Our country’s food culture has a very long history. In many cases, the essence of these cultures will be integrated into some common sayings in the world. When facing traditional culture, we always adhere to the essence of , get rid of the dross. Abandon those feudal superstitions and retain those principles that are closest to life. What I’m talking about today is actually an old saying related to food. The villagers say: fish without garlic, sheep without ginger. Do you know what it means? Our ancestors were actually very particular about it.

Let’s talk about the first sentence first: fish is not garlic. This sentence means that you should not add garlic when cooking fish, because in the past, the ancients often paid attention to the word "fresh" when eating fish, and pursued delicious meat. Therefore, fish should be eaten lightly. Most of the time, it is steamed or boiled, but when it is steamed or boiled, basically no seasoning is added, just to pursue the umami taste of the fish, and garlic has a strong taste, which has a great influence on the taste of the fish.

Therefore, even though we often use garlic as condiment, fish is often not put into garlic. Except for fried and stir-fried fish in some areas, some garlic may be added to enhance the flavor. Under normal circumstances, it is steamed. And boiled fish do not add garlic. This has been true since ancient times, and steaming fish is also a relatively traditional way of eating fish.

The second is "Sheep without ginger", which means very simple and easy to understand, that is, no ginger is added to the mutton. Whether it is making soup or stir-frying, ginger is not added to the mutton because mutton itself is a carcinogen. It is a food that warms the body and warms the body.

And ginger is also a strong food. Adding ginger to mutton is tantamount to "adding fire to the fire". If you eat it like this often, it is easier to get angry. , especially in summer, my stomach may not be able to bear it after eating like this.

It can be seen that whether it is fish or mutton, the ancients were already very particular about how they ate it. However, in our era, we are no longer pursuing the nutritional balance of food or the original taste. Nowadays, people only pay attention to the word "cool" when eating, and the taste is gradually becoming heavier. I actually have a heavier taste, such as fish. I don't like steamed fish. I feel that the taste of steamed fish is too bland. It doesn't taste like anything.

When I eat fish, I usually prepare some hot and sour seasoning packets, and then boil the fish in water and eat it. The spicy and sour fish soup tastes much better than steaming, and I am relatively lazy. Therefore, I also put a lot of these sour fish soup seasoning packets at home. I usually cook them myself if I want to eat them. Sometimes I also use the seasoning packets to cook other dishes. The taste is very good for rice. Of course, it is only for lazy people like me. , if you have time, you can do it yourself.