food is the most important thing for people. In the face of food, who can resist its temptation? I am no exception. I don't like eating delicious food completely, but I like collecting delicious food everywhere. No matter where you travel, you can always bring back a big bag of special products when you come back. This can make my brothers and sisters happy.
someone asked me, since I have eaten so many local delicacies, where is the best? I'm from Hunan, so it's natural that the food in my hometown can arouse my taste buds most! As the saying goes: a nest of gold and silver is not as good as your own kennel. However, this "kennel" is really inappropriate to describe our Hunan cuisine!
When it comes to Hunan cuisine, stinky tofu is the first thing that comes to mind! This unusual thing, as a famous snack in Hunan, is well-known at home and abroad! Even Chairman Mao loved its delicious food and gave it a high evaluation: "Stinky tofu smells bad and tastes good." It's true that stinky tofu is ugly, covered with carbon black, like a miner who just climbed out of a coal well, and it smells ... worthy of the name. You will never feel that it can climb the list of "delicious food" until you have tasted it. I felt the same way when I first came into contact with stinky tofu. I think this thing is just like durian, depending on whether you like the taste. With the feeling of giving it a try, I took a bite, and suddenly felt full of crispness. A strong pot-stewed smell flowed into my mouth along the break, which made me chew involuntarily. Crispy outside and tender inside, coupled with the seasoning of coriander, I repeatedly applauded and ate several more pieces before I was willing to give up. I think foreigners who call it "gourmet" are probably enjoying its strangeness!
another kind of food can also be called "peculiar". Moreover, as soon as you hear its name, you can immediately think that it has a lot to do with Chairman Mao, the great leader of China! Yes, its name is Mao Shi Braised Pork! Having said that, we have to draw the story behind it: At that time, when China was poor and weak, the material foundation and productivity of China people were very backward, and many people died every year. Chairman Mao's family is a rich farmer, so naturally there is no danger of starvation. However, they have little chance to eat meat, and at most they buy a little fat meat a week. However, Chairman Mao's mother is good at cooking, so she always presents the carefully cooked pork with pork in brown sauce on the New Year's Day, which has won unanimous praise from relatives and friends. Later, after Chairman Mao came to power, this delicious food was widely circulated among the people. Mao Shi braised pork is meat but not fishy, oily but not greasy, especially after the entrance, the sticky feeling of staying in the mouth is memorable. I think people who can savor it carefully are mostly savoring its history!
Hunan cuisine is just a microcosm of Chinese cuisine culture. Looking at the leopard in the tube, the broad spirit of various Chinese cultures can also be seen. I love food, and I love the food in China even more!