In July 2020, I was eating a light meal at a small restaurant near Yilong Lake in Shiping County, Yunnan Province, and the big brother in the countryside who went with me, Lao Xu, said that he could not eat rice noodles dry, and then baked something else.
Shiping is the home of tofu, where no matter how big or small restaurants, street stalls have grilled tofu, I will say baked tofu!
As a result, not only grilled tofu was served, but also grilled chicken gizzards, grilled pork belly, and roasted pork skin. After tasting it, I was stunned, it was also too delicious! How?
It's incredible, the fragrance is boundless, it's completely a conquest of my teeth!
Later, I recorded this in a travelogue, many people are also interested, asking for the address and practice, unfortunately I did not remember the address, and I could not provide it, but the taste of these barbecues was stored in memory, from time to time to taste the tip of the tongue, could not help but swallow...
In January 2021, I came to Shiping again, first went to Xinjie Village to eat happy wine, experience the marriage customs of rural Yunnan, after eating we walked around the village to see the ancient house, I asked the big brother in the countryside How far is the village where The village where Xu ate roast pork skin last time is far from here?
He said it wasn't far away, but it was necessary to go around Yilong Lake, and we were now in the east of the lake, and the store was in the west of the lake.
To take the road through the county seat, there are about thirty kilometers of distance, to go or not to go? In fact, my heart was unstoppable, although I had just eaten a sumptuous banquet, I still couldn't help but want to taste the pork belly of the barbecue restaurant.
An hour later, we found the "Lao Sheng Ancestral Temple Snack Bar" located on the west bank of Yilong Lake, asked for the roast chicken gizzard, roast pork belly, roast pork skin we had last eaten, and the store put it on a charcoal fire and roasted it.
In fact, there are several kinds of meat that can be grilled in this restaurant, and my feelings about the last time are too deep, plus I have just eaten without hunger, so I want to repeat the same mistakes and only follow the taste I once had.
Located in Doudiwan Village, Yilong Town, Shiping County, seven or eight kilometers from Shiping County, this small shop is a shop run by a mother and daughter, the mother is busy in and out of the kitchen, the sister is responsible for grilling meat, and the younger sister Isjiao is responsible for greeting guests and roasting tofu.
This time I stayed in front of the grill and watched their barbecue process, in which the pork belly and chicken gizzard in the ingredients were marinated in advance and had been fully flavored, while the pork skin was cleaned "white skin" and was not pickled.
This time we asked for two slices of pork belly, a large piece of meat skin, five chicken gizzards, roasted until half cooked, cut the meat and skin in half, and then took a tray, sprinkled with onions, peppers and various condiments, and poured some oyster sauce.
After mixing the onion and chili peppers on a square plate, cut the skin into small pieces and stir it, cover it and simmer over the fire.
And took a small disc, put some leeks and other condiments on it, cut the chicken gizzard into small pieces and added seasonings, and then put it in and simmered on the fire.
The roasting time needs to be mastered, and it will be stirred constantly. Only pork belly is not made in this way, only roasted and not stuffy.
After the pork belly is roasted, it is directly cut into small pieces, and then mixed with peppers and other condiments, and it can be served.
Pork belly is really too fragrant, if you choose one of these three dishes is the best, I prefer pork belly, mainly in addition to being well grilled, the meat is marinated in place, the most important thing is that the pork here belongs to the local native pig, the ingredients are fantastic!
Then it is served with roast chicken gizzards, chicken gizzards built into small pieces, the fragrance of leeks and the strong aroma of the condiments how to some, full of taste, the taste is tender and strong, suitable for wine.
Pick one up and slowly taste it, it is definitely the taste of the tip of the tongue and the lingering taste between the teeth!
The last thing that came up was a large plate of "grilled meat skin", which may surprise many people, and the pork skin was made so tall and even foreign, not only the pork skin was delicious, but also the onions and peppers that were not too spicy were also delicious, and the sweet taste was permeated in the fragrance.
This dish is not only grilled with meat skin, but also onions and peppers...
I asked for a roasted taro, which was steamed first, and then sprinkled with condiments to bake, which was particularly delicious.
Of course, you can't do without grilled tofu! This is the soul of the Shiping Diet!
If you have grilled tofu, you must have dipping water. The configuration of Yunnan dipping water is very exquisite, or this is the finishing touch in the soul of food.
The little sister of the shop, Gillian, said that she had seen my small shop that I had written about in my previous travelogue, and specially sent a plate of fish for us to eat, which was a small fish from Yilong Lake, fried first, in simmering, very delicious.
I didn't eat too much for this meal, I just wanted to relive the taste in my memory, and finally I wanted to pay the bill, but someone in my peers started first, and I only got a bill...
Although we have just eaten the banquet and our stomachs are full, these things still make us eat clean, mainly because the taste is too good.
Although it is a barbecue, but with the addition of a new way of stewing, so that the taste can be more delicate and tempting, it is no wonder that friends who went with them said, "A small plate of grilled pork belly can deal with half a pound of liquor."
I love the taste, it's a meticulous and delicate grill that comes from a small roadside shop, but combines ingredients and methods to the best of its ability to bake a new concept of taste.
Do you have this method of grilling meat? I want to taste it. I'm from the Northeast and we don't have it there!