For the sons and daughters of Hani who live by the mountains and rivers, the lingering nostalgia in their minds is to go to the fields to catch fish, catch shrimp and worms, pick up snails, and catch loaches, these small fish, shrimp and insects are not only the "standard" for testing the water quality of the terraces, but also the delicious taste on the tongue of the Hani people.
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In the insect feast of the Hani people in Luchun County, shrimp insects are indispensable. After the beginning of spring, before planting rice, it is the best time to catch shrimp and insects, and people will choose to set off in the morning when the weather is clear. The first thing I did after arriving was to pull up my trouser legs and go down to the field softly, and then use a homemade inverted triangular bamboo sieve to pick up a handful of soil in the field, and then shake the sieve left and right in the water to filter out the mud, and the shrimp worms will be filtered out on the bamboo sieve.
Before noon, people will form teams of three or two, tacitly cooperate, and turn over the hills and fields in front of them, just to catch more shrimp and insects. The sound of running water is mixed with the laughter of catching insects, and the people in the mountains have a lot of time to get in touch with nature.
The so-called "shrimp worm" is the larvae of dragonflies, also known as water bugs. Because they are high in protein, they taste great no matter how they are cooked. There are local methods such as frying, omelette, stewed eggs, and soup, and are generally used to fry directly, and the washed shrimp and worms are fried in the oil pan until golden brown, and they can be seasoned with salt before coming out of the pot.
Crunchy shrimp worms, the taste is fresh and fragrant, nutritious, the taste is crisp but not greasy, eat a bite, the mouth is full of fragrance in the lips and teeth, it will not disperse for a long time, it is a seasonal food with national characteristics.
Reporter: Li Longyan, Li Yumei, Lu Yutang