Xue Zhaoping
A few literati friends in Beijing took advantage of the summer vacation to take their children to my hometown, climbed Mengshan Mountain, played underground Grand Canyon rafting, and went to the Heavenly Royal City to see the Spring and Autumn Tombs. I invited them to eat the local delicacies, and they were all full of praise, especially amazed at our complete whole scorpion. Those children, seeing the fried whole scorpion called "ants climbing the snowy mountain", did not dare to eat it, and one of the girls cried in fright.
Ants climb snowy mountains
I told them: "When I was a child, my family was poor, and when I graduated from elementary school and reported to junior high school, the school bag and 40 yuan of tuition I carried were earned by catching scorpions on the mountain during my vacation. ”
A child asked, "Catch a scorpion?" How to catch it? ”
I preached, "Go up to the mountain, carefully open the stone with a small iron hook, and it will lie there quietly." At this time, you use tweezers made of bamboo chopsticks, quickly and accurately clamp its tail, and then quickly put it into the bottle. Only brave children can do it! So I went on to tell them about the little worm.
Scorpions are small insects that are common in mountainous areas throughout the country, but it is said that the scorpions elsewhere are mostly 2 pinions and 6 feet, while the mountain scorpions in the Yimeng Mountains are all 2 pinions and 8 feet, so they are called full scorpions. Hearing this, everyone was even more excited. I went on to tell them. Scorpion, commonly known as the whole insect scorpion, recorded in medicine for more than 1100 years of history, is one of the valuable special animal medicinal materials. The climate and environmental conditions in the north of Mengshan are very suitable for the breeding and growth of mountain scorpions, and the whole scorpion resources are extremely rich. Yimeng full of whole scorpion not only has a high yield, but also a large fat, which is both a valuable medicinal material and a mountain delicacy.
Speaking of the way to eat this Yimeng whole scorpion, the best thing is fried. First soak and wash the whole scorpion in water, then take it out to dry, and finally fry it in the pan until it is golden brown, and then remove the oil control. The fried scorpion is fragrant and crispy, with fragrant lips and teeth. "Eating scorpions can make people more courageous, bold, and strong-willed." We people often say ' shake your guts and eat scorpions', how about, do you want to be a brave child? ”
At my instigation, a boy first grabbed a small golden scorpion and carefully put it in his mouth. The children next to him looked at the warrior with their eyes, only to see the warrior chew up in fear, and in an instant the fear on his face disappeared, and then he showed a look of surprise, and then ate the second one. hey! Everyone couldn't care less, even the girl who was scared to cry quickly ate it, because if you don't move the chopsticks, there will be no more on the plate!
Fried whole scorpion, drunken whole scorpion, scorpion tonic soup and other medicinal and dietary products made with Yimeng whole scorpion as raw materials have long entered the tables of hotels, restaurants and even ordinary people. Full whole scorpion wine is a kind of health wine, regular drinking will be energetic, enhance immunity, effectively remove rheumatism, eliminate toxins. Old people often say that eating scorpions does not grow sores, although it is a bit exaggerated, but it is not unreasonable. The benefits of the full scorpion, there are many more...
I haven't finished telling the story of the Yimeng whole scorpion, the plate of "ants climbing the snowy mountain" has long been swept up in the wind, and even a scorpion leg has disappeared.