People in Wuhan like to eat supper, sit in rows at food stalls, and it is the most enjoyable thing to eat supper and drink beer!
In such a chilly winter night, Wuhan people still can't give up their love for food stalls, and about three or five friends eat at the food stalls. Among the many food stalls in Wuhan, Wang's food stall in Xinqiao Street of Xunsihe dominates the night snack industry in Wuhan, and the swallow food stall here is equally famous.
on a cold winter night, this old street in the bustling Wuchang city is unremarkable at first glance. When you walk in, you find that there is a hole in the sky, which is very lively and has a strong street flavor.
Walking down this street, it is surrounded by cramped bungalows and crossed telephone poles, which seems to be back to old Wuhan in the 198s. As soon as I went down smoothly, there were dried bean shreds, swallow food stalls, Wang food stalls, barbecue and cooking, braised dishes and steamed buns.
There is no fierce competition in the catering industry here. We are all neighbors, and we will take care of each other's business. We will place an order in the swallow food stall and serve you the dried bean shreds directly. Have a barbecue at Lanlan barbecue and order red bean paste next to the bowl. Such a harmonious atmosphere is really hard to see in the catering industry.
Wang food stall is the most famous one in this street. When Gourmet Jun passed by, it was already full of people. The environment of such a small fly restaurant is not important. If the environment is too high-end, it will lose the simple taste of the market. It is in this corner, around a small table, regardless of eating and manners, eating a midnight snack and forgetting your troubles.
The signature edamame, shrimp balls and chicken feet here are very good. The chicken feet are sprinkled with white sesame seeds, which are soft and glutinous, and the meat and bones are easily separated. It is fascinating to eat one bite.
Shrimp balls have an appetite when they look at them, and their taste is very special. They are fresh and sweet with the smell of sesame oil.
edamame is also a must. Spicy and refreshing, that's the smell!
The soul of Wang's food stall is the boss's wife, and many people come for her skills. When ordering food, they also specifically ask the boss to fry it. The proprietress is the signboard of this shop.
The closing time of Wang's food stall is uncertain. Guests can eat whenever they want, as long as they are happy. What we do here is not only business, but also the human touch between people.
It is this kind of human touch that makes the old customers forget to eat and pass it on from mouth to mouth. Therefore, even if there is no signboard, no publicity, no menu and no facade, Wang's food stall will still become a bully in the food stall.
In addition to Wang's food stalls, the dried bean shreds in this street are also famous. I've never heard of this way of eating shredded beans before, but I didn't know until I read it that shredded beans were fried in an oil pan.
at first, my mother-in-law said that she was selling shredded beans in the food market. When she saw that the business of fried noodles in this street was not bad, she thought that she could try new ways to "fry" shredded beans. Unexpectedly, the fried shredded beans were well received by diners.
My mother-in-law said that the construction of dried bean shreds in Qinglong Lane is famous. Different from the construction of dried bean shreds, the dried bean shreds in Jianjian's house are spread in an electric stove and then fried, while their family burns firewood and spreads them in a big pot.
The ingredients of shredded beans are very important. Half soybeans and half rice are soaked overnight, ground with a refiner and spread into round cakes.
it is equally important to grasp the cooking time. The fire heats the oil pan, puts pieces of bean shreds into the pan, lets the bean shreds turn around in the pan, sprinkles salt, until the edge is golden, rolls up slightly, drains the oil and picks it up.
"Eat shredded beans with a small portion of shredded spicy radish." Mother-in-law looks proud. Eating dried bean shreds in one bite is crunchy, much like pancake fruit eaten outside. Add a spoonful of shredded radish and put it on the bean shreds. The crisp bean shreds are mixed with the sour and spicy radish, and there is a sweet taste when you take a bite.
The dried bean shreds and the swallow food stall belong to the same family. Many guests will order the bean shreds here when they sit in the food stall. The enthusiasm of the old Wuhan people is everywhere. There is no intrigue between businessmen to grab business. Instead, they are so harmonious and help each other, eating from one place to the other, giving diners more choices and a more intimate feeling.
besides the one next door, there are four other swallow food stalls in this street, all of which are cooked with stir-fried noodles, fried noodles and stewed vegetables. After asking, I found out that it was the same boss, that is, Aunt Zhu, who was the cook.
Swallow food stall has been open for more than 2 years, and it has been here since 2. At first, their family sold spring rolls, which were from jiaozi. At that time, people were not used to eating out, and most of them ate at home, so business was not good.
But Aunt Zhu is sure to attract people as long as it tastes good. She successively opened four branches, such as barbecue shop and stir-fry shop, with her brothers and sisters. With the explosion of Wang's food stall, the business of Yanzi food stall has gradually improved.
Like Wang's food stall, Aunt Zhu is a living signboard in the store. Many old customers only recognize her cooking, and the dishes she fried are that delicious.
rows of salted fish and sausages are hung at the entrance of the swallow food stall, which is full of strong flavor of the year. Aunt Zhu said that half of these salted fish and bacon are eaten by themselves, and half of them are for food stalls to cook. Some people will eat here for the New Year's Eve dinner. How can they eat less salted fish and bacon?
The New Year's Eve is approaching, and the pickled fish and meat hanging around in the light make this place feel more like a New Year.
The barbecue shop is the most in this street. Lanlan barbecue has two facades, which are full of people. The barbecue in their home is the authentic taste of the old Wuhan barbecue, which can find the feeling of eating barbecue in childhood.
The most amazing thing is the price. There are a bunch of chicken feet in 4 yuan, three bunches of potatoes in 2 yuan, and a bunch of mutton skewers in 2 yuan, which are full of materials.
To eat their barbecue, you must have a bowl of red bean paste sold at the door next door, eat barbecue and drink delicate and sweet red bean paste, which is vain! If you don't feel enough, you can have another cage of soup packets, and your life will be complete!
Walking all the way to the end of this street, I found that besides food stalls, there are steamed dumplings with steamed buns. Master Liu, who makes steamed buns, is not a local. His hometown is Shishou, and he came to Wuhan with his parents at the age of 3.
Master Liu's grandfather and father all sell steamed buns, which is an ancestral craft. Their steamed buns are small, one bite at a time, and the best thing is Chili sauce, which is also a secret recipe handed down from generation to generation.
During the day, Master Liu works as an hourly worker to sell beef, and at night, he comes here to cook supper, and sells it until 1: 3 in the evening.
For Master Liu, who came from other places to work hard in Wuhan, doing the old craft handed down by his family, working during the day and cooking supper at night, and working hard to support their families, they never thought of going back to their hometown, no matter how hard and tired they were, but wanted to take root in Wuhan.
Xinqiao Street remains the same as it was decades ago. At night, the food stalls here are the most lively places. It is the favorite food stall of the old Wuhan people, because there is no gap between shops here. After eating this one, you can eat that one seamlessly. More because there is a strong human touch here, and this human touch is what the old Wuhan people value most and miss most, as if they were back in the old house with their old neighbors.
many people "start with face value and are loyal to character", but for those old streets, we start with taste and are loyal to human feelings, which will never be forgotten and become the most precious memories.