Suddenly I heard an old colleague from the newspaper say that Aunt Xiong, who sold noodle nests at the intersection of Shenyang, died because of new crown pneumonia, and I was shocked!
At night, the circle of friends all knows: "A very good person, say go away", "Never eat such a delicious noodle nest again!" ”
Everyone recalled the middle-aged sister-in-law who stood next to the oil pot, making a noodle nest sharply while using fire tongs to pinch the noodle nest, and lamented...
For the people of Wuhan, a good day starts "prematurely". A bowl of fragrant hot dry noodles, plus two steaming noodle nests, is standard.
There are also a variety of flavors. I remember eating a kind of noodle nest made with squeezed river shrimp when I was a child, crushed and mixed with rice milk. In addition, there are "gold and silver noodle nests" wrapped in glutinous rice and rice dumplings to fry, which are also disappeared, and only the "noodle nests" made of sweet potatoes can still be eaten from time to time.
However, these are not as popular as the most common onion and ginger noodle nests.
The "Aunt Bear Noodle Nest" on Shenyang Road, every time I go to the door, there is a long queue. Say it is called "Aunt Bear", in fact, there is no signboard, many first-time people can only rely on Baidu positioning, when the boss lady Xiong Guifeng rented a breakfast shop less than two square meters of space, support a mouthful of oil pot, monopoly noodle nest, a sale is 20 years.
Adjusting the production of the noodle nest according to the customer's preference is the characteristic of "Aunt Bear Noodle Nest". "Old people have bad teeth, I will only fry the 'box', that is, like a bagel, only fry a soft side; young people like to eat crisp, I will put less rice milk, fried thin, dried up." Pricing is different for thick and thin. "In the face of old customers, WuXiong Guifeng understands each other's tastes.
It is not difficult to fry the noodle nest, prepare the rice and old soybeans, wash and grind it into rice milk, add green onions, ginger and salt to taste, and then pour the mixed rice milk into a spoon and soak it in hot frying for a while.
But whether the taste of the fried is good or not depends on talent.
The craft of fried noodle nests is said to have been taught by Xiong Guifeng according to the recipe, and the ratio of rice to soybeans had to be explored by himself. Soybeans are added to make the dough nest fluffy, and excessive amounts will increase the holes in the surface of the dough nest, resulting in greasy. Relying on years of experience, Xiong Guifeng can grasp the measure.
The noodle nests on the market generally sell for one piece and five one, but Xiong Guifeng has always sold one dollar a piece, and the thicker one, which is lumpy and meaty, is a piece of five or two; she said, people are willing to come here to eat is to praise you.
With the precise control of the fire and the conscientious price far below the market, Xiong Guifeng's noodle nest has convinced the stomachs of countless neighbors, and she has also relied on this craft to support her three children to complete their studies.
She said: "I don't want children to become talents, only adults, they can live a healthy and happy life." ”
In the years since Huangpi came to Hankou, only she knows that Xiong Guifeng has fried noodle nests in Wuhan for more than ten years, and sometimes wants to retire, but she has not been able to put down the familiar customers who have come to her across half the city to eat noodle nests.
"As long as I can move the spoon and move the pot, the business will continue to be done."
"I usually close the stall at one or two o'clock in the afternoon, rub a mahjong in the afternoon, fight a landlord, and win a small loss." Xiong Guifeng often said to new customers who complained that she closed the door too early.
Once chatting with Aunt Xiong, she said that Wuhan people are grumpy, and what can make everyone queue up is probably this comfortable premature. As she was speaking, she shouted at a young man in line, "The wife in the back will have two face nests, standing for half a day to take care of the business, do you let her buy it first?" ”
A sudden outbreak of the epidemic has left this hard-working, simple and enthusiastic sister-in-law, and the foodies in Wuhan have lost an old brand to follow, but we will always remember the beautiful taste of the golden yellow noodle nests.
Aunt Bear has fallen! Since then, wuhan has no more noodle nests!