If you're a Southerner
If you are coming to the North for the first time
But I don't know what time to choose
Then this is the best time to live
The scene of the wind blowing wheat waves and thousands of acres of fertile land
It's bound to impress you the most
Henan is the hometown of wheat
The Central Plains is familiar with the world
But you know what
Wheat before it is about to ripen
One more will be produced
Seasonal food that lasts for only half a month
它就是碾转(niǎn zhuàn)
///
At this time of year, the grains of summer crops such as wheat slowly turn from shriveled to full. Although the wheat in this period was not ripe, it was a rare delicacy in the eyes of the locals of Wenxian County.
When you come to Wenxian at this time, it is not surprising that you will see a lot of tricycles pulling stone mills on the streets. This stone mill is not to sharpen scissors to sharpen kitchen knives, nor can it grind noodles and peppers. Its purpose, the locals know well, is to make mills.
This delicacy is rare in other places, and it is only available in western and northern Henan in Henan, and it is seasonal, only when the wheat is about to ripen. According to the locals, this delicacy has a history of hundreds of years. If you want to eat this bite, you have to race against time!
///
"Turn"
Milling is made of green wheat, because it also uses a grinding disc to grind, hence the name milling. This is also the reason why you can see large and small grinding discs on the streets of Wenxian, because only those made on site are fragrant.
Every year in May, it is busy and stressful for craftsmen who make mills. Every day the wheat will ripen a little more, and the texture of the mill will be different. The harvested wheat is first hulled, and then rinsed. It should be rinsed at least five or six times to remove the husk that is mixed with the wheat. Then the wheat is fried, dried, and peeled...... The tediousness and complexity of the whole process are hidden in years of experience at hand.
The peeled wheat kernels are milled on a stone mill, and as the stone mill rotates, the grains of wheat are milled into wisps of milling, and the surrounding air is also filled with a faint fragrance of wheat. Because it is made of cooked wheat kernels, it can be eaten directly without adding any seasonings after it has been milled and milled, and it has a slightly sweet taste with wheat aroma in the aftertaste, which is also called "sweet food" by the locals.
After pouring a spoonful of garlic juice, the taste of rolling suddenly becomes rich, the salty fragrance reveals the spicy garlic juice, and the aftertaste is the aroma of malt, which is particularly tasteful; Stir-fried with eggs, when the softness of the eggs and the aroma of the rolling muscles are mixed together, the taste is rich and layered.
///
According to the locals, in the past, people made mills, which was a last resort when the green and yellow were not available. But now, as a rare seasonal delicacy, it is served on the table, and it has entered the three meals a day, and the local experience garden has also been established. Wheat shoots are yellow, and if you have the opportunity to encounter this special delicacy during this season, don't forget to try it. If you don't have time to go, you don't have to worry about not having a mouthful, you can also buy it in some vegetable markets in Zhengzhou~
///