Zhao said that the southwest of China has a complicated environment, rugged mountain roads and changeable climate. In the rolling mountains, the caravan drivers walked the dangerous road, passed the magnificent customs and slept in the sparsely populated mountains. It usually takes a month or two to return to China. During this long journey, Romanian rice was their daily diet.
Zhao said that caravans generally have two organizational forms; One is a professional caravan, and the other is a temporary "gang". Large caravans are well organized. Caravans generally have "big pot heads", "Erguotou" and "three pot heads", which are composed of horse drivers. They performed their duties in the caravan. Among them, "Daguotou" is the leader of the caravan, "Erguotou" is the second person of the caravan, assisting Daguotou in handling affairs, and "Sanguotou" is responsible for managing the economic income and expenditure accounts and life of the caravan. The temporary "gang" requires one person to hold several jobs, and it is agreed to meet before departure. During the trip, both parties will bring a dining utensil and "board" their peers.
After introducing the basic organization of the caravan, Zhao picked up a dark pot, first poured the washed rice into the pot, and after the rice was leveled, spread the potatoes into small pieces, and finally filled the potatoes with ham. After doing this, Zhao put the handle on a Tibetan stove.
He said: "Ethnic minorities who used to live in dam areas and mountainous areas of Yunnan liked to make Luoguo rice. Generally speaking, Luo is supported on an iron tripod on a fire pit, and some are supported on three stones or adobe. The fire pits in these places never go out all the year round, and because of the long-term production of fireworks, the interior is dark, and Luo Guo on the fire pit is naturally not spared. However, the caravan drivers are all cooking in the wild, and the firewood for cooking Romanian rice is picked up at will. Caravans also have rules for eating. In which direction the general caravan goes, the pot pile for cooking will go in which direction, and the firewood will be burned in the same direction. It is forbidden to burn firewood. "
Luo Guo was boiled in the pit of fire for nearly half an hour. Zhao opened the pot and looked at it. He said it wasn't ready yet, and he wanted to continue burning in another way. This time, it burned for four weeks. It turned out that the caravan rice was cooked on the fire. He wants to restore the original flavor of the real caravan rice as much as possible. The last link turned the whole rice cooker upside down. This is a barbecue around the rice cooker to make the cooked rice cooked evenly.
Ten minutes later, Zhao checked again to confirm that the rice was finally ready. At the moment of opening the lid, the rice fragrance was mixed with bacon, and the aroma was tangy and stung the taste buds. "In the past, when the caravan was eating on the road, the head of the horse pot was sitting opposite the rice cooker, facing away from the direction to go. Add rice first in the cauldron. When adding rice, the top layer should be leveled. Never dig a deep hole in your rice bowl. The spoon after dinner should be placed flat on your back and never turned over. " Zhao said to him.
"Eating and drinking among the centaurs is called" opening the light ". Don't soak in the first bowl when eating, and don't straighten your feet when sitting down. People who eat fast, that is, the first person to finish eating only washes chopsticks, and the last person to finish eating also washes dishes and gongs and pans. You can't turn over the gong and iron pot, and it's unlucky to turn over the tableware. Whoever turns over the tableware will be punished for inviting him to eat or buying incense to eliminate the disaster. "
"Because the caravan's path was too dangerous before, we often encountered unexpected things, so the grooms were a little superstitious. Not only do every temple worship and pray for the blessing of the gods, but there are also many taboos in the caravan. For example, when the light is on, don't put the rice spoon in the pot. If someone accidentally puts the rice spoon in the pot, it will be considered that the horse may have fallen into the water when crossing the river. Don't knock the spoon on the side of the pot, otherwise there may be quarrels and fights. "Pinch", the saddle in the caravan should also be put down, indicating that you can have a smooth journey ... "
While tasting the rice of the caravan, we listened to the history and culture of the caravan told by Ma Po. In the story of Ma Po's head, we imagine thousands of caravans, singing minor tunes and ringing camel bells, breaking through the sinister Hengduan Mountains, walking through the wilderness of northwest Yunnan, silently walking on the ancient tea-horse road and crossing the roof of the world thousands of years ago. ...
I'm Xia Meng. I don't daydream with the wind.