? "Xinxin smiles to the west wind, and sprays out pearls. The place where they are picked is white with autumn dew, and the sunset is red when exposed to the sun. The beautiful mixture of the pulp is on the Sao Sutra, and the wall is painted with incense to condense in the Han Palace. The tripod should also know this

Taste, don't teach Jiang Gui to succeed alone." From this song "Huajiao" written by Liu Zihui, an acting scholar in the Song Dynasty, it can be seen that Zanthoxylum bungeanum has been well-known for a long time.

In Shidian County, south of Baoshan, there are two famous peppers, one is Heyuan pepper and the other is Taiping pepper.

The essence of Taiping Zanthoxylum bungeanum lies in one word - hemp. Especially the ones in Geji Village, Taiping Town, my hometown, are hemp deep in the soul.

? I remember that an earthquake occurred in Taiping Township (later restructured and merged into a town) in 2001. Although the epicenter was not in Geographic Village, it was not spared.

After discussion with their fathers, the next door neighbor's family of seven or eight decided to build an earthquake shelter in the vegetable plots of several families behind the house. The men of the parents' generation began to dig holes and bury piles, chop bamboo and bamboo, and lay plastic tarps.

The woman is responsible for packing the bed and luggage.

In this way, thirty or forty people, men, women, old and young, all squeezed into a simple earthquake shelter similar to a tunnel. There was an aisle in the middle with beds on both sides for people to live in. A simple curtain was drawn between each house, and they lived together like this for two days.

More than a month.

The old man next door (grandpa's elder brother) was in his sixties. He was not in good health and often drank homemade medicinal wine. One night, he touched the medicine bottle under the bed without turning on the light, and mistakenly mistook the bottle containing pepper oil for

Medicine bottle, took a sip directly.

At that time, I was so numb that I couldn't breathe, and the bottle fell directly to the ground. When the old lady (his wife) found out, the old man was completely unconscious. Her loud shouting had awakened everyone, and everyone hurried to find someone.

They called an ambulance. Some found soapy water to rinse his mouth, and some soaked him in sugar water. Everyone didn't sleep a wink that night and kept worrying about the safety of the old man. It wasn't until the person who accompanied him to the hospital called back that there was nothing serious after treatment.

No, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Last month I took a vacation and went back to my hometown. As soon as I got home, I heard from my mother that the old man passed away the night before. I heard that he passed away without breathing due to illness.

I have been working in the county for these years and have little time to go home. I often call home. I basically hear the news about my neighbors in my hometown from my parents on the phone.

Many people and many things are like disappearing dramas one after another. Only the memory is sometimes clear and sometimes vague, reminding myself: my roots are here, be grateful for life and cherish time.

Taiping pepper has not only nourished generations of Taiping people, but also fascinated guests from all over the world who set foot in Shidian.

Every year when Taiping Zanthoxylum bungeanum is not yet mature, many catering businesses from Dali, Kunming, Baoshan, Dehong, Shidian and other places contact the traders who buy Taiping Zanthoxylum bungeanum early, or go to the homes of Taiping Zanthoxylum bungeanum growers in person to order in advance.

Its unique "hemp" has made an important contribution in the battle against poverty and has become a part of Shidian's food culture.

Therefore, I have never dared to imagine Shidian’s copper ladle beef hot pot, roasted pork mixed with bean powder, red raw meat, bone residue, shredded radish meat, ham, sausage, chicken fir feast, lotus feast, New Year pig rice and a series of delicacies

Jiayan lacks the careful blending of green and red peppercorns, peppercorn powder, and peppercorn oil, or in other words, our ingredients no longer have the magical condiment Shidian peppercorns. How bad would it be?

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? Water and soil support people, and fields produce flowers.

Take the Zanthoxylum bungeanum in Taiping Town Geographical Village as an example. It occupies Taiping’s unique alpine valley monsoon climate, sits on green mountains, enjoys clear springs and fertile land.

Distinctive characteristics, red color, large grains and heavy oil, rich aroma, mellow and refreshing taste.

As long as you walk into the Geographical Village of Taiping Town, you will find that there are peppers in front of the houses, behind the houses, and on the ridges and roads in the village.

If you happen to walk into the village from May to August, the trees, rows, and patches are as green as jade, and the red pepper fruits are so beautiful that when you get closer, you will be hit by a wave of

A rich and refreshing fragrance that is irresistible.

If you see a child standing on tiptoes to pick peppercorns in front of or behind the house or beside the field, there is no doubt that his (her) family must be preparing to eat again. This is a task arranged by the mother, and it is also

My younger siblings and I have been working together since we were young.

Taiping’s Sichuan peppercorns are an intoxicating taste engraved in the bones, especially for Shidian people who are accustomed to sour, numbing and spicy tastes and are very particular about their diet.

As an original Shidian person, no matter how far you go or how long you stay away, as long as you think of the smell of Taiping peppercorns, you can deeply feel the strong feeling of "homesickness".

The older generation often says, "People work hard just to open their mouths." Although this statement is straightforward and superficial, it makes sense if you think about it carefully. We study and work hard just to live a better life.

So no matter where I go, I can't escape the important matter of filling my stomach, which is the foundation of life. Since I left Taiping in 2004, I went to high school in the county, and then went to college in another state. After graduation, I moved to the province due to work needs.

In many places outside the province, I have also tasted various restaurants and snacks.

Whether it is a hotel, restaurant or roadside stall, as long as it can solve the problem of food and clothing, it is the last word. But when various ingredients kiss the tip of your tongue intimately, you will feel that the taste is not enough, and there is always something missing to support the soul.