Datian County and Youxi County are adjacent to each other. Looking at the whole country, they are both little-known small counties. But last year, a song called "Daejeon Young Boy" became popular on the Internet, making many people aware of the name of Daejeon county. As a foodie, when I think of Daejeon, I think of Daejeon’s delicacy—big bones. Because I visited Daejeon recently, I fell in love with this delicacy as soon as I tasted it.

Datian Big Bones is just like the young people of Datian, bold and simple. Just hearing the name makes people feel a strong nostalgia for the mountains and wilderness. The popularity of Datian Big Bones only happened in the past 20 years. After all, in difficult times of life, everyone is more willing to chew fat meat and pick the meat off the bones cleanly with a pick knife, leaving the white bones to make soup. With the improvement of living standards, some young people are greedy and always want to drink a little wine together. Pork bones with some meat are relatively cheap, so they have become the first choice for drinking and drinking. As more people ate it, word of mouth spread, and it became a popular brand delicacy throughout the county. Naturally, there was more meat on the bones, making it more enjoyable for people to eat.

To eat the big bones of Datian, you need to hold them with both hands, which arouses a person's wildness towards food. I remember a parenting expert said that encouraging babies to grab food with their hands can cultivate their interest in food, increase the pleasure of eating, and promote the flexibility of their fingers. It seems that grabbing food with your hands is an innate instinct of animals. When this instinct is awakened, eating will naturally be hearty, refreshing and comfortable.

The method of making big bones is very simple. It is to cut the big bones with meat into sections, add vegetables, angelica and other auxiliary ingredients directly into the pot and stew them. After the water boils, skim off the foam and add refined salt. , soy sauce, scallions, ginger slices, pepper and other seasonings into the pot, simmer over medium heat for 50 minutes. After cooking, pick it up and put it in a basin, and it is ready to eat.

Modern people eat in a more civilized manner in restaurants. They first put on disposable plastic gloves with both hands, select a big bone of their choice, put it firmly between the teeth with both hands, and bite the piece of meat firmly with the upper and lower front teeth. Pulling it out, the bitten meat ball was grinding in the mouth, and the mouth felt smooth and tender, the nose was filled with the aroma of meat, and the happiness was overwhelming. People who know how to eat know that the marrow in big bones is also delicious. Plug a straw in and suck it sizzlingly without wasting it at all.

Datian big bones are crispy and tender, oily but not greasy, refreshing and fragrant. The main reason for its delicious taste is its excellent meat quality. Local farmers in Datian raise a type of pig called Sophora pig, which needs to be raised for a year before being slaughtered. The Sophora pig grows slowly, so its meat is firm. The hip bones of sophora pig are large in size, the meat is lean but not fat, and it also has tendons and glue, making it an excellent ingredient for making the delicacy of big bones.

Eating meat and drinking in large bowls should be the chivalrous complex deep in everyone's heart. Some people, especially delicate girls, always think that they can't eat a big bone at first, but they can grab a big bone with their hands. , a few chats and a feast, the meat on the big bone has entered the stomach without realizing it, leaving only a meatless bone and the endless aftertaste that can't be parted. If friends get together, they must drink a few bowls of farm-brewed rice wine with big bones. That would be a great time.

According to reports, to eat the most authentic big bones, you have to go to Shipai Town. There is a big bone meat food street in the town. The chefs of different restaurants have their own private recipes, some with different combinations of medicinal materials, and some with different combinations of medicinal materials. The proportions are different, so the big bones on a street always have different flavors, attracting people from north to south. There is a popular saying among hospitable Datian people: "Let's go to Shipai to eat meat!" This sentence clearly confirms the status and temptation of Shipai Big Bone in the hearts of Datian people.

If you have the opportunity to go to Datian, you might as well go to Shipai to eat the most authentic big bones. And I can only save this opportunity for my next trip to Daejeon.