Later, I learned that my father had gone to his hometown in Hainan. His hometown is Zhongshan, Guangdong, and now he runs a restaurant in Hainan, occasionally frying their local specialties. Zhongshan people are good at eating, and many famous dishes are famous in Guangdong. People often drive to Zhongshan for hours just to taste the famous local dishes. Dad had to finish the special dishes strongly recommended by his fellow villagers with tears in his eyes, but he didn't know that he felt special after tasting them, so he asked us Amway. Actually, it's fried with banana buds. What are banana buds? It is the bud of ballet before it is mature.
In Zhongshan, banana buds are often used to make traditional and distinctive snacks, which is related to the local climate. Eating banana buds can dissolve the toxicity of Guangdong's hot and humid climate to the body. The most classic way to eat is banana bud porridge. Banana buds are shelled, only tender parts are taken, chopped and soaked in light salt water, and then taken out and drained. This step can remove the astringency. Cook the porridge first, then cook the porridge with shredded chicken (or fish) and banana lace, and sprinkle with chopped green onion. Banana bud porridge is thick and tastes clear but not thin. People who know how to eat will also cut some taro and cook it with bamboo shoots. The materials are a little miscellaneous, but the taste is very special. Drink a bowl while it's hot. It's delicious and comfortable from the tip of your tongue to your stomach.
Besides banana bud porridge, cold banana bud, banana bud fish soup and fried banana bud with garlic are also delicious, although they don't look good. I got up the courage to taste some, and the taste was really good, which was quite different from this dark appearance.
Garlic banana bud
Ingredients: 2 banana buds, 4 cloves of garlic, proper amount of edible oil and salt.
This kind of banana bud has never been sold before, but there are many banana trees planted at home. You can cut down one if you want to eat it.
Remove the hard shell of banana bud, leaving only the tender part in the middle. Peel off the tender shell and cut into silk. Then there are strips of small banana buds inside, which are banana bud flowers. Break them off one by one for later use.
Besides soaking, you can also use blanching method. Boil a proper amount of water, add a little salt, then pour in banana lace and banana bud, blanch for a while, remove and drain for later use. Pour the right amount of oil into the pot and saute the garlic. Pour banana buds into the fire and stir fry quickly, stew with a little water and season with salt or soy sauce.
It just exploded, and it felt like falling into a mud pit. Generally, northerners have never eaten this vegetarian dish, and southerners don't want to eat it when they see it. However, because of its nutrition and health value, many people taste it and find it delicious. Sure enough, bananas don't look good!