China Network November 1 news "Master Hai, is there a pig blood ball that just came out this year, give me a steamed one!" A few days ago, at the Haishifu Tu Restaurant in Qingshui Village, Pingshang Town, Xinshao County, Hunan Province, Mr. Zhong, a visitor from Loudi, just sat down, and first ordered a steamed "pig blood ball".
Steaming pork blood balls is a simple way to cook while retaining the original flavor. Zhong Haihong, the owner and chef of the local restaurant, washed the pork blood balls that had been smoked for nearly half a month, just taken from the grill, cut into thin slices, spread them flat in the steaming bowl, dripped with some tea oil, and added sauces such as chopped peppers. Finally, put it in the steamer, and after about 30 minutes, a delicious steamed "pork blood ball" is served to the guest's table.
"Without putting too many other condiments, this dish is eaten with its original wax flavor." Zhong Haihong introduced, "The best pig blood balls are dark and elastic on the outside, and after cutting, they keep the tenderness of pig blood and tofu inside, and are salty and spicy with chili peppers!" Thanks to the 2021 'Taste of Hunan' food season, now our signature dish of pig blood balls is even louder, and customers are almost impossible to order when entering the store. ”
Pig blood balls, also known as pig blood dumplings or blood tofu, are a specialty dish in the Shaoyang area of Hunan Province, especially in Xinshao, near western Hunan Province. At the end of September and the beginning of October every year, the local people begin to make a large number of pig blood balls, people use the best soybeans to grind into tofu, crush the tofu, put pig blood pork belly kneading, and then accompanied by tea oil, salt, ginger, garlic, etc., mash various materials into a puree, and then by hand knead it into the shape of a ball, placed in a grass mat sieve cage, and then hung on the stove, wood naturally smoked. Smoked pork blood balls not only have the delicious taste of tofu and the salty aroma of pork, but also have a faint aroma of wax. This delicacy is said to have originated in the Song Dynasty and has been passed down from generation to generation and has a history of hundreds of years.
The delicacy of the tip of the tongue is always carried forward and improved in the continuous inheritance. In Nanmiao Village, Cunshi Town, Xinshao County, Li Xiaogui, as a representative inheritor of Baoqing's pig blood pill making skills at the municipal level, led more than 10 women wearing blue cloth flower scarves and blue jackets to be busy making pig blood balls. From the choice of soybeans, to tofu mixed with pig's blood, kneading, wood fire smoking, packaging... For each process, Li Xiaogui has made certain improvements according to the tastes and living habits of modern people. "No matter how the production process is improved, the taste of the hometown and the memory of the local land carried by the pig blood balls can never be changed", Li Xiaogui said, for this inheritance, over the years, she has always insisted on hand-made, even if it is smoked, she has tried to choose toon branches, and strive to preserve the most authentic hometown taste in each pig blood ball.
Li Xiaogui, 47 years old this year, the family from the grandfather's generation, generation after generation to inherit the tradition and secret skills of making pig blood pills, their family made pig blood pills, attractive color, tender and delicious, appetizing health, deeply loved by neighbors. In recent years, Li Xiaogui not only set his heels in Shaoyang, applied for a patent trademark, built a standardized factory, but also sold pig blood pills to all parts of the country, in 2020, her factory produced and sold a total of 500,000 pig blood pills, completed sales income of more than 3 million yuan, this year, is expected to complete the sales income of 5 million yuan. By making pig blood balls, Li Xiaogui not only embarked on the road to riches himself, but also solved the employment of more than 10 nearby laborers.
In recent years, Hunan Xinshao has vigorously promoted the industrialization of pig blood pills, implemented the model of "leading enterprises + base construction + farmers + independent innovation", increased policy support, declared pig blood pills as intangible cultural heritage projects for inheritance and promotion, and accelerated the standardization of pig blood balls processing and product sales diversification. Now Xinshao has nearly 20 large and small pig blood pill production enterprises, with an annual output value of tens of millions of yuan. The small pig blood balls not only haunt the taste of their hometown, but also become the "rich pills" of the villagers. (Liu Youxiang, Hu Jinguo, Yang Nengguang)
【Source: China Net】
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