After eating sour wild rice for more than ten years, you may think that it is added with chili salt, but in fact there is another kind

Introduction: Summer is coming, in this sultry weather, In addition to iced cola, which can save us who are confused by the heat, sour wild food may also be a good way to relieve the heat and appetize. Among the various condiments you see at fruit stalls, in addition to the familiar chili salt, you must not know that there are other A condiment called "licorice salt".

Licorice salt is a kind of handmade salt fried with licorice and salt. It is abundant in Qinzhou, Guangxi. Add it to the fruit, and it will taste sweet and sour, with a sweeter, crisper and more refreshing taste. It will also have bursts of licorice aroma, which will make people have endless aftertaste.

Licorice, the main component of licorice salt, generally likes to grow in drier sandy soil and drier environments, such as Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, etc. In ancient times, licorice was also used to treat diseases. The medicinal effects of licorice are to strengthen the spleen, detoxify, etc. Licorice has many uses, not only for medicinal purposes, but also for making a salty and sweet condiment called licorice salt.

Having said this, you must be curious about how to make it.

In fact, it requires very few ingredients and is very common. It only requires licorice, salt and sugar, but its production method is quite particular.

First, take a part of licorice and boil water, then add sugar to get crystals of licorice water and sugar. Take out the crystals and proceed to the next step.

While boiling the licorice water, we need to grind the other part of the licorice into powder and then add salt. After stirring evenly, stir-fry. During the stir-frying process, when the salt reaches a certain temperature, slowly add the licorice water and white sugar crystals little by little to allow them to fully blend together.

Then why do we add crystals? Because licorice powder and salt are two different crystals, to fully fuse them together, licorice water crystals must be added. Otherwise, the fried licorice salt will be very loose and the taste of sugar will not be integrated. Moreover, when frying licorice salt, it is easy to stick to the pan, so pay attention to the heat, and be sure not to add oil when frying licorice salt!

After that, we can add chili powder according to personal conditions. If it is spicy, add more chili powder. If it is not that spicy, add less chili powder. Some people even don’t want to eat spicy food. Don't add spicy. If it doesn't add spicy, then the licorice salt will be sweeter. Follow this operation and fry for about an hour. When the color turns golden brown, the licorice salt is successfully made.

What is the difference between licorice salt and chili salt? After reading the following editor’s introduction to how to make chili salt, you will be able to clearly see the difference.

First chop the dried chili peppers, put them into a pot and stir-fry them until fragrant, then take them out and put them into a grinder to grind them into powder. Then boil water in a pot, add sugar to dissolve, wait until it is completely dissolved, then add salt and chili powder, stir-fry over low heat until the particles become obvious.

Obviously, the preparation of chili salt is simpler, and compared with chili salt, licorice salt is sweeter, chili salt is spicier, and licorice salt is lighter in color. The same thing is that they are all secret weapons that can make fruits fresher. Those who like spicy food can add more chili salt, while those who like sweet food can prefer licorice salt.

If you want to make sour wild rice at home, it is very simple. You only need to slice or dice your favorite fruits, put them in a container, add licorice salt according to your own taste, and use your arm strength to shake it. The flavor of licorice salt is completely integrated into the fruit.

Although licorice salt can improve the freshness, the salt content in licorice salt is also very high. Excessive consumption will cause dry mouth and tongue, which is contrary to what was mentioned before about quenching thirst by adding freshness to fruits. , so you should also pay attention to eating in moderation in front of the screen. Moreover, licorice salt needs to be stored in a dry, cool place in a sealed container with as little contact with air as possible to avoid moisture in the air from colliding with the licorice salt, causing it to melt or deteriorate.