As long as I can remember, my grandmother cooked it for us. Later, when she was older, she changed it to her mother. A delicious sticky bean bag symbolizes that the hostess is virtuous and hardworking, and her family will be prosperous in the coming year. The sticky bean bag in my hometown is the most precious memory of my childhood. Now when I enter the society, I rarely get the taste of my mother's sticky bean bag. I can only eat it when I go home for the New Year. It is really full of love and sweet in my heart.
There is a joke saying in Northeast China, "Don't make improper dry food with bean curd". I believe everyone has heard it. It is a famous comedian Pan Changjiang, who caught fire with this mantra. Northeasters of all ages, men, women and children, have a special liking for this small sticky bean curd. At that time, there was no rice planting, and all of them were made of corn, that is, sticky rice. The corn was ground into flour, scalded with hot water, wrapped with red bean stuffing and added sugar, and steamed.
Why do Northeasters like to eat sticky bean buns? According to my personal point of view, I have summarized four reasons for your reference. Is this the case? You are welcome to give me more advice.
1, traditional
Sticky bean curd is a delicacy of Manchu people. When the Qing soldiers entered the customs, Nurhachi marched south to enter the capital. The winter in the northeast was cold and the weather was dry. The staple food he ate was sticky bean curd, the grain of ordinary rice flour, which was easy to harden and dry. The characteristics of sticky bean curd, which was soft and waxy and locked in water, just made up for this deficiency. Over time, it gradually became a tradition.
2. Strong satiety
Sticky food is not easy to digest, which greatly enhances satiety. In some areas in Northeast China, only two meals a day are eaten. Sticky bean bags can bring lasting satiety to the body, provide a lot of energy, gain heat and resist the cold. Another reason is that this sticky bean bag is easy to preserve and will not deteriorate in a short time.
3. Children like to eat
Many friends grew up eating sticky bean bags. At that time, materials were scarce, and they could hardly eat snacks. The appearance of sticky bean bags made all the children's efforts boil. It was soft, glutinous and full of viscosity, and it could be dipped in white sugar aboveboard and eaten in their mouths, which was sweet in their hearts. Adults were also happy. As long as the children were happy and tired again, they should also steam a big pot to let the children have a good appetite. For children, it was good for them.
4, meaning beautiful
A golden sticky bean bag is served on the table, just like a gold ingot, especially during the Chinese New Year. Who doesn't love such a happy thing? Over time, every household has formed a tacit understanding and gradually turned into an unchanging tradition.
Today, sticky bean curd is still a very popular food. The older people are, the more they like it. It is soft and sweet, and some people regard it as homesickness. After leaving their hometown, they have never been able to eat sticky bean curd in their hometown. For many people, bean curd means the taste of their mother.