The bean granules are as strong as mulberries, moist in color, sweet, crispy and delicious, spicy and salty, comfortable and refreshing. In addition to the intuitive sense when tasting, there is also a wonderful imaginative taste. There are many interesting things and they complement each other, hence the name Weiwei.
There is a kind of delicacy in the world, its taste is distinct and complex; its taste is difficult to express, it does not follow the rules and does not take the usual path; strangeness is its main theme, it A burst of punches and kicks, killing the old master with random punches; it has a typical Chongqing style and style that is difficult to copy and imitate in the world; its name is "Strange Flavored Beans".
The strange-flavored beans are so ugly that they look a bit like Ge You. "Food in China, taste in Sichuan", it is said that Sichuan cuisine is famous for its taste, sweet, salty, sour, soft, crispy, numb, spicy, bitter, fresh and fragrant. This is the authentic Sichuan cuisine.
When the five flavors of sour, sweet, numbing, spicy and salty are entangled at the same time, a new flavor type is born - strange flavor. In the big family of strange smells, the five flavors are like gentlemen who are harmonious but different. They do not bully each other, go their own way, do not invade each other, and do not interfere in each other's internal affairs. They are closely united and perform a harmonious chorus of strange smells.
Chongqing cuisine is a branch of Sichuan cuisine, and I think strange-flavored beans also belong to the camp of Sichuan cuisine. But the style and characteristics of the strange-flavored bean paste are the authentic Chongqing taste.
Strange Hudou is born with a look that is neither arrogant nor humble, and knows what is good and what is bad. He is so ugly that he looks a bit like Ge You in the entertainment industry. It doesn't need to be whitened with sulfur, nor does it need to be reddened by ammonia, nor does it need to be waxed or polished. It looks honest and dressed plainly, and has the temperament of a Chongqing boy who dares to love and hate, which makes people feel at ease.
The strange-flavored beans are pasted and put into sugar coating. They are still somewhat hard, but not sticky or greasy. You need to crush them with big teeth before entering the mouth. You can feel the slight resistance of the beans, and then numb and spicy. The various flavors of , sour, sweet, fresh, fragrant and crispy will sweep across your taste buds together. The hearty pleasure is just like the pleasure that Chongqing hot pot brings to people.
In addition to Chongqing, some cities also have strange-flavored beans, but it is not the taste of Chongqing.
Shanghai City God’s Temple Spiced Beans are famous all over the world, but they always feel a little creamy, just like Zhou Libo, who is extremely popular today. Although he wears a suit and has a long beard, he still feels almost manly no matter how he looks. Taste; Zhejiang's fennel beans became famous thanks to Lu Xun's pen, but the most authentic Xianheng Hotel fennel beans are still as soft and weak as Kong Yiji; only Chongqing's strange-flavored fennel beans are crispy and masculine, putting It makes a crunching sound when chewed randomly, leaving a fragrant aroma in your mouth. Each piece has a crispy, crispy, fragrant, sweet, numbing, spicy, salty and fresh flavor. That kind of firm and fragrant texture, the kind of chewy and chewy conquest, that kind of strong and strange pleasure are incomparable to any other beans. Two tons of strange-flavored beans are exported to the United States every year.
Hudou is not only popular with ordinary people, but also with big shots. Hudou can be found far away from the rivers and lakes, or high up in temples. Chairman Mao liked chili very much and said that if you don't eat chili, you won't be revolutionary. Chairman Mao also likes to eat beans, saying that eating beans can cultivate the spirit of eating hard beans.
According to folklore, in 1965, when former Cambodian Prince Sihanouk visited Chongqing, Premier Zhou Enlai treated him to a banquet and served him a plate of strange-flavored beans. Prince Sihanouk said it was delicious and secretly grabbed a handful and hid it in his pocket. Unexpectedly, Premier Zhou saw it and had someone give him a bag. It is said that Sihanouk brought it back to Cambodia to honor his mother.
In the 1990s, Xu Fengxiang, a foreign guest from Bangkok, Thailand, praised Chongqing’s oldest strange-flavored peas after tasting them. He wrote the words “unique flavor, fragrant on teeth and cheeks” and published it. In the "Chongqing Evening News", the manufacturer still retains this calligraphy treasure. Unexpectedly, Chongqing people like to eat strange-flavored beans, as well as outsiders and even foreigners. According to reports, 2 tons of Chongqing’s Diehua brand strange-flavored beans are exported to the United States every year.
Taiwan, China, is rich in products, but it does not produce beans. It is said that Hu Dou in Taiwan was brought over by a man named Huang Kaiji from Yongchuan in Chongqing.
Huang Kaiji was from Yongchuan, Chongqing. When he first arrived in Taiwan as magistrate, the local gentry held a banquet to welcome him. Someone brought a plate of beans, which happened to be only eight. Huang Kaiji ate one after another, finishing all eight beans on the plate. The squires were so shocked that they opened their mouths and were speechless for a long time. Later he learned that Hu Dou is extremely rare in Taiwan and is equivalent to ginseng, so it is known as "Hu Ginseng" and "Hu Zhen". There are eight on a table, and each person only has one. Huang Kaiji ate eight "Hu Ginseng" pills by himself. No wonder the squires were stunned. Later, he ordered his family to go back to his hometown, Yongchuan, Chongqing, to purchase peas, and transported a shipload of pea seeds all the way from Yongchuan, Chongqing. Since then, Yongchuan beans have taken root, sprouted, and blossomed in Taiwan.
To date, there are more than 30 companies in Chongqing producing strange-flavored beans, with an annual output of about 15,000 tons, which have been exported to Southeast Asia, North America and other countries and regions. In 2004, it was the most prosperous At that time, a single product of Diehua brand's strange-flavored beans sold more than 9 million yuan.
During the Anti-Japanese War, Lao She named Weiwei Bean. Chongqing's strange-flavored beans originated in Beibei.
Wang Zengqi wrote in the book "Eating Beans and Drinking Water": "Beibei's strange-flavored beans taste really weird: crispy, crispy, salty, sweet, numb, and spicy.
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The mountain city of Chongqing, surrounded by two rivers, has a profound historical and cultural heritage of three thousand years. It is famous for the aura of the Bashan Mountain and the Chongqing River. It was also a famous companion capital during the Anti-Japanese War. Beibei is the “secondary capital among the companion capitals”. In this auraful landscape garden city, there stands a time-honored food production company, Chongqing Jinyun Food Co., Ltd. Chongqing's oldest time-honored brand "Diehua" strange-flavored beans are produced here.
The time-honored "Diehua" brand was founded in Beibei, Chongqing City. It was originally a roasted seed stall founded by Xiong Rongcheng and his wife. Mr. Xiong Rongcheng followed his parents in the roasted seed business on Jiefang Road in Beibei since he was a child. , specializing in the business of "bean products". Later, he married his wife and developed the beans, fried beans, fried peanuts, etc. During the Anti-Japanese War, celebrities from all over the world came to Beibei and tasted Xiong Rongcheng and After his wife's fried beans, fried beans, and fried peanuts, Mr. Lao She said that the beans he made "have all five flavors: sweet, spicy, sour, salty, and numb, and are crispy, fragrant, and crispy in the mouth."
In addition to the intuitive feeling when tasting, there is also the taste of imagination. Whatever taste you think of, your taste buds will get this taste, which is surprising and good. Because of the peculiar taste, it is recommended to use the brand name "Strange Flavored Bean" , and because it is located at the foot of Jinyun Mountain, it is named "Jinyun", "Jinyun". "Strange-flavored beans" not only represents the charm of its flavor, but also represents a local characteristic. This is where the name "strange-flavored beans" comes from.
The May 4th Associated Press was established in 1955, led by Mr. Xiong Rongcheng , producing strange-flavored beans and other pastries. After the public-private partnership in 1958, the factory name was officially changed to Chongqing Jinyun Food Factory. Chongqing Jinyun Food Factory continued to use Mr. Xiong Rongcheng's "Jinyun." At this point, Mr. Xiong Rongcheng became the founder of the "Jinyun" brand name of Jinyun Food Factory. "Jinyun" featured "weird-flavored beans" and had a series of mooncakes, cakes and biscuits. At that time, it was popular in Chongqing and Guanshengyuan is equally famous. Revealing the formula and process of strange-flavored beans.
The formula and process of "Strange-flavored beans" are relatively complex. There are 12 kinds of raw materials: Sichuan sugar, maltose, cooked sesame seeds, and Chili powder, monosodium glutamate, five-spice powder, alum, salt, sweet sauce. The process includes soaking the beans, removing the buds of the beans, soaking in alum, mixing with auxiliary ingredients, coating with sugar, and cooling and packaging. The color is brown, the particles are complete, the surface is similar to mulberries, the sugar is evenly applied, and there is no adhesion. The product has won the Ministry of Commerce’s Quality Product Award and the Ministry of Foreign Economic Affairs’ Quality Product Export Certificate. The product is sold well in 25 provinces and cities, Hong Kong and Macao, and as far away as Southeast Asia and the United States. European and American countries. The Encyclopedia of Chinese Famous Foods also specifically published the Diehua brand strange-flavored beans in Jinyun food.
Li Senyun, the second generation successor of the time-honored "Jinyun" brand, learned "Jinyun" from Mr. Xiong Rongcheng. "Weird-flavored bean" production technology and process formula, and the taste of the strange-flavored bean has been improved. (The original product focused on the taste of Sichuan people, mainly spicy, but after Master Li Senyun's bold involvement and careful improvement, it has been adapted to different regions. There are different flavors (spicy, sweet and salty). Even people from the Northeast and Northwest who don’t like spicy flavors are rushing to buy the strange-flavored beans, and the products are gradually being introduced to the national market.
Due to the continuous expansion of sales, the production force has also been strengthened. At this point, the third generation successor, Mr. Pan Youmin, began to produce strange-flavored beans in 1973. Today, the production process of strange-flavored beans has been significantly improved, and manual removal of the beans has been replaced. The soaking process was changed; the backward manual and semi-mechanized production was changed to achieve full mechanized production. After the process improvement, the soaking cycle of beans was shortened by two-thirds, the fried beans were crispy, the product hygiene was greatly improved, and the output was also greatly increased. . In addition, the frying process is already controlled by computers. It can be said that the production of strange-flavored beans has entered a new realm.