It is called "the king of fruit" in Thailand, but it has a strong smell, and its appearance emits such a disgusting smell that people can't avoid it, so it is forbidden to bring it into public places. But its taste is unique, good and delicious. As long as you try it boldly for the first time, you will definitely fall in love with it and indulge in it in the future.
Durian has the highest yield and the cheapest in summer. Durian is delicious, but expensive. A durian costs several hundred dollars, and it costs several tens dollars when it is cheap in summer. The best durian is the durian from Malaysian King Sang Mu. The meat of Mulberry King Durian is dark yellow, with a lot of meat, small core, strong taste, fresh and tender meat and excellent taste.
Now, a kind of durian is bred by hybridization. It's red meat, not as heavy as normal durian, but it tastes good. It took several years to cultivate, but the technology was not very successful. Sometimes the fruit is not necessarily red, so the red durian will be more expensive, but the taste is similar. Why buy it so expensive?
After peeling durian, put the meat in the refrigerator and take it out to eat. Tastes better! But durian is a positive food, and it is easy to get angry if you eat too much. Women can eat more. Women's deficiency and cold constitution, eating durian is helpful to relieve the pain of dysmenorrhea. Eating durian can tonify qi and kidney, and durian has certain medicinal value. Its peel and stone can be processed as herbs. The peel can be used for stewing soup, using the white meat inside the peel, but not the outer layer. You can add chicken or pork to the peel and stew it in a pot. This soup is very fresh. However, for people who don't eat durian, this soup tastes stronger. Durian meat is positive, but its peel has the function of clearing heat and reducing fire, so the soup stewed with peel can nourish yin and moisten intestines. It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that durian can be used as medicine, and cooking soup with durian core can tonify kidney and strengthen spleen, and treat diseases such as insufficient essence and blood and premature aging.
2. Stinky tofu
Stinky tofu, also known as dried tofu, is a traditional food in China, which originated a long time ago. It smells bad and looks like it has no appetite, but it tastes great.
Stinky tofu is made of tofu blocks and fermented brine. After a period of fermentation, it will produce a substance of hydrogen sulfide, so it will produce a pungent smell.
It is said that stinky tofu was invented because Zhu Yuanzhang was too poor when he was young. He took expired tofu and fried it in oil. He was surprised to find that it tasted very unique and delicious. Later, all the troops he led ate stinky tofu invented by him, and the notoriety of stinky tofu was widely circulated.
The smell of stinky tofu varies from place to place in China, but it's still the same. Stinky tofu is more delicious. Now the most famous is the stinky tofu in Changsha, Hunan, which tastes spicy and delicious. Fermented stinky tofu is fried, crisp outside and tender inside. The juice with stinky tofu is also very important, and the difference between different places should be in the juice.
Some people give stinky tofu to foreigners. Foreigners smell it and think it stinks. How to eat? But after they tasted it, they fell in love with this China cuisine. Now stinky tofu is also famous all over the world. Speaking of stinky tofu in Bian Xiao, my mouth is watering. I must go to the roadside to buy one after work.
3. Snail powder
The taste of snail powder is also quite heavy, and it smells like vomiting, but it won't make you want to vomit after eating it. In fact, it is not a bad smell, but a special taste, which is formed by the fermentation of sour bamboo shoots. There are many fabrics in snail powder, which is very appetizing. Ingredients: spiral lions, dry cut powder, pork spine, yuba, sour bamboo shoots, sauerkraut, lettuce, dried radish, black fungus, fried peanuts, tsaoko, fennel, chopped green onion, fragrant leaves, Chili powder, pickled peppers, pickled peppers.
4. stinky fish
Stinky fish is a famous dish in Huizhou, and it is also a notorious dish for banquets. People who eat it for the first time think that the fish has gone bad when they smell it. Actually, this is the special taste of this dish. It is said that in ancient times, people wanted to transport mandarin fish to other places for sale, but they were afraid that the fish would go bad because of the long journey, so they sprinkled light salt water on the fish. When it was served, it was found that the fish smelled bad, but it tasted more delicious when cooked, so it was cooked.
Now osmanthus fish are also pickled, slaughtered and cleaned, and then pressed in wooden barrels. Marinate for about a week, and marinate for 3 days in summer.
5. Bean juice
Bean juice is a traditional snack that old Beijingers love to eat. With a long history, it was once a royal palace meal. Bean juice is made by grinding mung beans into powder, filtering starch, leaving residue and fermenting. Sour and sweet, and a little astringent. If you are not an old Beijinger, you should not get used to it.
6. Bean curd
Tofu milk is also fermented with tofu. After fermentation, the starch in tofu becomes alcohol and protein becomes amino acid. After fermentation, it will produce odor, but it is a little smelly, and the taste of sufu is unique. Southerners often use it as seasoning to make various dishes, or they can eat it directly. When drinking porridge, you can drink a whole bowl of porridge and add a little fermented bean curd.
Having said that, it is common for China to eat smelly food, but foreigners actually eat worse than us. The following are some foreign "notorious" foods.
1, canned herring
Canned herring is a super smelly food invented by Swedes. Compared with him, our stinky tofu in China is full of fragrance. The Swedish government also stipulates that canned herring is not allowed to be opened in public places, and it is also stipulated that it is not allowed to be carried and checked on international flights. It can be seen that his smell is very bad, ranking first in stinky vegetables.
2. X-ray sectioning
Laiya slice is a high-end food in Korea, and Laiya is a kind of fish in the sea. Because Leia detoxifies through the skin, Leia itself has a taste. Rays slices are produced in Korea, and after fermentation, ammonia will be produced, giving off a smell similar to a toilet. Be careful when you eat, or something will happen.