Shandong Business Daily And Speed Leopard News Network reporter Zheng Zhinan trainee reporter Zhang Shuting
In the blink of an eye, it's sausage season again. Some enema shops in Jinan even have queues. A butcher shop owner told the Shandong Business Daily And Leopard News Network reporter, "Recently, he can receive more than ten orders for sausages every day, at least more than 50 kilograms of sausages a day, and hundreds of pounds a day." ”
Recently, although the price of meat has decreased, the price of sausages in delicatessens has not changed. A store manager responded: "The price of sausages is affected by a variety of factors, meat prices are not the only indicator, if you want to adjust the price, you need to wait for the price of meat to stabilize." ”
"I didn't eat enough last year"
At eight o'clock in the morning, in front of a meat stall in a supermarket in Jinan's Lixia District, many citizens were queuing up to weigh the selected meat, "Recently, the price of meat has dropped, I want to buy more meat to freeze." ”
The reporter noted that on the meat cabinet of the supermarket, the cheapest is the peeled elbow meat, the price is 7.98 yuan / jin, followed by pork belly, the price is 9.88 yuan / jin, and there is also domestic selected pork belly, the price is 13.88 yuan / jin.
"My wife loves sausages, and now it's the season of sausages, catching up with the price of meat, just enough to buy more meat sausages to eat." An old man who bought meat told the Shandong Business Daily Express News Network reporter, "Last year, the price of meat was relatively high, we only bought a little, did not eat enough." ”
The reporter saw in the Qilipu Wholesale Market in Jinan's Licheng District that many meat stalls had lined up in long lines. The boss, Chen Kuosheng (pseudonym), is grinding meat non-stop to fill the filling. He sweated profusely and said without looking up, "Recently, the price of meat has dropped, more and more people have come to buy meat sausages, I can receive more than ten orders of business a day, less than 50 pounds, more than 100 pounds, the number is more than double last year." ”
Mr. Duan, a citizen, had just left the meat stall, carrying the meat in one hand and the sausages packed in the other. He told the Shandong Business Daily And Leopard News Network reporter: "I came a week ago to fill the sausage, today finally got it, this time the meat price is cheap, I cut 40 pounds of meat, part of the sausage, part of the meat stuffed dumplings and wontons, part of the frozen up for the New Year to eat." ”
Sausage "waterfall" hanging in front of the butcher's shop
The reporter visited and found that many butcher shops in Jinan have hung up the sign of "sausage filling" in front of the door recently. In order to attract customers, many shopkeepers also hang the sausages at the door, and the color is shiny, and the delicious sausages have become the most attractive signs.
At a sausage processing point near Yanshan Community in Lixia District, Jinan City, the reporter saw that after cleaning, grinding meat, adding materials, enemas, strapping, drying and other processes, a piece of fresh meat gradually transformed into a tempting sausage. Ms. Wang, a processor, told the Shandong Business Daily And Leopard News Network reporter, "The meat that generally makes sausages is the front elbow of the pig or the back elbow of the pig, and this part of the meat tendon is relatively small, and the fat content is relatively small, and there is a chewy head." Many citizens also like to use pork belly, pork belly is fat, and the sausages made are fat and thin. ”
"The ingredients for making sausages are generally peppercorns, cloves, edge cinnamon, fennel, etc., which are not only seasoned but also repellent, and will not attract insects when drying and preservation." If you want to adjust the taste, you can also add sugar or peppers, peppers, etc., according to a certain proportion and into the meat, and then put the casing into the export of the meat grinder, you can do it. Ms. Wang also told reporters, "The casing of making sausages is generally pig intestines, which are divided into 7 roads according to the size and size, the smaller the inner diameter, the smaller the number of smaller roads, the higher the price, the casings used by general butcher shops to make are 5 or more, Cantonese sausages are relatively small, generally made with small road numbers." ”
Citizen Mr. Li poured 16 pounds of sausages this year, the reporter saw that he bought home sausages continue to be placed on the balcony to dry, end-to-end sausages hung on the clothesline, a smell of meat and spices quickly infected the whole room, quite a festive taste.
In addition to the black sausage, the reporter of Shandong Business Daily And leopard news network noticed that there were also citizens who made red Cantonese sausages. The red sausages are brightly colored and dried like pieces of transparent red gemstones, which is very attractive. An old man told reporters, "My son and grandson like to eat sweet sausages, and I buy more than ten pounds for them every year." ”
The price of meat has dropped, and the price of cooked food has not changed much
In addition to the popularity of enemas, a variety of pork cooked food is also popular among Jinan people. The reporter saw at the door of the Beitan Jingxiangyuan Delicatessen in Tianqiao District, Jinan City, that many diners had already lined up in front of this long-established brand in Jinan. The reporter of Shandong Business Daily And Leopard News Network noted that although the price of meat has fallen recently, the price of jingxiangyuan sausage has not changed.
Ms. Ru, the store manager, told reporters: "Although the price of meat has fallen recently, the cost of spices and labor is still increasing, and the price of sausages is affected by a variety of factors, and it is difficult to reduce for a while." ”
"In fact, the price of our sausages will be adjusted according to the changes in the price of meat over a period of time, whether the price of meat in the market is rising or falling, we will adjust the price after the meat price tends to be stable." Although the price of sausages is also affected by the market, it will not change from day to day. Ms. Ru told reporters, "Although the price of meat has decreased during this time, we will not hoard meat, in order to make the sausage fresh and delicious, we will only use the fresh meat of the day." ”
Jinan people's "sausage feelings"
Speaking of how much she likes to eat sausages, Zhang Meiqi (pseudonym) told reporters: "I am a native of Jinan, I have had the habit of eating sausages since I was a child, and I will fill more than ten pounds of sausages every autumn, and I have been eating sausages until the next year. If you don't pour sausages in winter, you won't have the taste of winter. ”
"There are many kinds of sausages, sweet, spicy, salty; the proportion of fat and lean meat is also different, there are nine thin and one fat, seven thin and three fat, the type of meat will also affect the taste, lamb, beef, pork or chicken... I like to eat salty pure pork sausage, which is the most classic old taste, and now there are quite a few delicatessens that make spicy and sweet, but I can't get used to it. Zhang Meiqi said.
Many Jinan people told reporters that the sausage is not only to meet the needs of their taste buds, they will also give the sausage as a gift to friends and relatives. During the New Year's Festival, when stringing relatives, they often bring sausages.
"There are also many ways to eat sausages, steaming, stir-frying, making hot pot, casserole rice, pot rice... Even if you usually cut a piece of sausage with steamed buns, it is still a meal. Mr. Duan, a citizen, told reporters, "My daughter especially likes to eat Cantonese-style sausages, which are fragrant and sweet, fat and not greasy." ”
Mr. Song, a 75-year-old citizen of Jinan, told reporters: "The older generation of people in my family like to eat sausages, which has almost become a custom, as long as the guests are entertained, there is always a sausage slice on the table, if there is only chicken, duck, fish, meat and vegetables and no sausages, it feels that it is not our Chinese eating habits." ”
Shandong Business Daily And Sobao News Network Editor Zhang Lei