What's the most exciting flavor?
hot.
Among the seven flavors commonly used in cooking: salty, sweet, sour, spicy, fragrant, fresh, and bitter, spicy is the most stimulating basic flavor.
Many delicious dishes require spicy seasoning.
This is not to blindly pursue the intensity of spiciness, but to achieve the realm of being fragrant but not spicy, rich in flavor, good in taste, and suitable for all ages. Only in this way can a dish achieve its "status in the world."
For example, the following dish.
The red and hot Jar Pork Jar Pork is a traditional famous dish in Chenzhou, Hunan.
In ancient times, people in the village did not live a wealthy life, and they could only eat meat during the New Year and festivals.
Since the New Year's pork cannot be eaten in a short time, in order to prevent the pork from spoiling, the locals marinate the fried pork with salt and hot sauce in large porcelain jars.
In this way, the meat can not only be preserved for a long time, but also have a rich taste of fresh, salty and spicy, and exude a unique aroma.
Since then, this dish has become a very favorite delicacy of the local people: jar meat.