"Zhu Zi's Quotations" asks: Between eating and drinking, which one is the law of heaven and which one is the desire of man? Said: Those who eat and drink have the laws of heaven and demand delicious food, which is also the desire of human beings!

The desire to pursue delicious food, even in the countryside, is no less than in the city. It is no longer just a desire to satisfy one's hunger twenty or thirty years ago.

I remember a famous person said: The best healing things in the world are food and words. When food meets poets, delicacies from mountains and seas, porridge and rice, all turn into poems. Transformed into a healing elixir for the soul, the delicacies of Grandpa Niu’s Yard are a good remedy for those who are homesick.

Looking up at the mountains on the south slope, bowing down to embrace the land on the south slope, the Hanamaki steamed buns in Grandpa Niu’s yard come from the land that has been soaked in the blood of generations, from sowing to harvesting, from drying to grinding. Every procedure is inseparable from the integration of hard work and nature, and persimmon sesame candy is a sweet memory left behind by the people who planted the trees and the people who came after them to enjoy the shade.

Actually, there are many delicacies in Grandpa Niu’s yard. What I’m talking about today is that the ingredients determine the true flavor of the dishes, and care is the soul of cooking them.

In the early morning of May Day, the fragrance of the flowers that she had secretly visited at night was floating in the alleys of the village. She was walking like a girl in green clothes.

My wife and sister-in-law had dinner early, carrying bamboo baskets, walked past the old village tavern, past the newly built B&B, and arrived at the foot of Nanshan Mountain.

The hawthorn trees have different shapes, with white flowers in bloom, and an early-rising bee is sucking nectar in the stamens.

Passing by Old Man Zhao’s sweet potato field, the soft soil was like a sponge, light and airy when stepped on. The green dandelions are holding some morning dew, and the fresh chrysanthemum seedlings stretch out their arms, eager to jump into the basket. These are the two most diligent wild vegetables. While other vegetables are still sleeping soundly underground, they are the first to open their hazy sleepy eyes and quietly poke their heads out to enjoy the beautiful scenery of this spring season.

Picking the freshest wild vegetables is a task that they must complete on time every day, and it is also a topic of conversation that the guests at the dinner table are full of praise for. The degree of freshness is determined by time. There are only three hours from picking at nine o'clock to satisfying the appetite of the guests at twelve o'clock. During these three hours, the vegetables are still growing, and the taste of the earth is still the same. The mellowness and nostalgia are also a kind of fine wine brewed from the food of the mountains!

Back home, the firewood stove was spitting out tongues of fire. The wood used to burn the firewood was pruned fruit trees. When burning, there was a fragrance of apple or hawthorn.

The soup envelops the meat, and the meat sucks the soup. The aroma of the meat comes out of the steaming pot, swirls under the toon tree, flies into the air, and circles the village for three days without stopping. Absolutely, this is the raw material of the "healthy rotten meat", the main dish of Grandpa Niu's yard. It comes from the descendants of the second senior brother who was lazy and lazy in the deep mountains and old forests. Just like an advertisement said: Let it grow naturally, let it grow naturally. You can eat with confidence!

In Jiaozuo, Henan, rotten pork is a famous specialty dish, and it is also a must-have dish for banquets in rural areas. It is fat but not greasy, with bright and translucent color and rich fragrance. Eat it in steamed buns or with rice, it tastes so delicious!

With carefully selected ingredients, you must have enough cooking time. Cut the cooked pork belly into large pieces of 8 inches long, 2 inches wide and 0.2 centimeters thick. Add the chopped homemade curd, mix well with sugar, soy sauce, sugar color, shredded green onions and shredded ginger. Put it into a bowl and put it in a cage. Steam for 45 minutes before taking it out of the pot. Finally, turn it over and put it on a plate. The famous dish of northern Henan, the rotten pork, is served to the table.