Speaking of Yantai, many friends know where the seafood is super delicious, not only the variety, the key is cheap! But did you know that many locals in Yantai do not buy seafood, but like another delicacy, which is: stew!
For friends who have never eaten stew, its first impression is that this thing is dirty! Definitely not tasty! Especially the black side of the pot, in short, like Indian food, no matter how good the ingredients, in the end out of the pot must be a pot of "paste", and the stew is to give people such a visual sense!
The first time I ate stew, when I was sixteen years old, I was admitted to Yantai Sports Academy. Since the sports hall is residential, and the students are from various counties, please have a meal with the students in the dormitory, and everyone knows each other. But when I walked out of the school gate, I saw that the stalls on the side of the road were densely packed with people eating stews! To tell the truth, when I saw the stew in the iron pot, I had no appetite at all, but the smell that wafted over, like a fish hook hanging on bait, attracted me step by step!
In a soup bowl, use a plastic bag, put the stir-fried stew and pour the sauce. It doesn't look like the delicious food you imagined, but after eating it, you find that it is the delicious taste on the tip of the tongue! At that time, with my classmates, one bowl of stew for each person, accompanied by half a pound of flatbread, I ate a lot! As for going to the Grand Hotel? Long forgotten!
The reason why the stew is delicious is mainly 2 points: First, the stew itself, because it is made of sweet potato starch, the entrance is soft and smooth, just like the combination of brain flower and fudge! The second is its sauce, mellow sesame sauce, fresh shrimp oil, flavorful garlic paste and refreshing white vinegar, basically the sauce of the stew is based on these four seasonings, without them, the stew is soulless!
Legend has it that the reason why delicious stews are made is the result of accidental hitting and bumping! It is said that a long time ago, there was a merchant who made vermicelli, once encountered a cloudy day, the good vermicelli could not be dried, but the vermicelli did not dry the powder embryo will be sour, so in a hurry, the vendor will invite the surrounding villagers to come, fry the flour embryo in oil, fry it well, and then add mahjong and garlic paste to eat. As a result, it was very delicious! Since in the process of frying, the powder embryo is fried with a bowl buckle, so it is called stew!
Nowadays, stews bloom everywhere in Yantai, and it is said that there are upgraded versions, such as: three fresh stews, seafood stews and so on. Not only that, but there are also many people who are ready to make stew into a century-old shop, like this one on Wenhua Road, and the east end of the North River Street Market, where there is an aunt who can say that it is sold there all year round, especially the small iron fork, a very traditional way of eating, I was eating this kind of stew with iron forks!
Although I haven't eaten it for more than 20 years, I still remember it in my heart! So, when the spring blossoms and we can take off our masks, I will definitely take my family with me to taste the food of my childhood!
If you are a friend of Yantai, if you know where there are delicious stew shops, welcome to leave a message below!