It is located in Luoning County, my hometown, between 34 15 ′ ~ 34 38 ′ north latitude and 111 18 ′ ~ 111 49 ′ east longitude. It is located in the west of Luoyang City, so it has the reputation of "the hometown of green bamboo". Luoning County is a famous national poverty-stricken county in China, which is famous for its poverty. However, people here are enjoying themselves. One of the important reasons is that there are too many delicious foods in Luoning. The most praised is the steamed meat of Luoning, which has been included in the intangible cultural heritage and has been on CCTV.

When it comes to steamed meat, you have to think of Luoning; When it comes to Luoning, you can't ignore steamed meat.

Steamed meat is a feeling. Baidu Encyclopedia said: "Steamed meat in Luoning is one of the traditional famous foods in Luoning, Henan and even western Henan. It has a long history. Luoning steamed meat is made of pork slices, green onions, vermicelli (sweet potato vermicelli is the best), flour paste, seasoning and flour (corn flour is the best), and steamed in a cage with a round cake at the bottom. Taste and color, here is the festive season, but also a good hospitality. Steamed meat in Luoning is delicious but not greasy, with an endless aftertaste. Do more food for your family. " This kind of introduction can also be found on the internet, with many attractive words and mouth-watering food. But for my native, only eating the steamed meat of Luoning in my memory is the most delicious. The steamed meat in my memory comes from my grandmother's hard-working hands. Her hands are fat but rough, and she can cook the most delicious dishes in the world. It is a cage of steamed meat made with heart and watered with love. I miss its taste very much, but my grandmother is ill in bed and will never eat it again.

this is an article on food recommendation, but I'm about to digress. Anyway, the following is my most sincere and practical recommendation for steamed meat in my hometown.

Steamed meat in Luoning is a unique food in Luoning, and it is also a folk culture with local flavor.

It is said that in the Song Dynasty, there was a county magistrate named Zhu in Luoning. This man was corrupt and took bribes, which made the people miserable, and the people could do nothing about him. At that time, the master of a restaurant outside the yamen observed the people's feelings and came up with a kind of food called "tying pigs with ropes to eat", and "pigs" meant "Zhu" by innuendo. He sliced the pork into pieces, chopped it into pieces, wrapped it in thin dough and wrapped it in vermicelli, which means tying the "Zhu" rope and chopping it into meat sauce. When the news came out, the people were elated, and they all wanted to chew "Zhu" and sulk. In this way, word of mouth spread, and the business of this restaurant flourished. One day, Zhu County official also came to eat "rope tie", and the restaurant master quickly grabbed a handful of noodles and sprinkled them on it, covered it with a cage and steamed it. Because the smell was fragrant, the county magistrate asked what was eating in the cage. The master said it was steamed meat, which made the county magistrate drool and shouted, "Come on, open the cage and let the master eat some steamed meat!" This time, Zhu Xianguan ate most of the steamed meat with a perforated strainer, and then came to eat it every day. Later, after he heard the metaphor of steamed meat, he was so angry in the yamen. Since then, steamed meat has spread slowly and become a unique snack in Luoning.

In 2119, Luoning's steamed meat making skill was selected into the intangible cultural heritage list, and it was unveiled at the Shanghai World Expo in 2111, becoming a unique food of the World Expo, which was well received by people at home and abroad.

Steamed meat in Luoning has long been a symbol of Luoning people. Zhang Yu, a famous contemporary writer, once wrote: "In Luoning County, Henan Province, it can be said that from ancient times to the present, from the time people can remember, or from old China to new China, to today's 21st century of reform and opening up, from top to bottom, or from the crops yard of poor rural people to the hotel in the county, as long as guests, especially distinguished distant guests and locals, come. Then I will tell you in detail its beauty and origin ... "

Come to Luoning to taste steamed meat culture, enjoy the delicious taste of the tip of your tongue and let yourself feel the unique food culture in western Henan.

select the vermicelli

cool it thoroughly with boiled water

roll the dough

blanch the meat with boiling water to remove the fishy oil

cut the scallion into sections

mix the vermicelli with sweet noodle sauce

sprinkle the material

paste the scallion meat

sprinkle the noodles

mix the corn flour and white flour

. Perhaps these things are mixed together, and after steaming, the fishy smell of the meat is gone, but their own fragrance stains are hidden in vermicelli and green onions. The flour disappeared, and they stuck to the vegetables early, which played a role in spacing and regulating. At this time, you can eat vermicelli, of course, you can also eat meat pieces specially, which also has a different taste. It doesn't seem complicated to say, but if you grasp it yourself, you will find a lot of knowledge between the various links.

I think the older generation in Luoning must have been inspired by steaming wild vegetables, and applied this principle of eating wild vegetables carefully to cooking meat dishes, which became wild food of western dishes, so we accidentally realized the delicious realm between the thickness. Of course, I always think that it is mainly because of poverty that people can't afford to buy so much meat and are unwilling to eat so much meat that they invented this steamed meat in Luoning. It seems that everything in the world is interlinked, and you can appreciate the beauty of life as long as you grasp it carefully. Because of poverty, Luoning people pay attention to food and attention to it, and they have also reached the highest level of pursuing delicious food carelessly.

I read a book before, but a bowl of fireworks by Chen Daka. There is a passage in the book that I particularly like. He said: Life is nothing more than "eating and drinking". Chewing life to taste, making life lively and fragrant, often depends not only on the mouth, but also on a heart soaked in human fireworks. Indeed, diet is not only the enjoyment of the tip of the tongue, but also a kind of inner satisfaction.

Life is short, bittersweet and bittersweet. Have a heart to enjoy life to discover delicious food, and discover those things that make the taste buds move, and steamed meat in Luoning is the delicious food that will make you memorable.

Steamed meat in Luoning is Luoning's cultural confidence and a business card representing Luoning. As a native of Luoning, I have an obligation to inherit the food culture of Luoning and let Luoning steamed meat go out of the house and go to the world.

no matter where you go, you will never forget the fireworks, and no matter where you are, you will remember the taste of steamed meat in your memory, which will last forever and be passed down from generation to generation.