The picture shows the pig king auction at the folk pig culture festival. Photo by Zhang Linhu
At 11 o'clock on the 5th, with the shouts of Wang Jianguo, the "first pot of big back sets" at the Fifth Folk Pig Culture Festival in Bayannaoer City, Inner Mongolia was officially put into the pot, with more than 500 kilograms of pork paired with more than 2,000 kilograms of sauerkraut, allowing tens of thousands of villagers and tourists to go to a feast of visual and taste.
The picture shows the "big back set of the first pot" starting pot. Photo by Zhang Linhu
Wang Jianguo is the industry leader of Liyi Village No. 2 Society in Sandaoqiao Town, Hangjin Houqi. He told reporters that local farmers have to pickle sauerkraut every winter, and pork braised sauerkraut is an indispensable dish for every household in the winter in the north. "Authentic farmhouse pork braised sauerkraut is soft and delicious to eat, sour with fragrance, pork is more than tasteless, meat is soft and fragrant, fat but not greasy." Wang Jianguo said.
The picture shows tourists tasting farmhouse pork stewed sauerkraut. Photo by Zhang Linhu
At the scene of the event, the village "kitchen king" recommended by 8 villages in Sandaoqiao Town wielded a shovel in front of 18 large iron pots and kept stir-frying pork, and evenly spread sauerkraut and potatoes. As the heat steamed, the smell of meat wafted with the aroma of onions and garlic, and the hard four plates of hetao and pig's head in a pot with a diameter of 3 meters next to it were even more mouth-watering.
The picture shows that the annual pig of wang Xiong's family weighing 550 kilograms won the title of "pig king". Photo by Zhang Linhu
Although the weather is cold, it can't resist the enthusiasm of tourists. The stove is surrounded by villagers and tourists from all over the world, eager to eat one by one, and at the same time take out their mobile phones to record this lively scene, and many memories of the Nian Pig are slowly awakened.
The picture shows the scene of the Folk New Year Pig Culture Festival. Photo by Zhang Linhu
"The uncle who can't kiss is often there, and the pork stewed sauerkraut is fragrant." This hometown flavor carries the hometown memory that will never fade, and shows the kindness and simplicity of the hometown people. Tourists Said.
It is worth mentioning that the pig king auction was also held at the event site. Eight large fat pigs selected from 8 villages are covered with large red flowers and compete to compete. In the end, a 550-kilogram annual pig of the Wang Xiong family, a villager in Shunli Village, won the title of "Pig King" and was finally successfully auctioned at a price of 16,000 yuan.
"The New Year Pig Cultural Festival is not only a grand event for the tourism industry, but has gradually evolved into a cultural feast for family reunions, festive harvests, reminiscing about the past, and farmhouse experiences." Wang Jianguo said.
The reporter learned that the slaughter of pigs and braised sauerkraut in the Hetao area has a history of more than one hundred years, reflecting the rich folk culture of the Hetao area, which is a unique festival method in the countryside, which means that the next year is good and the livestock are prosperous.
In recent years, Hangjin Houqi has used the "Hometown Memory , Shaanxi Dam Taste" to promote the great development of tourism, and with the help of the folk Annual Pig Culture Festival, Harvest Festival, Wheat Field Music Festival, Winter Fishing Festival and other activities, it has enriched the cultural life of farmers while also promoting the integrated development of the first, second, and third industries, injecting vitality into the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy. (End)
Source: China News Network