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Henan has always been the most demonized place. Henan does not steal manhole covers, nor does it lack manhole covers! To this day, Henan is China's largest granary! Half of China's eight ancient capitals are in Henan, and a few national treasures can be dug up by digging a pit with a Luoyang shovel casually!
But the most aggrieved thing is Henan food, "A Bite of China" director Chen Xiaoqing in order to shoot Henan food, in order to shoot Henan food, he tried all kinds of things during filming, but ......
▲ Unsatisfactory Hu spicy soup. Figure/Network
This is the first impression of most people on Hu spicy soup, Hu spicy soup is the same as Henan people, it is misunderstood too much, and they are too lazy to argue, no matter how you hack me, whether it tastes good or not, who drinks who knows!
People's misunderstanding of Henan people is also inseparable from the great escape in 1942, Henan and Shaanxi are separated by a water, in that year many Henan people fled to Shaanxi, but also brought Hu spicy soup, and the development to the present, the people of the two places drink is not a thing at all.
Compared with the gourmet meat buns, cold skins, noodles, and oily noodles on the streets of Shaanxi, Henan people only love the bowl of spicy soup that is as real as themselves. Hu spicy soup is the essence of the Central Plains cuisine, those who win the Central Plains win the world, and for the Central Plains people, Hu spicy soup is the world.
The early morning without Hu spicy soup is not enough to talk about life
When you go out in the morning, the streets are full of breakfast shops selling Hu spicy soup, and at the door of each shop, you can see sleepy-eyed people lined up in front of Hu Spicy soup shops, and a few uncles and aunts wearing pajamas and holding various containers.
The equipment for packing Hu spicy soup is very interesting, if you don't have the equipment, put it in a plastic bag and tie a knot and carry it around, and the equipment also has its own characteristics, some take the old-fashioned stainless steel lunch box home for your wife to drink, and there are also grandfathers with big water cups to drink while walking on the road, and even some people bring 3 large thermos to pack and send to distant relatives and friends.
To buy Hu spicy soup, you have to queue up at the door to buy a ticket first, and then go to the window on the other side to queue up to pick up the meal. It is normal to queue up to buy Hu spicy soup, but don't be afraid to see a long queue, first, the master of the soup is very fast, and the second is that the queue shows that this shop is "very right"!
▲ Hu spicy soup that doesn't look really good. Figure/Network
After picking up the food, I went into the store to find a seat, and at the busiest time in the morning, every table was crowded with people, the table top, the shiny oil and vinegar pot, the orange plastic tray, people held bowls, with meat boxes and fried buns, and drank soup with their heads. A bowl of belly, slightly sweaty on the head, warm all over the body, with a mouthful of pepper flavor, after eating, wipe your mouth, only then did I feel that today's daytime is really coming, and I have to be energetic.
In the end, do you put tofu brain in the spicy soup?
From the 5 cents a bowl of vegetarian Hu spicy soup in childhood, to the later 3 yuan a bowl of meat Hu spicy soup, 8 yuan of high-quality Hu spicy soup, Henan people have never been tired of drinking Hu spicy soup. And the debate about what should be put in the spicy soup has never stopped.
Hu spicy soup, which began in the Song Dynasty, has many genres in Henan, such as Xihua Xiaoyao Town, Luohe North Wudu, Huaiyang Zhujia, and Kaifeng Suhu Spicy Soup. Some people like spicy, some people like salty, some people like thick, some people like light, and some people like green onions, but fortunately, no matter what kind of preference you have, you can find your favorite bowl in Henan.
In the world of Hu spicy soup, there are three fixed elements: gluten, meat, soup, and side dishes, gluten is the soul, soup is the foundation, and side dishes are the main contradictions that cause the people of Henan in the food industry.
meat
▲ Cut the meat. Figure/Network
Generally, the slices of meat are put in the spicy soup, but there are also some special ones that put small minced meat or large steaks, and the meat slices need to be marinated for several hours before being put into the pot, which is solid and enjoyable to eat.
▲ A large piece of meat in the spicy soup. Figure/Network
The owner of the steak and spicy soup shop is very realistic, "Some people always think that the meat is small and it is not enjoyable to eat, so I will give him a whole big one!"
Serving vegetables
In addition to the common side dishes such as sweet potato vermicelli, daylily, fungus, tofu skin, kelp, and peanuts, there are also some other "strange" side dishes.
▲Schematic diagram of the side dish of Hu spicy soup. Figure/Network
Gushi people drink spicy soup to put gluten soaked and fried small fish and shrimp.
▲Schematic diagram of the side dish of Hu spicy soup. Figure/Network
Ruzhou Suhu spicy soup with shredded green onions, shredded chili peppers, shredded tofu and beans.
Some places don't put these strange things, they will put some even stranger things - tofu brain, and call it a good name: two mixtures.
▲Two doped Hu spicy soup. Figure/Network
Henan is a magical place, it seems that everything can be mixed with both, Hu spicy soup tofu brain, potato flour knife cut noodles...... Some people think that the invention of adding tofu brain to Hu spicy soup is comparable to milk and coffee, and the tenderness of tofu is matched with the spicy taste of Hu spicy soup, which is smooth and hearty. And some people believe that this kind of behavior simply tarnishes the purity of Hu spicy soup! It is an absolute heresy!!
Facets
▲ Wash gluten. Figure/Network
In a good Hu spicy soup shop, the gluten is washed out by home, and washing gluten is a meticulous job, and the water and noodles must be used for twenty or thirty minutes before you can start washing. Wash gluten many times until the water is clear. After washing, the gluten is steamed in the pot, and then sliced and put into the pot.
Broth
▏ Soup ▕
The people who make Hu spicy soup are very hard. I usually get up a day early, even at two or three o'clock in the middle of the night, to boil bone broth. Hu spicy soup uses beef and mutton bones as the soup base, after boiling on a high fire, put the beef and mutton bones into a hot pot and simmer for three to five hours to make the soup more mellow and delicious.
▏Blanking, coloring▕
After the soup is boiled, the spices and side dishes are added, and whether the spicy soup is good or not depends on its seasoning. Here I want to say that the wonderful color of Hu spicy soup is the natural color of spices.
▏Thicken▕
When the pot boils again, slowly hook the batter precipitated by washing gluten into the pot, stir constantly, and form a thick paste, and simmer over low heat.
▲ Thickening. Figure/Network
At the same time, the other side of the kitchen is busy making fried pancakes, fried fritters, steamed buns, and fried buns......