After eating, the fog outside the window is hazy, and the cooling of cold air is a reminder of the coming of deep winter.
Think of the new year, in this greatest gathering of mankind, there will be a wonderful drama. In the midst of the staggering, the spirited people can't help but talk loudly and point out the country, and the frustrated people are careful and whisper, and or wrap a wrapped armor to protect the fragile heart.
However, in the noisy atmosphere, there must be a table of dishes, and I will raise my chopsticks again, past the legendary fat but not greasy pork head meat, over the meaty river carp, over the fried chicken with the aroma of coriander, and reach for the plate of brown fried grasshoppers.
bah! Disappointment always followed by hope's ass and chewed on a mouthful of chicken flavor. In disappointment, I remembered the plate of fried water pedaling down the mountain when I was a child.
Grasshoppers, in the countryside of Shandong, there are about four kinds: pedaling down the mountain, double vest, earth grasshopper, oil grasshopper.
Pedal down the mountain, the body length of 6 to 10 cm, the body is majestic, tough, a green, body group flying armor, flapping wings to fly dozens of steps away, the legs are thick and powerful, the legend can pedal down a big mountain, so the name pedal down the mountain. The calf is sharp and sharp, and if you are not careful, you will be punctured and bleed.
Double gilet (double horn?) Cool and feminine? ), slender figure, long face, two long horns on the head, green body, beauty in the grasshopper world, not good at jumping, slow movement, flying without counting steps, easy to catch.
Earthhoppers, all gray, color like earth, fat body, appear to be dazed, the largest number, but the size is not large, the taste is general.
Oil grasshopper, gray, yellow and green, if the foot down mountain is Guan Yu, this species is Zhao Zilong, quick response, agile, extremely difficult to catch.
The most delicious, when the number of pedals down the mountain.
Catch grasshoppers and choose at the turn of summer and autumn. Because at this time, the grasshoppers have grown into adulthood, the largest body, and the tightest flesh. The time to catch grasshoppers is appropriate when the sun is the most poisonous at noon, when the grasshoppers jump to the road to bask in the sun, which is the easiest to catch.
Every summer vacation, at noon, my brother and I and Ah Wei would go along the dam by the river to catch grasshoppers. There are many small locust trees on both sides of the dam, and the people who step down the mountain like to stay in the locust tree, drink dew when they are thirsty, and eat leaves when they are hungry.
The grasshopper basking in the sun in the middle of the road, seeing an emerald green figure in the distance, crept over, circled behind it, stopped when there was a step away, slowly crouched down, stretched out his hand, held his breath, when the distance was twenty or thirty centimeters, with the speed of lightning to cover his ears, then a big thing could be accomplished.
As for the grasshoppers in the trees, do the same.
Pairing up the mountain is also easy to catch. The female grasshopper carries a small male grasshopper and moves clumsily. If you happen to run into a falling mountain that is laying eggs, half of your ass is still planted in the soil, and you will not move when you kick it, this grasshopper is the most delicious because it has abundant grasshopper eggs.
The grasshopper that was caught, with a dog's tail grass, passed through the shell on its neck and soon became able to wear a large string.
The grasshoppers caught at one time, because there was not enough for a bowl, were soaked in the pickle jar and saved. After ten days and a half months of soaking, the pickle jar has been almost full of a large plate. Scoop it out, wash it with water and fry it.
Put a small half bowl of oil in the pot, heat it 40%, and then add the washed and dried grasshoppers. Continue to cook on a low heat, the caramelized aroma of grasshoppers will slowly spread into the air, wait until the grasshoppers are fried to golden brown, decisively out of the pan, do not delay, because the high heat of the oil temperature will last in the grasshopper body for a while, too late to burn.
Taste it, and if it's not salty enough, sprinkle a small spoonful of salt.
A plate of fragrant grasshoppers, topped with a few wines, the charm of the individual, the aftertaste is endless.
Memorable......
Unfortunately, pesticides were applied in large quantities, grain yields were generally high, and the people who fell down the mountain were no longer seen.
Only when the wine table is on the table, the mouth chews on the chicken-flavored farmed grasshoppers, the head misses the crispy caramelized aroma of the mountain, and a glass of wine is under the belly: This year, tell you a way to get rich...
(Tip: People with high protein and xenopsin allergies should enjoy with caution)