Henan people do not pay much attention to diet, a bowl of braised noodles, a mouthful of peppery soup, enough to comfort the whole soul.
In Henan, it is known that there is no fish and no feast, when it comes to eating fish, Henan people did not choose to make a living, but came up with a hundred ways, and even let a fish hold up a table of rice.
Henan people's exquisiteness is used to eat fish.
Lan Jiaxia | © Written
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Luhun Reservoir in Luoyang
There are "100 ways" to eat fish
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Recently, Henan Satellite TV launched a new food program "Taste of Hometown", one of which is the "100 kinds" of Henan fish eating methods.
Despite being located in the Central Plains, Henan people not only love to eat fish, but are also very good at making fish.
Driving along the Luoluan Expressway from Luoyang City for more than an hour, when the view gradually opened up, the water and sky were like a picture scroll slowly unfolding, and it reached the Luhun Reservoir in Song County.
The last fishing before the fishing ban period filmed in the show, everyone on the fishing team is ready to go, and they dare not slacken off.
When the net is full of churning carp, silver carp, silver carp, silver carp, crucian carp, bream... At that time, I finally saw the smiles that filled everyone's faces.
It was the joy of the harvest, and it meant that what followed would be a carnival of fish eating.
The whole fish feast is a must in The Luhun Reservoir, paying attention to the "hundred eating" of a fish.
Saying that it is "eating a hundred" is not just a hundred kinds, mainly because of the variety of fish practices.
The crystal clear silver fish is a unique local specialty, and it only needs to be wrapped in a paste, slightly fried, and a delicious crispy silver fish is completed.
Compared with the delicacy of silver fish, the head of the chopped pepper fish is rough and exquisite.
Seven or eight pounds of silver carp, cut off the fish head, divide it into two, even cut a few knives to facilitate the taste, out of the pot, sprinkle with green onions, pour hot oil.
Fish maws are fried with poached eggs, and when the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win countless victories in the world.
There are also pickled pepper fish skin, braised mogtin, white strips in the waves, spicy fish pieces, grilled fish strips, braised carp and other methods, a whole fish table, including frying, frying, frying, slipping, stewing, steaming, boiling, grilling and other cooking methods, the taste also covers the southern light and tender, the northern fresh and salty spicy.
In Luhun's tourist resort, the 1000 Mermaid Feast is held every year: a large round table full of different dishes made of fish, and people sit around the round table, taste the fish, and chat about home.
Pay attention to the word, and slowly blend into a pleasant atmosphere.
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Henan people are particular about eating fish
Pay attention to Xinyang and Nanyang
The sky was blue, the trees were lush in the distance, the rice and ponds in the near distance were connected, and two people were fishing with fishing nets, blending with the surrounding scenery, as if they were already in the scene.
For Xinyang's friends, fishing can be achieved at their own doorstep.
In the north of Jiangnan, Xinyang, the hometown of fish and rice, has a lot of water and never lacks fish.
There are many fish in Xinyang, and Xinyang people will also eat fish, and they are very particular about eating fish.
According to my friend, different species of fish in their family have different practices and will not be confused.
For example, the head of a large fish should be made into a minced pepper fish head or boiled fish soup, and eaten alone. Other fish can be eaten in parts, and the parts with less stings are made into sauerkraut fish, boiled fish fillets or fish balls.
In addition to its own doorstep, Nanwan Lake is recognized as a fish-producing place by Xinyang people and even Henan people.
Nanwan fish, which grows in Nanwan Lake in Xinyang City, is the white moonlight in the hearts of foodies.
The water quality of Nanwan Lake is good and pollution-free, so the fish in Nanwan is delicious, fat and delicious.
People who have eaten it know that the stewed Nanwan fish head is really delicious, the soup is white and rich, and you will know what freshness is when you taste it.
Only the locals know that the stew of Nanwan fish heads, there is no recipe for the Eight Classics, all based on experience, but you must use the water of the South Bay Reservoir to make that flavor.
A place that does not pay attention to eating fish can be seen from the menu of the local restaurant.
In Nanyang, in a random restaurant, there are nearly ten dishes of light fish.
Danjiang fish is the fish of Nanyang Danjiangkou Reservoir, which is the largest artificial freshwater lake in Asia, and the water quality is maintained above class II all year round.
Drinking such water grows Danjiang fish, the meat is smooth and tender, and you will never forget it after eating a bite.
Nanyang is full of restaurants that make Danjiang fish, and there are dozens of large and small restaurants.
In Henan, many restaurants selling fish are branded with the signs of Nanwan Fish and Danjiang Fish, authentic shops will be shipped from the local area, and there is no shortage of "fish eyes mixed beads" shops.
However, the old food that knows how to eat can know if it is authentic after tasting it.
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Henan pays a lot of attention to eating fish
Of course, Henan people pay attention to fish.
The most famous is a Yellow River carp, which swims from thousands of years ago to today, and is still one of the famous dishes in Henan.
There are many practices of Yellow River carp, the most exquisite and most praised by foodies are carp baked noodles and braised large carp.
Carp roasted noodles, a dish hand-picked by Empress Dowager Cixi, the sweet and sour taste is unique, and the soft carp is covered with a hair-thin ramen noodle fried, and when eaten, it must be eaten together, and the taste is unique.
Braised big carp, to be fried first and then burned, many restaurants have, salty and delicious, last year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, many stars also admired to taste.
It is said that the Yellow River carp must be selected from Zhengzhou and Kaifeng, and the meat is not coarse and there is no earthy smell.
There is also a kind of fish that does not go to the scales, the Shangqiu bad fish.
The choice of locally produced crucian carp is more exquisite.
Fry slowly over low heat until both sides of the fish are browned.
Place the wok on the fire, repeat the layer of fish and spices, sprinkle with sugar, spread soy sauce, add aged vinegar, and pour in water.
After a small fire for about three or four hours, the fish will become bone-thin and soft, and the whole body, including the fish bones inside and the fish scales on the outside, can be eaten.
In the zhoukou, can not miss the fried stewed small yellow croaker, mainly sour and spicy taste, the soup is particularly appetizing under the stomach, the mouth is melted fish, gently suck with the mouth, the fish bones are exposed.
When you wait for the entrance, you can really slip a fish in one bite.
It has been recorded in the "Records of History" that the Shang King liked to eat ki carp, and there are also verses that write that it is used as food, only the carp of qi.
Unlike ordinary crucian carp, the crucian carp in the Hebi Qi River is a natural triploid fish with a light brown back, a silver belly, a broad back, and a plump body.
The meat is thick and tender, with few bone spurs and delicious taste.
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A fish in Henan
Enough to prop up "a table of meals"
Henan has always said that there is no wine and no banquet, no fish, no banquet, and drinking wine is a major play in eating fish.
In recent years, countless versions of "Henan Returns Don't Drink!" has been rewritten. Author, Associate Professor Zhang Haibin, School of Law, Shanghai University of foreign Chinese.
There is a description of this: "I remember once the steamed fish was brought to the wine table, I took the lead in clipping a small piece, before I could enter the mouth, I was caught by a local friend, he broke a drink: three glasses of fish head wine." Hearing this, I couldn't help but have a broken liver and gallbladder, so I had to go into the countryside and follow the customs and make a big white. This is the 'domineering' of Henan people drinking."
"Fish head wine" not only makes people in the field have their liver and gallbladder, but also makes many Henan people with poor alcohol feel frightened.
People keep searching the Internet for rules and strategies for fish head wine, and the results of the search are even more frightening - in Henan, a fish can drink 108 cups.
At the Henan wine table, "the first three tails and four tails" are basically impossible to escape.
Henan people who are good at eating fish, when the whole fish is pointed at the first guest, this person drinks three glasses of wine first, and the person referred to by the fish tail must accompany the drink of fish tail wine and drink four wines. Fish head wine does not go down the stomach, the person who drinks fish head wine does not move chopsticks on the fish, and others are not allowed to move chopsticks to eat fish first.
Three and four are followed by five and six. Who the belly of the fish is facing, drink five wines, and the fish is pointed at whom, drink six wines, which is called "belly five back six" or "ridge five belly six".
Next, there are more cultural characteristics: guests who drink fish head wine first use chopsticks to dig out the fish eyes and put them on the plates of the main companion on the left and right sides, which means "looking up at a glance", a fish with two eyes, six glasses of wine...
If someone gives you a fish face, you have to drink two cups, which is called "appreciating a face", and the left and right cheeks of the fish are four glasses of wine.
Those who get the dorsal fin of the fish need to drink three cups, which means "smooth sailing", and the one who gets the tail of the fish is "entrusted with a heavy responsibility and is beautiful", and two cups are needed.
To get the fish's lips, you must drink a wine, which means "lips and teeth depend on each other", and get two cups of fish stomach to drink, which means "liver and gallbladder".
Sometimes, in order to join in the fun, the place where the belly of the fish is pointed is designated as "the confidant", "the hope of jackie chan", "the early birth of takako", "the many children and many blessings" and so on.
The shark fin clip under the belly of the fish can be described as "spreading its wings and flying high", and it is three cups, and if you can send out all four shark fins, it is twelve cups.
All these kinds of rhetoric and doorways, in the end, you will find that you may not be able to drink a fish at all.
Therefore, if you come to Henan, you must inquire clearly in advance before eating fish!
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