There is a well-known specialty food in Yunnan, which is beef jerky.
Dried beef is a kind of beef food that Yunnan Hui people choose high-quality beef such as fat beef hind legs in autumn and winter every year, supplemented by appropriate seasonings such as salt and pepper, and processed by rubbing, pickling, sun drying, air drying and frying. After the cattle are slaughtered, in order to keep it convenient, some beef is salted, kneaded and air-dried and eaten one after another. Over time, the tradition of pickling beef jerky was formed.
In 2020, in response to the national policy, Wuliangniu set up a subsidiary at the foot of Wuliangshan, Yunnan, which is far away from industrial bases and pollution sources and has unique environmental conditions, and launched a beef business integrating "research and development, deep processing and sales of beef products". Provide organic, green and additive-free healthy beef products for the society, and let the food return to its original flavor.
Generally, the time for curing beef jerky is around the "Cold Dew Festival", and natural cattle are fed at this time just fat and the temperature is cool, which is most suitable for curing beef jerky.
Picking authentic beef jerky without borders must go through several steps, such as selecting materials, slaughtering, cutting into pieces, air-cooling, salt rubbing, curing in the tank, drying and setting. Every step should not be sloppy, and a slight mistake will affect the quality of Ganba.
Infinite beef jerky is very careful in the choice of beef. It selects the high-quality hind leg meat of fat cattle, and divides the meat according to the texture without destroying the quality of the meat itself.
According to the need, add spices such as pepper powder, Chili powder, spiced powder, etc., and knead carefully to make salt and pepper evenly penetrate into beef.
Then hang the processed beef on the roof or in the yard and expose it to the sun for nine days for about a month, and it will become beef jerky. This kind of beef jerky is soft and tough. After years of preservation, its quality remains unchanged.
Wuliangshan area is a mountainous landform with alternating valleys, mild climate and abundant rainfall, which is suitable for deriving information from animals and plants and rich in biological population, especially suitable for the growth of cattle. Local native yellow cattle have strong adaptability and disease resistance.
Unlimited beef jerky, all selected from natural grazing ecological pure beef, no frozen meat or synthetic meat, no food additives and preservatives. The dried stick is tender, nutritious, delicious and appetizing. Whether frying, frying or burning, the wonderful taste of fragrance, crispness, numbness and coolness will definitely make you want to eat another bite after eating it. The most special thing is that these dry sticks are crisp, even the elderly can eat them.
After tasting the dry bar, the full flavor of beef flowed between the lips and teeth, which was unforgettable for a long time. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Hui people to preserve food, and it is also a kind of cultural communication, which makes tourists from all directions who have been to Wuliangshan linger and make wanderers miss and look forward to it for a long time.