My hometown, Luoning County, is located between 34°05′～34°38′ north latitude and 111°08′～111°49′ east longitude. It is located in the west of Luoyang City because of its vast hectares of green bamboo. , so it has the reputation of "the hometown of green bamboo". Luoning County is a well-known national-level poverty-stricken county in my country. It is famous for being poor, but the people here live a happy life. An important reason is that Luoning has too many delicious foods. The most praised one is Luoning Steamed Pork, which has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage and has been featured on CCTV.

When talking about steamed pork, you have to think of Luoning; when talking about Luoning, you can’t ignore steamed pork.

Steamed meat is a feeling. Baidu Encyclopedia introduces this: "Luoning steamed pork is one of the traditional famous foods in Luoning, Henan and even western Henan. It has a long history. Luoning steamed pork consists of pork slices, green onions, vermicelli (sweet potato vermicelli is the best), noodle sauce, Seasonings and flour (corn flour is best) are mixed and steamed. There is a round cake on the bottom. It is delicious and colorful. It is a festive dish here and is also a good treat for guests. The food is fragrant but not greasy, and the aftertaste is endless. "You can cook it at home." You can find many attractive words and mouth-watering delicacies on the Internet. But for me, who was born and raised here, only the Luoning steamed pork in my memory is the most delicious. The steamed pork in my memory came from my grandma’s hard-working hands. Her hands were fat but rough, and she could cook the most delicious dishes in the world. It was a cage of steamed pork made with care and watered with love. I miss it very much. It tastes great, but my grandma is bedridden and will never eat what she made by herself again.

This is an article about food recommendations, but I am almost going off topic. Let’s get back to the subject, here is my most sincere and honest recommendation for the steamed pork in my hometown.

Luoning steamed pork is a unique food in Luoning and a folk culture rich in local flavor.

It is said that during the Song Dynasty, there was a county magistrate named Zhu in Luoning. This man was corrupt and accepted bribes, which made the people miserable and the people had nothing to do with him. At that time, the chef of a restaurant outside the government office observed the public sentiment and came up with a kind of food called "pig tied with rope to eat", where "pig" means "zhu". He cut the pork into slices, chopped it into pieces, wrapped it in thin dough and wrapped it with vermicelli. The vermicelli is a rope, which means to tie the "zhu" rope with a rope, and chopped it into meat paste. When the news came out, the people were very excited and wanted to take a few bites of "Zhu" to vent their frustration. In this way, one word spread to ten, and the restaurant became a prosperous business. One day, County Magistrate Zhu also came to eat "rope tie". The restaurant chef hurriedly grabbed a handful of noodles and sprinkled it on top, then covered it and steamed it. Because of the fragrant smell, the county magistrate asked what was in the cage. The master said it was steamed meat. The magistrate drooled with greed and shouted: "Quickly, open the cage and let me eat some steamed meat!" This time, Magistrate Zhu ate most of the steamed meat, and he came to eat it every day after that. Later, when he heard about the metaphorical meaning of the steamed meat, he died in anger in the Yamen. Since then, steamed meat has slowly spread and become a unique snack in Luoning.

In 2009, Luoning steamed pork making technique was selected into the intangible cultural heritage list. In 2010, it was unveiled at the Shanghai World Expo and became a unique delicacy at the World Expo, which was well received by people at home and abroad.

Luoning steamed pork has long become a symbol of Luoning people. The famous contemporary writer Zhang Yu once wrote: "In Luoning County, Henan, it can be said that from ancient times to the present, as long as people can remember, or from From old China to new China, and now in the 21st century of reform and opening up, from top to bottom, or from the small farmyards of poor rural people to the big hotels in the county towns, as long as guests come, especially distinguished guests, As a distant visitor, the locals will serve you a dish - Luoning Steamed Pork, and then they will tell you in detail its beauty and origin..."

Come to Luoning to taste the steamed pork culture. Enjoy the delicious food on your tongue and let yourself experience the unique food culture of western Henan.

Selected vermicelli

Cool the vermicelli with boiling water slurry

Roll out the dough

Blank the meat in boiling water to remove the fishy oil

Mix vermicelli with sweet noodle sauce

Mix well

Sprinkle ingredients

Spread green onion and meat sauce

Sprinkle flour

Mix cornmeal and white flour

Place the cage

Place the cage complete

Fire the fire

Coming soon Out of the cage

Out of the pot

A cage of mouth-watering delicacies is ready.

Maybe it's because these things are mixed together. After steaming, the fishy smell of the meat disappears, but its own fragrance is hidden in the vermicelli and green onions. The flour is gone, they have stuck to the dish early, playing a role in spacing and adjustment. You can eat vermicelli at this time, and of course you can also eat meat cubes, which also have a unique taste. These don't seem complicated to say, but if you grasp it yourself, you will find a lot of knowledge in each link.

I think our elders in Luoning must have been inspired by steamed wild vegetables. We applied this principle of eating wild vegetables carefully to cooking meat dishes, which became Western wild vegetables. I accidentally realized the realm of delicious food. Of course, I have always felt that it was mainly because of poverty that people could not afford so much meat and were reluctant to eat so much meat, so this Luoning steamed pork was invented. It seems that everything in the world is connected. As long as you grasp it carefully, you can appreciate the beauty of life. Because of their poverty, the people of Luoning were careful about their food, and accidentally reached the highest level of pursuit of delicious food.

I have read a book before, "Just a Bowl of Human Fireworks" by Da Ka Chen. There is a passage in the book that I particularly like. He said: Life in this world is nothing more than "eating and drinking". Chewing life with flavor and living it vividly often requires not only your mouth, but also a heart soaked in the fireworks of the world. Indeed, eating is not just a pleasure on the tip of the tongue, but also a kind of satisfaction in the heart.

Life is short, full of ups and downs, and full of flavors. Have a heart that enjoys life to discover delicious food and things that make your taste buds excited, and Luoning Steamed Pork is a delicacy that will make you have endless aftertaste.

Luoning’s steamed pork is Luoning’s cultural confidence and a business card that represents Luoning. As a Luoning person, I have the obligation and responsibility to pass on the food culture of Luoning and let Luoning steamed pork go out of my home and go to the world.

No matter where you go, you will never forget the cage of human fireworks. No matter where you are, you will also remember the taste of steamed meat in your memory, which will last forever and be passed down from generation to generation.