The sitcom "Underground Traffic Station" was once a hit and was all the rage. The stories in "Underground Traffic Station" all take place in the place of "Dingxiang Lou", a famous donkey meat restaurant in Anqiu County, Hebei Province.
Sitcom underground traffic stations are all the rage
DingxiangLou in the underground transportation station is a donkey meat restaurant
This article will talk about the traditional cuisine of our country - donkey meat.
Donkeys are one of the earliest animals that humans have successfully domesticated, and biology believes that the African wild donkey is the ancestor of the current donkey. African wild asses are now endangered wildlife.
Donkeys and horses are important domestic animals raised by humans, and they can be used for work and riding, and the two animals are also related to a certain degree. In breeding, both have their own advantages and disadvantages. Donkeys are far less physically and endurance than horses, and are not up to heavy physical labor; but donkeys are more resistant to disease and roughage than horses—it is easier to raise donkeys than horses.
Domestic donkeys
The African wild ass is the ancestor of modern donkeys
In traditional culture, donkeys are not a good image. In the ancient idiom of our country, there is a "poor donkey skill". As the saying goes, to say that a man is stubborn is to say that he is "stubborn like a donkey." Similarly, in the case of foreigners, to describe a person as stupid, you can call him a "stupid donkey" and so on.
Donkeys and horses are compared to each other
However, donkey meat is edible and delicious. Our country has a saying such as "dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat on the earth". The dragon meat in the sky is said to be the meat of the "dragon" in myths and legends, which can only be imagined, and no one can eat it. Another theory is that the dragon refers to the "flying dragon", which is a very rare wild bird, the scientific name is called the flower-tail hazelnut chicken, which is a tribute to the emperor in ancient times, and the average person cannot eat it. Now, this flower-tailed hazel chicken is already a protected animal, which is absolutely unpalatable. However, the donkey meat on the ground is very abundant, edible and delicious.
Ejiao made of donkey skin
Before talking about donkey meat, let's talk about donkey skin. Donkey skin can be used to make medicinal herbs, which is what we all know as ejiao. Ejiao is best known for being produced in Dong'a County, Shandong Province, and it is expensive. The mass production of East Ejiao has even led to the development of animal husbandry in many places, or the development of the donkey industry.
But as a food lover, the author is still concerned about donkey meat, and eating donkey meat has a long history in China. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Southern Dynasty Lord Chen Hou (Chen Shubao), who was captured by the Sui Dynasty, was captured and given preferential treatment and could drink wine and eat donkey meat.
Many provinces in northern China regard donkey meat as a rare delicacy, such as Hebei Province, Henan Province, Shandong Province, etc. In the sitcom "Underground Traffic Station", the various cooking methods of donkey meat are basically spoken out.
Donkey meat is grilled
Most commonly, it is a fast food, donkey meat fire. Donkey meat fire is the most famous in Hebei Province, and Hejian, Baoding, Shijiazhuang and other places in Hebei Province are popular for eating donkey meat fire. "Underground Traffic Station" has repeatedly mentioned donkey meat fire, as well as lines such as "donkey meat burning small half basket".
Sauce donkey meat, donkey meat
In addition to the donkey meat, donkey meat can also be cooked like beef to make brine donkey meat, sauce donkey meat slices for cold cuts. Donkey meat is more tender and tastes better than beef. In delicatessens or restaurants, donkey meat is more expensive than beef sauce. Guangrao County, Shandong Province, is famous for donkey meat and sauce donkey meat. It is said that Guangrao's donkey meat was very famous during the Qing Dynasty, and once paid tribute to the emperor in the imperial palace.
In addition to the meat, the rest of the donkey certainly cannot be wasted. The internal organs of donkeys are called "donkey miscellaneous", and "donkey miscellaneous soup" appears many times in "Underground Traffic Station". The donkey's offal can be eaten either in stew or marinated and cut into cold dishes. In dishes made of donkey offal, the taste of donkey intestines should be the best. In the episode "Underground Traffic Station", the customers of Dingxiang Building eat donkey board intestines. In addition to meat and offal, donkey hooves (hoof tendons) are very chewy, and donkey blood can be cooked and eaten like pig blood and sheep's blood. Almost all parts of the body of a domestic animal that can be eaten will be cooked and eaten by all means, and no little will be wasted.
Donkey meat and donkey offal can be made into many kinds of delicious dishes
Eating donkey meat used to be only popular in the north, and donkey meat restaurants are now in many cities in the south. Donkey meat restaurants in many cities have ingeniously launched "full donkey banquets" and "donkey meat hot pots".
The snacks and dishes made of donkey meat will surely become more and more abundant. Foodies' research on cooking donkey meat will continue.