Fried braised in Dalian
Shang Ziyong
The thing to drink is called a drink, and the thing that is eaten, of course, can also be called a meal, there is food and drink, it is for catering, and fried stew is a kind of meal in Dalian.
There are large meals (or meals) and snacks, and in Dalian, fried stew is classified as snacks. However, although fried stew has the crown of a famous snack in Dalian, this kind of food is by no means unique to the city. Her old wife is a native of Tianjin, and she said that she remembered the home-cooked and good meals she had enjoyed in her hometown when she was a child, one was a dry rice stew, the other was a small fish with gluttony, and the third was a pancake pan-fried stew. Therefore, what do I think about fried stew? I have long known a little bit about it. For stewers, the cold powder made of flour noodles and water is also true; and the fried stew is similar to the fried cold powder in our Xi'an Muslim house.
In the middle of June, I stayed in Dalian, because the epidemic has not completely passed, so I dare not go out to enjoy local food like I used to travel, three meals a day, basically solved in the hotel or near the hotel, and Dalian fried stew unexpectedly, that is, in the breakfast restaurant of this hotel. Relying on the fact that yu has already done some homework, the definition of Dalian fried stew in "Baidu Encyclopedia" can be roughly explained: "Dalian local snacks." Golden butter is shiny, spicy and delicious. Cut the braised seeds into three-centimeter cubes, fry them in a pan of hot oil until golden brown on both sides and have a fragrant flavor, mix the garlic paste, tahini and soy sauce into a sauce, and dip them while hot. "So, once you face a large plate of steaming fried stew, you immediately put it on your own small plate, just to mix the juice, this breakfast room is placed in three small bowls, you need to pour a small spoon, a small spoon on the fried stew.
Afterwards, my wife asked me, "How's it going?" I thought about it and replied, "It's not hard to eat, but it's not delicious, at least it's worse than the fried cold powder we have there." "Specifically, I prefer to cut the cold powder made with mung bean flour or pea flour into smaller pieces rather than large pieces of fried stew made with sweet potato flour, and fry them thoroughly in a pan and stir-fry them into five spices; as for the sesame paste, let it hug the cold skin tightly!" There is no way, one side of the water and soil to raise one person, one side of the people to adapt to the taste of one side!
Thinking about it further, whether it is cold powder or stew, after all, they are all products of the era when materials are relatively scarce and the level of food civilization is not high enough. The main ingredients are starchy cold powders and stews, and the primary function is to fill the stomach, not (and cannot) make people enjoy a higher level of deliciousness. Of course, as a carrier of childhood memories and nostalgia, their circulation is still logical, but in order to gain a foothold in the increasingly colorful catering market, or even excel, their own improvement should be a top priority. Browsing on the Internet, I found a photo of a stew shop in Dalian, and learned that they had combined the stew with bean skin and balls, including 7 yuan of delicious combinations: 5 braised + 2 pills or 5 braised + 2 skins; there are also 8 yuan luxury combinations: 4 stews + 2 skins + 2 pills; the most high-end is the top match of 10 yuan: 4 stews + 3 skins + 3 pills. interesting! I think that the hope that Dalian's famous snack fried stew will continue to maintain its majesty should be placed in such exploration and innovation.
When the epidemic completely subsides, I will definitely come back to Dalian, and I will definitely look for this stew shop with ideas and pursuits, and see their "absolute taste" and "top match"!