Eating is a kind of life attitude and a passion. Wang Zengqi said in "Food in the Four Directions": "A person's taste should be a little wider and more varied, sweet in the south and salty in the north, spicy in the east and sour in the west, all of them should be tasted, and the same should be true for food, and the same should be true for culture." "When you come to the Nujiang River, there is a unique delicacy that you can never avoid, and that is the famous lacquered oil chicken. Today, let's walk into the Nujiang River together, eat in the Nujiang River, taste the lacquered chicken, and understand the lacquered chicken.
lacquer tree
Lacquer tree, also known as "Qi tree", has the name of "biting tree" of the rivers and lakes, many ethnic groups call it "lacquer pu" ("Pu" that is, the meaning of allergies), for the lacquer family lacquer is a deciduous tree, is a very important economic tree species in the mainland and neighboring countries, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Shaanxi and other places in the mainland are its main production areas. Located in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, there are many sumac trees distributed or cultivated, with Fugong and Lushui being more concentrated, mainly growing in the cool zone of the middle mountains at an altitude of 1300-2700 meters. Compatriots of all nationalities have a very long history of using lacquer trees, and people fully realize the important value of lacquer trees, and raw lacquer, lacquer seeds, and wood can be used. At the same time, they also believe that sumac has very important medicinal properties.
Lacquer oil
Lacquer oil, is the solid oil squeezed from the fruit of the lacquer tree, melted when heated, solidified when cold, and usually takes 9 steps to make the finished lacquer oil from "picking lacquer seeds, heating, extrusion to cooling". Although lacquer oil is oil, it does not feel greasy to the touch, and the color of the finished oil can be divided into waxy yellow and gray-brown. The shape of lacquer oil is lumpy like brown sugar, which is the oil squeezed from the lacquer seeds of wild lacquer trees in the Nujiang River Gorge, and has high nutritional value. In December 2022, the "Lacquer Oil Making Technique" was announced as a representative project of provincial intangible cultural heritage in Yunnan Province.
Lacquered chicken
After learning about the lacquer tree and lacquer oil, I finally came to today's highlight of the lacquer oil chicken. Lacquer oil chicken is made by stir-frying with rich lacquer oil, adding spices, and simmering for about half an hour. The chicken is not firewood, not only does it not taste fishy, but it also leaves a fragrant taste; The chicken soup is even more fragrant, and even a few bowls are not enough. When lacquer oil and chicken meet in a firepit, the unique flavor is the best interpretation of the active life of the people of the canyon.
小tips：
Although lacquered chicken is delicious, it should also be noted that people who are allergic to lacquer should not eat it. If you accidentally eat lacquered chicken and have allergic symptoms, please stop eating it immediately and seek medical attention in time.
Cherish every special taste, but also cherish all the unique experiences in life, come to Nujiang, taste the unique lacquered oil chicken!
Text: Chen Hanhan
Figure Nujiang Prefecture Bureau of Culture and Tourism
Edited by Liu Rongshan
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