China's food culture is extensive and profound. Every place has its own special snacks, many of which are seasonal. Now it is the hottest season of the year, which is often referred to as the summer heat. An aunt in Henan will use watermelon and soybeans to make watermelon sauce beans every year in the dog days, making more than 1, kilograms at a time and eating them up for half a year.

People living in rural areas of Henan have eaten watermelon sauce beans, which have a special taste. People who like to eat it feel particularly fragrant, but those who don't like to eat it may not be able to stand it.

There is a farmhouse in Liangzhen, jia county, Henan Province, where the specialty dishes made with soy sauce beans are particularly popular. At this time of the year, my aunt will make soy sauce beans at home, soak the carefully selected soybeans, wash them, take them out and cook them in a pot. Cook them slowly over medium heat, and never overcook them. It is the best time to cook them until they are just broken and not too soft and rotten.

My 6-year-old aunt has been making watermelon sauce beans for decades, and she has a good grasp of the heat. She can tell whether the soybeans are cooked by drilling a hole. After taking them out of the pot, put them in a dustpan to cool, wrap them with flour, and then cover them in a humid environment. When the beans are moldy, they should be exposed to the sun in the yard, then pick out the hairy beans, take out the fresh watermelon pulp, and mix them evenly in the prepared sauce beans.

seal it and take it to the roof to dry. The sun is the most poisonous in dog days, and it is a good time to dry the bean paste. Just don't get caught in the rain, otherwise a pot of bean paste will be scrapped. It takes about half a month for the bean sauce to turn from khaki to crimson, and the fermented flavor will come out, and the watermelon bean sauce will be ready.

My aunt's soy sauce beans are very famous in the local area, and the dishes made with soy sauce beans are also very popular. Many diners feel delicious after eating them, so they should pack them and take them back. 1, Jin of soy sauce beans are sold out in half a year. Watermelon sauce beans are all handmade, and the output can't go up. My aunt also feels sorry for this. She said that when someone helps, she will dry two or three thousand kilograms a year, and she will eat sauce beans all year round. Have you tried this special snack? Those who have eaten it, share its beautiful and delicious taste with everyone!