Guizhou Cuisine-Yangming Banquet with Xiuwen Characteristics
Yangming Banquet is an organic combination of Xiuwen traditional dishes and Yangming culture, and it is a special banquet with local food culture characteristics. It is divided into traditional Yangming Banquet and modern Yangming Banquet, which is developed and managed by Xiuwen Yangming Banquet Research Association.
The first course: You Zhu Jin Jie Mr. Yang Ming loves bamboo, but in his poems, "He is ashamed of you Zhu Jie's metaphor, and he likes to see plum blossom bones spring" and uses bamboo as a metaphor for people's integrity. During his exile in Longchang, he devoted himself to enlightenment and was not afraid of power. This dish is made by pinching the roots of fresh broken ears of Xiuwen folk into inches, washing them, and adding seasonings such as pepper, ginger and onion to make them cold. It is named "Youzhu Jinjie" to express Mr. Yang Ming's sentiment.
the second course: when Mr. Yangming, a Hong Yun Jiaoke, is in Longchang, he likes to eat pickles pickled by villagers, especially red peppers. After this dish was included in Yangming Banquet, it was named "Hongyun Jiaoke" because of its bright red color and Mr. Yangming's poem "A distant guest is always pitying the local customs, but only seeing the clouds in the empty mountains", and taking "Jiao" as the homonym of "Pepper".
the third course: Mr. Wang Yangming, the spring scenery of Yuzhan, loves the natural scenery of Guizhou, and there are many chants in his poems, such as "Guizhu Road enters from the peak, Yelang people come from the edge of the day". Mr. Wang also loves hiking. When he lived in Longchang, he wrote poems describing the beauty of spring, such as Spring Trip, Liuguang Xiaofa and Village South. This dish is named after Mr. Yang Ming's poem "A jade lamp spreads to cypress leaves in the spring". Through the changes of the shape and color and taste of traditional jade powder corn-bread, Mr. Yang Ming's love for nature is expressed.
the fourth course: when Mr. Yangming, a bird of prey, lived in the Dragon Farm, he was filled with grief and indignation. He once wrote a poem "Nan Ying", which boasted of "bird of prey" and "spirit bird". This dish has undergone changes in the shape of radish and other vegetables, so as to show Mr. Yang Ming's lofty mind of "Ye Fu will soon be a dragon farm".
The fifth dish: In the folk story of catfish writing in Liuguang River, Mr. Yangming sent Liuguang River catfish to the governor Wang Zhi in Guizhou, which made Wang Zhi and other officials begin to care about the sufferings of the people, and Liuguang River catfish was famous for hundreds of years. Liuguang River catfish is a rare delicacy with tender meat and delicious taste, and it is a traditional famous dish in Xiuwen.
the sixth course: when Mr. Yangming lived in the dragon farm in the wilderness, a mountain fire broke out in Mugeqing, which brought great difficulties to the lives of local people. Mr. Yang was so worried that he went to visit there. On the Lantern Festival, the local people picked up a rabbit that was burned by wildfire and cooked for Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang was not satisfied with his food. When he came back, he wrote poems such as "Mountain Fire at the Wooden Pavilion in Yuanxi" and "Mountain Road", in which there was a poem "There are wild burns everywhere", which showed his concern for the people. Yangming banquet is based on this, so the traditional dish "braised rabbit" is included in the menu and named "wild burning in the wilderness".
The seventh course: Braised Chicken and Tofu, which is a traditional and famous dish. Mr. Yangming once preached the skill of ordering tofu in Jiangnan to the people in Longchang, which shows that Mr. Yang likes tofu. Later, the technique of chopping the chicken's cloud bones into minced meat mixed with soybean milk and cooking them into dishes was taught to Liuguang Yi people. Tofu has a unique flavor and has become a famous dish for local guests.
the eighth course: traditional famous dishes created by several restaurants in zhazuo town, all businessmen and tourists should stop to taste them. This dish is made from the thigh of local high-quality pigs, washed and dried, fried and stewed in an oil pan, and made into hot pot with chives, garlic and star anise, which is a great tonic in winter.
ninth course: Mr. Yangming, a fern in Xishan, often eats wild ferns, and once wrote the poem "Picking Ferns in Xishan". Xishan, namely Ximenpo, Xiuwen County. This dish is a common home-cooked dish for the people who are writing essays.
the tenth course: fried wild mushrooms. Mr. Yangming often goes up the mountain with the villagers to pick wild mushrooms. Wild mushrooms are fragrant and delicious after cooking, and they are also popular dishes among the people.
the eleventh dish: stewed goose soup. Mr. Yangming lived in Yiwo and Yangming Cave when he lived in Longchang. Because the cave was damp, nearby villagers often sent goose soup to help him drive away the cold and strengthen his body, so this dish was included in Yangming Banquet menu.
the twelfth dish: pickled potato soup or melon-pointed bean soup. This dish is refreshing and not greasy, and the soup is delicious. It is a folk snack. The twelve dishes of Yangming Banquet are the main course of Yangming Banquet, and there are other staple foods, such as rice or corn-stuffed rice, with snacks during the dinner (mainly potherb jiaozi, Wanyiwotou and Longchang steamed stuffed bun); The wine to drink during the dinner is Yangming banquet wine or bowling wine. After a hearty meal, drink Liutun Gaofeng Moss Tea or try Liuguang River Kiwi.