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Yongning tamales

Text/Wei Jiahao

Luoning was originally named Yongning, which means long and peaceful. I don't know which good deed was changed to Luo Ning, maybe it was because of the Yiluo River, right? Lonin, the tranquility and tranquility of the Banks of the Loch River. It was also appropriate, and it always felt more comfortable than Yongning.

The landform of Luoning is six mountains, three mountains and one field, which is a typical mountainous hilly landform. Although the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the products are rich, and the natural environment is beautiful, the inconvenience of transportation has also caused the lag in economic development. A large county with hundreds of thousands of people relies on state financial subsidies all year round. No, under the hurricane of poverty alleviation, the hat of the poor county has just been taken off.

Maybe it's a poor place where people have a special fondness for eating. Oh, the people take food as heaven. Lonin's snacks are very special and unique. There are many kinds, readers go to the local area to explore and discover, I will only talk about lonin tamales here. Of course, I also have a special love.

The main ingredients for tamales are large meat, vermicelli, corn flour and green onion. The large meat is made of pork fed with grain bran and wild grasses from farmers, take pork belly and ribs, cut into half-finger-thick slices, and chop the ribs into sections. The vermicelli is made of pure sweet potato vermicelli grown on top of the pot and set aside after using boiling water syrup. Corn flour is rolled into a chopstick-thick dough and used as a cushion for laying. The second is to sprinkle when stirring to prevent sticking into clumps. Green onion white is a side dish, adding the flavor and color of the green onion.

The production process is not complicated, put the large meat, pulp noodles in, green onion in a large pot to stir well, remember to sprinkle corn flour Oh. Add salt, seasoning powder, and some pay attention to pouring some cooking oil to deepen the fragrance. Then it's steamed on a large steamer for an hour or so, and you can eat it.

Rural people eat tamales without plates and dishes, a family around a table, the whole grate on the dining table, a handful of garlic cloves directly under the chopsticks to eat. The family is talking and laughing together to share the tamales, and the fun is harmonious.

Tamales have a good meaning, thriving. It symbolizes people's expectations and hopes for a better day. Tamales are generally not eaten at a time, and they can be eaten for about three or four days at a time. The more the tamales, the more fragrant they become, and with repeated distillations, the oil and noodles in the meat are fully integrated, and of course, they will be more fragrant. As a result, tamales have another sustenance meaning that has more than one year.

I returned to my hometown on National Day this time, but I went to the Junping Dumpling Restaurant, which was managed by my old classmate Zhang Guoqiang, and ate several meals of Luoning tamales beautifully. When I returned, I brought some to my classmate Ah Chang in Zhengzhou, and he gave me half of them. When I ate it today, I couldn't find the grate distilled and heated, so I fried it on a whim. As a result, it is also more beautiful to eat after I stir-fry and heat it. I think I found another way to eat Lonin tamales.