If you have ever paid attention to the cuisine of Yunnan, you will find that Yunnan is a "true fragrance" province. After a trip to Yunnan, many people began to doubt their sense of taste - the taste buds that were opened in Yunnan, and after returning to their hometown, they found that they could not eat the fragrance of Yunnan. So we can only draw one conclusion: Yunnan is really fragrant!
Why is Yunnan so fragrant? The reason is the spices. Spices are an indispensable cooking ingredient for Yunnan people, from a table of "peacock feasts" to a stack of dipped water, and the taste of spices has always lingered around people. In such an atmosphere, almost everyone in Yunnan is a master of spices, and the usual pork and chicken, with several spices added at hand, immediately become "Yunnan flavor".
One of the favorite spices of Yunnan people is lemongrass. What many people don't know is that lemongrass was originally used to raise cattle. People inadvertently found that this "cow feed" can emit a unique fragrance, so they put lemongrass on the table, and this attempt determined the status of lemongrass in the spice.
You can eat the taste of lemongrass in many places, such as the fragrant Yunnan, such as Guangxi, which is close to Yunnan, such as Thailand, which borders China, such as the spice kingdom of India. This all shows that the smell of lemongrass is convincing, and the natural rich lemon fragrance is addictive.
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1. Lemongrass has a fishy effect
Lemongrass is a kind of lemongrass that can quickly remove the fishy taste, and the lemongrass with natural lemon fragrance naturally becomes a small helper to remove the fish. Because several places that make good use of spices are located inland, the fish eaten generally have a fishy smell, so the appearance rate of lemongrass has increased greatly, and when grilling fish, lemongrass is added, and the earthy smell is replaced by lemongrass.
2, lemongrass and other spices fit high
Although lemongrass can thrive, it is just as good when paired with other spices. People commonly used cumin, southern ginger, fragrant leaves and other materials have a very strong taste, at this time add lemon grass, so that the thick taste immediately brings a touch of freshness. In the brine of Yunnan, Chaoshan and other places, there is the presence of lemongrass.
3. The incense of lemongrass is long
Among the many spices, lemongrass belongs to the one that has a longer time to stay in incense. After making a dish, it will not dissipate due to heat and time, and you can still eat a special lemon aroma in the mouth. Therefore, people always like to add lemongrass when cooking dishes, so that the dish "fragrant ten miles".
Lemongrass is too popular in Yunnan. The Yunnan Dai people love lemongrass, and when grilling meat, they always put two or three lemongrasses on them. Even when grilling fish, the lemongrass is bundled together and put into the belly of the fish to be grilled together. After the blessing of heat, the fragrance of lemongrass is integrated into the fish meat, whether it is crucian carp or tilapia, the meat is sweet and fragrant.
In the face of larger beef, Yunnan people mash lemongrass and other spices, some people only take spice juice and apply it to the surface of the beef; some people make the mashed spices into dipping water, and when the beef is roasted, cut off a piece, and eat it together with dipping water, the lemon fragrance is very decomposing and greasy.
In this way, lemongrass can be called "the king of spices". It is fresh and fragrant and extremely applicable. Although once cow feed, it has now become a good helper for spice lovers. It is also one of the reasons why Yunnan has become a "fragrant" province.