Gourmet 1: Pig-killing dishes
Pig-killing dishes originated in rural areas in Northeast China. Every year, after the autumn harvest, people slaughter the fat pigs at home to celebrate the bumper harvest, or before the Chinese New Year, and make various dishes to entertain their neighbors. This is the original northeast place to kill pigs. Heilongjiang people especially like to eat pig-killing dishes. "Kill the pig", usually after Laba, so there is a folk proverb "Don't cry, children, kill the pig after Laba". In the past, when the country arrived at Laba, the curtain of the Chinese New Year was slowly opened: killing pigs, making tofu, steaming bean bags, and buying new year's goods ... Even the cold air in Shiliba village and every household was filled with a strong festive atmosphere.
food 2: frozen fruit
every winter, every household has to buy dozens of pounds, even baskets, and freeze them outside. After dinner, or friends and relatives visit, eat a few. The frozen fruit has a unique taste because its tissue composition has changed. The most delicious frozen fruit is frozen pear. Frozen pears are dark and hard as iron eggs. You can't know how to eat frozen pears when you bite them. People really can't eat them.
To eat frozen pears, you should warm them in cold water first. Pears that have just entered the water will form a thick layer of ice on the skin, but it will melt and soften in a short time. When you take a bite of water, the pear is sweet, sour and cool, and you immediately feel refreshed after eating it. Especially after drinking, you can eat an iced pear, which not only relieves alcohol, but also helps digestion.
Cuisine III: Sugar-Coated Berry
Sugar-Coated Berry is a traditional snack in China. It is made by stringing wild fruits with bamboo sticks and dipping them in maltose syrup, which quickly hardens in the wind. This common snack in northern winter is usually made of hawthorn, and the syrup is frozen hard. It tastes sour, sweet and cold. In the cold winter, there are all kinds of candied haws in the stalls selling Sugar-Coated Berry in the streets. In the frozen winter, the candied haws are crisp and tender outside, sweet and sour; There are many varieties, not only made of sour hawthorn, but also made of colorful other fruits.