The symbol engraved on Hunan people's genes is Chili fried meat. In fact, people in Hunan like to eat Chili fried meat, which is an innate gene. Winter and spring in Hunan are cold and wet, and summer and autumn are wet and hot. Therefore, from the introduction of peppers into China in the Ming Dynasty, Hunan people ate peppers to drive away the moisture and cold in their bodies.
Some scholars have pointed out that there is a geographical "hot spot" from North Africa and Southeast Europe to East Asia and Southeast Asia, including Hunan. It can be seen that Hunan people like to put more peppers in their cooking, because there is a spicy food gene. Pork is the "meat" used in Chili fry, and the history of raising pigs in China has been nearly ten thousand years. According to the official data of the National Bureau of Statistics, the global pork production in 201.10.34 million tons in 200017, an increase of 0.97% compared with 20 16, while China consumes half of the global pork every year. These show that pork is not only the meat of the world, but also more in line with the taste and physique of China people. After all, China people's habit of eating pork has existed since 10,000 years ago.
Stir-fried pork with Chili bears the same memory of Hunan people, and it is a common dish in Hunan. It can be said that people in Hunan have been eating Chili fried meat since childhood. Most people's childhood memories of three meals a day are the smell of Chili fried meat: when I was a child, my mother often cooked at home, pinched a handful of fresh green peppers in the vegetable garden and fried pork to make it fragrant. At that time, pigs in small towns did not eat and grew up in a free-range environment, so the meat was very fresh, tender and fragrant. When pork meets hot oil and punctures, the sound is mouth-watering. The mixed smell of pepper and meat can float out of the kitchen, and before the dinner table, the greedy insects in the children's stomachs have long been unbearable!
Many Hunan people still find it hard to forget the fragrance in this memory when they are adults. Every time I eat Chili fried meat, I think of my mother cooking with a spatula in front of the stove. Pepper fried meat is listed as a must-order dish, not only because it tastes good, but also because it carries the memory of Hunan people.