Eating salt and talking about honey in a hurry

——Eating salty things and talking about sweet ones and talking nonsense

Youtiao, a very cherished food in the lifeblood of the Chinese people, whether it is in the country Neither steamed buns nor foreign cakes are as deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. For thousands of years, people have used them as staple food, supplementary food, snacks, and side dishes, but miraculously they have never declined.

Some time ago, Quanzhou’s new internet celebrity delicacy, mochi fried dough sticks, cost as much as 9 yuan a piece, and people still flocked to eat it. I couldn’t figure it out, so I followed the development path of fried dough sticks. I stroked it again.

Fried dough sticks are originally a food that expresses anger. Nearly a thousand years ago during the Shaoxing reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, the national hero Yue Fei was killed in Fengbo Pavilion on "unfounded" charges. The imperial court was cowardly and humble, and treacherous ministers were in power. The grief-stricken people of Lin'an (Hangzhou) could not suppress their inner hatred, so they made two little figures based on the traitor Qin Hui and his wife, and fried them in fierce fire. A new food that represents the people's patriotic feelings was born, which is "fried cypress".

"Fried cypress" is very satisfying, and everyone eats it quickly. I can imagine how people felt when they ate "fried cypress". They must have gritted their teeth and swallowed it down with tears.

The name "fried cypress" was too conspicuous. In order to protect themselves, the people changed "fried cypress" to "fried ghost". Qin Hui ran out of the eighteenth level of hell, which was despised by everyone. The ghost!

Regarding the importance of a good name, "Fried Ghost" instead of "Fried Hinoki" is easier to remember, so it became popular all over the country and was passed down. I don’t know how many places people still call “fried dough sticks” “fried dough sticks”. Anyway, in Quanzhou where I live, the authentic indigenous people still call it that.

In the course of historical changes, in order to better call it, "fried ghost" gradually turned into the special image of today's "fried dough sticks", long deep-fried strips.

Fried dough sticks originated in Lin'an, the imperial capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, which is now the prosperous Hangzhou. Some time ago, a Hangzhou person posted a picture of eating fried dough sticks dipped in soy sauce, which triggered a great discussion between the north and the south.

Hangzhou people say, isn’t it normal to eat fried dough sticks dipped in soy sauce? How to eat it without dipping it in soy sauce? People from Fujian and Guangdong immediately joined the queue, saying that you should dip your dough sticks in soy sauce. People from Shanghai soon joined the team, saying that they should also dip your dough sticks in soy sauce.

The eating habits of Fujian, Guangdong, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang are different, but eating fried dough sticks dipped in soy sauce is highly consistent. A bowl of clear porridge, a fried dough stick, and a small plate of soy sauce is a delicious breakfast.

Cao Cao ate this way when he was a child, so much so that nowadays, when milk bread is popular all over the world, our family still has a meal of porridge like this from time to time. It is indispensable to cut the fried dough sticks into small pieces and dip them in them. soy sauce.

But many northerners cannot accept it. They think that eating fried dough sticks dipped in soy sauce is simply a dark dish. They are weird southerners and their strange eating habits. The straightforward northerners are questioning their souls: fried dough sticks are not soaked in soy milk. Of?

Of course, soy milk fried dough sticks are not just for northerners. In the south, where we eat fried dough sticks dipped in soy sauce, we also like soy milk fried dough sticks. Let’s listen to JJ Lin’s song "Soy Milk You Tiao".

Excluding soy milk fried dough sticks and dipping them in soy sauce, there are thousands of ways to eat fried dough sticks.

People from the Central Plains say that they are willing to eat spicy tofu curd and fried dough sticks three times a day.

Sichuan and Chongqing people say that soaking the fried dough sticks in hot pot Maocai Malatang is super delicious.

People in southern Fujian say that if you don’t have fried dough sticks in the noodle paste, you won’t be full.

Fried dough sticks are eaten in both the north and the south. Whether they are soaked in soy milk, spicy soup, hot pot with vegetables, or noodle paste, it is the same. Fried dough sticks are the most important staple food or supplementary food for our Chinese people. Only by eating this fried dough stick can we work energetically throughout the day.

The fried dough sticks are crunchy and also function as snacks. For example, I often run to the door to buy a few fried dough sticks in the middle of work to treat myself and my colleagues around me. They are also very popular.

If it is made into a fried dough sticks and fruit salad, it is even more irrespective of one's promise to lose weight.

The leftover fried dough sticks are no longer so crispy, but have turned into another kind of old fried dough sticks. The old fried dough sticks are smooth and tough, implying sophistication. Soak them in the soup and soften them. No matter how sophisticated you are, it is just a bowl of vegetable soup.

Laoyoutiao can also be used as a dish. I wonder if you have ever eaten fried dough sticks with eggplant in a pot. When I saw it for the first time, I was as surprised as a northerner seeing fried dough sticks dipped in soy sauce, but It was so delicious that I decided to make this dish more often from now on.

The ingredients of fried dough sticks are simple, the operation is simple, it is delicious and filling, and its excellent condition is an important factor in the popularity of fried dough sticks for thousands of years.

But it is undeniable that the variety of ways to eat fried dough sticks has allowed the fried dough sticks to develop in an all-round way.

Sandwiching fried dough sticks has become a new Internet celebrity delicacy. In fact, this is not a novelty. When I posted pictures of mochi fried dough sticks on the Internet, my friends in Jiangxi Said, what kind of internet celebrity is this? Isn't this the "fried dough sticks wrapped with pockmarked fruit" that they eat every day?

It turns out that the development of Internet transportation allows us to turn things that were once surprising into novel delicacies, change the taste, and become an Internet celebrity.

So, have fried dough sticks dipped in soy sauce also become an internet celebrity delicacy in the north? It seems that if you have the "heart", you can do it.