Hejian city is located in the middle of the vast North China Plain. In ancient times, it was Hejian country, and it was named Hejian king in Han Dynasty. It was a vassal and later established a government. It is located on the main road in the south of Beijing. After the Ming dynasty, it was the "imperial road" leading to all parts of the south. According to legend, the width of this road is "eighteen bows". It has become a thoroughfare between the north and the south, commonly known as the first house in the south of Beijing. Therefore, all kinds of food cultures with North-South flavor developed here, especially in the late Qing Dynasty, when most of the eunuchs in the palace came from Hejian area. After the decline of the Qing Dynasty, eunuchs in the court chef and master chefs in the palace returned to their hometown, became folk, and lived by craft. Therefore, people say "If you want to eat, the river will turn" and "Dragon meat is in the sky, donkey meat is on the ground". Because the last two dragons in Xia Dynasty were eaten, and one died, only the skill of killing dragons was handed down, while donkeys flourished for thousands of years, which made people unable to finish eating. This is the best taste in the first world. The taste of donkey meat has long been loved by the ancients. Song Qi, a bachelor of Song Dynasty, passed by Luoyang and stayed with friends for a few days, singing, drinking and eating donkey meat. Finally, he became red-eyed and killed the donkey instead of walking.
According to the unique flavor of Hejian, "big fire with donkey meat". It has a long history. The earliest legend is that Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, came to Hejian before he ascended the throne, and a scholar "killed donkeys and cooked pork" to entertain Li Longji. After eating, he even said: delicious; In the Qing dynasty, Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, passed by the river, and missed the residence to eat among the people. The owner had to put the leftover cakes on the donkey meat and heat them in a cauldron. After eating them, Qianlong repeatedly praised the delicious taste. It took several generations to form such a shape (the other is round) and flavor. There is a saying in Hejian: "I'm afraid I won't see a big fire if I often go to the market", which means the status of big fire in the eyes of ordinary people and everyone's love for this kind of food.
After the founding of New China, donkeys can't be killed casually to protect farm animals, so they can only be eaten together with pork. He also created a stew made of donkey oil, starch and various medicinal materials. During the Cultural Revolution, he cut off the tail of capitalism. Hejian, a unique food culture, all stopped.
After the reform and opening up, the township economy, especially the economy in Hejian Migezhuang area, is relatively open. Burning donkey meat is active again, and its cooking technology has also developed to a higher level. The preparation of fabric, the shaping and cooking of flour cakes, the cooking of donkey meat in soup, and even the cutting of donkey meat have been studied in more depth and detail. Even a simple stew embodies the experience and skills of the old and new generations for many years, which has become a unique secret story of this river. Its representative is Wanguan Donkey Burning Shop. After years of improvement and development, Wanguan Donkey Meat Roast has developed into a standardized company with two independent brands of "Hundred Years Wanguan" and "Kung Fu Donkey". The traditional food "donkey meat on fire" was carried forward and quickly pushed to the north of the Yangtze River, winning the praise of gourmets everywhere.
trait
In all kinds of eating donkey meat, the number of donkey meat fires is the most common, and among the donkey meat fires, the number of donkey meat fires between rivers is the top grade. Hejianfu was a place with abundant aquatic plants in ancient times, and the donkey meat produced was particularly delicious. The donkey meat from the authentic donkey meat burning shop near Hebei comes from Hejian, and with the cooking skills handed down by the owner, the boiled donkey meat is ruddy, tender and delicious.
manufacture
This is a frontal fire. After kneading, stretch the noodles into long strips, coat them with oil, fold them in half, and then bake them in a pot. The temperature should not be too high. When the fire is basically cooked, put it in the stove under the pot. The stove is very special, so you can warm yourself on the side. In this way, the fire comes into contact with a higher temperature, but it will not come into contact with an open flame. Before long, there will be a crispy skin on the outside of the fire, which is very brittle when bitten into the mouth. The choice of donkey meat is very particular, but it also depends on personal hobbies. Inexperienced guests often want the purest meat, and the most delicious meat in donkey meat is meat with fat. There is little fat in donkey meat, and fat meat is not as greasy as pork, but more delicious and easier to feed.
Take out the freshly baked fire, and then the customer will point out which piece of meat he wants, put it on the scale, and then cut it into thin slices on the special vegetable pier. You can also add green pepper and cut it into donkey meat if the customer requests. Then add the fragrant stew, which is made of donkey oil and starch cooked in Tonga. It tastes the same as donkey meat, but as a seasoning, it tastes much stronger. Whether donkey meat is delicious or not depends on the flavor rather than the meat. Then quickly cut one side of the fire and stuff the meat and incense into the fire. A delicious donkey meat is cooked and you're done.
nutritive value
Donkey meat must be eaten while it is hot, because if you want it to burn incense, you must add some fat to it. Only with boiling fire can fat meat be roasted, so that the fragrance can penetrate into the meat and burn it. Put the crispy fire into your mouth while it is hot, and the delicious donkey meat aroma oozes from it. Chew it in your mouth. The donkey meat is tender and crisp. There is no more delicious food on earth.