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Linyi City, located in the southeast of Shandong Province, is named after the Yi River, surrounded by mountains and rivers on three sides. This land was inhabited by human ancestors hundreds of thousands of years ago, the Zhou Dynasty built the city, and the Han Dynasty changed its name to "Linyi". Linyi has a very long history of civilization, was rated as "Chinese Calligraphy City", and the local opera "Liuqin Opera" (La Soul Cavity) is very distinctive and has been included in the national intangible cultural heritage list. Interesting places here include Yimeng Mountain Tourist Area, Wang Xizhi's Former Residence and so on.
Mengshan is a gift from heaven to Linyi, giving Linyi infinite material and spiritual wealth. Linyi people like Mengshan, love Wu and Wu, and even the scorpions on Mengshan mountain like it.
Mengshan's scorpion is different from the scorpion in the field, the general scorpion is 6 feet and 2 claws, while the scorpion of Yimeng has 8 feet and 2 claws, adding up to a total of 10 feet, known as "full scorpion", 2 feet more than the usual scorpion.
Yimeng whole scorpion is a precious local specialty, Linyi people not only eat it themselves, but also use it as a gift to give to relatives and friends. The history of scorpion eating here can not be studied, but more than 1,000 years ago, the ancestors knew that scorpions can be eaten in medicine, and "attacking poison with poison" is the great invention of Chinese medicine, so there has been a custom of eating scorpions since ancient times. Not surprising.
Many rural people in Linyi who went up after the 80s have experience in catching scorpions on the mountain. On summer nights, with a flashlight, go up the mountain to turn over the stones to shine on the scorpion, and when the photo arrives, it is clamped with chopsticks, caught and fried. Delicious, fun, childhood memories can be remembered for a lifetime.
Linyi people's use of scorpions can be described as a certain realm, in addition to medicine, but also used to brew wine, stew soup, fried, etc., and even some people like to eat raw! In terms of taste, fried scorpions are the most delicious way to eat them. The live scorpion is slightly soaked in salt water, and then the whole scorpion is fried in the frying pan, and the scorpion body is slightly yellowed and hard. When frying scorpions, the oil temperature should be controlled, not too high, to prevent it from being burned at once.
Fried scorpion whole to eat, many tourists are worried about the poison of the scorpion tail, in fact, after the explosion of the scorpion venom will become smaller, and eat into the body is good for health, it can be said that the edible value of the scorpion is all in this scorpion poison, so there is no need to go to the scorpion tail when eating. Of course, if there are mouth ulcers, stomach ulcers, gastrointestinal bleeding and other conditions, it is recommended to remove the scorpion tail and eat it.
Fried scorpions look terrible, but they actually taste crispy and delicious, some like fried grasshoppers, and some like fried shrimp. New visitors can use scorpions as shrimp, and after eating a few more, they will no longer be afraid. Scorpion is not only delicious, but also contains dozens of amino acids and micro-elements, used to make ingredients can play a role in dispelling dampness, communication, calming and other effects, more importantly, the taste is good.
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