Just as the restoration of the name of Xi'an's "White Deer Plain" from the historical past to the reality is because of the classic work of the same name by Teacher Chen Zhongzhong, many of the mountains and rivers in Shangluo, the customs and customs, and even the delicious cuisine have also been expanded and spread with the depiction of Teacher Jia Pingwa. The phrase "potato paste soup knots fire, except for the gods is me" is originally a Shangluo folk proverb, because of Teacher Jia's writings, it has also been widely circulated.
Potatoes are potatoes, potatoes. "Paste soup" should say a few more words, it is said that it is what the public calls "baogu grits", but Shangluo's friends say that it is not exactly, it must be the corn in Shangluo Mountain after crushing "Luozi" twice, and then boiled with the dead tree roots in Shangluo Mountain, in order to get the slimy sweet silk fragrant delicious, hehe. As for the "knotty fire", the dead tree roots mentioned earlier are that the mountain people cut firewood is very environmentally friendly, more is to dig some dead tree roots, the roots are resistant to burning but irregular, the knots are knotted, so the fire that burns the roots is vividly called "knotty fire".
The "paste soup" boiled by the knots is generally standard to put in the "potato" egg and boiled together, so it is called "potato paste soup".
Shangluo people love to eat potato paste soup, and many mountain liwas are eating paste soup cold window hard reading to get out of the mountains, and they are very successful. Whenever there are such friends together, they will chant potato paste soup, saying that they are not eating for a while. But in fact, they will sigh after eating another potato paste soup: this thing is good, but it can't be eaten every day, and the wish at that time is to never drink this paste soup again! It can be seen that this taste of good things, to a certain extent in Shangluo is a helpless move, is for the sake of food, is not to find other more things can not not eat what has to eat, although its taste is good, it is said that the nutrition is also good, but after all, it is "grains" and potatoes, itself should be a supplement to the "staple food". But why did the Shangluo people once use it as their main food?
The climate and soil of Shangluo are not suitable for large-scale cultivation of wheat and rice, but there is no way out, and this place is suitable for growing corn and potatoes.
According to statistics, the planting area of Corn in Shangluo is close to 1.4 million mu, the total output is close to 700 million catties, and the planting area and total output are the first among grain crops. It is precisely with this large amount of planting and production that the Shangluo people have the confidence to eat "potato paste soup" and what to plant and eat, which is very normal. Moreover, due to the cool climate of Shangluo, the growth period of corn is long, and the temperature difference between day and night is large, and the sugar content of corn is high, so the corn here tastes better. Many Guanzhong people and people who went from Shangluo to Guanzhong often want to get some corn from Shangluo to eat, based on its quality and taste. What is more interesting is that perhaps corn is widely grown here and has a long history, so the elderly here still call it "fanmai", which means self-evident, "foreign crops" imported from "fan". Of course, it can be called "Fanmai", which is also the profound cultural heritage here, and it is not uncommon for chinese and written language to be seen in the folk.
As for potatoes, the average person knows that northern Shaanxi is planted a lot, in fact, there are many Shangluo, the difference between the two is that potatoes in northern Shaanxi are mostly planted on sandy land, with high starch content and less moisture, suitable for cooking, suitable for steaming, etc. The potatoes in Shangluo have a high moisture content and are more suitable for cooking and eating, so they make paste soup under the pot. Of course, "potato sticks" are also delicious here, all because of the quality of the ingredients. According to statistics, the potato planting area in Shangluo is about 650,000 mu, and the annual output is nearly 300 million catties.
So many corn and potatoes, so that the Shangluo people's "potato paste soup" can be eaten freely, of course, so many corn and potatoes, there will be no more grain, do not eat "potato paste soup" and eat what?
A pot of "potato paste soup" in the "knotty fire" of the rapid fire of the roast fish slow fire interweaving intertwined boiling, grunting, steaming is the steam, the overflow is the ripe bubbles, the ripple is the corn and potato intertwined fragrance, of course, bringing food and clothing, the hope of nurturing.
Such a bowl of fragrant "potato paste soup", the viscous texture, the sweet taste and moisturizing the tip of the tongue, the hot warmth that pours down the throat and lungs, brings people a sense of satisfaction and happiness. At this time, you only need to order sauerkraut again, that is, a bowl of mountain treasures and seafood. Of course, just by the residual temperature of the knotty fire, you can also get rid of the cold wind and rain in the mountains, so that people are hot inside and outside. Therefore, "the potato paste soup knot fire, except for the immortals is me." It's a kind of satisfaction, and it can also be seen as self-consolation for pleasure in suffering, of course. It is also a kind of optimism of knowing destiny.
After drinking bowl after bowl of "potato paste soup", the Shangluo people continued their bloodline. Boiled pot after pot of "potato paste soup", Shangluo people also made this life-saving rice into a special dish. As a result, this seemingly simple and bitter bowl of rice has also become the business card of Shangluo's diet, yes, we cherish our brooms, and the locals like it. Still, foreigners also like it, take it as an occasional adjustment, and there is really an irreplaceable sense of moisture.
With corn paste soup, the Shangluo people also took advantage of the situation to achieve another delicacy here - "paste soup noodles". This dish, which is under the strip in the porridge pot, is actually eaten in the Middle Eastern Province, but the difference is that the porridge is cooked with millet. And the Shangluo people take local materials and strip in the paste soup, and the taste is also very good. This seemingly slimy porridge noodles are indeed not good, but the taste is really great. I remember writing other articles, which recounted the scene of using "rice noodles" to entertain the leaders of The capital, in fact, what was eaten at that time was Shangluo's "paste soup noodles", the leader almost made a small pot at a time, and the next meal also named to eat it, which shows the beauty of the taste.
With so many potatoes, shangluo people's "potato sticks" are also very distinctive, after a thousand hammers and hammers, the viscous sticky sticks that cannot be torn apart, poured with the special slurry water here, it is a bowl of sour and spicy lips, tough and chewy good taste. We all know that people in the southwest area are good at eating rice dumplings, in fact, the Shangluo people's "potato sticks" are very distinctive and worth trying.
Of course, another bowl of delicious corn can achieve, that is, the bowl of "churning dough" that is available in the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province, is even more readily available in Shangluo, although it is coaxed uphill, but it is still very happy when eating.
As a result, Shangluo's delicious corn and potato-based ingredients have a series, which is a godsend and a spiritual skill. The old man was born here, and he also had food to feed people. Since God gave these ingredients, let's make it well, don't complain about the sky, and live a good life like this.
Of course, if Shangluo only has these foods, it is too monotonous and bitter, these are just the basics, and there are many good things, such as the Shangzhi grass in Shangluo Mountain as a mat, steamed "Shangzhi meat", which is also a major feature here. Of course, the reason why this meat dish is delicious is that in addition to the mountain merchant Zhi, it depends on the native pigs raised here. Here there is also the Luohe river grinding tofu, it is one of the several famous tofu in Shaanxi, of course, the deep processing of dried tofu is more delicious, sooner or later will see a stall selling dried tofu on the street of Shangluo, the texture is tough, the taste is fine, the bean aroma is rich, almost the only souvenir when leaving from Shangluo. All of these are worth recounting separately, just mention here to make a rough idea, to make a companion for "potato paste soup".
The potato paste soup boiled in the knotty fire is worth trying. The optimism of "except for the gods is me" is even more worth feeling. Such a dual perception of material and spiritual will definitely make you have a deep and unforgettable good impression of Shangluo.
The most beautiful thing in Qinling is Shangluo, a river of clear water sent to Beijing. This scene is fascinating enough, there is kung fu to see, taste, maybe it will become an immortal!
Source: Shaanxi Cai Net