Pizhou, a city under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou, is located at the junction of Sulu and Shandong. For me, it's already far north. When I was a child, I learned the text about "Little Radish Head" Song Zhenzhong. The youngest martyr in the world was only 9 years old when he died and was imprisoned in the enemy's prison for 8 years. When he arrives in Pizhou, the locals will proudly mention him when introducing their hometown.

As impressive as "radish head" is Pizhou's "wine culture".

The host and guest got together and sat down, and a heroic "drinking and having fun" began. First of all, there are two cups on the table, one is a beaker of 100 ml and the other is the size of a mouthful of water. The host slowly poured the mellow white wine into the big cup, no more, no less, just two or two. "Come on, let's do it first!" The host filled the small cup and drank it sincerely. Where are the guests? Please copy them respectfully. "Come again, come again!" Before the first glass of wine is finished, the host raises another glass and reaches out to you. What's going on here? It turns out that the rule in Pizhou is to propose three cups to you as soon as you come up to show your respect and welcome to the guests. In this way, I drank three glasses of wine in less than a minute, and two or three glasses of wine in the big glass were almost finished.

The host and the guest sat down and had a good talk. At this time, the friend next to him stood up: "Big brother, little brother respects you, welcome to Pizhou." Boy, another small glass. But don't worry, the friend filled the small cup again: "Come, yes man, I wish you a happy life." How did this happen? It turns out that the rule of Pizhou, man, is to propose a toast. Little brothers came running: "I wish you a happy family", "I wish you good health" and "I wish you a harmonious husband and wife" ... Everyone who comes here will say a "New Year greeting" and then drink two small glasses. After such a lap, no one knows how much wine he drank, only remembering that the waiter added wine round after round and poured wine cup after cup.

The host toasted, you have to pay back the money! When in Rome, do as the Romans do, two cups each. ...

Pizhou people will not only persuade you to drink, but also send the special dishes of your hometown to your mouth. The small whitebait wrapped in Yihe pancake is well-deserved first place. "This dish can only be eaten in Pizhou." At some point, the host personally wrapped one for you and asked with special concern, "Can you eat spicy food?" The guest nodded in despair, took the pancake and chewed it hard. Spicy, really spicy, but this is not the hottest. "Waiter, scrambled eggs with Chili!" After three rounds of wine, the food was tasteless. As soon as the host shouted, a pot of scrambled eggs with red peppers was served. This taste is definitely hotter than wine, and even only two locals at the same table dare to eat it. The guest shook his head and said, "No, no, the little whitebait was too spicy just now ..." It was really "Chili mixed with white wine, the more you drink"!

Pizhou, just to drink, feel for yourself.