We all know that people in Guangdong like to eat "morning tea", and in addition to Guangdong in the south, Huaiyang regions are also very popular for "morning tea".
Morning tea in the Huaiyang area is rich and exquisite. There is also a name called "eating meat tea". Almost all snacks served with tea or wine contain meat, such as spareribs, roast chicken, crab roe soup dumplings, meat , Blanched dried dried shrimps...
Among them, I have to mention Zhenjiang famous dish - crystal meat.
It is said that there are eighteen strange things in Yunnan, and there are also three big strange things in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. They are: the balsamic vinegar does not go bad, the meat is not used as a dish, and the pot lid is cooked in the noodles. Today we will talk about one of the strange things: meat is not used as food.
Zhenjiang people will definitely order a piece of pork meat when drinking morning tea. The meat is delicious with the aroma of tea, tender and easy to melt, and it is not stuffy to the teeth. It is accompanied by shredded ginger and crispy meat. It is refreshing and appetizing in the mouth and can stimulate the appetite.
A poet from Zhenjiang once wrote a poem about it: "The scenery is endless, and I love Jingkou's meat even more. It's not greasy, slightly crispy and fragrant, and it's bright red and tender, and it's frozen crystal food."
The delicious taste of meat originated from a "mistake".
It is said that during the Ming Dynasty period, there was a restaurant on Zhenjiang Street. It was summer. One day, my husband saw that pig trotters were cheap and bought a few back to prepare to enjoy them in the next few days.
But the weather was hot in summer, and there was no air conditioning at that time, so the food would go bad easily, so I planned to pickle the pig's trotters with salt for storage. Unexpectedly, during the pickling process, the saltpeter my wife bought for my father-in-law to make firecrackers was mistakenly used as salt. When I saw it the next day, not only was the meat moldy, but the marinated pig trotters had made the meat hard and red in color.
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The couple was worried that it was poisonous, but they couldn't bear to lose it all, so they planned to soak it in salt water and wash it several times, then cook it on low heat for a while and keep it for themselves.
Unexpectedly, after adding some five-spice ingredients to stew, the smell in the pot became so fragrant that it could be smelled even on the street. People in the city came to taste it one after another. The business in the store was particularly prosperous, and it became famous far and near.
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So Yao (yao) meat was also called saltpeter (xiao) meat in the early years. The name was changed because of the indecent characters. After the meat is shaped and cooled, it becomes crystal clear and the skin is white and smooth. It has become a "famous food" in Zhenjiang.
Not only in Zhenjiang, but also in nearby Yangzhou , Taizhou and other places, she is also very fond of her. She was once selected as the main dish of cold dishes at the "First Banquet of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" and is well-known in the north and south.
Delicate meat can also be cut into many different pieces according to different parts, each with different names.
Part of the old claw meat on the front hoof is cut into slices, shaped like glasses. Its tendons are soft and delicious, so it is called "glasses dish".
The meat next to the front hoof is curved like a jade belt, which is called "jade belt hook meat".
The old claw meat on the front hoof is both fat and thin, fragrant and tender, and is called "triangle-shaped meat".
A piece of lean meat with a thin bone on the hind hoof is called "Tian Deng Bang Yao".
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Different parts have different tastes. Regular diners will also specifically order their favorite parts when ordering meat.
Pork is not only eaten as morning tea or as a cold dish, but also eaten with noodles to make a bowl of simmered pork noodles.
The crystal meat is soaked in the boiling hot noodle soup and slowly melts. It is served with pickled vegetables , noodles and bone soup. Enjoy it in one bite~
In fact, each region has its own "strange taste". From the perspective of outsiders, Weird, but you can eat it yourself. Is there such a food in your hometown?
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