The autumn breeze is getting cooler, flue-cured tobacco is sold out, walnuts have been beaten, corn has entered the warehouse, and in the evening, walking on the village road in Datianba Town, you can always hear the villagers shouting at each other from time to time, "Burn the bees, come to my house tonight to eat bees!" ”。 Eating bee cubs has become a traditional program for mountain people to end their farm hustle and reward themselves.
Bee cubs, scientific name bee pupae, are generally yellow-waisted bees, gourd bees, earth bees and other wild bees in the hive larvae and pupae. After autumn is the best eating season for bee babies, the hive is generally on a tall and large tree, collecting the hive must first do a good job of protective measures, followed by the preparation of the firewood of the hive, quietly approaching the hive, and suddenly the bee buzzes and fly, which is the best time to seize the hive.
Bee pupae contains a large number of nutrients, mainly protein, fat, vitamins, amino acids, trace elements and other components, of which vitamins and amino acids are the highest content, such as vitamin D is more than 10 times more than cod liver oil, but also contains a large number of potassium ions, can regulate the body's vascular function, in addition to the chitin it contains also has a certain antioxidant effect, so it is known as "white soft gold", is a pure natural high-grade nutrition. Rich in nutritional value and edible efficacy, wild bee pupae are valuable.
There are many ways to eat bee pupae, and the most common way to eat it in Datianba is fried. Pour vegetable oil into the pot, after the oil is hot, pour the bee pupae that has been filtered dry into the boiling oil and fry it until the color turns yellow, stir-fry the fried accessories with the bee pupae, and a simple dish with the bee pupae as the main ingredient appears. In addition, there are bee pupa soup, pretzel pupae, spicy bee pupae, bee pupae omelette, steamed bee pupae, bee pupa chicken soup, etc., and even people eat larvae.
The forest coverage rate in The jurisdiction of Datianba Town is as high as 70%, and 140 villages are built on the mountain and distributed in the middle of the forest, which is an excellent environment for bees to survive. The inhabitants there keep bees almost every home and eat bees. Now it is the golden season of the bee pupae market, every day in Datianba Street, the hives crowded with bee pupae are neatly arranged on the stalls, attracting customers to buy, and many foreign vendors are competing here to buy.
According to Zhang Dajie, who set up a stall in the market, the gourd bees and yellow waist bees she sold were the main ones, with prices ranging from 80 yuan to 90 yuan per pound, most of which were wild bee pupae found by her husband in the mountains. Sometimes there are also a small number of earth bee pupae, the price can be sold to 120 yuan / market pound. No matter how much, it can be sold out on the street at once. Usually, there are also old customers who call directly to order, which can be described as in short supply.
Yang Yong, a trader from other places to buy, said: "Most of the bee pupae I bought are sold to Baoshan, Kunming and other places, this year I have acquired more than 800 pounds of bee cubs, Yunnan people love to eat bee cubs, get to the outside city The price is quite high, not enough to sell, very cost-effective to buy." ”
It is understood that there are more than 100 beekeepers in Huayan, Qinghe, Xinzhai and Wangang villages in Datianba Town, and there are more than 100 beekeepers who breed yellow-waisted bees and gourd bees, and the slightly larger scale of breeding technology can increase the family income of 30,000-40,000 yuan a year. There are more people who choose to go into the mountains to look for bees, find a nest of more than 8 pounds of bee pupae can have an income of about 1,000 yuan, experienced bee seekers can earn more than 10,000 yuan a year in the autumn. With the improvement of people's living standards, more people buy, and the bee pupae in the market are often in short supply, which also brings a new way for the people in the mountains to increase their income and get rich. Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, the small bee pupae has become a wealth code deep in the mountains, attracting countless people to find and explore. Nowadays, it is the best season to eat bee pupae, and if you haven't tasted it this year, hurry up and act!
Reminder: Dear diners, it is advisable to choose fresh or live bee pupae when eating bee pupae, and eating excessive amounts of spoiled bee pupae may cause poisoning. In addition, the pupa is rich in protein, contains some peptide choline and enzyme substances, the composition is complex, do not eat too much at one time, especially those with allergic constitutions should not eat bee pupae.
Correspondent: Zhao Xiaoying (Datianba Town)
Editor: Yang Li
Editor-in-charge: Qi Yanqin
Audit: Shi Yingfa