Longxi with chili oil poured a bun of Indian bacon leeks
Bacon leek bun is one of the most characteristic foods of Longxi. Bacon that has been exposed to the sun for a whole year begins to stir people's tastes in a seductive manner in winter. Bacon is a unique taste of Longxi. Bacon elsewhere, there is no Longxi bacon unique flavor, crystal clear bacon with winter tender stubble leeks, in the steamer after the heat of the edification, the bacon and leeks of the aroma of the wonderful fusion, out of the pot and then poured lard spilled into the chili oil juice, that overflowing aroma, immediately hang your appetite to the extreme. However, such a delicacy can only be enjoyed by entering the waxing moon, and after the first month, the bun shops on the street have tacitly put away the brand of bacon and leek buns. Therefore, whenever I enter the waxing moon, my taste buds always remind me to pay attention to the sign at the door of the bun shop.
Speaking of which one is the most delicious, it is still the one on West Avenue that tastes the most authentic. In order to be able to eat his buns, it is often necessary to wait for about twenty minutes in the cold wind. Looking at the slight heat coming out of the steamer, imagining the delicious taste that was about to be eaten, the saliva had already swallowed several times. It was hard to wait until it came out of the pot, and with the heat of the breath, I quickly took a bite, and the thick fragrance full of lips and teeth went from the tongue down the esophagus to the stomach. As long as it is a friend who comes to Longxi in winter, I will enthusiastically take them to eat authentic bacon leek buns, and keep telling them how delicious it is while waiting. My friend was drooling by what I said, waiting for the bun to come up, eager to take a bite, chew carefully, and slowly taste. Then nodded and said, sure enough, it was delicious. I couldn't help but be proud, "It's really better than ordinary leek bags."
"A print" leek bun is very local and is deeply loved by the local and surrounding people. "A seal" leek bun, is selected in the early spring Yang qi open air growth of the head knife leek, about 5 inches long, half for white roots, half for green leaves, after careful washing, cut into six or seven minutes long mixing filling, another selection of Longxi famous specialties - ham fat and thin phase, skin red and purple, cut into square seal-like size meat pieces, that is, "a seal". When wrapping, add the leek filling that has been mixed, and then insert the "one seal" bacon in the center, and steam it in the basket before eating. Because the bacon fat and pickling seasoning are naturally immersed in the vegetable filling during the steaming process, the umami taste of the tender leeks penetrates into the bacon, and it is fragrant to eat, and the more you chew, the more fragrant it is. As a spring snack, leeks not only have diuretic and warm tonic skills, but also leeks and "long wealth" harmonic sound, containing the meaning of long-term fortune; coupled with bacon also has the effect of making up for losses and vitality, and a seal and "a silver" are also harmonic sounds, which has the auspicious sign of treasure, so it has long been favored and favored by local people.
A bun of indian bacon leeks
However, with the progress and development of science and technology, leeks have been available to the market for many years, and in the tenth winter month, you can eat a printed leek bun. However, the various restaurants sell buns, still adhering to a cultural phenomenon that has been handed down for a long time: neither the pound, nor the one, but called "width". One "banner" eight, the same sound of "fat" and "fu", eight, "fat" rhymes, pay attention to a "fat blessing". Therefore, Longxi people not only love to eat a bun with leeks, but also use it to entertain VIPs. When eating buns, ginger vinegar soup is used to relieve grease.
The "one seal" leek bun also has a relationship with Wang Qiwang, a famous scholar in Longxi in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, because its original meaning was "save talent" bun.
Wang Wangwang was a native of Longxi, Ming Gongchang Province, whose parents died early and was raised by relatives and friends. Since childhood, he was talented, diligent and studious, well-read, sensible, and famous in his poetry. At the age of 29, he was imprisoned unjustly. Legend has it that during his detention, the prison guards respected his character, admired his calligraphy, and many people asked him for calligraphy and painting. However, in prison, there are only pens, ink and paper for prisoners to confess, but prisoners are not allowed to bring in seals and other objects. Wang Qiwang also wanted to use his calligraphy works to show the world the resentment in his chest and exchange for a more relaxed environment in prison, that is, it was difficult to become a good work without a seal. One day of eating, I suddenly saw a piece of meat skin in the meal, so I meditated for a long time and raised my eyebrows. A few days later, he took the opportunity of his wife's visit to the prison to deliver food and said that the next time he sent bacon buns, the meat should not be overcooked, and it must be cut the size of a seal. It was spring time, and the new leek had just been listed. Madame naturally did as she was told.
The king saw the bacon bun sent by his wife, and eagerly broke it open and ate it. However, he picked out the square bacon available in the bun one by one, then bit off his fingernails as a "carving knife", carved his name on the red, purple and flexible skin of the bacon, and then dyed his own blood as a print, and covered the banner of the book, which became a complete masterpiece. Do you know that the jailers are greedy, and they still don't feel enough to get one banner, and they insist on putting together eight screens -- "full width" to be satisfied? Poor generation of calligraphers, in prison, in order to seek the forgiveness of the prison guards, but also from the long-term plan, they satisfies them one by one. This is the source of the later sale of a printed leek bun to pay attention to a painting of eight. After that, Wang Qiwang wrote a book "Grievance" in prison, and with the secret help of the prison officials, he was transferred to inspector Yushi Weirong. When Lord Wei saw this strange text, he sighed, "Wherever in prison is it, where is it that he still makes such remarks?" Pity the gentleman, don't take care of yourself! Sir was relieved of this.
The king looked at the calligraphy
After Wang Wangwang was released from prison, he thought about it again and again, and he had a feeling of his own. Whenever I talk to my wife, I always mention the benefits of a bun with leeks. The lady was even more worried that her husband had to be unjustly imprisoned, all thanks to the pity of Lord Wei and the inspector Yushi a seal to suppress the villain who was slandered, so she deepened the meaning and called the leek bun "saving talent" bun.
Later, after Wang Qiwang left office in Tong'anzhi County, Fujian Province, he traveled around the north and south of the great river, made friends with celebrities, and conducted a lot of philology, historiography and calligraphy research, especially cursive writing became a generation of Chinese books. After returning to Longxi in his later years, every spring order, he always invited the literati of Longcheng to taste a bun with a printed leek. Over time, a bun with leeks has been passed down as one of longxi's spring snacks.
Ginger vinegar soup that dissolves when eating buns