Practice:
Taro bag is a kind of steamed stuffed bun made of taro and appropriate amount of cassava flour. The making method is simple. Generally, a large and perishable taro is washed, cooked in a pot with skin attached, then taken out and peeled, mashed (rotten) in a dustpan, then added with appropriate amount of cassava flour and refined salt, and kneaded by hand to turn it into steamed stuffed bun skin. The stuffing is lean pork, mushrooms, shredded winter bamboo shoots (or dried bamboo shoots), shrimps, scallion, etc., and mince them, add refined salt and monosodium glutamate, stir fry (don't add sugar, otherwise it will lose its delicious taste), and filter out the soup to form the stuffing. After the taro is wrapped, it is placed in a steamer with banana leaves. After the pot is steamed with strong fire (the heat needs personal control), the fragrance is like butterflies and the room is full of mouth-watering. At this time, put out the pan and put in sesame oil, lard and other seasonings. A steaming, fragrant taro bag will be done. The skin is smooth and tender when it is hot, and the stuffing is fragrant and beautiful. Taro buns are eaten steamed.
Story:
There is also a local story about "taro relieving hunger". In ancient times, there was a monk in a temple who devoted himself to planting taro, and he earned a lot of money every year. He built it into a wall like mud, and then he was hungry. More than 4 monks in this temple ate taro mud to make him die. It can be seen that taro is a good thing and a treasure in the mountains. However, when the clever and capable Hakkas eat miscellaneous grains, they constantly change their tastes, change the way they eat taro, update the cooking patterns of taro, and entertain guests with taro cooking dishes, so they cook a country food-taro buns in their daily life. In the past, taro and sweet potato were the main miscellaneous grains in Hakka families in mountain villages. As the agricultural proverb says, "Sweet potato and taro are the most important vegetables in farmers", which can be used as both vegetables and food. Therefore, almost every household has planted it. Every autumn, every household's cellar and room corner are full of red sweet potatoes and dark taro. Nowadays, with the continuous improvement of living standards, every household eats rice. Taros and sweet potatoes are no longer miscellaneous grains, but Hakka people will plant them to eat when they want to change their taste.
In Yongding County, many families make taro buns during the Chinese New Year holidays. Especially the taro bag on New Year's Eve, it has a special taste, not to mention the scene of taro bag, which is full of deep affection and exudes warmth. The understanding and support between family members in the past year, the prospect of the new year, the blessing for the elderly and the expectation for the younger generation seem to be silently integrated into the taro bag in that hand.
The delicious dishes and the short stories spread around undoubtedly add a mysterious veil to this delicious taro bag. And its extremely delicious taste is naturally full of mystery under its hot air, so let's take a quick bite to taste the delicious food.