skirt claws are also different and addictive.
Spicy shutters
Just as the chairman was feasting, a stinky smell struck, and Chairman Mao couldn't help but look up and fix his eyes, and sure enough, the stinky tofu of the Fire Palace had arrived. When the dish was black and shiny, dressed in patent leather, and brought spices such as sesame oil, hot sauce, and marinade, everyone's eyes were drawn away by it.
Chairman Mao immediately picked up a piece of stinky tofu, and the tender taste of the outside made Chairman Mao can't help but smile and say: "The stinky dried tofu in this fire palace smells bad, but it tastes delicious!" This is the origin of the classic evaluation of stinky tofu "smells bad and eats delicious".
The staff next to him asked Chairman Mao if he wanted to order food again, but Chairman Mao put down his chopsticks, spread his hands and said: "No, eat like this, eat like this, eat well, do not waste grain!" After saying this, Chairman Mao did not eat another dish in the Fire Palace.
Chairman Mao, who had rested for a while in the Fire Palace, quickly left the Fire Palace, but before leaving, he also made a special account of the person in charge of the Fire Palace, saying to him: "Stinky tofu is a snack made with the wisdom of the working people, and you must do it well." The Fire Palace is also a place that the people like, and you should do a good job! ”
Coincidentally, when Chairman Mao left the Fire Palace and passed by the gate, Chairman Mao paused and saw a stall of fried stinky tofu, but just by looking at it, the Chairman left in a car.
But what the chairman estimated did not expect was that the stinky tofu he ate for dinner was made by the grandmother on this stall, and the tools on this stall were as primitive and simple as he saw when he was young, a rotten fan, a small pot, a stove, it was with such a simple tool, the wise people made a delicacy.
When this grandmother learned that the chairman loved to eat the stinky tofu she made, she couldn't help but say happily: "I didn't expect that the chairman actually loved to eat the tofu I made!" ”
Because of Chairman Mao's words to the Fire Palace, because of Chairman Mao's praise for the stinky tofu here, it soon became a well-known folk culture place on the streets of Changsha.
I think this is what Chairman Mao was happy to see, and his exploits not only protected the people before he died, but also benefited the water and soil behind him, so that the people could live a better life!
The Fire Palace not only provides a new experience for local residents and tourists who come to visit, but also provides jobs for many ordinary people, improves the local economic level, and improves the local people's livelihood.