Maoming is a very livable city. There is no traffic in big cities, and there is no hurry to walk to and from work. The pace of life has been well mastered by people in this city, so this is a very suitable city for life. When I first set foot in this city, the taxi driver told me how much he liked it. The "slow life" here is a pleasure. Therefore, this is probably a group of people who know how to live. They have bred many special foods, among which "cooking with a dustpan" has to be said.

Why is it called "dustpan cooking"? As the name implies, it is named "dustpan cooking" because it is made with dustpan as the main tool. Cooking with dustpan has a long history. According to legend, in ancient times, cooking with a dustpan was a sacrificial food for the Mid-Autumn Festival on July 15, and people would eat cooking with a dustpan on this day. As we all know, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called "Ghost Festival", so cooking with dustpan is obviously very important in people's minds, which has the function of avoiding disasters and exorcising evil spirits. However, with the development of history and times, dustpan cooking has now become a kind of food in people's daily life, and every household can cook it at home if they want.

Cooking with a dustpan is not complicated, but the materials used are very important. Choose good quality rice and soak it in clean tap water. Grinding into liquid slurry. The pulping process also changes with the development. In ancient times, people used graphite to grind by hand to make the pulp finer and taste better, but it also needed some manpower. So later there was a grinder, and many people used it to grind, which was much more convenient, but the taste was not so good. Therefore, some rural people still choose to use a stone mill to grind themselves.

After grinding the rice slurry, slowly pour the rice slurry into the dustpan, without pouring too much for the first time, just a thin layer. Then put it in a pot and steam it. After the first layer is steamed, take it out and pour it into the second layer. Repeat this for three times, and steam it every time before taking it out, otherwise it will lead to no good finished product. After three times, take it out when the steaming temperature is the highest in the whole process, and then slowly pour a layer of rice slurry. This is a very important process. After pouring the rice slurry, shake the dustpan vigorously to make the surface of the dustpan cooked like wrinkles.

Finally, the dustpan is white in appearance and smooth and delicate in taste. Here, before the last delicious dustpan is cooked, there is another very important step. It's the sauce on it Sauce plays a great role in the overall taste of stir-fried rice, so the choice of sauce is also very particular. A round dustpan is cut into small pieces, which is very convenient to eat. The sauce is a secret sesame oil with sesame seeds, which tastes delicious.

Because of the sauce flavor, the steamed dustpan can't stop eating, and it's not greasy. Bian Xiao likes to eat more sauce when eating, which makes the taste stronger and more fragrant. One person can eat more than half of it. And the sauce can change with the season. When the weather is cold, you can put the cut dustpan and Chili sauce into the pot for frying, or dip the dustpan in Chili sauce, which is also a kind of enjoyment for friends who like spicy food. So I choose the sauce according to my favorite taste. I stay in my mouth for a long time, which is worth savoring.

There are dustpans in many places in Maoming, such as Gaozhou and Dianbai. And it is affordable. The steaming dustpan is a round whole plate. If a person can't eat a whole plate, he can only choose to eat half, and the price is only 5-6 yuan. Bian Xiao first ate it in Maoming. I like to taste local food. After listening to my friend for the first time, I can't wait to try it. Sure enough, I tried it several times later.

Because the dustpan is made of good rice, it is also good for your health. It can replenish qi and nourish yin. So this dish used to be the favorite of many local children, but with the development of the times, this special food is gradually replaced by fresher food. Many people only cook or buy it on certain days or occasionally think of it, but this special food culture is a special existence and a special cultural symbol for Maoming. Therefore, dustpan cooking should be known and understood by more people. At the same time, it is also a kind of hometown feeling in the hearts of Maoming people, which deserves deep-rooted and more worthy of inheritance.