Today I'm going to talk about a dish whose name is completely confusing. The name sounds tall, but it is almost invisible in big cities. On the contrary, it can be seen in many rural areas and is regarded as a very good nourishing food in winter. It's called Dragon and Phoenix Soup. Are many people as confused as I am when I hear this name? I don't know what it is made of by the name. Anyway, it is definitely not a dragon or a phoenix, but I can understand it as soup. So what is the dragon noodle soup made of?
In fact, if you think about it carefully, there is an animal that looks like a dragon, and in some places it has an alias of "Xiaolong", and it is often regarded as a kind of food, then you can probably guess. Yes, it's a snake. Of course, the snakes used by farmers to make Longfeng soup are generally non-toxic and have not been listed as protected animals by the state, but this does not affect their taste. In the same way, the so-called "phoenix" is the kind of poultry that people often eat when they fly to the branches and become phoenixes, that is, domestic chickens. Therefore, dragon and phoenix soup is a kind of food with snake meat and chicken as the main raw materials. The name is actually very vivid and festive.
As many people know, chicken soup is a kind of nutritious soup, so putting snake meat and chicken together to make soup is actually a very nourishing cooking method, and the soup also has high nutritional value and edible value. And it tastes delicious, and the two ingredients cooperate with each other. Chicken has the fresh fragrance of snake meat, and snake meat also has the fragrance of chicken, which really complements each other. So in many rural areas with many snakes, this dish is quite common and very popular.
However, it is more troublesome to cook this dish in winter, because most snakes are hibernating at this time and rarely come out to move. It's hard to catch them unless they know their nests. Therefore, if you want to drink this soup in winter, you usually go to the market to sell snakes, or simply drink it before winter. Chicken is easier to get. After all, many people have their own chickens, so it is more convenient to use local materials if they want to eat. However, there are not many chickens at home, and many of them have to stay to worship the gods and ancestors. In addition, the price of snake meat is relatively expensive, and it is more dangerous to catch it on the mountain by yourself, so you may not be able to drink it. About two or three times a year. I remember that my former high school classmate's hometown was the place where I could drink Longfeng soup. I said I would try it there before, but for various reasons, it didn't happen. I wonder how he is now.
If you have a chance, don't miss this delicious food. After all, you can't see it everywhere.