Nowadays, in many exhibitions and night markets in Jinan, you will see the figure of Huangjia barbecue. The tender flesh is so tender that just a glance will give you an appetite. What are the heritage stories of Huangjia Barbecue? What kind of unique secrets does it rely on to conquer our taste buds?
Speaking of which, the Huang family barbecue is really a long history. According to the "Chronicle of Zhangqiu County", the Huangjia barbecue is a famous food in Jinan, originated in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and was created by the Huang family, with a history of more than 300 years. Legend has it that as early as the Yuan Dynasty, there was a man surnamed Huang in Zhangqiu Huangjiawan who served as a military attaché in the dynasty and was demoted back to his hometown because of his defeat in battle. Among his entourage was a Mongol who often lit branches to roast lamb to eat, and the delicious taste attracted many people. The Huang family was inspired by this and often roasted meat to eat, but because the area has been raising pigs for generations, mainly roast pork, and the pork is cut into pieces and grilled. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, it finally developed to the unique craft of roasting the whole pig on a special stove, which became a well-known flavor food in the country, and formed the characteristics of crispy skin, yellow color, tender meat, delicious taste, delicious taste, food but not greasy, easy to store and so on.
Interestingly, the Huang family barbecue and the founder of "Rui Yu Xiang" - Meng Luochuan, Meng Xiaohou represented by the "Meng merchants" have a relationship. After the outbreak of the First Opium War, China's national industry and commerce gradually developed, and the "Meng merchants" made friends with many rich and nobles, and also brought the Huang family barbecue to the palace. It is said that Empress Dowager Cixi was tired of eating all kinds of mountain treasures and seafood made in the imperial dining room, and occasionally tasted the "Zhangqiu Huangjia Grilled Meat", but felt that the meat was fat but not greasy, the skin was crisp and tender, the aroma was unique, and the aftertaste was long, so she rewarded Meng Luochuan heavily, and the legend also gave the Huang family a bronze medal to reward.
In addition to the long history of Huangjia barbecue, the unique taste and rich nutrition are also important reasons. According to the Shandong Provincial Food Hygiene Supervision and Inspection Institute, the protein content of Huangjia barbecue is 23.4%, the fat content is 43.1%, the salt content is 1.3%, and the moisture content is 31.6%. Freshly baked roast meat, the smell is fragrant, the taste drifts hundreds of meters away, the smell increases appetite, the skin is crisp and crisp, the meat is tender, the fat meat is not greasy, and the aftertaste of lean meat chewing is endless.
Huangjia Grilled Meat can be eaten in a variety of ways, which can be used as both wine and food. It is delicious and delicious, but if you braise the roast meat with cabbage and tofu, it is even more flavorful. In addition, the way to eat roasted meat with grilled bread, single-cake roll roasted meat, Zhangqiu scallions, sweet sauce with grilled meat, etc., are all popular with the masses. Because the whole pig is roasted in a special high-temperature oven, the moisture is reduced, the fat is reduced, the protein composition is relatively increased, and it is sterile, easy to store, and easy to carry, so it is a nutritional product and feast dish suitable for all ages.
Nowadays, walking around the streets of Zhangqiu Xiuhui Street, you can smell the rich aroma of barbecue meat, mixed with a full aroma of fruit and wood, and the steaming golden and brilliant Huangjia barbecue has become a unique "gourmet" scenery in the ancient city of Zhangqiu. The production process of "Huangjia Barbecue" was included in the traditional skills volume of "Jinan Intangible Cultural Heritage" in 2008 and listed as China's intangible cultural heritage in 2010. In recent years, Xiuhui Street has done a lot of work from the combination of promoting the protection of intangible cultural heritage and improving people's livelihood, and has taken many measures to continuously polish the brand of intangible cultural heritage, so that more people can taste the "intangible cultural heritage" on the tip of the tongue.
Source: Jinan Times