To Guangdong to know, as China's third largest water system of the Pearl River, its estuary actually has eight, and actually are to "door" for the name of the word, in addition to the famous Humen Humen, but also include the Hengmen, mill door, cockle door, Naiwan door, Yimen and Hujumengmen. These doors to the sea as the name, constitutes the Pearl River Delta developed water system water network, are salt and fresh water junction, the river flows to the sea, bringing up a large number of organic substances, and seawater at high tide and the influx of a lot of marine plankton, aquatic products for these waters to bring a wealth of nutrients, breeding a lot of famous aquatic products. The yellow sand clams of Doumen Shanghong and Xinhui Muzhou are one of them.
The first time I heard of the yellow sand clams is a Sunday afternoon in April 1994, I do not remember what the reason is, the accounting training course, many students asked for four o'clock, only when the Doumen Qingdao Brewery and Qianmu Sugar Factory a few trainees, not in a hurry to go after the class, in the answer to a few questions, the Qianmu Sugar Factory Kwong Sang proposed to ask me to eat the yellow sand clams, brewery of the Amo said that I was asked to taste the Qingdao beer, a few other trainees are in a cacophony! The other trainees were all in an uproar, some saying that it was the season for yellow sand clams, and that it would be better to choose the right day than the wrong one, while others said that it was rare for Kwong Sang to treat me to Tsingtao Beer. The first thing I want to do is to get a good look at the clams, and I want to drink Qingdao Beer.
At that time, only know that there are sand clams, in Jiangxi and Fujian home to touch the snails have "by the hand" to touch and pick up, but the meat is less shells have nothing to eat, never specifically to touch to eat. Plus that time Doumen Qingdao beer is very running fire, plus some people say that yellow sand clams with beer is a perfect match. So, riding on the happy 125, followed by these guys set off.
What I didn't expect was that this place called "Shibansha" to eat yellow sand clams was so far away that the motorcycle crossed the Jingshang Bridge and took about half an hour to get to Lianzhou. Just when I thought I had reached my destination, the motorcycle in front of me continued to refuel and drove in the direction of Xinhui, and after driving for another ten minutes, we arrived at a picturesque ferry port. The car stopped, I think it should be to the right, did not think not only did not arrive, actually have to transition, really fulfills the sentence "wine is not afraid of the deep alley", in order to eat a meal of yellow sand clams, actually have to ride nearly an hour of motorcycle, should be close to the thirty kilometers of the journey.
The transition of people and vehicles, a ferry, a large stone with three red paint written in blood red letters "Tieban Sha", in this ancient village called Tieban Sha, only a few minutes ride, to a riverside restaurant. The restaurant was packed, and even though we were early, there were no seats available. I wandered around the old street for a long time, in many stalls after touching many times the so-called yellow sand clams, which we also have in our hometown, Kwong Sang finally lined up a seat, actually still leaning on the river side of the semi-open-air location.
Pour on the beer, first dry a glass, Kuang Sheng told me, Iron plate sand this place belongs to the Xinhui Muzu boundary, we have left Zhuhai. This place is also the Pearl River Mudanmen outlet the most inland place, the river is wide, gentle, beautiful environment, no pollution of the river is very suitable for aquatic plant growth, the production of "fish, shrimp, clams," known as Mutual state three treasures. Especially the yellow sand clams, large and fat, tender and white delicious, you can try it right away.
What happened next was an eye-opening experience. Just as we are ready to drink the second beer, an aunt with a large round aluminum basin on the table in the center, the basin on the hot air, countless by the steam steam cracked the mouth of the yellow sand clams lying in the basin, yellow sand clamshells lying inside a thumbnail-sized white sand clamshells meat. Just as a gentle river breeze blew by, a wonderful aroma blew to me, and I couldn't help but greedily inhale two mouthfuls, and just said in the vernacular, "Good taste." Kwong Sang has given me a bowl of yellow sand clams, I nonchalantly pick up a white and tender sand clam meat into the mouth, this put not, full of strange sand clam meat and oil tender flavor, chopsticks simply stop down, and do not need to be loaded, their own with a spoon clattering to the bowl, can not wait to put a a one sand clam meat to the mouth. Until we ate two boxes of clams in a pot of two pounds, we began to drink the second glass of beer.
That evening, a **** on the six pots of yellow sand clams, plus river fish and shrimp and two vegetables, with a small bottle of Tsingtao beer produced in Doumen, a few people to the table clams, shrimp, fish and vegetables and the box of beer, wipe out the clean. The feeling of sighing the delicious yellow sand clams, drinking the cool Tsingtao beer, and blowing the wind from the river or the sea has not been forgotten for many years. Even if later in the city work, also many times to take the "world" team to go hiking, to taste the iron plate sand delicious yellow sand clams, of course, there are fish and shrimp, as well as the original flavor, fresh and delicious sand clam soup mixed with white rice.
It must be noted that, although the yellow sand clams of Tiepansha are big and fat, but the shells are heavy and light, or shells are more meat, while the clams steamed out, fat and tender, melt in the mouth, seemingly no residue, belong to how to eat can not eat enough food. I don't remember who from the "All World" team said that after eating for half a day, they almost swallowed their own tongues and didn't get full. This is the characteristics of the iron plate sand yellow sand clams, caught up the yellow sand clams, with clean water clean up, fished into the basin when steaming, do not need any seasoning, just a few drops of sesame oil, steaming that is, how to eat can not eat enough, how to eat can not eat tired. I would have felt like eating almost, and after a glass of beer and still want to eat.
Now Tiepansha is not what it used to be, in addition to the yellow sand clams are still famous, along the village has developed a hiking greenway, go to the Tiepansha, not only can sigh eat delicious yellow sand clams, but also can enjoy the Pearl River estuary river water idyllic scenery, hiking exercise is also a superior choice of destination. The first thing you need to do is to ask your friends if there are any pictures of the yellow sand clams, and then ask them if they want to go to Tiebansha to eat the yellow sand clams.
Last but not least, I would like to thank Siya for providing us with the picture she saved for today's post.
Finally, I'd like to thank Siya for saving her picture for today's post.