If there is any snack that can represent Ganzhou on the street, beef soup will definitely be elected with high votes.
There are many opinions about its origin. Some say it is the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, some say it is the Ming and Qing dynasties, and some say it is even older.
But what can be verified is that at that time, General Yang Chengwu, the founding general of the country, met Chairman Mao after winning a battle. They had Ruijin beef soup together and later wrote the poem "Recalling the Riots in the Ancient City, Meeting Chairman Mao for the First Time" "One The frost and dew are thicker in the second watch, the air is colder in the second watch, the military flags are urgent in the third watch, and the enemy is busy in the fourth watch. It’s Ruijin in the fifth watch. Let’s drink the celebration wine, finish the beef soup, and welcome the red sun ”.
Ruijin beef soup is also famous for its rich history and red cultural inheritance, and is loved by tourists from all over the world.
Since then, beef soup, a Hakka snack, has entered Ganzhou, becoming an indispensable delicacy in the land of southern Ganxi .
Ruijin beef soup is made with beef and potato starch as the main ingredients. The beef batter is the key. Cut the beef into irregular dices, add a little cold water, sweet potato starch , and then grab it back and forth with your hands to let the sweet potato starch Penetrate into the beef fiber, so that the beef will not deslurry when cooked, and the taste will be delicate and tender.
After that, pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot, add the ginger slices and bring to a boil, then add the beef slices, use chopsticks to pull them apart, cook for a while and then turn off the heat. Sprinkle in pepper, cooked oil, soy sauce, and salt to taste.
Why Ganzhou people like to drink beef soup, maybe Ganzhou people themselves can’t explain the reason.
But whether it is an office worker who has just got off work or a student who has just finished school, every time someone sells beef soup on the street, they will stop unconsciously.
In wet and cold winters and sultry summers, there is always no shortage of people coming to the beef soup stalls for a taste. What's more, there will be long lines for a bowl of beef soup.
A large iron pot, the beef soup in the pot has an attractive aroma, and the "clang" sound of the spoon hitting the iron pot can always arouse everyone's appetite.
You can see such a display in almost every place where Ruijin beef soup is sold. On each small square table, there are several small bowls and a bowl of old ginger. On the bowl, there are two or three small brushes and a few pieces of old ginger. Ginger, a bowl of chopped green onions, a bowl of chopped coriander, and a can of chopped chilies. Chopped green onions, coriander, and peppers all have their own benefits, so everyone gets what they need.
But Jiang is definitely indispensable. He took a small brush and brushed it a few times. The light yellow ginger was sprinkled on the beef soup. Then mix it gently with a spoon, scoop out a spoon, and take a long sip. The sleeping taste buds are immediately awakened by the aroma of beef and old ginger. It can be said that minced ginger is the soul of beef soup .
Eating while standing in front of a stall, eating while walking, or "carrying a stool" on the street... It seems that in such an environment, drinking beef soup tastes more delicious.
I remember when I was a child, at the school gate or on the path next to the school, I would always see various food stalls, such as hand cakes, Wu Dalang Shaobing , hot and sour noodles... But the most unforgettable one is the beef soup stall. .
At that time, I always looked forward to getting out of school early and seeing if the uncles and aunties selling beef soup were "open". In the eyes of these parents, there is no nutritious "mouth garbage", but we always eat it with gusto.
I remember that at that time, we could drink beef soup for breakfast, beef soup with rice at noon, and still drink beef soup at night.
I don’t know how many people, from children to adults, have eaten the beef soup near the school or downstairs of their homes. The uncles and aunts who sold beef soup watched us grow taller and taller, and we watched him grow older.
The beef soup we drank is not only about the taste, but also about the bond we have built up through years of helping each other, like a good friend.
These street beef soup shops have accompanied the growth of countless Gannan people.
Behind every cart and every pot of beef soup are things they need to shoulder: livelihood, the elderly and children, family...
They have seen Ganzhou at four o'clock in the morning, and they need it since dawn. Get busy. Preparing the goods for the day, cleaning the beef, thickening the sweet potato noodles, arranging the side dishes... Each step requires a lot of time and energy.
Nowadays, beef soup has become a business card of Ganzhou and even Jiangxi snacks. On February 1 this year, Gan Cuisine "Top Ten Famous Dishes" and "Top Ten Famous Snacks" conference was held in Nanchang and was officially released to the public. "Top Ten Famous Dishes" and "Top Ten Famous Snacks" of Gan Cuisine, Ruijin Beef Soup was successfully selected into the "Top Ten Famous Snacks" of Gan Cuisine.
Ruijin beef soup has a red feeling.
Ruijin beef soup has a red feeling. During the Soviet area, old people in southern Gansu would eat pots of soup to reward the Red Army, including beef soup. Due to the effects of nourishing the spleen and stomach, strengthening muscles and bones, Ruijin beef soup is known as the "Red Army Miracle Medicine" and "the No. 1 Red Snack". Together with pumpkin soup, it is also known as the "Two Red Army Soups". It is said that in 1929, while Mao Zedong was recuperating in Shanghang, Fujian, he consumed a special medicinal material, which was beef soup. During the Soviet area, beef soup was connected to revolutionary ideals and the feelings of soldiers and civilians, blending original intention and joy. A kind of holy red sentiment spread in the Soviet area.
Ruijin beef soup is a soup that connects the heart.
Ruijin beef soup is a soup that connects the heart. There are all kinds of people gathered in the beef soup shop, and they are all dressed in very different styles. There are traditional peasant attires, steady professional attires, pure student attires, and beautiful Hong Kong and Taiwanese attires. The chatting languages are also various, some speak dialect, some speak jargon, some speak foreign dialects, and some speak Mandarin. All kinds of people gathered around the Eight Immortals table, staring at the beef soup and started chatting. While eating, they chatted with relatives and friends. The parents chatted briefly and got emotional and even ordered a bowl of glutinous rice wine from their hometown. The atmosphere gradually became warm. When we woke up, some were crying, some were laughing, and some were making noises. A small beef soup shop contained a big world inside. Standing outside the shop door and looking at the square table of eight immortals inside, it connected the world of people's hearts from generation to generation.
Ruijin beef soup is a nostalgia soup.
Ruijin beef soup is a nostalgia soup. The poet Bai Juyi wrote in "Looking at the Post Tower": "In the house of Jing'an , there are willows in the windows, and flowers blooming on the ground in front of the post stage. The spring light in both places ends at the same time, and the residents miss their guests and their homes." A bowl of beef soup, It is soaked in the ancient nostalgia of the Hakkas, steaming with a long history and rich culture. Whenever I return to my hometown, I always want to drink a bowl of beef soup to relieve my feeling of being a wanderer.
returned to his hometown and met up with three or two friends to have a bowl of beef soup and talk about their friendship. Looking back at the old house, a feeling of melancholy arises leisurely. Pour a bowl of glutinous rice wine and cook a bowl of beef soup. A strong sense of nostalgia will spread out from the soil and flow to the bottom of my heart. Walking on the country road, a strong aroma of beef soup floats in the air, and a fresh nostalgia inhales into the heart and lungs and leads to the mind. The most simple and pure spiritual world is deposited in beef soup. Find the most authentic and unforgettable local accent and nostalgia in beef soup, and carry the most pleasant time and the most incomprehensible nostalgia in beef soup.
Nowadays, more and more beef soup shops are opening on the streets, and some have even opened chain stores.
Some people say that street stalls are the most authentic, while others say that the taste of time-honored restaurants is outstanding. When it comes to which beef soup is the best, there is no standard answer in Ganzhou.
Because every Ganzhou person has his own bowl of beef soup in his heart!
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