So what are the dietary traditions and taboos of the Manchu?
The Manchus like to eat sticky food, because sticky food can ward off hunger and facilitate hunting and hunting. One of the most distinctive features is the delicate and unique snacks, collectively known as Manchu cakes, which are often referred to as Manchurian cakes. Manchu pastries have a long history, the most representative is chestnut flour steamed buns, also known as small steamed buns.
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Before the Manchu people entered the customs, there was a kind of banquet called pastry. Each table with 80 pounds of flour, which can be seen in the scale of the feast. The flour used is mostly sticky, that is, glutinous rice, yellow rice, yellow rice as the main raw material, with an appropriate amount of other rice residue, and then with bean paste, nuts, sugar and other fillings. The main varieties are shakima, mung bean cake, suye cake, pea yellow, ox tongue cake, sesame cake, fried cake, bean buns and so on. Every winter, Manchu families usually make several cans of bean buns and freeze them for consumption. Currently, you can often hear the call for bean buns at winter bazaars in Shenyang.
For dishes, the Manchu people are especially fond of pork and sauerkraut, and there are many cooking methods. Some of the more distinctive dishes include meat gift, white meat and sauerkraut sausage, hot pot, sour soup and so on.
In case of festivals or sacrifices, a meat ceremony is held. With eight people at a table, the host serves a square piece of marinated meat. Instead of using chopsticks, the guests cut the meat into cubes or slices with a knife, dip the meat into the gravy, and then drink from a bowl in turn. Very generous.
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White blood sausage is a staple dish for Manchu people to entertain family and friends. Sliced pork is put into a pot with chopped pickles. When the pot comes to a boil, add the served, boiled and chopped into small pieces to the pot. This dish is delicious and not greasy, with high nutritional value. At present, this restaurant in Shenyang is very popular among consumers for its delicious white meat and blood sausage.
The hot pot is the most typical Manchu diet. This diet is closely related to the hunting lifestyle of the Manchu people at that time. Therefore, both the primitive Manchu hot pots, which can be found everywhere in China, and the modern hot pots are reminiscent of crackling forest fires and squeaking pots. It's safe to say that Manchu hot pot has now taken the country by storm. In addition to chrysanthemum hotpot, there are also the more famous assorted hotpot and sansho hotpot.
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Sour soup is a traditional Manchu food. After the new grain ripens in the fall, almost every rural family makes sour soup. The whole freshly beaten corn is put into a vat to soak and ferment, then rinsed with water to remove the sour flavor, ground into water surface, and filtered to remove the dregs of the skin to get the soup noodles. To eat, boil water in a pot, put the special noodle soup on your left thumb, take a ball of soup in your left hand and squeeze it with your right hand. Put the squeezed noodle soup directly into the pot to boil, take it out and mix it with seasonings such as meat sauce, egg sauce or onion sauce.